Before Occupy Wall Street and even before the financial collapse of 2008, local foodies have been well aware of the negative effects of the special relationship between corporations, our elected officials, and the government agencies created to look out for the interests of the people. In the years since this compact between huge corporations and [...]
Posts under ‘putting by’
Sport Hill Farm 2011 CSA – Week 12
With uncertainty about what hurricane Irene might do to the crops, here’s the bounty from week 12 of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 1/2 dozen ears of corn 1 bag of potatoes 1 bag of sweet onions 6 sweet Bianca peppers 1 cantaloupe 1 bag of cherry tomatoes (mix-n-match) 6-8 red or orange tomatoes (mix-n-match) [...]
Late Bloomers Farm Sport Hill Farm 2011 CSA – Week 11
Time is flying by, it seems. Happily, I’ve been getting some things put by for the Dark Days. Meanwhile, here’s the bounty from the here and now, week 11 of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: Looks a little like Christmas. 1 dozen ears of corn on the cob (More niblets for the Dark Days. Although [...]
Sport Hill Farm 2011 CSA – Week 10
Here’s the bounty from week 10 of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 1 dozen ears of corn 1 bag of cherry tomatoes 1 head of cabbage 1 bunch of kale 4 red tomatoes 2 yellow tomatoes 1 cucumber 1 bag of onions and garlic 4 squash From the outset, I put by 10 ears of [...]
Canned Goods
Well Kaela, I did it. Thanks Sherri for the great recipes and instructions. Carrots, hot cherry peppers, jalapenos, and garlic from Maple Bank Farm, Cherry Grove Farm, and Sport Hill Farm.
Looks like tomatoes
This year’s tomato harvest has been fabulous. As you may recall, last year wasn’t so good. So this year, I overcompensated. I got tomatoes from Holbrook Farm, Cherry Grove Farm in Newtown, Daffodil Hill Growers, and Sport Hill Farm. I need lots of tomatoes to put by for Italian Sunday red gravy (gravy, not sauce!) [...]
Putting Em Up with Sherri Brooks Vinton
The Summer 2008 issue of Edible Nutmeg included an article on putting by written by Sherri Brooks Vinton. that’s the first I’d heard of her. I tried her Spiced Carrots Ice Box Pickles recipe and they were absolutely delicious and a big hit with friends and family. I’ve been making this recipe ever since, well [...]
Thanksgiving 2009 (DDELC 09/10 #2)
Happy Thanksgiving to all! I love this holiday—the connection and celebration between the farmers, eaters, and Providence. Doing a local Thanksgiving in New England should be like fishing in a barrel since Thanksgiving was invented in New England as a way of celebrating the bounty. This year, I was only slightly tempted to send the [...]
One Local Summer 2009, Week #5
This week’s One Local Summer Challenge meal has been a year in the making! I put by the main ingredients for Eggplant Parmigiana last season, thinking it would make a nice meal over the winter, but the winter came and went. I finally got around to making it this weekend. The eggplant was from Waldingfield [...]
Local Meal of the Week (#17)
This is the last week of the Dark Days Eat Local Challenge meals. First, there was beef tenderloin from Stuarts Family Farm and broccoli from Waldingfield Farm (courtesy of the freezer). Then there were ribeyes from Stuarts Family Farm, with potatoes from Riverbank Farm and sauteéd fresh spinach from Starlite Farm. But the best was [...]
