Urban Gardening in Seattle

Suddenly being an urban gardener is very much in vogue here in Seattle.  Not only are people realizing that it can help save money (we probably saved about $2000 because of home grown produce last year) but they are also realizing that it tastes better and it is probably better for us.  Here are a [...]

Backyard Gardeners

Well, I am back in the garden & have been furiously trying to plant tomatoes before the plants get too root bound or die because of the record May temperatures here in Seattle.  Evidently I am part of a rapidly growing group of urbanites who have discovered that food not only tastes better straight from [...]

What the World Eats

Some of you may remember that last year for Lent we encouraged people to commit to The Mutunga $2 challenge for a week as a reminder of the fact that half the world’s population lives on less than $2 per person per day. Here is the first in a great series of images [...]

One Party Too Many

This last week I seem to have gone from one festive gathering too another & cooked meals for hoards of people. Tuesday evening I spoke at Tom’s Fuller Seminary class on Shalom and the Vision of God, Wednesday lunch we feasted our Celtic planning group to wild mushroom soup and home made bread, Thursday [...]

Cappuccino Anyone?

What do you think of this?
“The shoreline north of Sydney was suddenly transformed into the Cappuccino Coast on August 27. Foam swallowed an entire beach and half the nearby buildings, including the local lifeguards’ centre, in a FREAK display of nature at Yamba in New South Wales. Storms off the New South Wales [...]

Eating Locally or Not

I have just been reading Bill McKibben’s Deep Economy, one of the best books that I have read for a long time. If you have not read it yet than I suggest you put it at the top of your “must read” list. As I read the chapter on the values of eating [...]

Tall Skinny Kiwi & Monastic Orders

Andrew Jones aka Tall Skinny Kiwi, has just spent stayed overnight with us. It was wonderful to catch up on what he is doing from his base up in the Orkney Islands. As he reported on his blog we fed him almost entirely out of the garden - leek, mushroom and potato soup, [...]

Cheese Making Party

Last week we held a cheese making party at the Mustard Seed House. It was a great way to celebrate the last of the summer tomatoes and basil. The goodness of God is revealed in the joy of the harvest.  If you have never tried fresh made mozarella you don’t know [...]

The Toxicity of EveryDay Products

I have just been browsing through the latest edition of Alternet and environmental ezine that often has fascinating though at times decidedly anti Christian articles that relate to the environment.  I appreciate its viewpoints because often it gives me insights as to why so many environmentalists are anti Christian. (though that is worthy of another [...]