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Posted by Sharon Astyk on February 24, 2013 It has been a long couple of weeks. It took a full week for the stomach virus to drag through the entire household two weeks ago…when I thought we were done, well…not. Last Friday we were finally clear, and able to leave the house again…just as Eli began his week long school break (Eli, who…
Real Love
Posted by Sharon Astyk on February 11, 2013 I don’t think Eric and my eyes have ever met in one of those soppy, romantic looks couples give each other over a puddle of vomit before. Yesterday, however, they did. We’ve been battling a nasty, slow moving stomach virus at our house (four down, four still to go ;-P), and one of the children…
WIC, Formula and Nursing
Posted by Sharon Astyk on February 7, 2013 I opened my talk at the Community Action Partnership annual conference this year with the observation that like that weird looking guy from the old “Hair Club for Men” commercials, I’m not just a spokesperson, I’m also a client. All foster children under 5 years receive WIC, the US program that provides SUPPLEMENTAL (this word…
Will a Post-Carbon Society Have to Abandon the Vulnerable?
Posted by Sharon Astyk on February 7, 2013 Some of you may have seen this when it came out, but I was busy and missed it, and it bears repeating, because we so often think that caregiving is a product of modern capacity. From the New York Times: Almost all the other skeletons at the site, south of Hanoi and about 15 miles…
Ready for Anything
Posted by Sharon Astyk on February 7, 2013 Are we facing Snowpocalypse this weekend? Rest assured, your blogiste is ready. Ok, sorta ready, since I’m working on my book I have to rely on husband, Phil-the-housemate and children to move a buttload of wood inside, and we do have to pick up more baby formula, but otherwise, we’re ready to hunker down here…
Calling the Immigrants Who Do Our Farming By Their Names
Posted by Sharon Astyk on February 6, 2013 A lot of readers asked me to comment on Chrysler’s “God Made a Farmer” ad, but I’ve been reluctant to do so. Sure, farmers work their butts off, and it is one of the hardest jobs in the world, but I’m not all that excited to see it being used to sell cars. On the…
Do We Each Get the Comments We Deserve?
Posted by Sharon Astyk on February 6, 2013 From Baldur Bjarnason, the reality of writing on the web: 15. People will always prefer you to state the obvious and spout common sense. If you say anything that requires a bit of thinking, or that would require them to learn new skills or ideas, your audience will evaporate into nothing, no matter how important…
Expanding Local Food Infrastructure in Vermont
Posted by Sharon Astyk on January 24, 2013 Good review of the progress made by Vermont’s Farm to Plate Initiative (a model I’m watching closely). One of the most challenging areas for local food expansion is moving into schools and hospitals – and yet, this is also where it is most needed. I’m also pleased to see the expanded program in VT law…
What’s Up With Baby Z.
Posted by Sharon Astyk on January 24, 2013 A lot of readers have emailed to ask what’s going on with Baby Z. If you will remember, in the beginning of July, we were placed with a newborn baby boy, straight from the hospital who, because of confidentiality issues, is known here as Baby Z. I haven’t talked tons about Z’s story because it…
The Lazy Goatkeeper
Posted by Sharon Astyk on January 24, 2013 I get a lot of inquiries about goats that go pretty much like this: “I’d love to have fresh goat’s milk all the time, and cheese, but my schedule just isn’t compatible with milking twice a day at 5am and 5pm, 365 days a year, so I…