Source: http://www.foodpolitics.com/2016/05/weekend-reading-miraculous-abundance-permaculture/

Perrine and Charles Hervé-Gruyer.  Miraculous Abundance: One quarter acre, two French farmers, and enough food to feed the world.  Foreword by Eliot Coleman.  Chelsea Green, 2016.

This book, more about philosophy than a how-to, describes how two inexperienced beginners succeeded in creating a gorgeous, productive, self-sustaining farm on 1000 square meters of land in Normandy—La Ferme du Bec Hellouin.

They did this by using the techniques of permaculture.  This they define as “a box of smart tools that allows the creation of a lifestyle that respects the earth and its inhabitants—a practical method inspired by nature.”  Later, they explain that it is based on an ethic: “Take care of the earth. Take care of the people.  Equitably share resources.”  As I said, philosophy, not how-to.

You have to read the book to figure out what all this means in practice.  It seems to come down to what I thought of as French Intensive methods.  These use raised beds, rich soil, composting, and thoughtful planting of coordinated crops that support each other’s growth and nutritional needs.  Vandana Shiva’s Navdanya—nine seeds—approach works the same way.   The authors drew on the work of John Jeavons, Eliot Coleman, and many other small-scale sustainable farmers from all over the world to de…

Source: http://summertomato.com/foodist-approved-green-curry-braised-salmon-recipe

This green curry salmon recipe, compliments of James Beard award-winning cookbook author Diane Morgan, proves weeknight dinners can be fancy without the fuss.

Last week I was thrilled to see the first fresh wild Alaskan salmon of the season at my local grocery store. It was an excuse to put friend Diane Morgan’s beautiful new Salmon cookbook to the test.

After flipping through all the mouth-watering recipes in her book, this recipe jumped out at me as being both simple and unique. I love making flavorful curries and hadn’t thought to try one made with fish.

I’m never good at following a recipe exactly, but this recipe is perfect as written below. If you’re feeling adventurous you can try these small tweaks:

Being a veggie lover, I couldn’t resist tossing in a hearty handful of baby spinach in the last couple minutes of simmering.

I also substituted coconut sugar for brown sugar.

Since I was using my favorite potent green curry paste, Oregon-based Thai and True, I scaled back to slightly less than 1/4 cup. If you prefer less spice than start out with 3 tablespoons of curry paste and you can always taste and add a little more curry at the end of cooking.

This recipe is gr…

Source: http://summertomato.com/for-the-love-of-food-children-change-parents-habits-science-based-pregnancy-advice-and-the-real-truth-about-saturated-fat

For the Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup. 

This week children change parents’ habits, science-based pregnancy advice, and the real truth about saturated fat.

Too busy to read them all? Try this awesome free speed reading app I just discovered to read at 300+ wpm. So neat!

Want to see all my favorite links? (There’s lots more). Be sure to follow me on Delicious. I also share links on Twitter @summertomato and the Summer Tomato Facebook page. I’m very active on all these sites and would love to connect with you.

Links of the week

A Study on Fats That Doesn’t Fit the Story Line <<My favorite analysis of the news last week that old data on exonerating saturated fat has surfaced. Again, the only take home message that is defensible is “eat real food.” (NY Times)
This Graphic Reveals 10 Cognitive Biases That Shape Our Thinking, With Examples <<Another notable bias is thinking that stuff that applies to everyone (like bias) doesn’t apply to you (and me). Let’s do our best to not kid ourselves. (Lifehacker)
“Am I Too Old to Get in Shape?” <<All the emails I g…

Source: http://summertomato.com/julie-overcomes-body-dysmorphia-and-learns-to-love-her-body-and-herself

Julie suffered from body dysmorphic disorder for over a decade without realizing it, constantly obsessing over the flaws she perceived in her body. Once she recognized the dangerous trap she was in, she did the difficult psychological work of uncovering her true feelings and motivations for wanting to lose weight. This helps her change her personal narrative and begin to love and appreciate her body for all that it is capable of, exactly as it is today.

