The Sun: Here today...gone tomorrow

The sunshine this weekend was a welcoming break to the winter rains here in Thousand Oaks; I must say I am truly appreciating the beauty of our campus and surrounding "mountains" as they suddenly blossom with green buds and brighten with every day. *sigh* I love nature.
Anyone else notice how majestic the mountains in the north look all topped off with a layer of whipped cream snow? I don't think I ever really saw them before this weekend. I think I might need to pick up my eyes to the horizon more often.
Speaking of horizons, I'm looking forward to talking about our great, green earth in class with everyone on wed--and I couldn't help but search through some good food quotes while writing my reflection paper. I stumbled across the one that I made into the subtitle because I thought it was a humorous interpretation of the severity/importance, as well as the lighthearted enjoyment which food and pure ingredients can reveal.
I hope you all don't mind that I changed the look of the blog a little bit--feel free to change it back or to something different if you don't like it.

For now, I shall continue with my reflection paper and remember to water my ever-entwining sprouts (with the full intention of ingesting them).

Happy, healthy and hearty eating and living everyone--
Emily

Have you rinsed your sprouts today?

Today was our first day of class! We discussed our food choices and our food backgrounds -- we're vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters alike! -- as well as our convictions about how food should be produced and consumed. We have some amazing ideas about food and are looking forward to digging further into the world of gardening and sustainability.

Today was also our first growing assigment! We are very thrilled to be in charge of our very own bean sprouts! Here's mine:

Can't wait to see what our sprouts look like next week, and how we grow this semester!

Peace, Love, and Food,

Casey