Chocolate cinnamon cappuccino. Honey fig pecan. Apricot gingerbread. I’m experimenting in the cafe kitchen the day after the surgeon general’s warning is released, proclaiming that social media may harm children and adolescents. The counters are scattered with the different add-in ingredients: cinnamon chocolate filling, diced figs infusing in milk, minced apricots and chopped candied ginger. […]
The Hacker from Hanoi
My New Year’s resolution was to learn to see the things that are holding me back, and to let them go. I sent the intention out to the universe; I’ve been reciting it to myself several times each day. I was thinking in terms of finally being able to clean out my underwear drawer, winnow […]
What happens when a farmer, a roaster & a homemaker all walk into a cafe?
It all turns into a book! This week is a special episode of The Hearth of Sap Bush Hollow podcast, where I’ll give you a sneak peak into Redefining Rich! It will be launching through BenBella Books this August. Toward that end, I’d like to enlist your help. We are looking to put together a […]
Please.
“There are several words for thank you, there is no word for please.” I am reading Braiding Sweetgrass*, and Robin Wall Kimmerer, a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation, is talking about table manners in her native tongue. “Food was meant to be shared,” she explains. “No added politeness needed; it was simply a cultural given […]
Documentary filmmaker looking for Radical Homemaker stories
Do you have a story you’d be willing to share about your journey to become a radical homemaker? Do you want to be a radical homemaker but don’t know how to extract yourself from your job, medical insurance or way of life? Was it hard to learn what you needed to know to become a radical […]
Special Advanced Sale Price on My Newest Book!
If you came to this page hoping to register for a free review copy, please note that we were overwhelmed with requests, and we are no longer able to send any more out. However, please read on to learn how you can get a copy for a very low sale price (and help me out in […]
Homespun Mom Comes Unraveled: Reading & Signing Tomorrow @ Noon, Washington Park, Albany
Friends; I will be doing a reading from my newest book, a collection of essays titled Homespun Mom Comes Unraveled, tomorrow at noon in the teaching tent at the Local Harvest Festival in Washington Park in Albany, NY. Officially, the book will not be released for sale until November 15. However, we will have a limited number […]