by Gigi | Mar 31, 2025 | FoodWISE, FoodWISE blog, FoodWISE Recipes
In Mexico in March with students Terrific food, beautifully seasoned—but so is the soil it comes from! Here, food waste is transformed into loose, nutrient-rich soil. Moisture needs to be controlled (as in, adding it) as does outside and inside temperatures of the... 
by Gigi | Sep 1, 2024 | Food, FoodWISE, FoodWISE blog
I’ve talked about dilly beans in previous posts. They’re one of my favorite vegetables, especially when they’re freshly grown and prepared just-barely-ripe. They’re also one of my favorite pot luck dishes for Bunko with my good friends Nora and... 
by Gigi | Jun 13, 2024 | Food, FoodWISE, FoodWISE blog
Now almost a month after our Western Washington University “cook-in” and “dig-in,” our class is finally over and I’m posting a few pictures of sustainable food. Below, “natural” yoghurt drains, releasing its nutritious whey... 
by Gigi | Feb 29, 2024 | FoodWISE, FoodWISE blog
Here’s a few favorites of mine—carrots and broccoli. FoodWISE, it helps to harvest at the peak of maturity—roots having been fed with nourishing manures and/or composts, maybe even with a celestial connection as in biodynamic practice. Understanding when and why... 
by Gigi | May 16, 2023 | FoodWISE, FoodWISE blog
Gorgeous cheese—it’s cheesemaking time again! Kilele (mom of triplets, Francis, Leo, Clare) and Sufu (mom of singleton, Big Agnes) are producing beautiful milk—high in fat and protein. The milk is ripened with cultures, and some whey saved from the previous...