Links in the episode:

Julie’s coaching website Whole Body Health

Sarah Jenks

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When I think of minimalism, I think of two things: freedom and Joshua Becker’s blog, Becoming Minimalist.

I think of freedom because downsizing has enabled me to afford more experiences with people I love, travel more often, and do it all without the burden of storing and maintaining possessions I don’t really need.

I think of Joshua Becker’s blog because I’ve turned to it many times over the years for insights and tips to help me simplify and declutter.

For this reason, I was thrilled when Joshua reached out to me to share his latest book, The More Of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own.

Currently a bestseller on Amazon, The More of Less explores how our stuff can hold us back from pursuing our dreams, and how getting rid of things we only think we want creates space for what we actually need.

With personal stories and practical advice, The More of Less is the perfect guidebook to help anyone escape the trap and stress of consumerism.

I’m grateful that Joshua took the time to answer some questions about his work and his book, and that he’s offered two free copies for Tiny Buddha readers.

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It’s been a while since I shared a no-bake bar recipe so let’s bring ’em back with these chocolate coconut chia seed bars! These bars are super easy to make, you only need a few ingredients and there is no baking or blending required! Chia seeds are one of my favourite ingredients. I love making…
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Source: http://greatist.com/live/this-100-year-old-runner-just-broke-a-world-record?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed_http–greatistcom-

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Talk about #lifegoals. Ida Keeling, a 100-year-old athlete, just broke the world record for the fastest 100-yard dash among female centenarians at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. According to a recent profile in The New York Times, she started training at the age of 67 as a way of coping with the deaths of her two sons. This isn’t the only record she holds; she also won the title for the fastest 60-meter time for female Americans in the 95- to 99-year-old age division. Consider this your inspiration of the year—or the century!

(h/t NBC Sports)

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Source: http://summertomato.com/wisdom-wednesday-salad-dressing-is-your-friend

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When I was a teenager salad dressing was the enemy.

Sure I knew salads were the best choice for losing weight. But dressing, that evil temptress, tried her best to undo all the pain and suffering I just knew was necessary to get the body I wanted.

I remember once getting into an argument with my dad (the poor man had endured years of my refusing even a drop of fat on anything I ate).

He had made a substantial (and delicious) Cobb salad for dinner, and was offering me a bottle of low-fat ranch dressing to top it off.

I self-righteously retorted, “Salad dressing defeats the purpose of eating a salad.”

“No it doesn’t,” he explained with exasperation. “The purpose of eating a salad is to get your vegetables and leafy greens in for the day.”

Clearly we were speaking different languages.

I ignored his offering and forced down an enormous bowl of lettuce, egg whites, and non-fat ham. My dad took his salad and his dressing, and we went our separate ways.

In retrospect, neither of us were eating particularly healthfully or particularly unhealthfully. Sure we were eating salad, but we were also both observing the insane nutritional recommendations of the time to different degrees. Seriously, WTF is…

Source: http://www.runningonrealfood.com/nutrition-tips-for-vegan-athletes/

Wait. CrossFit and Vegan? Yep, it’s true! Not everyone who does CrossFit eats paleo. There’s little old me and I get by just fine without eating meat. It’s really no big deal if you just stick to whole foods and eat the right amount of them. I have plenty of energy, I recover well, I’m…
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Source: http://greatist.com/live/ugly-cry-why-you-do-it?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed_http–greatistcom-

No one looks cute during an obligatory series finale cry session—especially when there’s mascara involved. (OK, unless you’re Beyoncè.) But as this video explains, we’re pretty powerless to the ugly cry. As our blood vessels dilate, our faces actually contort to push tears up and out of our eyes.

It’s not all bad news, though. Ugly crying also makes us more likely to receive support (read: hugs) from the people around us. Stay tuned to the end of the video for a hilarious description of how these tears can even affect your partner’s sex drive.

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