tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post1018674187134585933..comments2023-10-25T10:48:33.620-07:00Comments on Letters to the World: The Good Grains of Farmer JimRebecca S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-34874628848399411922010-05-17T13:08:06.517-07:002010-05-17T13:08:06.517-07:00Okay, finally I can come back and comment. It tak...Okay, finally I can come back and comment. It takes me forever to catch up on my blogs these days.<br /><br />I live in central California. Almost everything imaginable is grown here. So, for me the 100 mile thing would not be bad at all. <br /><br />We get a box of produce from the local farm delivered every Wednesday. This is big excitement for the kids. They can't wait to see what is in the box. And they love carrots with the greens still on. What a treat.<br /><br />Also, soon, every intersection in town will have a strawberry stand. The freshest, ripest, reddest, sweetest strawberries in the world. Five pounds for less than five dollars (which I know means nothing since most of your readers are not from the US, but trust me, that is CHEAP!!!!!)<br /><br />Avocados. Artichokes. Peaches. Oranges in the winter. Lemons by the bag full in November. Watermelon. Tomatoes. Cucumbers. Bell peppers. Local wine and olive oil are even readily available. We also have a sugar beet refinery not too far away. And dairies!!! My beige house resides on a former dairy, but there are still plenty in business.<br /><br />Come to think of it, following the 100 mile diet here might be cheating.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502168917372783418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-72260795553633554142010-05-17T09:27:33.631-07:002010-05-17T09:27:33.631-07:00I used the sqe-easy honey, and rubbed it in with t...I used the sqe-easy honey, and rubbed it in with the oil. Truly I forgot that honey will dissolve in water.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-87641680424966835092010-05-17T06:43:29.389-07:002010-05-17T06:43:29.389-07:00Farmers like Jim are real leaders and should be su...Farmers like Jim are real leaders and should be supported. The 100 mile diet is a worthy goal, and those farmers' markets are a delight. Interesting post.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-61410073202627895652010-05-16T19:34:02.729-07:002010-05-16T19:34:02.729-07:00Eating locally is very cool -- for so many reasons...Eating locally is very cool -- for so many reasons. But I'm not sure I could do it for everything. I would love to try your bread recipe but I haven't made bread in years -- I got a bread machine for Christmas one year and found myself eating half a loaf at one sitting! Had to give it up. But if I got locally grown grain from a friend, well that would persuade me to try again. Maybe I'll try yours anyway, just once :)Dreamfarm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494214244290730058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-5094068874636612202010-05-15T20:11:46.729-07:002010-05-15T20:11:46.729-07:00Sarira: Yes, it is the same in parts of Northern ...Sarira: Yes, it is the same in parts of Northern Canada as in Dubai - they have to get much of their food flown in as they have no way of growing it. I will have to check out that little video you sent a link to. Interesting! I'll let you know when I make bread next - probably tomorrow. Can you be here about 3 p.m.? Ha ha.<br /><br />Vince: Okay, in my bread I can never taste little clumps of honey. Are you using hard, creamed honey or liquid? (Can't say I like passion fruit much.) Do you have a bread machine, then? Or are you hand kneading the bread? If you are making it by hand, then perhaps you could add the honey to the warm water before you proof the yeast, so it melts, or if you have a bread machine, put warm water in and then the honey to melt into it. <br /><br />Jen: Yes, I've heard that about honey too, except you aren't supposed to heat it at all - that is supposed to kill its allergy fighting properties. It also works on skin irritations, but I'm not sure I want to attract insects to my skin!Rebecca S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-59722265073464171802010-05-15T11:49:33.096-07:002010-05-15T11:49:33.096-07:00I love local foods. I like to visit farmer's ...I love local foods. I like to visit farmer's markets, love when my friend shares tomatoes and peppers from her garden. I think BCO is going to visit at least one local orchard this summer where we can pick our own fruit. <br /><br />I've heard if you buy local honey it helps with your allergies. I think I'm going to try it and find out.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573262524755768643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-7573451151344334672010-05-15T10:10:16.369-07:002010-05-15T10:10:16.369-07:00the jury is out here on the honey in the mix. I tr...the jury is out here on the honey in the mix. I tried it and now and then you meet a bite where the honey was not mixed through. It's sorta good but in the way passion fruit is good.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-59273849624815198352010-05-14T01:33:48.705-07:002010-05-14T01:33:48.705-07:00Hey Rebecca,
Man! I feel very ‘out of date’ with ...Hey Rebecca,<br /><br />Man! I feel very ‘out of date’ with this post. I hadn’t heard of the The Hundred Mile Diet. Of course, I don’t have the same television network you guys have but still…It sounds like such a great idea! And how cool is that that your friend farmer Jim was featured on it! <br /><br />You know, I also used to always feel that eating products from outside ‘connected’ me to other places. Well, that was until this year’s Earth day… I watched a video about the country I used to reside in, the United Arab Emirates (think Dubai), and the effects of relying on so many products from outside. See, over there, you get everything from outside! It’s seriously bad. Anyways, the video is wonderfully animated and is probably only 2 minutes long- http://uae.panda.org/?192984/UAE-citizens-urged-to-follow-an-Earth-Day-footprint-paper-trail<br /><br />“I, like the kid I sometimes am, clapped my hands and received the bucket with glee.” This was too cute! <br />I like eating fresh bread! But baking it, myself….You’ll just have to invite me over some day :P LOL. <br /><br />Oh and definitely ‘boo’ to that politician!<br /><br />Sarira :DAminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296488455336778337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-11547186995203197832010-05-13T18:38:44.563-07:002010-05-13T18:38:44.563-07:00E.P.: My husband eats most of the bread I make, b...E.P.: My husband eats most of the bread I make, but I must admit, when I use Jim's flour I eat more of it!Rebecca S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-48107835849124681202010-05-13T18:37:00.841-07:002010-05-13T18:37:00.841-07:00Vince: Guinness also apparently has less calories...Vince: Guinness also apparently has less calories than other ales, and so, with your story about WWII, I like it even better!<br />You know, you can easily adapt my recipe - I have, many times. You can substitute apple sauce for the butter, even, and go without the milk powder altogether, and the bread will still be very good. I'm sorry about<br />your lactose intolerance. Sounds awful. And to be sure, bread can be made from only flour, water, olive oil, salt and yeast, very successfully (like my pizza dough).Rebecca S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-24468276400044022002010-05-13T11:42:36.478-07:002010-05-13T11:42:36.478-07:00it's recipes like this that are the reason i c...it's recipes like this that are the reason i can never allow myself to have a bread machine... mmmmm... god bless the grain growers!Eolist Petitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238331650918347713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-9776941201278393332010-05-13T08:12:26.493-07:002010-05-13T08:12:26.493-07:00In the UK during WWII Guinness was seen as being r...In the UK during WWII Guinness was seen as being really good for women, iron or something. So, it's not really food it's medicine !.<br />Your recipe is one I could not tolerate at all. It's the milk and lactose allergies. It can cause joint pain and cramps that makes one feel as if dieing. It's one of the reasons why I started making my own bread. I use olive oil instead of butter.<br />You are correct in your view about seeing the 100 mile thing as anything other than a guideline. And a very loose one at that.<br /> I see it as keeping it within the family to buy Irish, but if they are charging three prices for the item then they can go and jump.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.com