Thought for Food

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It’s been many years since I lived in a place where I’ve been able to plant a garden. Now that we’re in our own home, we are working on developing a garden. Last year was limited to several tomato plants and a small herb garden. This year we are going to expand on that effort.

The Urban Farmer lists some good reasons to growing your own food.

1. Great tasting, fresh, and nutritious food right outside your door.
2. Practice good “economy”.
3. Nurture your physical, emotional and spiritual health.
4. Create beautiful, aesthetically pleasing spaces.
5. Conserve wilderness, natural areas, and bio-diversity.
6. Connect with your own bio-region.
7. Learn and preserve endangered wisdom and essential knowledge for living.
8. Contribute to world food security.
9. Help to preserve diverse seed stocks.
10. Reduce climate change.

Read the entire article at The Urban Farmer ~ Edible Landscaping

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Yield:4

* 9 oz prosciutto, cubed (250g)
* 2 x white cooking onions, thinly sliced
* 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (120ml)
* Sprig of rosemary
* 2 x hot peppers, diced
* 2 x 19 oz canned lentils, drained and rinsed (2 x 540ml)
* Pinch of salt

Directions:

1. Sauté prosciutto and onions in a frying pan with extra virgin olive oil, rosemary and hot peppers on high heat until the prosciutto and onions are browned.
2. Add lentils to pan. Cook for a few minutes so that the lentils absorb flavours of the other ingredients. Add a pinch of salt but be cautioned that the prosciutto is already quite salty.
3. Remove rosemary sprig and plate. Serve warm or at room temperature

[David Rocco]

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