tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42051102660239830662024-03-13T10:14:25.541-07:00Edible OfficeConnecting Dirt & Technologyedibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-56771340848576903932011-01-16T18:07:00.000-08:002011-01-16T18:39:24.607-08:00One Year at Hayes Valley Farm<iframe frameborder="0" height="364" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/E_OSoy5OYQo?fs=1" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Over 2,000 volunteers have been building Hayes Valley Farm. Here's a montage of my farm photos from 2010. <br />
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I've been working on several art projects at the farm, including the <a href="http://www.hayesvalleyfarm.com/component/content/article/66-details/281-photo-adventure-club.html">Photo Adventure Club</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edibleoffice/galleries/72157624828136568/">Dusker</a>, and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edibleoffice/sets/72157624213448295/with/4766623720/">Interdependence Day</a>. To learn about upcoming Photo Adventure Club meet-ups, contact me at: edibleoffice (at) gmail (dot) comedibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967528814822743325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-78117097325881475822010-05-21T01:37:00.001-07:002011-01-16T18:03:29.388-08:00Map of Hayes Valley Farm - aerial view circa 2009 (Before the Farm Began)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edibleoffice/4626353504/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4626353504_833bdaa2bb_m.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 2px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 2px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edibleoffice/4626353504/" title="photo sharing"></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Click on the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edibleoffice/4626353504/">aerial photograph</a> to go to an interactive image showing how a former freeway off-ramp has been transformed into an urban farm.</span></span>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-74429105433524315772010-05-12T11:50:00.000-07:002010-05-19T12:05:06.968-07:00Join the Photo Adventure Club<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/S-r_DLAKEhI/AAAAAAAAAtY/OhSowIEfa9Y/s1600/HVF_Zoey-Lindsey-Cameras_by_Helen-E-Tout.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/S-r_DLAKEhI/AAAAAAAAAtY/OhSowIEfa9Y/s400/HVF_Zoey-Lindsey-Cameras_by_Helen-E-Tout.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470465127353029138" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">photographers</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> - By Helen E. Tout </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I just started a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=107244392653443&ref=ts">Photo Adventure Club</a></span>! We'll be having photo scavenger hunts every Thursday & Sunday afternoon this month at Hayes Valley Farm, the new 2.2 acre farm in the middle of San Francisco. <br /><br />Eat watermelon, and take portraits in the field of fava beans growing on the former 101 freeway on-ramp. All ages welcome! No need to sign up, just show up.<br /><b><br /></b><strong>Photo Adventure Club</strong><div>3-4pm Thursdays & Sundays in May</div><div>At Hayes Valley Farm</div><div><a href="http://bit.ly/a9Y11r"></a>450 Laguna Street & Oak, San Francisco</div><div><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hayes+valley+farm,+san+francisco,+ca&sll=37.775068,-122.425958&sspn=0.010244,0.02208&g=450+laguna&ie=UTF8&hq=hayes+valley+farm,&hnear=San+Francisco,+CA&t=h&ll=37.775229,-122.425351&spn=0.001281,0.00276&z=19&iwloc=A">Map</a></div>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-75939013796196810802010-05-05T21:30:00.001-07:002010-05-11T22:22:12.286-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/S-o6_BAoUcI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/sALlmOb2KyE/s1600/ZK_A-lot-has-happened.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/S-o6_BAoUcI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/sALlmOb2KyE/s400/ZK_A-lot-has-happened.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470249551672136130" /></a>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-66349128198686147032010-01-15T00:02:00.000-08:002010-01-15T00:05:58.380-08:00Magic at the Edible Office<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/S1AhbfN1s-I/AAAAAAAAAsw/AH2R89v8PMc/s1600-h/Edible-Office_magic-morning.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/S1AhbfN1s-I/AAAAAAAAAsw/AH2R89v8PMc/s400/Edible-Office_magic-morning.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426874307101176802" border="0" /></a>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-27744182618978226372009-05-13T23:27:00.001-07:002009-05-13T23:27:16.542-07:00Mustard<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edibleoffice/3529757491/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/3529757491_4eec347a89.