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Recently in one of my classes we were discussing food and our ecological footprint on the world. One topic that kept resurfacing was how many of my students would love to buy more organic foods but the cost is just too high. Not only is the price not right, the other main argument that many [...]

We had a good time tonight all chipping in to prepare dinner as a family. I had a hankering for Japanese Curry Rice (also known as Karei Raisu) just like I remember from the Hibarigaoka neighborhood in Tokyo, but veggie style. Anyway, I think it turned out pretty good–maybe a bit too thick but very [...]

Today we spent the better part of the morning at Pilcher Park in Joliet, IL learning about how maple syrup is made. This is a popular seasonal program at the park where they actually tap their sugar maples and produce the syrup on site. It was good fun. As I understand it, the whole process [...]