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Obsessive attention to detail is a pleonasm or a tautology. The very nature of detail means that one cannot deal with it without being attentive to it. I get asked about this a lot because to some (mo

The post after this one on “black rust” describes why you should heat the pan before applying oil for seasoning. This helps the seasoning to adhere and makes the pan pleasantly black. http://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2010/02/black-rust-and-cast-iron-seasoning/ In a previous post, I illustrated how…

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It’s easy being green: A pyramid greenhouse flourishes in Hawaii. (Image courtesy permaculture-hawaii.com) Until recently, growing food myself held little interest. This is not to say I didn’t enjoy food straight out of the ground. Like many people in my native Italy, I grew up spoiled by a…