Almost veggie January

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One of my aims for 2009 is to move towards a largely vegetarian diet, the ultimate idea is to have meat only once or twice a month, at the most.

So, in January I'll make the first steps towards this aim by eating vegetarian food only for 80% of my meals (that's lunch and supper - I rarely ever have meat for breakfast, unless seriously hungover).  

80% veggie means I can have meat in three meals per week, doesn't sound too difficult, especially if I make my own sandwiches for lunch at work...though I'll miss those gorgeous schnitzels from the Beetroot Polish deli!

Why am I doing this? A number of reasons (not in any order):
  • saving money
  • health
  • ethical treatment of animals (i.e. I'll only eat ones that had a nice life prior to ending up in my tummy)
  • sustainability
Hey ho, let's go!

The Japanese have a word for it...

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Great looking video (via Sound of Sirens) from the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on food security

Just imagine if DEFRA did something similar!



Food growing planning for 2009 - initial thoughts

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Issues
  • What kind of soil do we have at the allotment and back garden?
  • What kind of rotation should we plan for?
  • What kind of crops are best for preserving?
List of plants to grow

Brassicas
  • broccoli (purple sprouting)
  • kale
  • rocket
Alliaceae
  • onions
  • leeks
  • garlic
Solanacea
  • spuds
  • tomatoes
Apiaceae
  • carrots
  • celery
Chenopodiacea
  • spinach
Asteraceae
  • lettuces
Herbs
  • various
Shamanic exploration tools
  • psilocybin (ho, ho, ho)

God bless Rough Trade records

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Jeffrey Lewis - A History of Rough Trade Records



...and god bless Jeffrey Lewis!

Skateboarding is NOT a sport

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Skateboarding is a concrete critique of urbanism. This is decisively, and beautifully, demonstrated in the finest skate video ever made:



Burn that Tony Hawks DVD baby, this is Skating!