Category: mini posts
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October 2nd, 2023 – today’s bakes!
Today’s baking experiments! The first picture is a laminated soft sourdough loaf, sometimes called a “danish loaf” (but is actually an Asian style bread). It took two days and lots of techniques I haven’t done much of, and I def messed up in the process several times (butter melting out of your croissants anyone?), but…
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September 5th, 2023 – passion fruit bandit
Some of these passionfruit definitely vanished off the vine due to critters (pictured below is a very cute suspected thief) but for me, the model of food growing I am working towards involves learning to make peace with the already existing ecosystem around me, rather than trying to take over what was theirs, and forcing…
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August 27th, 2023 – dabbling in wild yeast fermentation + the unexpected passing of my service animal
dabbling in wild yeast collecting + fermentation – this is sweet alyssum, alpine strawberries, and sweet woodruff with honey !! The garden feels very quiet without Mico. Late summer always felt like melancholy and now, even more so. I miss her all the time. I think I will miss her forever. When the coyotes come…
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August 19th, 2023 – the unexpected passing of my service animal
I’ve been doing some scrapbooking to help process the loss of Mico. It has been a helpful part of the grieving process for me. I’ve never done scrap booking before. I always wanted to try making a scrapbook dedicated to her, and well, I guess now is the time. I’ve pressed tomato leaves and radish…
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August 7th, 2023 – the unexpected passing of my service animal
Everything still hurts. But I’ve started the process of creating memorials to honor her, and it helps. Trying to channel grief into something that feels positive, warm, and loving. It doesn’t take the pain away, but it cuts the sting of it. Here I’ve made a couple little sweet potatoes. Sweet potato and squash were…
Dani Shapira 