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edibleoffice/3529757491/">Mustard</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/edibleoffice/">edibleoffice</a>.</span></div><p>Mustard loves the fog of San Francisco. My dream of a purple peacock terrace has come to life with four cultivars of mustard: Giant Southern, Giant Red, and Ruby Streaks, and Osaka Purple Wave.</p>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-2439328164391879962008-10-21T23:22:00.001-07:002008-10-22T11:18:52.584-07:00Seeing Through Plants<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SP7GtQ4hEfI/AAAAAAAAAiA/MNuj5FixvoU/s1600-h/ZoeyBabyKale.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SP7GtQ4hEfI/AAAAAAAAAiA/MNuj5FixvoU/s400/ZoeyBabyKale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259859895743746546" border="0" /></a>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-57596973941917880832008-10-09T23:47:00.000-07:002010-04-05T00:48:26.875-07:00A Garden Picnic: How Seeds TravelEdible Office, in collaboration with fellow information designer Erin Wilson, has been busy developing the Pocket Seed Library (PSL). The PSL is an ongoing collection of seed packets and growing instructions designed to encourage people to plant, save and share seeds. Check out the <a href="http://pocketseedlibrary.com">Pocket Seed Library</a> website and, if you're in the Bay Area, join us for <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://soex.org/Event/182.html">A Garden Picnic: How Seeds Travel</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span>a community potluck in the magical backyard garden of Southern Exposure Gallery.edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-22715080285811375672008-09-16T22:34:00.000-07:002008-09-16T22:35:24.779-07:00Fingerlings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SNCW96MNxQI/AAAAAAAAAc4/6PL1LphGfDk/s1600-h/fingerling.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SNCW96MNxQI/AAAAAAAAAc4/6PL1LphGfDk/s400/fingerling.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246859556223304962" /></a>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-3703987602636314162008-09-06T22:04:00.001-07:002008-09-06T22:09:22.868-07:00Camofood<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2818558692_5d18387148.jpg?v=1220763776"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2818558692_5d18387148.jpg?v=1220763776" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Yin Yang, Pandas, Eggs, or Beans? I like food that looks like other food.edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-36185196012640354352008-09-01T09:01:00.000-07:002008-09-01T09:03:38.421-07:00The New Economy at San Francisco City Hall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SLwQct03qwI/AAAAAAAAAVY/MyVi2jbkxFI/s1600-h/BlackGold.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SLwQct03qwI/AAAAAAAAAVY/MyVi2jbkxFI/s400/BlackGold.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241082151876143874" /></a>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-28894174102817315322008-08-16T22:10:00.000-07:002008-08-17T12:32:46.573-07:00Mr. Tomato Head<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SKezN0h40RI/AAAAAAAAATQ/dEnbMGXsnq0/s1600-h/TomatoHead1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SKezN0h40RI/AAAAAAAAATQ/dEnbMGXsnq0/s400/TomatoHead1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235350141861941522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SKezN6W6QhI/AAAAAAAAATY/Z6lvRaFqe1A/s1600-h/TomatoHead2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SKezN6W6QhI/AAAAAAAAATY/Z6lvRaFqe1A/s400/TomatoHead2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235350143426511378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SKezOL2zUXI/AAAAAAAAATg/YBqNZssz9cw/s1600-h/TomatoHead3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SKezOL2zUXI/AAAAAAAAATg/YBqNZssz9cw/s400/TomatoHead3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235350148123677042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SKezOfAr0NI/AAAAAAAAATo/EYqVtYSGdZE/s1600-h/TomatoHead4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SKezOfAr0NI/AAAAAAAAATo/EYqVtYSGdZE/s400/TomatoHead4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235350153265402066" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:90%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Adventures with <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/vistalux/">vistalux</a> and a tomato from her mom's local farmer's market</span></span>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-66329791734555065042008-08-13T20:36:00.001-07:002008-09-16T22:40:12.743-07:00Faux Carrots<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SKOoaYbYCrI/AAAAAAAAATI/i2KcJAinglw/s1600-h/CarrotMarzipan.