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Food Matters: From the Ground Up

December 28, 2009 at 3:48 PM by Frances

Back in August, Berkshire Grown presented a series of food preservation workshops, one of which I attended. (Two miraculously un-botulized mason jars — one containing spiced pears and one with spiced peaches — are proof.) During the workshop, a couple of filmmakers were present, documenting the scene. For someone who likes to stay firmly behind [...]

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Big Local

May 14, 2009 at 12:48 PM by Frances

Garlic scapes and beets at the Bennington Farmers’ Market
Maybe 2009 will be remembered as the year Local broke. Today’s New York Times certainly thinks so, with a two-page article discussing the co-opting of “buy local” marketing strategies by industrial agriculture.
Frito-Lay, the potato chip maker, will begin airing commercials featuring the farmers who grow the potatoes [...]

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