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16 Aug, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Even greener transit, continued: #Barcelona
#tramonthelawn
And let's not forget #Bordeaux #France
#tramsonthelawn
#tramsandgrass

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28 Apr
It's been a long time coming—four months of fermentation, in fact—but my homemade garum, made under the supervision of the world's leading archaeological authority, is ready. And today is the day I'm going to taste it!
(I've got the phone in front of me, speed-dial set for 911.)
Before I try it—not that I'm delaying the taste-test, ahem—I'll tell you how I made it. (Garum, btw, is an ancient fish sauce that was used in almost all Roman recipes to add "umami" flavour.)
I started with whole Portuguese sardines, aka sprats...
Then I added salt, "Pope's Salt" from Cervia in #Italy, but any sea salt will do: 20% of the weight of the fish, or 77 grams. #garum
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26 Apr
This will sound unbelievable to most people. (Not to me!)
A Danish study followed 30,000 people of all ages for 15 years.
Those who cycled to work were 40% less likely to die (of all causes)
over the study period.
buff.ly/3nl4K3D
In his new book, @peterwalker99 shows how even modest amounts of exercise, built into the daily routine, are a "Miracle Pill."
But car-centered, convenience-oriented cities make this very difficult.
We've engineered exercise out of our environment.
treehugger.com/in-praise-of-s…
Astonishing stats from his book: avg. Canadian adult walks only 4,800 steps a day. (Avg. car-free Amish averages 18,500, without thinking of it as "exercise.")
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27 Oct 20
Decided to make my family the healthiest sourdough bread possible. (I know, I'm ultimate pandemic cliché.) Started with whole-wheat, locally-ground flour, which I allowed to be colonized by airborne yeast. After 8 days, it was rising and falling nicely, and I had my starter...
Created a levain out of the starter, and combined whole-wheat and rye flour. Discovered new muscles in my back and shoulders kneading the flour. But, during bulk fermentation, it rose beautifully.
Folded the boule, scored it, and after
25 minutes in a Dutch oven at 460 F, followed by 25 minutes uncovered at 430 F, I had this. (Not bad for my first try, if I don't say so, ahem.)
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10 Aug 20
Trying something I've always wanted to do: going to a cottage 140 km north of #Montreal without using a car. (Aka #biketothedock) First step: board the métro...
You can take a bike on to the first wagon of the metro... #biketothedock
Looks like I'm not alone... #biketothedock
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1 Apr 20
Netflix binges.
Late-night Skype sessions with a bottle of wine.
Stress baking.
With gyms, playgrounds, + pools closed, #covid19 is set to cause another public health crisis: an epidemic of inactivity.
Fortunately, there's one outlet available.
In many, if not most, cities in North America (unlike some European cities, which can be much denser) public parks provide ample room for outdoor exercise, strolling, giving the kids fresh air.
Great North American urban parks were planned after epidemics of TB, cholera, and typhoid—often explicitly to provide city people with salubrious public space to escape crowded neighborhoods.
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24 Mar 20
Need your help.
Went to my local bike store today, + they told me they're closing as of midnight tonight. The premier of #Quebec has declared them "non-essential" (while keeping auto shops + government-monopoly liquor + cannabis stores open).
In neighboring province of #Ontario, they remain open, as in NYC (in spite of fact that @BilldeBlasio is fantastically un-woke on sustainable transport).
At a time when many people don't want to take #transit for risk of getting sick, bikes are individualized transport to people who have to get to work safely, with safe physical distancing. (Especially true in #Montreal, which has lately built great separated bike lanes).
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