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SKOoaYbYCrI/AAAAAAAAATI/i2KcJAinglw/s320/CarrotMarzipan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234212363121986226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SKOoTxIMV2I/AAAAAAAAATA/MBSY1MK1b3g/s1600-h/CarrotCarrot.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SKOoTxIMV2I/AAAAAAAAATA/MBSY1MK1b3g/s320/CarrotCarrot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234212249493329762" /></a><br /><br />Marzipan carrots<br />Carrot carrot peeler (The carrot peeler has a sculpted carrot handle.)edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-11897364935837666992008-07-10T15:12:00.001-07:002008-08-16T22:38:14.350-07:00Art from the Edible Office Retreat!<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edibleoffice/2655752427/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/2655752427_d1f0eeddb3_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edibleoffice/2655752427/">Stills from "Facedown"</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/edibleoffice/">edibleoffice</a></span></div>Dia Felix wrote and directed a movie in the course of the 7 hour Edible Office Artist Retreat. Starring: Bonnie Dundee and Corinna Press. Cinematography: Jed Bell.<br clear="all" />edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-78237012018933963762008-07-10T14:46:00.001-07:002008-08-16T22:21:45.270-07:00Margaret's Stone Fruit Radicchio Salad<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edibleoffice/2656563822/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2656563822_1e84931b2b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edibleoffice/2656563822/">Margaret's Stone Fruit Radicchio Salad</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/edibleoffice/">edibleoffice</a></span></div>At the Artist Retreat, Margaret improvises a savory salad with seasonal fruit and bitter greens: plums, red and green nectarines, white and yellow, apricots, radicchio (fresh from the Edible Office), spearmint, raw walnuts, shallots, fresh ginger, olive oil, salt and pepperedibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-87983712822916373662008-06-12T01:04:00.000-07:002008-08-16T22:52:25.018-07:00Chef-in-Residence #1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SFDYmsrOM9I/AAAAAAAAAPc/1WfnnZm0ahY/s1600-h/FarmMeal.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SFDYmsrOM9I/AAAAAAAAAPc/1WfnnZm0ahY/s400/FarmMeal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210902928206738386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />During her residency at the farm, Margaret Tedesco of <a href="http://projects2ndfloor.blogspot.com/">[second floor projects]</a> harvests the first of this summer's cultivars, then experiments in the kitchen. Let's just say, I hope to have her here for another residency! Yum!<br /><ul><li>Mixed farm greens with nasturtium and calendula flowers, feta, dates, & lemon vinaigrette</li><li>Thai red rice cooked with coconut milk & sage</li><li>Corn relish with sautéed shallots and red peppers</li><li>Sauteed pumpkin seeds with nutmeg and cayenne</li></ul>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-72201029933048459692008-06-12T00:23:00.001-07:002008-06-12T00:24:50.396-07:00Hairy Flowers: Specimen 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SFDPHX2HnJI/AAAAAAAAAPU/I1rJhrTkiOI/s1600-h/Hairy_Flowers.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SFDPHX2HnJI/AAAAAAAAAPU/I1rJhrTkiOI/s400/Hairy_Flowers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210892494434704530" /></a>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-7769388212905606082008-06-10T20:06:00.000-07:002008-08-16T22:24:32.408-07:00<BR><div style="text-align: center; font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:400%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">COLOR<BR></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255,0,255);">PALETTE </span><br /></span></div>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-9715107073777729852008-06-03T08:54:00.001-07:002008-08-16T22:44:20.178-07:00Regrading the Front Yard<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SEVq56weL2I/AAAAAAAAAOc/lIIvRHrpZtE/s1600-h/Yard_re-grading_Zoey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207686087381495650" style="cursor:pointer;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SEVq56weL2I/AAAAAAAAAOc/lIIvRHrpZtE/s200/Yard_re-grading_Zoey.