just another day on the FARM!

this past weekend i joined PhilanthroSF in exploring and volunteering Alemany Farm {a 4.5 acre organic farm ecosystem southeast of San Francisco}. It is a lively and diverse patch of land and is completely volunteer based and community driven. These people are doing amazing things to further urban and sustainable farming, and environmental awareness. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to visit and donate some time and hoe-in’ skillz in return for an opportunity to harvest fruits & vegetables of thy labor. I highly recommend checking them out!

here are a few snaps:

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table for one…

this one is a particularly interesting read for me. Eating alone: There’s nothing quite like sharing a meal with someone you love – yourself by Tucker Shaw.

i get it, i get the points being made here. {Dining out solo suggests a measure of boldness / You don’t need to take anyone else into consideration / The meal itself is company enough} but i just cannot help it. no matter what, anytime i see ANYONE eating alone, in ANY circumstance….i feel pangs of sadness and pity for them.
i think of Paul Giamatti from Sideways. i want to look away.

don’t get me wrong, i have NO issues with feeling uncomfortable in my own skin. a lack self-confidence or feeling isolated. in fact, quite often i PREFER to hangout solo, but no matter what, for whatever reasons, I will always lament those solo diners.

check please!

breaking veggie news!

A recent study shows that ‘vegetarian diets are not deficient in the vitamins and nutrients once thought to be only found in diets rich in meat and other animal products.’

in fact, researchers determined that vegetarians had higher mean intake levels of fiber, vitamins A, C and E, thiamin, riboflavin, folate, calcium, magnesium, and iron when compared to non-vegetarians.

source: thisdishisVEG