by Lillian Lake | | Climate Change, Food, GMO
“Flavr Savr” tomatoes were the first Monsanto Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) food product in which the gene, polylacturonase, an enzyme was deactivated. The presence of the active gene allows the fruit to soften. By deactivating the gene, the fruit would have a...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food, Spiritual
With their families in tow, all of my children were home for Christmas 2016. There were eleven of us in total sharing yelling matches, giggling, littlest ones racing around the tables to get away from a chaser, or taunt someone into chasing them and putting away more...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Spiritual
I look forward to December 21st, the shortest day of the year. You can have your countdown to Christmas, but I count down to longer days of daylight. I’m solar powered and revel in abundant light. I love to work and play from dawn to dusk, and the later dusk arrives,...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Caregiving, Grief, Spiritual
Christmastime, for many, is a time of dealing with loss. For me, one such Christmastime was the one following my father’s passing when I was a little girl. He had a fatal heart attack just a couple of months earlier. My mother moved through the Thanksgiving holiday by...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food, Locally Made, Spiritual
What comes to mind when you think of Christmas traditions? As I drank my coffee this morning, wishing for colder weather (well, it is December in Maine!) I was thinking of what Christmas traditions mean. Traditionally, we have snow for Christmas. Today it is in the...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food
Thanksgiving Day 2015 has moved into the history books. The dishes are done. Families have gone back to their own places in their communities. Many of us are gearing up for the holiday season, which could mean Pagan traditions revisited, Yuletide festivities, Kwanzaa,...
