tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post1038998030206249796..comments2024-01-16T01:36:43.578-08:00Comments on the accidental scientist: Green Food (Literally and Figuratively)Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537200901718762277noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-80723739934811687312010-01-31T13:18:11.950-08:002010-01-31T13:18:11.950-08:00Wonderful blog you have here! I'm moving back ...Wonderful blog you have here! I'm moving back to Hawaii this summer (I lived there as a child) and am doing my research on locally produced farms to support when I arrive. Thanks for writing so much on this topic! You've given me lots of great leads. Mahalo nui loa.Ericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-53161681918914150842008-07-18T12:07:00.000-07:002008-07-18T12:07:00.000-07:00Julie, I hadn't really considered it either until ...Julie, I hadn't really considered it either until we moved here. Thanks for the good luck issues - we might need it!<BR/><BR/>Ceri, Thanks for checking in on me again!! And for the suggestions. I'll try looking for recipes (unless you have some you'd share??!!) because I adore Ethiopian food!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537200901718762277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-3506901640175700912008-07-17T21:26:00.000-07:002008-07-17T21:26:00.000-07:00Good to see you settling in. If you are getting g...Good to see you settling in. If you are getting gobs of greens you might try to cook them Ethiopian style. I am very lazy and just call it "gomen" but that is the name for a specific type of green. I bet you could use coconut oil instead of butter to make Nitter Kebbeh.<BR/><BR/>best from oregon<BR/>CeriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-83661601423527995952008-07-16T23:11:00.000-07:002008-07-16T23:11:00.000-07:00This is interesting. I've always known that Hawaii...This is interesting. I've always known that Hawaii imported most of its food but I'd never considered what happened to the trash. <BR/><BR/>Styrafoam and plastic packaging makes me crazy here but thinking of it in a closed space like Hawaii seems even worse. Good luck with your recycling efforts! Living on an island really underscores how important recycling is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-62620969476614651792008-07-15T14:24:00.000-07:002008-07-15T14:24:00.000-07:00Katie, Nice! I like the Big Island a lot, but I ...Katie, Nice! I like the Big Island a lot, but I don't envy them with all the vog lately! And yes, it's true, it's not always paradise (although sometimes it is!).Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537200901718762277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-81255430974252690532008-07-14T12:41:00.000-07:002008-07-14T12:41:00.000-07:00My s-i-l and b-i-l live on the Big Island, Kona co...My s-i-l and b-i-l live on the Big Island, Kona coast, so I've heard lots about the cost of everything. They have enough land that they can grow some fruit and veg... Except now both volcanoes are going off so they can't breathe. Paradise isn't always, is it? Glad you are enjoying it, though.... so gorgeous!Katie Zellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498599461583826030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-79588848440341911092008-07-14T12:32:00.000-07:002008-07-14T12:32:00.000-07:00Hi Lauren, thanks for stopping by! I can tell you...Hi Lauren, thanks for stopping by! I can tell you're from Hawaii by your blog name ;) Yummy sushi!<BR/><BR/>Hi Debbie, Thanks for coming by to say hello! I was so happy to find fellow food-bloggers in Hawaii. Yeah, I love the CSA (and greens) - LB is just learning to like them :) We should definitely exchange recipes as I'm always looking for new ways to cook them!<BR/><BR/>Hi Melissa, well I've been out of the blogosphere for a while now too, just trying to find my way back in! I missed you guys! and guess what - I've been cooking with lots of coconut oil! Katie's salad is quite delicious too!<BR/><BR/>Hi Nerissa, Good to hear (the swift kick did it's job). I'm so impressed with how wonderful you're recycling program is going (the local schools do it here too - at least that's where we take our recycling)! Good luck with the local council! I actually have that book, real food revival, but haven't gotten around to reading it yet - I"ll check out the coffee farm and let you know! Lucky us, we're the only state (or at least as far as I know) in the US that actually grows their own coffee - and it's fabulous coffee!<BR/><BR/>Ann, yes, dear, it is. But at least there is SOME recycling going on here. Maybe when we get a bit more settled we'll be able to get involved in changing things... :)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537200901718762277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-25374674607735867282008-07-13T04:55:00.000-07:002008-07-13T04:55:00.000-07:00It must be so frustrating to have the right enviro...It must be so frustrating to have the right environmental habits and be unable to practice them...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-32254309578621979042008-07-11T19:32:00.000-07:002008-07-11T19:32:00.000-07:00PS: I'm in France now. I'd be stupid not to blog e...PS: I'm in France now. I'd be stupid not to blog even a little. Boot received and acknowledged. ;-)Deetsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261827929150786107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-80100837249436434942008-07-11T19:29:00.000-07:002008-07-11T19:29:00.000-07:00Sounds like you are coming to know the ups and dow...Sounds like you are coming to know the ups and downs of an island life, my dear. Pity my island area is so small and relatively dirtless it wouldn't support any agricultural venture. I'd love to get weekly veggie boxes.<BR/>I really can relate to the recycling comments. A lot. For years I grimaced to throw out what I had no choice but to throw out. However, this past year we have had a budding recycing program of which I've been a part. Obviously a lot more people felt bad about throw away as I did. We've gotten to the point where it has grown far too big for a school project alone. We're trying to tempt the local council to take it on since we've proved how popular it is.<BR/><BR/>I've been perusing a book lately about "real food revival" and it had a few pages of write-up on an organic coffee farm. I thought of you when I read it. I don't know if you are familiar with it and how far away from you it is but I thought you might want to check it out www.kanalanifarm.org <BR/>I wasn't sure how local your coffee was.Deetsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261827929150786107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-50614268140700599362008-07-11T19:11:00.000-07:002008-07-11T19:11:00.000-07:00Michelle,I've been so out-of-the-loop lately with ...Michelle,<BR/><BR/>I've been so out-of-the-loop lately with my blogging. Your blog looks wonderful! Lovely, in fact. The photos are so nice! This is such an interesting post. I never thought about the difficulty of recycling and bringing all your food in from somewhere else. I hope you are getting settled in and happy in your new land of enchantment.<BR/><BR/>Oh – and the soda bread. Wow, looks so artisan-like. And I'll have to go check out Katie's Beetroot and Chevre Salad. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/>MelissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-29307121544485798532008-07-11T18:25:00.000-07:002008-07-11T18:25:00.000-07:00Hi Michelle,Got your message on my blog--thanks fo...Hi Michelle,<BR/>Got your message on my blog--thanks for stopping by! It is nice to find fellow Hawaii blogs. I moved out from Seattle about 7 years ago but lived quite awhile in Oregon, from junior high until Seattle in the Portland area (the rest of my family is still there). <BR/><BR/>I also get a CSA box from Just Add Water weekly (its been a couple years for me). It is a lot of dark leafy greens--we'll have to exchange tips and recipes for them! It does get a bit boring but wait until you get a little bag of rambutan or some lilikois in there, that's when it gets fun!Deb in Hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753889028487254096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233520.post-3171374070090071542008-07-11T17:44:00.000-07:002008-07-11T17:44:00.000-07:00michelle, hi! this is the first time i've visited ...michelle,<BR/> hi! this is the first time i've visited your blog and i really enjoy reading about your adventures in hawaii. <BR/>i'm still a hawaii resident but have been away for a few years. i always go into culture shock when i hear about the food prices back home. <BR/>take care!<BR/>-laurengenkitummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623993826501338420noreply@blogger.com