Lots of education stuff, plus animals and allergies

More articles published:

Tips for Treating Seasonal Allergies

How Many Weeks are Cats Pregnant?

About Pet Mice

Washtenaw Schools 'go green' with environmentally-friendly programs

Education 101: How can I find information about charter schools in Washtenaw County?

Obama establishes 'Race to the Top' challenge for schools

Ypsilanti school district to operate at a deficit for 2009-10

Ypsilanti Schools Foundation hosts poker fundraiser

If anyone in my area knows of local bloggers who might be willing to link my Washtenaw Education News Examiner site in their blog roll, let me know...

Lovin' summer produce

Between the farm share we bought into and my own little garden, we've been eating good. And I've been experimenting with newish veggies, too.

I mentioned the kale experiment a while back. In the last 2-3 weeks, I've also made:
-quick-pickled beets (yum)
-Corn on the cob
-green beans a few different ways. I made them stir-fried with ginger and garlic once, and then another time lightly steamed and tossed with olive oil and garlic powder and black pepper and that was good, too.
-homemade coleslaw
-several veggie curries
-noodles with veggies and Thai peanut sauce
-cheese omelet smothered with sauteed mixed veggies
-grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato slices- the first ripe tomato from my own garden
-cucumber raita (i.e. cucumbers in yogurt with toasted cumin seeds and some other spices)
-Loads of salads with various greens, radishes, cucumbers and green onions
-Macaroni and cheese with broccoli
-Baked potatoes with broccoli and cheese and fresh home-grown herbs

We've also been drinking the last of our homemade apple wine, which goes fantastically with fresh produce. We need to start another batch when we can get our hands on some unpasteurized apple cider.

Tonight, I'm going to figure out what to do with the kohlrabi. We have this week's box coming tonight, and I haven't quite finished up the veggies we got last week!

U-pick slide show!

I created a little slideshow of some of the photos I took while researching the "Pick Your Own" story I wrote for a local publication. Check it out!