A couple recent articles and an upcoming radio bit about eating locally via our local media: “What in the World Is a Localvore” is a project by Hillary Niles. Starting…
Month: July 2007
Watch your (Fo)odometer!
“Interested in eating less oil? In this VideoNation/Hidden Driver report, animator Molly Schwartz keeps track of how many miles your food travels from field to fork.” (video opens YouTube in…
Flag Hill Cooking Class
Typically going to the dentist is an exciting trip for me these days, because it involves leaving the house by myself. No children in tow or bags of their stuff…
Blueberries
Blueberries are here! I am back on my feast and freeze plan, with the added bonuses that a) blueberry season lasts a whole lot longer than strawberry season and b)…
Kousa and My Secret Recipe
My favorite squash is starting to come in my home garden and I also see it at the farmer’s market. It’s called Kousa or Kusa and it’s a Lebanese version…
Local Chicken Eggs
I have found so many great local foods, but I wanted to share about the local eggs I found for our family. And, as always, time plays a large part…
Drink Locally
The Wire’s excellent feature article this week is about our two uber-local wineries, Flag Hill and Jewell Towne. While you can buy both companies’ products at the NH State Liquor…
Strawberry Jam
My mom used to make homemade strawberry jam when I was a kid, and I have fond memories of being yelled at for attempting to place half a container of…
Store bought local food
The vast majority of my summertime shopping starts at the farmers’ markets. This puts the most money straight into the hands of the farmers, gives me the opportunity to stock up…
Feast and freeze
We’re almost done with strawberry season here; last week’s heat just about put an end to a glorious and abundant season. While it lasted, we feasted. There have been several…