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SEVq66weL3I/AAAAAAAAAOk/mPYTFVYXtA4/s1600-h/Front_Yard_Zoey_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207686104561364850" style="cursor:pointer;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SEVq66weL3I/AAAAAAAAAOk/mPYTFVYXtA4/s200/Front_Yard_Zoey_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SEVq7KweL4I/AAAAAAAAAOs/vMET2m3fzLM/s1600-h/Front_Yard_RW_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207686108856332162" style="cursor:pointer;" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SEVq7KweL4I/AAAAAAAAAOs/vMET2m3fzLM/s200/Front_Yard_RW_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SEVq7qweL5I/AAAAAAAAAO0/Wvc7x6lMhkg/s1600-h/Front_Yard_RW_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207686117446266770" style="cursor:pointer;" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SEVq7qweL5I/AAAAAAAAAO0/Wvc7x6lMhkg/s200/Front_Yard_RW_1.jpg" border="0" /></a>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-7126108219392174692008-05-29T19:55:00.000-07:002008-05-29T21:23:48.999-07:00Ceci N'est Pas un Artichaut<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SD9tT6weLuI/AAAAAAAAANQ/pn9yBinJM-4/s1600-h/Cardoon_Artichoke_big.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SD9tT6weLuI/AAAAAAAAANQ/pn9yBinJM-4/s400/Cardoon_Artichoke_big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205999883221085922" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Call me Cardoon.</div>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-34842387771544355982008-05-28T19:20:00.000-07:002008-08-16T22:41:49.211-07:00Let's Trade Seeds<strong>Spread this activist meme:</strong> the re-awakening of community through urban farms and farmer's markets.<br /><ul><li>Let's share. If you have seeds, I'd love to trade with you.</li><li>Meet me at <a href="http://www.ecologycenter.org/">The Ecology Center</a>'s Seed Library, where people can 'check out' seeds and then return their "spawn" within a few years.</li><li>Contact me if you want an invite to the next seed trade and <a href="http://edibleoffice.blogspot.com/2008/05/blog-post.html">Urban Homesteader Trading Card Exchange.<br /></a></li><li><a href="http://edibleoffice.blogspot.com/2008/05/food-advocacy-organizations-other-farmy.html">Get involved</a> with a food advocacy organization or local farm.</li></ul>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-48335919779831735832008-05-28T16:10:00.000-07:002008-08-16T22:54:18.936-07:00Food Advocacy Organizations & Other Farmy Links<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> </h3> <div class="post-body entry-content"> <p><strong>Keep spreading this activist meme.</strong></p></div>Food Advocacy Organizations: We like to eat great food grown lovingly by great people! Save small organic farms!<br /><ul><li><a class="ext-link" href="http://www.organicconsumers.org/"><span class="icon">http://www.organicconsumers.org</span></a> </li><li><a class="ext-link" href="http://www.thefutureoffood.com/involved.htm"><span class="icon">http://www.thefutureoffood.com/involved.htm</span></a><br /></li><li><a class="ext-link" href="http://www.ewg.org/"><span class="icon">Environmental Working Group</span></a></li><li><a href="http://onthecommons.org/">On the Commons</a></li><li><a href="http://www.seedalliance.org/">The Seed Alliance</a><br /></li><li><a class="ext-link" href="http://nfu.org/"><span class="icon">http://nfu.org/</span></a></li><li><a class="ext-link" href="http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/"><span class="icon">http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/</span></a><br /></li><li><a class="ext-link" href="http://www.ucsusa.org/"><span class="icon">http://www.ucsusa.org/</span></a><br /></li><li><a class="ext-link" href="http://uas.coop/"><span class="icon">http://uas.coop/</span></a><br /></li></ul>Urban Farms: Get involved! Or make your own!<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.urbanhomefreerange.com/">Urban Home on the Free Range</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sfvictorygardens.org/">Victory Gardens</a></li></ul> Seed Banks: Preserve Diversity! Fight Monsanto!<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.ecologycenter.org/">The Ecology Center</a></li><li><a href="http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/lmd/campain/svalbard-global-seed-vault.html?id=462220">Svalbard Global Seed Vault</a></li></ul>Farm Art: Inspire Beauty and Wonder!<br /><ul><li><a href="http://edibleestates.org/">Edible Estates</a></li><li><a href="http://howtohomestead.org/">How to Homestead</a></li><li><a href="http://www.billbasquin.com/profile.html">Bill Basquin</a></li><li><a href="http://www.themonthly.com/feature-03-08-1.html">Secret Suppers</a></li></ul>Seed Suppliers We Like<br /><ul><li>Seeds of Change</li><li>Seed Savers</li><li>Nichols Gardens</li></ul>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-39569954292117415572008-05-24T03:41:00.000-07:002008-08-16T22:46:38.149-07:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SDfkLKweLJI/AAAAAAAAAIs/mTVMK4RRsWo/s1600-h/IMG_0908.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SDfkLKweLJI/AAAAAAAAAIs/mTVMK4RRsWo/s200/IMG_0908.