The story I linked to here last week about the kid who rode his bike around Cali for 2 months and lived off of volunteer fruits and wine that he made in his pannier as he rode got me inspired…More »

It seems like public running is finally catching onto what trained runners have known all along: that coaching is important…More »

Here's an outfit that offers meat like we haven't seen in decades…More »

A couple years ago I started a challenge with a fellow ski racer: he would use high-tech methods of training (a heart-rate monitor, desktop computer, an online coach and travel to clinics) and I'd work out in all kinds of fun ways in the back yard and we'd see who improved more when ski season rolled around…More »

[Bumped up from '08, '07, '06] The wild "blackcaps" (or blackberries or black raspberries) are presently hanging all over the edges of our whole yard in all their glorious lusciousness…More »

Home Winemaker's Handbook by Walter Taylor and Ric...More »

Jane & Michael Stern's ROADFOOD Revised ...More »

Edible Wild Plants, A North American Field Guide ...More »

Pot Shots from a Grosse Ile Kitchen by Lucy & Sid...More »

Hey, I'd Eat This at Home! by Michael Gray ...More »