Recommended Reading: The One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka, advocating natural farming methods.  Originally written in 1975 and translated in 1978.  This book has expanded the way that I understand organic farming and natural food.  It is a book on philosophy and how one engages with the world at large almost moreso than it is a book on natural food practices.

— TC

Fried green tomatoes harvested before the hurricane.

Try a batter of sea salt, black pepper, and smoked paprika mixed with flour. Dip the sliced tomatoes in egg and milk wash, batter, and fry.

Farmers breakfast

Sugar babies

Morning harvest from the garden

The mayor also signed a bill to exempt rooftop greenhouses from being counted toward buildings’ height and floor area measurements. The greenhouses will join structures like roof tanks, air-conditioning equipment and chimneys as apparatus that are not factored into buildings’ official totals, easing limitations on the construction of such structures.

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This is great news!  You can bet we’ll be taking advantage of this new legislation.

— TC

30 Project Dinner in San Francisco

Rooftop garden at Rockaway Taco

Sunset over the dill flowers

Baby watermelons!