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HELLO FRIENDS!!!! I know I have been gone for a long time since my last interview, but this one was definitely worth the wait. Today I’m talking with my friend Lander Oppen, the owner of the toy company Tree Blocks. Lander inherited Tree Blocks after his father’s passing and is carrying on his legacy: an …
Caption: Quote from Marine Photobank- “Hundreds of thousands of sea lions and other wildlife become entangled in gillnets and other types of fishing gear each year. This sea lion became entangled in what appears to be a gill net and was cut free rather than removing the monofilament from it neck. However, the monofilament around …
Hello everyone! Hope you are enjoying the longest days of the year! Today I have a really special interview for you with Jill Buck. She’s the founder of Go Green Initiative: a free program educating students, teachers and communities how to live more environmentally conscious. Through reducing pollution and waste, reusing materials and through recycling, …
Hello friends! I am sorry I’ve disappeared for a while. I’ve been reworking the focus of Get Cultured Kitchen and getting ready to post a series of really useful posts I’m really excited about! So far Get Cultured Kitchen has been mostly focused on bringing seasonal recipes and teaching you how to source food ingredients …
Guys, the weather here in Northern California has been mag-i-cal. Sunny, but not too hot. The evenings are crispy, but not cold enough to need a jacket. I can spend all day outside gardening and not get over heated. What did I tell you? Magic. No matter what you are doing you will be comfortable! …
GUYS. I am so beyond excited to share this recipe with you! Once you make homemade ketchup you will NEVER. GO. BACK. TO. STORE. BOUGHT. AGAIN. EVER…. EVER. Okay truth be told, I have never liked store bought ketchup. It is sickeningly sweet to me and even though I would try it from time to …
Hey guys! Holy smokes it is such a beautiful day today in the San Francisco Bay area. It’s sunny, the flowers are starting to bloom, the birds are singing and there is so much to be grateful for. Today has been a rough week for me, but knowing I have so many supportive people in …
I’ve wanted to make synthetic-nitrate free home-cured corned beef for a couple of years now and I’m so grateful I finally took the plunge! It’s actually really easy and hands off. And I can definitely contest it is way more flavorful and healthy than the sodium, “natural flavor” and preservative laden store bought variety. As a side …
It’s been raining a lot here in the San Francisco Bay Area! Reservoirs are overflowing, flash floods are occurring and mud slides are forcing people out of their homes. I’m over here building an arc if anyone wants to hop in! A lot of us could use a big bowl of comforting soup and I know …
I’m so excited to share this interview with you, all my readers! It is possibly the most useful thing yet on the blog giving you real tangible strategies for consuming fish ethically and sustainably. I was lucky enough to sit down with Lyf Gildersleeve, an active advocate for sustainable seafood and sustainable seafood business owner. …