tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post4331878735363052401..comments2023-09-09T11:33:47.753-04:00Comments on Catherine et les fées: The adventure and some little changes...Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17513911177615259519noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-81608387199738348112010-01-10T22:54:30.160-05:002010-01-10T22:54:30.160-05:00you are a badass! i just drank a cup of umeboshi ...you are a badass! i just drank a cup of umeboshi tea. can you grow that in your area? i actually looked at growing an umeboshi plum tree. i think i will try it, for sure, cause i love how it makes me feel.heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996180043043914028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-12051639010592129852010-01-09T22:24:13.819-05:002010-01-09T22:24:13.819-05:00Oh my goodness Catherine... your ideas are so wond...Oh my goodness Catherine... your ideas are so wonderful! I will have to read this over again with my husband. We are putting much thought into our food choices these days. Actually we always have, but now in totally new ways. Thanks so much for all the inspiration!renee ~ heirloom seasonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946027766633119376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-61689157856402072712010-01-08T22:24:13.088-05:002010-01-08T22:24:13.088-05:00Wow. I really admire not only your "small&quo...Wow. I really admire not only your "small" changes for the new year, but the obvious care you already invest in living self-sufficiently and sustainably. Our one small change is just hanging the laundry to dry, and this year we're planting our first real garden.<br /><br />A pleasure to discover your blog, and to take some inspiration with me.<br /><br />Bonne annee!Ellenhttp://mydomesticbliss.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-38890506857989548542010-01-08T17:34:01.738-05:002010-01-08T17:34:01.738-05:00June, yes, the garden makes a huge difference... N...June, yes, the garden makes a huge difference... Now, I need to plan the crops better next year. We are all sick of squashes and craving kale, turnips and carrots... It's a big learning curve!<br /><br />Yes, we have not only one but TWO cows! One jersey and her calf and a Dexter that will have a calf in July. We have stopped milking the Dexter, but milk the Jersey once a day (4 liters a day). Raw milk is illegal in Canada, so that's the only way to have access to some of that goodness!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513911177615259519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-60435560799615046622010-01-08T15:41:35.478-05:002010-01-08T15:41:35.478-05:00no agave, olive oil...yikes i know i should cut ba...no agave, olive oil...yikes i know i should cut back on these but ... do i want to? we use a lot of our own maple syrup and local honey but i just recently fell in love with agave. how sad, isn't it. i hardly buy avocados anymore and very very rarely any citrus fruits (but they are so good). well...anyway good for you on your changes....they are inspiring. i just bought some local spelt flour and cream (for butter making) for our sunday meal. good luck and i can't wait to hear more about how those changes are suiting you! by the way do you have a cow already? xo, pennieleaningapplemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505863275649293080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-41261895906720200052010-01-08T13:00:38.330-05:002010-01-08T13:00:38.330-05:00Writing it down makes it almost done! Good for you...Writing it down makes it almost done! Good for you!<br /><br />We live as much as possible off the bounty of our local food sources. The garden makes such a difference.<br /><br />Happy eating!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630593290368661236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-8893986377170103682010-01-08T08:23:03.155-05:002010-01-08T08:23:03.155-05:00Elke, the 100 mile diet has been written by one of...Elke, the 100 mile diet has been written by one of our Yukon friend's brother, so it has been in our life since quite a while. There are so many great reads on the subject! Have a wonderful 2010 too!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513911177615259519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-3537667192285962362010-01-07T21:52:50.836-05:002010-01-07T21:52:50.836-05:00Wow Catherine, your changes are HUGE and very insp...Wow Catherine, your changes are HUGE and very inspiring. I have never really thought about the food miles so indepth as you are with olive oil etc. We actually have local olive oil producers, so maybe I could start to look to that for our oils. I am really interested in reading about the 100mile diet and starting to look at our food and where it comes from. Have an amazing 2010.Elkehttp://www.wherewildstrawberriesgrow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-29162566256254815662010-01-07T18:18:02.979-05:002010-01-07T18:18:02.979-05:00We are getting Steiner's book on bees this wee...We are getting Steiner's book on bees this week! And some others on biodynamy and the Obsalim method with cows (spending our Christmas money on books!). The oils are the hardest to drop. I think I will keep using some olive oil for my salad dressing once in a while. We have a good local company for sunflower oil, so I'll try to switch to that instead, but it sure won't taste the same!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513911177615259519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-54501983773719109652010-01-06T23:36:32.155-05:002010-01-06T23:36:32.155-05:00Wow Catherine! You are awesome! How wonderful to b...Wow Catherine! You are awesome! How wonderful to be so conscious of your food. We definitely still buy a lot of grains and oils, salt, and dairy (only in winter when the goats are dry.) In the summer we are able to grocery shop very minimally. It's hard in this society that we live in. Well you are an inspiration to me my friend! Oh and we have a few bee hives.....they are nothing to be intimidated by....they fly around pollinating our crops all day long and we have never ever been stung by them. It's the nasty wasps that do all the stinging! Have you read Rudolph Steiners book called Bees? It's super!<br />love,<br />sarafarmamahttp://farmama.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-50910773438337430752010-01-06T22:29:11.101-05:002010-01-06T22:29:11.101-05:00Oh oui, Nini, c'est une bonne piste! Tu as tel...Oh oui, Nini, c'est une bonne piste! Tu as tellement raison, c'est terrible que toute cette sagesse de notre peuple se perde à jamais...Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513911177615259519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-86218222894800897312010-01-06T18:58:29.231-05:002010-01-06T18:58:29.231-05:00Moi je rêve que l'on puisse établir de vrais l...Moi je rêve que l'on puisse établir de vrais liens de communication avec les autochtones (ceux du 3e âge particulièrement) afin de mettre par écrit leurs nombreuses connaissances sur la nutrition et toutes les plantes comestibles de notre région... Toutes ces connaissances sont sur le point de disparaître à tout jamais... <br />À l'INRS (Institut national de recherche scientifique), il y avait une "chercheur" qui se spécialisait dans ce domaine... peut-être qu'il vaudrait la peine de chercher dans cette veine?ninibottinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-89442353195319575102010-01-06T16:19:10.677-05:002010-01-06T16:19:10.677-05:00I know.. I am a bit drastic... I sure will keep us...I know.. I am a bit drastic... I sure will keep using some olive oil. I know coconut oil is supposed to be very healthy for the thyroid (I have low thyroid issues), but I never noticed any difference when I take it and when I don't. Plus, I wonder about the benefits of taking something that comes from so far away, from a tropical land, when I live up North... What do you think?Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513911177615259519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589290063273869746.post-88766299403515240392010-01-06T10:54:12.952-05:002010-01-06T10:54:12.952-05:00Wow...that is alot of food changes..Never thought ...Wow...that is alot of food changes..Never thought about it that way..ahem...may be we need and will make also some very needed changes...but olive oil....coconut oil...I would cry...:(...coconut oil helps regular my hyperthyroidism issues...may be I will just add other things to cut in order to make up for this...:)Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247631267803247410noreply@blogger.com