Good Sense Health

12/03/2022

Hi Friends: I want to alert you to a wonderful evening at eTown with good farmers talking of land and hope for the earth, including the fabulous Dharma’s Garden team. It’s this Tuesday. Hope you can join us!

12/09/2021

This. More. Now.

Quick action. Today, not tomorrow, not in ten years 👏

02/05/2021

Marcus Samuelsson's Red Rooster cookbook is fascinating and the dishes are delicious and surprising. I hope you like this interesting article.

The celebrity chef features locals Adrian Miller and Brother Luck in his newest cookbook, The Rise, which highlights American Black culinary professionals and the complexity of Black food culture.

11/26/2020

The table holds our lives, nourishes us, welcomes the day, blesses the night. May your table nourish you and all of your loved ones, whether they sit at it or not. Happy Thanksgiving.

The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live.

The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. So it has been since creation, and it will go on.

We chase chickens or dogs away from it. Babies teethe at the corners. They scrape their knees under it.

It is here that children are given instructions on what it means to be human. We make men at it, we make women.

At this table we gossip, recall enemies and the ghosts of lovers.

Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. They laugh with us at our poor falling-down selves and as we put ourselves back together once again at the table.

This table has been a house in the rain, an umbrella in the sun.

Wars have begun and ended at this table. It is a place to hide in the shadow of terror. A place to celebrate the terrible victory.

We have given birth on this table, and have prepared our parents for burial here.

At this table we sing with joy, with sorrow. We pray of suffering and remorse. We give thanks.

Perhaps the world will end at the kitchen table, while we are laughing and crying, eating of the last sweet bite.

'Perhaps the World Ends Here' From The Woman Who Fell From the Sky by Joy Harjo.
Joy Harjo was appointed the new United States poet laureate in 2019. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1951, Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation.

Edvard Vyrzhikovsky, Russian-Soviet painter
Born: April 18, 1928, Irkutsk, Russia

11/22/2020

All about sage and harvest time. Happy Thanksgiving!

Sage: The Herb of Thanksgiving. Ever wonder why we put sage in stuffing?
Today we understand that sage is an antibacterial herb. Our ancestors also knew that to insure food safety, it was best to add an abundance of sage to the stuffing or 'belly pudding', and rub the bird inside and out with salt before filling the cavity (where we know today bacteria is most likely to form). Scientific studies can now help us understand why many of our 'classic flavor combinations', demonstrate that our ancestors knew a great deal about preserving food, food quality and health - leading to the old adage that 'The cook is half a physician'.
Sage is also synonymous with wisdom. In fact, it might be said that many an 'old sage' gained her wisdom from the use of sage. "As far back as 1597, herbalist John Gerard wrote that sage was 'singularly good for the head and brain and quickeneth the nerves and memory.' Half a century later, Nicholas Culpeper, claimed the herb 'heals the memory, warming and quickening the senses".
The Latin name for Sage is Salvia which translates to "Life"...so add some life to your holiday foods this season with Salvia officinalis or our common perennial garden sage!
*(I also just made a great batch of cornmeal, apricot, sage cookies, and a pot of sage tea to ring in the beginning of the baking season). What is your favorite way to use sage?
Happy Thanksgiving from The Heirloom Gardener - John Forti

09/23/2020

See this wonderful film on Netflix and learn how the earth works and what we need to do to heal her and ourselves.

Narrated and featuring Woody Harrelson, Kiss the Ground is an inspiring and groundbreaking film that reveals the first viable solution to our climate crisis.

09/16/2020

A little summer bounty - chard, tomatoes and glorious nasturtiums.

07/10/2020

Even a field needs rest; so do we.

”Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop...”
Ovid

Jakub Obrovský

07/05/2020

Calendula heaven

05/19/2020

Here's a sweet way to use the lovely chamomile - Camomile Honey Tea Cake. Adapt it with gluten-free flour and plan almond milk, no additives. Enjoy!
https://www.notion.so/Camomile-Honey-Tea-Cake-70e672d4f48c4fe6885958784208e341

05/16/2020

Another corner of America that needs our help, and is getting it from Jose Andres and his World Central Kitchen. Thank you and what can we do to help?

https://www.facebook.com/611885959/posts/10158375353885960/?d=n