Plate to Plate

Eating locally in the Berkshires

Canning & Preserving

Preserving the Bounty with Berkshire Grown

August 19, 2009 at 9:37 AM by Frances

Local food advocates Berkshire Grown are hosting a spate of food preservation workshops throughout Berkshire County. Check the Berkshire Grown blog for details on events in Williamstown, Lenox, Stockbridge, and more locations around the county (there’s a list in the sidebar).
It was nice of them to create a poster that matches Plate to Plate. [...]

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Freezing Zucchini

August 6, 2009 at 4:00 PM by Frances

I know — just the other day I was talking about how much I love summer squash, and how I could gobble up the stuff for every meal, day after day, until the summer ends and I have to return to eating Californian kale that tastes like green construction paper.
I still stand by that statement. [...]

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Pickling Workshop at Caretaker Farm

August 5, 2009 at 2:18 PM by Frances

One of the many, many, perhaps innumerable, perks of freelancing is being able to squish your work hours into digestible and useful little chunks. This comes in handy especially when you want to actually get something done in the middle of the day. You know, during business hours?
Sometimes I wonder how I ever accomplished anything [...]

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Pickled Mustard Greens

June 16, 2009 at 10:12 AM by Frances

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

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Making Tomato Sauce

August 28, 2008 at 6:20 AM by Frances

Our CSA is in the height of U-pick season: the time of year when the distribution area in the barn is eerily empty because everyone is out in the field, ankle-deep in dirt, harvesting pint after pint of raspberries, cherry tomatoes, tomatillos, husk cherries, and whatever else is boisterously bearing fruit.
When we signed up for [...]

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