It was naturally at a festival this year that I was first introduced to quinoa - mixed with fresh raspberries (delicious!). The texture was... unusual, though not unappreciated; while the taste was nutrious yet addictingly pleasant. Called a psudo-cereal, it has grown in popularity as an excellent source protein for those allergic to gluten. Though what seems to make it such a cross-over success being that it is also 'complete' protein, having a balanced set of amino acids. As well as a bunch of other vitamins and minerals, yada yada yada: what about other recipes?!?

In the past 3 months I switched over to using GoogleChrome. And it was nice, the latest and sleekest web browser to date; what I wasn’t aware of is how few security extentions available. I’ve gone back to FireFox – Google’s Extensions just don’t seem to have the reach of the Mozilla Community yet. Not to mention it is tremendously fun to learn more about how the internet is evolving!

There being a few add-ons for Firefox = that do just that:

Well, has it frosted yet? We've had snow, so one might perhaps like to assume so. Though for those who've yet neglected to get some cloves in the ground, you will be afforded an excellent opportunity in the coming days. Now may be an excellent time to throw down some garlic in any conveniently out-of-the-way plot of ground? And while I'd love to prattle about topics I know not nearly as much as many others: someone has much more adroitly provided an awesome set of directions!

GarlicFarm.Ca

Permaculture, in this author's terms, is when one structures a garden to work with nature. Instead of planting in rows allowing room for weeds to grow - one plants in clusters, keeping in mind the characteristics of each plant species - giving weeds no room to grow. And sometimes, flowers grow next to vegtables, to keep certain insects around, and other insects at bay, or chives beside broccoli. Permaculture is about cooperation, creativity and communities.