elevenideas

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Beer Wars
It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a beer post – as winter sets in there will be more evenings at home and we’ll be sampling more than ever and enjoying a collection of cellared beer that we’ve collected over the summer.
In the mean time, there’s Beer Wars – a movie about the US [...]
Collected in well preserved 2 days ago from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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Sous-vide… at home?
Sous-vide may be a term that is unfamiliar to some – it’s a relatively new style of cooking (developed in the 1970’s and popularized recently by Thomas Keller, Heston Blumenthal, Joel Robuchon and other world-famous chefs) which cooks food at a snails pace under a vaccum.  “Sous-Vide” is French for “under vacuum.”
Chefs seal ingredients in [...]
Collected in well preserved Nov 20, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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Help save a non-profit Brooklyn based urban farm
The video below speaks more than I can possibly explain in words.
The executive summary: a non-profit group transforms an abandoned lot that was zoned for a different non-profit and grows crops for 7 years to feed the hungry, teach people how to cook healthy and get youth involved in farming in Brooklyn. Unfortunately the [...]
Collected in well preserved Nov 13, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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Moose Hunt – Day 2 – Saturday at Camp and a difficul kill (NOT graphic)
I did not write on the Saturday – it is a day when the majority of our group arrives and we have a lot of work, fun and a party to celebrate the annual reunion.  I was working with my Father early in the morning when we realized we needed supplies and I decided to [...]
Collected in well preserved Oct 31, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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Grassfed Bison Raised in Ontario
It`s a rather unusual approach to a post today – Essentially we are turning a users comments into a post.  Al (one of his food blogs is Torontovore) produced a small video on the essentials of raising grassfed Bison in Ontario (they are not finished with grain) along with Arlene and Aaron at the Mountain [...]
Collected in well preserved Oct 7, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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The Farmer’s Song (Murray McLauchlan)
Canadian singer Murray McLauchlan wrote this as a tribute for our farmers – I found this video on youtube which I found powerful – and appropriate since today we’re going for a massive walk and ending up at a local market.

Happy Saturday!
Collected in well preserved Oct 3, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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Something FRESH is in the air…
I have been meaning to post this trailer for some time.  Fresh appears to be a movie that attempts to answer some of the questions raised by many in the food movement and looks like an exciting positive spin on where we are at and where we need to be, in relation to food.

For more [...]
Collected in well preserved Sep 22, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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You say “tom-ay-to”, I say “tom-ah-to”, in Spain they say “DUCK!”
I’m looking forward to spending spending part of the Labour Day weekend labouring over tomato sauce….two days (at least), up to our elbows in Tomatoes…but one day, we’ll have to go to the Tomatina festival in Buñol Spain to truly revel from head to toe in Tomato love…..

more about “You say “tom-ay-to”, I say [...]
Collected in well preserved Sep 2, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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You say tomato....
Spain's tomato throwing festival returns for 2009.. Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_news
Collected in well preserved Aug 27, 2009 from www.youtube.com via bookmarklet
Finally…Canadian Content for food awareness
The Hellmann’s mayonnaise campaign of eating locally has raised a lot of eyebrows.  We have been researching it for the last few months and have a tough time determining our end verdict on the campaign.  More on that as it evolves.
Education costs money.  Well produced videos that grab peoples attention?  Even more money.  A 30-second [...]
Collected in well preserved Aug 18, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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Field Trip!
Well, it’s not really a field. It’s the SCIENCE BARGE! A sustainable farm and science museum, floating on the Hudson River in New York. It’s powered by solar energy and wind energy as well as biofuels. The farm is hydroponic and uses rainwater and purified river water. According to their website, the vegetables grown on [...]
Collected in well preserved Aug 17, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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No-Knead Bread (Courtesy of the Minimalist and friends from Twitter)
I have recently been thinking about learning to bake bread.  I am finding the thought a little intimidating.  I have no experience, no mixer, no yeast and no idea where to start.  This is also the type of challenge that I find very exciting.
I turned to Twitter for help and asked people where I should [...]
Collected in well preserved Aug 11, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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But where are you from?
Blueberries had started to ripen and it was the start of blueberry season in Nova Scotia when we saw these last week:

We thought, at first, that they were product of Canada, then product of USA, then realized they also had the BC Grown label.  It is getting tougher and tougher to understand where our food [...]
Collected in well preserved Aug 10, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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Sarabeth's on Louise Filli Ltd.
Collected in elevenideas's videos Jul 24, 2009 from www.google.com via bookmarklet
tagged food, design, designers
paul rand 3 of 3
Collected in elevenideas's videos Jul 21, 2009 from graphicpleasure.tumblr.com via bookmarklet
paul rand 2 of 3
Collected in elevenideas's videos Jul 21, 2009 from graphicpleasure.tumblr.com via bookmarklet
paul rand 1 of 3
Collected in elevenideas's videos Jul 21, 2009 from graphicpleasure.tumblr.com via bookmarklet
The Pause that refreshes… I heart Iced Tea made at home
This is a bit of a cheat – I’ve already mentioned my recently developed fondness for todays drink in our post on strawberry preserves and, secondly, I’m sure that it’s not riveting to most of you.
I am not proud to admit that I have a rather strong fondness for cola (specifically, Coke).  I know the [...]
Collected in well preserved Jul 18, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
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The Meatrix…then and now
Sustainable Table produced the following video in 2003:

There are two more videos available on The Meatrix – Canada is mentioned in the second video (I mention this as Well Preserved is Canadian based though we have many loyal followers in the US and UK).  Dana sent it to me yesterday with the title “your next [...]
Collected in well preserved Jul 16, 2009 from wellpreserved.ca via blog import
tagged uncategorized, 100 mile diet, eating local, factory farming, industrial farming
American Psycho: Business Card Scene
American Psycho's business card scene. My favorite scene in this classic movie.

Message me if your interested in joining a Call of Duty 5 WaW clan for Wii. Must be over level 30 and kill ratio...
Collected in elevenideas's videos Jul 12, 2009 from www.youtube.com via bookmarklet
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