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September 4, 2010 On the killing season
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August 30, 2010 On a quick end to the canning season
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August 23, 2010 On a certain kind of crazy
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August 16, 2010 On working vacations
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August 9, 2010 On almost-tomato-season plus the masonry oven
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August 2, 2010 On doing what you can, canning what you do
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July 26, 2010 Let’s continue that last blog post conversation, shall we?
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July 19, 2010 On the informal economy
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July 14, 2010 How exciting! The world thinks I am hard up in Wales!
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July 12, 2010 On new greenhouses, part two
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July 5, 2010 On rocket stoves
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June 28, 2010 On weather gambling
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June 16, 2010 On milk season
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June 14, 2010 All hail Prometheus!
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June 7, 2010 On garlic
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June 1, 2010 On summer vacation
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May 28, 2010 On new cute fluffy things
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May 26, 2010 On constant battles
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May 24, 2010 On being heat wimps
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May 20, 2010 On leaving the nest
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May 18, 2010 On the outdoor classroom
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May 15, 2010 On a quick, cheesy opportunity
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May 14, 2010 On broody hens
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May 12, 2010 On the birds
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May 9, 2010 Happy Mother’s Day
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May 7, 2010 On hard cheeses
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May 5, 2010 On greenhouse thanks
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May 3, 2010 On garden time
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April 30, 2010 On this week’s goat milk adventure
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April 28, 2010 On spring’s progress
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Got something to say? Email me at fastweedpuller at gmail dot com.ON CRYING OVER SPILT MILK
"At the onset of lactation any animal mother's body starts channeling everything she eats into what is not just "nature's perfect food" but nature's ONLY food for a newborn navigating the complex early stages of growth and development. Of course, nature never meant this precious substance to enter the outside world. IT'S WORTH RE-EMPHASIZING THAT MILK AS IT EMERGES FROM THE NIPPLE IS AS MUCH A LIVING FLUID AS BLOOD, DESIGNED TO GO FROM THE MOTHER'S MAMMARY SYSTEM TO THE INFANT'S DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WITH NO DETOURS. Once it is sidelined into a pail or a tank, its major components begin undergoing multiple interactions with the forces of irreversible chemical change." [emphasis mine]
--Anne Mendelson, MILK: The surprising story of milk through the ages. New York: Knopf, 2008, p. 63.
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