Field Trip Archives - Margaux Drake

Pit Stop at The Barn Nursery in Chattanooga, TN

| Field Trip, Fun, Gardening, Resource, Travel
April 10, 2012

Pit Stop at The Barn Nursery in Cattanooga, TN For past 20 years, every time we road trip to Florida, we always manage to drive through Chattanooga, TN in the middle of the night, passing right by The Barn Nursery, which is located just off I-24. Illuminated only by the moon and stars,...
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Chicago: You’re Only 13 Once!

| Birthdays, Entertaining, Family, Field Trip, Fun, Raw Food, Travel
February 25, 2012

You’re Only 13 Once!Eleanor Catherine DrakeChicagoFebruary 4, 2012 Chicago!We had no business going.Is it ever the right time to just take off?BUT,I was exactly 11 and 3/4 months over-due on a promised Chicago tripAND,I am trying to follow through on my New Year’s Resolutions (see #8).Good ol’ ONE on ONE...
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White Out! Recycling Foam (aka Styrofoam)

| Field Trip, Free, Green Living, Homekeeping, WholeHome
January 13, 2012

Clean foam foodservice containersand some foam packaging materials await recycling.(“Styrofoam” is a trademarked foam product of the Dow Chemical Companyand since I have no idea who made this stuff, “foam” it is!) Today was the day,I had to literally get the WHITE OUT in a WHITE OUT!!!My previous foam drop-off...
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The Attitude of Gratitude Lives On…

| Field Trip, Fun, Healthy Living, Plant-Based Cuisine, Raw Food, Restaurant Review, Travel, Vegan, WholeFood
November 30, 2011

Via Twitter last night: We are deeply saddened to announce the closure/sale of all NorCal Cafe Gratitude and Gracias Madre locations. cafegratitude.info/component/cont… Great sadness, indeed! One of my all time favorite restaurants is being forced to close its doors. I do not know why, only time will tell. For now, let’s focus on...
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Getting Raw at Gilda’s Club: “The Basics”

| Appetizers, Field Trip, Fun, Giving, Gluten-Free, Healthy Living, How-To, Plant to Plate, Plant-Based Cuisine, Raw Food, Smoothies, Soups, Vegan, WholeFood
November 18, 2011

This week my daughter and trusty sous-chef, Ellie, and I had the honor of teaching a raw, plant-based cuisine workshop, “The Basics”, to eager Gilda’s Club members and staff. What a great place to spread the knowledge of food that heals! Because this was our first raw food workshop here, we kept...
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