Budding Ideas

I swore to never blog, but after reading so many good, bad and sometimes ugly blogs, I decided that someone out there might be interested in something I have to say (even if it's just my mom!)

The great thing about the social media world is the opportunity for geeks or should i say gleeks, to unite and talk about their hobbies. For me that's food. Being the oldest of three girls and having two working parents, I would come home from school to find a long honey-do list that always started with, empty the dishwasher, start dinner, do homework. My first dishes were naturally KD, Hot dogs, and the odd time, Taco's. Since then I've developed a knack for cooking and discovered that its really stealing other people's recipe and adding a dash of love and pinch of....(yes I stole that from Monica Gheller from Friends but what can I say, she's my role model).

Ok i love food so much that I took a 4th year course in university called Food Politics - the one text book i opted not to sell.

Moving to Bradford has opened my eyes to a whole new way of viewing food. Being the "Salad Bowl" of Ontario, the Holland Marsh has some of the richest soil in the country. With over 125 farms, you are bound to find a vegetable you like (by the way there's over 40 veg's to choose from).

Maybe I've gone "Native" (I knew that anthropology class would come in hand) but being surrounded by so many farmers, Adam and I decided to start our own veggie garden.

Ok so this picture is a little dated (pre sod, soil and plants). So far my radishes are winning the race and I've already picked 3 to eat.

I'm not sure what the blogging etiquette is on length (is anyone even still reading?) so I guess I should shut up and do some more research for my next entry.