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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Sustainable Food Blog Roundup

June 25, 2009 – 4:24 PM

Mark Bittman, he of the much-loved, cracked-spine How to Cook Everything we keep around, despite pages that have fallen from the binding and more stains and spills than you could imagine, has posted a roundup of sustainable food blogs on his own New York Times blog, Bitten.
I missed the article when it was first posted [...]

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Pittsfield Community Garden Job Opportunity

June 24, 2009 – 1:32 PM

Happy farmer kids! Photo from the Pittsfield Westside Farm Project website.
Today I learned about the existence of yet another local urban garden, the Pittsfield Westside Farm Project, in Pittsfield, MA. Here’s what the website says about it:

The Westside Community Garden Subcommittee is a volunteer group focused on providing sustainable, educational, and productive community gardens to [...]

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Salad Days

June 22, 2009 – 1:44 PM

Here’s where I offer a meek apology for the recent silence. Dan and I are about to embark on a pretty big life change, and it’s been hard to think about anything else, much less cook. Which explains the sudden prevalence of salads for dinner. (If the sun ever came out again, we’d be eating [...]

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Pickled Mustard Greens

June 16, 2009 – 10:12 AM

This bright, pungent concoction would work really well as a condiment served alongside a rich stir-fry or rice bowl.

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Stir-Fried Bok Choy and Mung Beans with Sesame Noodles

June 15, 2009 – 9:38 AM

Bok choy’s mildly cabbagey flavor gets along well with stir-fry flavors like garlic, ginger, and red chile. Here, I’ve paired it with cold sesame noodles — one of my favorite, summery, not-quite-junk-food recipes.

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