Monthly Archives: June 2009

Easy Egg Salad

June 9, 2009 – 10:45 am

It took me a good six years to even contemplate eating a hard-boiled egg, and the smell, taste, and texture of store-bought mayonnaise sends a shiver of disgust down my spine. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Urban Gardening in Pittsfield

June 5, 2009 – 12:05 pm

I’ve been enjoying seeing the progress of the urban garden at Alchemy Initiative, down in Pittsfield, MA, a nearby small city a lot like North Adams. Alchemy Initiative is headed up by textile artist Crispina ffrench; I’ve never met Crispina, but I’m so inspired by the work she does and the goals she has set: [...]

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Farm to Table at Valley Locavore

June 5, 2009 – 9:10 am

Valley Locavore, a local-ish blog based in the Pioneer Valley — just over the hills from here — has been doing a great little series on what’s been called, trendily, farm-to-table, or the practice of restaurants sourcing their ingredients from local farms and purveyors. This series focuses on pairings of specific restaurants and specific farms, [...]

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Risotto-Style Barley with Baby Turnips and their Greens

June 3, 2009 – 12:20 pm

Tamed with a bit of lemon zest and a heavy dose of pecorino romano, this recipe is somehow simultaneously light and filling, springy and hearty.

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Saturday at the Walloomsac Farmers' Market

June 1, 2009 – 1:48 pm

Top four from Mighty Food Farm, bottom three from True Love Farm. Walloomsac Farmers’ Market Saturdays, May 9 – October 31, 10am – 1pm Tuesdays, May 12 – October 27, 3:30 – 5:30pm Bennington, VT

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