Articles written by Jennifer M. aka Baklava Queen

The pie’s the limit! Get baking for Pi Day, March 14

By Jennifer M. aka Baklava Queen • on March 13, 2010

Back in my (much) younger days, I used to enjoy math class. I especially got a kick out of geometry and the formulas used to calculate area, perimeter

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The spirit is willing, and the fresh is weekly: Review of “A Year on the Garden Path”

By Jennifer M. aka Baklava Queen • on February 28, 2010

For the past few weeks, I've been watching the snow drift down with deceptive lightness, only to accumulate in deep piles (18" and counting here in northeastern

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Souped-up meals to warm up snow days

By Jennifer M. aka Baklava Queen • on February 14, 2010

Every time I've looked out the window this week, I've felt a childlike glee at the sight of all the snow piled up. A whopping 18" dropped in 24 hours last

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Cultivating community in Ohio: Local Roots crops get sweeter in winter

By Jennifer M. aka Baklava Queen • on February 8, 2010

Three months have passed since my last update on Local

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When times get larder: “Food Security for the Faint of Heart” reviewed

By Jennifer M. aka Baklava Queen • on January 31, 2010

The

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Grow-hio: Midwestern farmers rely on Eliot Coleman’s advice for cold-weather farming

By Jennifer M. aka Baklava Queen • on December 28, 2009

As winter approaches, even the most knowledgeable of local-foods-loving shoppers have wondered what fresh produce

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Sharon, the bounty!: A review of Astyk’s “Independence Days”

By Jennifer M. aka Baklava Queen • on November 18, 2009

Ever since the idea of going locavore, or eating local on 100-mile diets, tiptoed into the mainstream a couple of years ago, more people have chosen to

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Open season: Local Roots Markets opens in Wooster, Ohio

Nine months doesn't really seem like a very long time: over the span of a lifetime, just a mere hiccup on a long journey. But when you're in the midst of those nine months (ask any expectant mother), you

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Apple days are here again

As the weather turns colder here in northeast Ohio, harvests are tapering off and farmers markets are dwindling, both on the farmer side and the shopper side. We're approaching that time of year when the

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Buckwheat and see: Growing my own grain

When it comes to my gardening, I tend to have a lot of big ideas and not nearly enough space in which to implement them. And the more I try to source my food locally, the more I want to try growing things

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This space is preserved: Checking out “Canning and Preserving Your Own Harvest”

Come summer, I dream of the carefree days of my childhood, when endless sunshine meant days spent outdoors or trips to the lake or just a general sense of freedom from drudgery. I dream of those, of course,

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Slow but steady growth: Building the Local Roots market in Ohio

This summer has been a cool one so far here in northeastern Ohio. The sweltering heat and humidity has so far failed to materialize, and while I personally am not complaining about being less uncomfortable,

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Permaculture pressure: Keeping up with the Jones (Farm, that is)

Though I've been gardening for many years, every season I come up against all the things I don't know and want to learn. Usually I grab a book or talk to a friendly farmer at the local farmers market to

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I can, you can, we all can!: Essential books for preserving seasonal bounty

Well, that sure happened fast. One day I was bundling up in a coat to head outside, and the next thing you know, the weather turned downright summery here in northeastern Ohio. The early crops I planted

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Chilling out: A review of “Fresh: A Perishable History”

Locavores like me live for the local

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