So the other day I spammed every friend and relation I could think of announcing that I finally had a freakin website, and a blog that promised to explain “what I’m doing in Wisconsin for the summer, and why I’m doing it.” I realize that, thus far, I’ve failed miserably at this charge and that my motivations remain resolutely murky and indistinct to the handful of you who might be curious. But- I promise!–clarity is just around the corner. Just as soon as my houseguests leave (even though, really, I don’t want them to leave because by the time they paddled over Friday night I was starting to feel a little batty all alone in the woods). 

In the meantime, read this:

Slow Food in the Slow Lane

and this: 

An Artisanal Empire