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The Localization of Agriculture: A Predetermined Future
TreeHugger —
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The Apple Orchard. Image credit: University of Minnesota blog , FreeAlonso In the United States, there has been a surge of interest in eating fresh local foods, corresponding with mounting concerns about the climate effects of consuming food from distant places and about the obesity and other health problems ...15 hours ago -
Potato Yogurt Soup With Beef (Gaziantep style)
Turkish Cuisine —
Authority: 111
In Turkish cuisine, there are a number of soups prepared with yogurt. They could be served cold or hot, depending on climate and region. Yogurt has long been an essential component of our cuisine and commonly incorporated into food process. Although it also exists in surrounding civilizations, yogurt is spread ...2 days ago -
UrbanBuds: Mobile Suitcase Garden For The City Dweller
TreeHugger —
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Photo: UrbanBuds, Gionatta Gionno In tightly packed urban settings, finding places to produce fresh food in close quarters can be quite frustrating for the conscientious urban dweller. Even more frustrating is wondering how to move ones carefully-planted balcony or window garden once moving day comes. Eindhoven, ...5 days ago -
Excerpt: THE LOCAVORE WAY by Amy Cotler. [Vol. 2, #47]
The Englewood Review of Books —
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46 Page Excerpt from THE LOCAVORE WAY: Discovering the Delicious Pleasures of Eating Fresh, Locally Grown Food. Amy Cotler . Paperback: Storey Publishing, 2009. Buy now: [ Amazon ]1 week ago -
"All the Good Things of the Earth"
Diana Dyer, MS, RD —
Authority: 111
I saw this quotation today and knew I had to make a quick posting to share it with my readers. “Cooking should be a carefully balanced reflection of all the good things of the earth.” ~~Jean & Pierre Troisgros That quotation is certainly supportive of the concept that we are what we purchase, cook, ...1 week ago -
Thanksgiving in East Hampton
daily bread journal —
Authority: 109
I love East Hampton in the winter. The history of this place is bathed in pale light, and bare trees etch the sky in the afternoon... Main street is devoid of tourists. And Louse Point - an awful name for a beautiful place - harbors no hoards of summer sunbathers. At this time of the year, East Hampton gives ...1 week ago -
Garlic from China? Not Here at Bumblebee
Bumblebee Blog —
Authority: 125
A couple of months ago a member of my local foods group told us that she was buying garlic at a local farm stand when she thought to ask where the garlic was from. “China,” was the farm stand worker’s response. China? Chinese garlic at my local farm stand? The garlic harvest from Bumblebee garden It turns ...2 weeks ago -
6,255 garlic cloves in the ground!
Diana Dyer, MS, RD —
Authority: 111
It is said that farmers work is never done, but we have reached our goal and a time to rest for a little bit. Today, during Thanksgiving Week, Dick and I finally finished all of our garlic planting and the mulching of all the beds. Whew! We are both tired tonight, but I am so excited to have come this far that I am ...2 weeks ago -
Area Farmers Markets Make a Special Wednesday Appearance for Last-Minute Thanksgiving Shopping
Things to Do in Philadelphia: uwishunu Philly —
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Fall produce at the Headhouse Square Market (photos by M. McClellan) You’ve got your turkey. The potatoes, onions and squash are ready and waiting. But wait! You forgot to get apples for pies! And you’re just not going to have enough time to make homemade rolls. What’s a Thanksgiving host who likes to shop ...2 weeks ago -
Barns of Antrim County
Torch Lake Views —
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We love our barns up here. “Our” is used loosely, as most of us don’t have barns, except for the pole barn variety, and those are not our subject for the day. No indeed. We are talking about good old barns that have stood for a long time, and picturesque ruins that are quietly fading into the landscape. ...2 weeks ago -
Garlic Planting Fiesta!
Diana Dyer, MS, RD —
Authority: 111
After planting nearly 2,500 garlic cloves by ourselves, working out the techniques, we put out a "last-minute" mass email to friends to come help us finish planting when we saw the beautiful weather forecast for the Saturday of last weekend (clear and in the 60s, a real rarity for a Michigan November day!). Friends ...2 weeks ago -
A farm menu
In Good Taste —
Authority: 122
In celebration of this year’s National Farm-City Week, the new B&O American Brasserie is offering a three-course, prix-fixe menu featuring ingredients from farms across the area. The promotion starts today (Nov. 20) through Nov. 25. (The restaurant is closed Thanksgiving Day.)The menu was created by the ...3 weeks ago -
What “Farm-To-School” Will Mean For Your Kids
Decatur Metro —
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At it’s most recent meeting, the Decatur School Board unanimously approved the extensive Farm-to-School action plan. In an email to the community, CSD explains what committing to this plan will mean when you get down to brass tacks.Initial plans for the Decatur Farm to School Program include:Edible school ...3 weeks ago -
Green Spring Station extends farmers market
In Good Taste —
Authority: 122
This is a big weekend for farmers’ markets as shoppers descend on area markets to gather their Thanksgiving ingredients in abundance. Here’s a list to find one near you. Go early and rested.Green Spring Station in Lutherville will be one of those welcoming patrons from 2-5 p.m. this Saturday to its market in the ...3 weeks ago -
Growing green
Good for You! —
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This season’s Biggest Loser featured an episode where the contestants were invited to the White House to visit First Lady Michelle Obama’s vegetable garden. They plucked and harvested lush and supple items that were brought back into the White House kitchen, where everyone was put to work to learn and prepare a ...3 weeks ago -
The Feat of Feasting
Gherkins & Tomatoes —
Authority: 125
One cannot both feast and become rich. Ashanti Proverb Opera di M. Bartolomeo Scappi (1605) “Feasting,” for all practical purposes, appears to be the antonym of “ hunger .” And yet, feasting is rife (ripe?) with teeming contradictions and ritualistic conventions. For some, feasting implies hunger. ...3 weeks ago -
Tantuni
Turkish Cuisine —
Authority: 111
Tantuni Here is the recipe comes from one of my readers who grew up in Mersin the place which is popular with Tantuni. You can see the recipe below in original way he sent... I have graduated from Tarsus American College and Im from Adana with a summer apartment in Mersin. This is how Id do it: ingredients ...4 weeks ago -
Hunger is the Best Sauce
Gherkins & Tomatoes —
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A hungry people listens not to reason, nor cares for justice, nor is bent by any prayers. [Lat., Nec rationem patitur, nec aequitate mitigatur nec ulla prece flectitur, populus esuriens .] De Brevitate Vitoe (XVIII) , Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) Chronic hunger is something that most of us in the United States ...4 weeks ago -
We Got the Beets!
Rolling in the Dough —
Authority: 119
You might think, by that title, that this might be a little send-up in tribute to the mad cooking skillz of the lads at Beetses. And while I do respect their awesomeness in exploring recipes and their love of vibrant colored vegetables, this one actually goes out to the Rents -- My Wonderful Parents.This was dinner ...4 weeks ago -
Market Report: 11/07/09
Rolling in the Dough —
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Yes, this Market Report is a day late because yesterday was a very, very long and full adventure, mostly spent at Local Roots on our first market day. Wow!The Renaissance Man and I arrived around 8 AM to help set up for the indoor farmers market, and it wasnt long before our first vendors arrived and started to get ...4 weeks ago
