http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/apr/15/253168/ Two blessed food events occurred within the past few days. One: T[he Lawrence Farmers’ Market][1] opened on Saturday. Two: My first CSA pickup of the year was Monday. Yes, local food is upon us. All winter I look forward to ...

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/apr/07/252697/ A few weeks ago, [I wrote about why I garden][1]. Basically, the takeaway is this: I do it because it's important to be connected to our food. And though the last two growing seasons have been horrible for farmers and home gardeners ...

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/apr/01/252383/ Well, spring is almost here. Maybe. After such a wonderful weekend, I feel like there’s a light at the end of this cold snap. Again, maybe. I’m still not going to be convinced until possibly May, but this sort of looks ...

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/mar/25/251947/ I thought I was done with winter. You know, get out the gardening supplies, put the sweaters and boots away. But, despite Punxsutawney Phil’s “forecast,” snow is on the ground, a chill is still in the air and that whole “out ...

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/mar/18/251506/ I might not get to celebrate spring break, you know, being old and all, but that doesn’t mean I’m not excited about it. Not only does it mean the unofficial start of warm weather (hear that, snow!?) and March Madness but also ...

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/mar/10/250936/ OK, I might be health nut, but I'm not crazy. I know some of you are going to roll your eyes at my upcoming suggestion to try to include as many green foods in your diet as possible on St. Patrick’s Day. Yeah, I know it’s all ...