Posts Tagged ‘vegetables’

The Unconventional Harvest: A Large No-Till Organic Farm

I met Emily Stiegelmeier near Route 12 at the intersection of two long and lonely dirt roads near her 4,000 acre farm.

Roadside Vegetable Stand

Spring is in full swing here in the Mid-Atlantic. The danger of frost is pretty much past, which means no more obsessively checking the weather forecast and fretting over row covers for tender seedlings, or scrambling to lug flats of tomatoes and peppers indoors each night as the temperatures drop. The trees are in full [...]

Crunchy Tuscan Kale Salad with Lemony Oil Dressing

I came across this recipe back in 2007, attached to an article/restaurant review in the NY Times. In that article, Melissa Clark echoed my own skepticism about a raw kale dish; I was no stranger to the winter green staple, but thought of it as coming out of a sauté pan with garlic and butter [...]

Farmer Don-In His Own Words

Part of the reason pesticides are widely used in agriculture comes down to the general preferences of the average American consumer. Farmer Don, a local Portland farmer who grows and sells a variety of fresh foods explains the fussiness some people exhibit toward fruits and vegetables—they won’t buy if something is blemished or has any [...]

A Guide to Buying Organic Food

January 9, 2010 To help stay on track to eating healthier, Sharon Lehrman offers this list of six suggestions which include Vegetables and Fruits, Dairy Products, Meat and Poultry, Peanut Butter, Catsup, and Baby Food. Added bonus is “The Dirty Dozen” list of highest pesticide residue fruits and vegetables from the Environmental Working Group. Go [...]

A Sustainable Farmer Talks Corn (video)

Farmer Anthony Boutard, of Ayers Creek Farm, shares the history behind the different varieties of corn that he grows, and describes their more notable uses.

Minnesota Organic Farmer Uses Thermal Banking to Increase Farm Output, Sustainably

Reporting from the field: These past few days we’ve been spending time in Oak Center, Minnesota (located about 25 miles north of Rochester), with a really great organic farmer, Steven Schwen, of Earthen Path Organic Farm. Challenged by the cold Midwest winters, Steven pondered how to warm up his planting beds. What evolved was a [...]

My Journey to a More Sustainable Food Lifestyle-Part 2

No rBGH/BST for me! I wouldn’t say that I’m not a spontaneous person but when making major life changes especially ones that are going to impact the people that I love, I do my research. Matter of fact, I love a little research every now and then. Searching the internet for hours until I find [...]

Crookneck Squash and Tomato Slices

Simple recipe to use up the last of the summer harvest of squash and tomatoes!

Cucumber Salad

Check out the related video story: Brad Can Cook Place 3 teenagers in a small kitchen, one being the cook—add a dash of understatement; a measure of serious resolve; 2 cups sass and good natured razz, and you get: Brad Can Cook.