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203878774967250066" /></a>Last week I visited my friend <a href="http://samuaeltopiary.blogspot.com/">Topiary</a> on the day she redesigned her garden. I wanted to bring her a yacon plant but didn't feel like haggling with airport security. I settled for showing her my wallet pictures: Here's Yacon when she was just a wee tuber, here's her at one month, here's what she made at harvest time...ah, I'm a gramma now! (I have a dozen or so yacon babies I have been gifting to friends). <br /><br />For the record: my obsession began long <em>before </em>yacon became totally trendy, a foodie rage which I predict will grow over the coming year. Yacon is so in demand, it's now near impossible to order. This is why it's good to have farmer friends. <br /><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SDfjoaweLHI/AAAAAAAAAIc/bawZMgNS8SU/s1600-h/yacon_roots.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SDfjoaweLHI/AAAAAAAAAIc/bawZMgNS8SU/s320/yacon_roots.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203878177966795890" /></a>Tuber photo by Seeds of Changeedibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-63007544264925762632008-05-24T03:17:00.001-07:002008-11-09T13:13:29.442-08:00Growth Cycle of a Yacon Plant<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SDfv7KweLSI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/uCw5YPt-VMw/s1600-h/yaconleaves.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SDfv7KweLSI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/uCw5YPt-VMw/s200/yaconleaves.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203891694228876578" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SDfv7qweLTI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/sTEPViEqxx0/s1600-h/harvest_0309.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SDfv7qweLTI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/sTEPViEqxx0/s200/harvest_0309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203891702818811186" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SDfv76weLUI/AAAAAAAAAKE/FbHwZF5td1o/s1600-h/babies_0310.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SDfv76weLUI/AAAAAAAAAKE/FbHwZF5td1o/s200/babies_0310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203891707113778498" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SDfvoqweLRI/AAAAAAAAAJs/adVYu2BnpMc/s1600-h/sprouting_0322.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SDfvoqweLRI/AAAAAAAAAJs/adVYu2BnpMc/s200/sprouting_0322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203891376401296658" border="0" /></a>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205110266023983066.post-72414390648769086402008-05-14T19:57:00.000-07:002009-08-10T23:22:31.217-07:00Urban Homesteader Trading Cards!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Know the eco-heroes in your neighborhood? </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Collect & trade Urban Homesteader & EcoCitizen Trading Cards! </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Want to be featured on a trading card? </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br />Convert your lawn into a vegetable garden! </span></span><br /><br />Urban Homesteader Trading Cards feature people engaged with a sustainable, activist, or DIY activity, who then share this practice and knowledge with others. The cards are designed to build community and illustrate innovative approaches to urban living.<br /><br /><a href="mailto:edibleoffice@gmail.com">Contact me</a> if you want to be part of the trading card deck. All participants will get a set of cards and an invitation to the next trading card exchange party.<br />Share the inspiring activities <span style="font-style: italic;">you</span> are doing.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Then let the trading begin!</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SCun0rJf-1I/AAAAAAAAAHc/DXdcxMxdwnA/s1600-h/Mary_Dori_Brooke.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SCun0rJf-1I/AAAAAAAAAHc/DXdcxMxdwnA/s400/Mary_Dori_Brooke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200434718106975058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SCuojrJf-2I/AAAAAAAAAHk/jV_hHxKSCyM/s1600-h/jenny_kat_melinda.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SCuojrJf-2I/AAAAAAAAAHk/jV_hHxKSCyM/s400/jenny_kat_melinda.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200435525560826722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SCuo5LJf-3I/AAAAAAAAAHs/-gYVMMOKozw/s1600-h/zoey_michael_you.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_w61CgxWsGm4/SCuo5LJf-3I/AAAAAAAAAHs/-gYVMMOKozw/s400/zoey_michael_you.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200435894928014194" border="0" /></a>edibleofficehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548340367268974149noreply@blogger.com0