Healthy food and a healthy planet–those are the two issues I’m most passionate about. I think sustainable nutrition will save the world! (Well, it’s a big part of the solution anyway…) I’m a registered dietetian and teach nutrition at a community college in Washington state, and I’m involved in environmental projects as a volunteer.
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Love the blog, Nancy! Beautiful, informative and heartfelt. I have one question – “Discard seeds” (referring to the stuffed squash recipe…)? Why not roast them. Tasty and great protein. (Maybe with this size squash the seeds are too small?)
Thanks, Candace. Good point about the squash seeds–I can’t believe my sustainable food blog would be recommending throwing away food! I realized that the reason I hadn’t even thought of roasting them is that I have only made the stuffed squash on Thanksgiving, and in the Thanksgiving kitchen craziness, it didn’t even occur to me. Think I will save them and roast on Friday this year.
Hi Nancy! Here’s my post about winter seed sowing containers: http://redgardenclogs.wordpress.com//?s=winter+sowing&search=Go I have had tremendous success starting seeds this way. Windowsills don’t cut it for me – not enough warmth or light. Seeds started outdoors in plastic containers (with drainage and holes for air flow) capture warmth and sunlight, and you have the bonus of the seedlings already being accustomed to outdoor temperatures – no need to “harden off” seedlings started indoors by trucking them outside for a few hours each day! Seedlings started outdoors in these “mini greenhouses” are generally hardier and healthier. It can’t hurt to give them a little diluted dose of fish/kelp emulsion once they’ve got their true leaves. Good luck!
Thanks for all of the info. I like the fact that the plants don’t need to be hardened off either–I’m such a novice gardener; anything that makes plant survival easier works for me! I just finished digging out a couple more plastic containers to start more seedlings next to the house in the sun.