An online magazine from Whole Foods Market, Dark Rye brings together pioneers of unconventional ideas to explore the edges of the creative life. Here on the Dark Rye Tumblr, we’ll compile a mixtape of their secrets—a daily how-to and counter-convention dose of sass and entrepreneurialism for your own neighborhood.
We’ll offer perspective on our monthly themes as well as the pioneer’s blueprint: fresh insight and an idea-starter that makes every day feel like a sleeves-rolled-up Saturday morning in spring. Hang out here to stay revived between Dark Rye feasts.
A thousand square feet, even in the city, is farm-worthy. Heidi Kooy grows and makes cheese in San Fransisco, accompanied by a bunch of chicks and more than just one kid. ~ DarkRye.com Itty Bitty Farm (by Dark Rye)
I was loading my groceries on the till, and as I was putting up my veg and kale, an elderly man spoke up behind me. He said “have you ever made a green smoothie?” with a cheerful, bright face.
“Yes I have, I make them every morning!”, I replied… and the conversation continued… After feeling crabby and tired most of the morning, this bright-eyed fellow perked up my day. It was inspiring to chat with an older chap, and hear him praise the goodness of green smoothies. My day was instantly better…
More suggestions, daily nudges, cooking tips and recipes at Eat, Drink, & Be Vegan: How To Get Your Greens
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Risking injury and incarceration, an environmental activist disrupts the clear-cutting of an ancient redwood grove by sitting on a tiny platform a hundred feet up in the tree canopy. Already three years into the tree-sit when filming begins, AMONG GIANTS blends vérité cinematography with intimate personal reflection to remarkable effect.
This outstanding salad is loaded with flavor and packed with nutrient-rich ingredients. Baking the salmon for the recipe is easy, but you can also use leftover grilled or poached salmon. Find baby kale in the packaged salad greens section…
Hi. I’m a king salmon, and before I head up over to that nest in the gravel and fertilize the little eggs lying there, I thought I’d take a few minutes to tell you my story. Like many of my brothers and sisters, I was born in the headwaters of Washington’s Lewis River. Mom was a 22-pounder who made the same journey as me. When she got here, no trumpets were blaring, and there was no red carpet—but there should’ve been…
More at DARK RYE’s Ritual Issue: A Salmon’s Journey by Kirk Lombard
“Until a few years ago, if you wanted to grow annual flowers, your choices were limited to geraniums, impatiens, marigolds and red salvia. But today, most greenhouses offer an eyecatching array of choices. Whether you’re planting a windowbox, lining your sidewalk, or spicing up your perennial garden, here’s how to make the most of what’s available.
Strictly speaking, an annual plant is one that completes its growing cycle (grows from seed, flowers and produces seed) in the course of a single growing season. In other words, annuals pack a lot of living into a short span of time…”
Gardener’s Supply Company: How to Grow Annual Flowers From Seed
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“He always thought of the sea as ‘la mar’ which is what people call her in Spanish when they love her. Some of the younger fishermen…spoke of her as ‘el mar’ which is masculine. They spoke of her as a contestant or a place or even an enemy. But the old man always thought of her as feminine and as something that gave or withheld great favors, and if she did wild or wicked things it was because she could not help them. The moon affects her as it does a woman, he thought.”
—Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
Every morning, Kumar Pallana wakes up, goes to the bathroom, makes a cup of chai and counts his japa mala, until he reaches a state of ajapajapam. If that last run of words confused you, that’s cool. Remain in the tension of disorientation. All will be revealed.
“That’s all I do. This,” Pallana says, holding his mala, a set of 108 Hindu prayer beads. Japa is the process of counting beads, 108 per minute, while repeating a mantra consisting of the names of several Hindu deities. Pallana performs japa while watching WWE professional wrestling with the sound turned down. Ajapajapam is a heightened state of consciousness, wherein Pallana himself no longer repeats the mantra; the mantra repeats itself. It was once believed that one’s truest self was met only through the loss of self in ritual.
There’s another word for pasta and wine like this to either close out a rough day or celebrate a great one. Actually, there are several words. Therapy; necessity; godliness.
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