(My ToledoTalk.com post from 2007. We were members of the Shared Legacy Farms CSA from 2008 through 2012. Great food produced by great people, but the amount of food became too much for the two of us. We buy produce from local farmers markets, including Kurt from Shared Legacy, and we maintain our own small garden.)

Description about a September 17, 2007 Metroparks Toledo field trip titled Salsa and Sustainability :

What does Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) mean? Tour the Ten Mile Creek Farm farm with locally active CSA farmer Robin Parker and see how sustainable farming methods protect our water and soils while providing the best quality local produce. Taste the salsa, fresh picked and organic!

Asheville, NC

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Related post Jan 2, 2014 area storm reports

Light snow began falling in West Toledo between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Dec 31, 2013.

( my Jan 1, 2014 comment in this ToledoTalk.com thread about roads not being maintained well during a snowstorm. )

When I walked the dog this afternoon, I noticed that Douglas Rd was mostly clear and slushy wet, so that stretch of road received heavy attention. Even Bowen Rd through the neighborhood was mostly clear and wet. But hey, the 1%'ers get special treatment.

Temps for the past 24 hours have remained in the teens. The snow continues to fall. The snow is extremely fine-grain, lightweight, and powdery. I don't know if those dynamics work against the snow removers any more than a heavy, wet snow with temps around 30 degrees.

It's probably going to be tough for the snow removal crews over the next couple days.

( my Jan 1, 2014 comments in a ToledoTalk.com thread about the dispute between Block Communications and WNWO )

I watched last Sunday's Eagles-Cowboys game just fine on WNWO, using a TV with an over-the-air antenna. We're able to watch enough NFL and PBS that we don't need cable nor satellite TV. The rest of our limited TV viewing is done with Roku or DvDs. For us, it makes no sense to have cable/satellite TV, mostly because we don't have the time nor the interest in watching (wasting time) that much television.

Thoughts after the 2013 NFL season.

The number of Super Bowl appearances for the Browns: zero.

For the 2014 season, the Browns will have its 3rd head coach in 3 years.

Now compare Cleveland to two of the Browns' divisional opponents: the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Dec 2015

Placed order on Dec 19 or so. At Zavotski's. 12-pounder. Bone-in. Not pre-cut. Total cost was $140.00. It was already thawed as usual. Places in frig until time to prep. Finished prep and placed into room-temp oven at 12:25 am on Dec 25. I coated roast with a mix of 10 tablespoons of fresh ground black pepper corns and 2 tablespoons of Dave's kosher salt. I did not coat the underside close to the bones.

For our 2012 and 2013 Christmas day dinners, we cooked a rib roast, which is also known as prime rib. It's expensive, but it's easy to cook, and it's delicious. And since it's for family, it's worthwhile.

(Related to this December 2013 ToledoTalk.com thread. )

In 2006, I installed two curly CFL bulbs on our front porch, and both are still working, and I never turn off our front porch lights.

Dec 17, 2013 - WSJ - Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews - Walt Mossberg on the products that changed the digital industry

Block Com owns the Toledo Blade newspaper

Dec 17, 2013 tweet by WNWO news anchor Angi Gonzalez

Here's the proof #theblade is has hit a new low - attacking ppl w/ no say in buckeye/sinclair negotiations! pic.twitter.com/wR2RYJ1ezw

June 2013 TT post :

• Elijah Craig small batch
• Four Roses small batch
• Van Winkle 12 yr Special Reserve
• Heaven Hill
• W.L. Weller 12 yr.
• Very Old Barton (Bottled in Bond)
• Colonel E.H. Taylor

Excerpts from a December 2013 Nieman Journalism Lab story :

• http://www.arlnow.com/
• http://www.restonnow.com/
• http://streetfightmag.com/2013/07/18/how-arlnow-succeeds-in-a-market-packed-withcompetitors/

#media - #local - #business - #advertising - #blog_jr

Warm butter in pan until it turns brown.

Keep it simple. Mashed potatoes and the brown butter.

Certainly different and a bit humorous.

Nov 25, 2013 - I’m Already Tired of Medium - "I came here to write and think, not to be told what to do."

Counts as of Dec 6, 2013, regarding ToledoBlade.com stories about EconCat88:

• 7 Blade stories
• produced by at least 6 Blade employees
• over 6,000 words spilled

The daily, Toledo newspaper has been hunting videographer artist EconCat88, since at least mid-November 2013.

http://www.youtube.com/user/EconCat88