by Kelli Donley | May 21, 2009 | Community, Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Journal, Kitchen Talk
I had a few friends over for dinner last night. I planned the meal around what could come out of the garden; it wasn’t entirely local or in season, but I’m doing the best with what I can grow. We had spinach salad with toasted pine nuts, pears, tomatoes...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 25, 2009 | Arizona, Community, Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie
I was invited to table at the Old Town Farmer’s Market in Scottsdale today; it was fun to talk a bit about the organization I work for and to meet other nonprofit/gardener/activist folk. There were lots of families roaming the market, many with small children and...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 24, 2009 | Community, Happy Hippie, June Cleaver
With more than an acre of land, a half dozen families from Burundi and a well intentioned group of overly caffeinated volunteers, the community garden plots took bloom today. Actually, without irrigation this week, the rock hard caliche land left us little room to do...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 22, 2009 | Community, Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
I had a few friends over last night to enjoy the spring garden spoils. The grapefruit margaritas were the biggest hit; I liked the collard green wraps. I stole the idea from a restaurant in Scottsdale and then found this handy website to help with the prep. The wraps...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 13, 2009 | Arizona, CAOK, Community, Earth Mama, Happy Hippie
We’re getting close to ground breaking on the vegetable plots with the refugee families and community members. A few hurdles stand in our way, other than the wicked Bermuda grass. Namely, we are trying to create a source of food security, potential income and...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 3, 2009 | Africa, Community, Good to Great, Happy Hippie, Journal
The Japanese have a tradition called teikei — which means partnership, or cooperation. They have teikei farms where the consumer and the farmer meet; these are farmer’s markets of sort, but it is important for Japaense teikei that the food have a...
