Posts from ‘December, 2007’

We live in interesting times. Neither hunter nor gatherer in the traditional sense, yet both in a contemporary sense. Armed with Google, a GPS device, or both, we can track and find much of what is locally available. Here is my current list of places to find out where to find local food: - Eat [...]

I have to say, being a grasshopper locavore-one who did not spend the summer storing up for the winter-causes one to take some pretty desperate measures, like going to an outdoor Farmer’s Market in the middle of the winter in search of sustenance. (Okay, it’s technically not winter yet, but it’s cold and white out [...]

I finally ordered and read the other locavore book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan. Like Kingsolver, Pollan is an exceptional writer and his story is well-told. While he provides a plethora of research details, it is never boring; in fact, it’s fascinating. If you really want to know where your food comes from (mostly [...]

I came across the Working the Land Web site which is a site devoted to Connecticut farm land and a documentary about the same. The site describes it as: “Working the Land, a new documentary from SimonPure Productions, tells the compelling story of state agriculture – from its earliest history to its present-day diversity. The [...]

Cranberries are one of three fruits indigenous to North America. In case you were wondering, the other two are blueberries and concord grapes. One of my “rules” for defining local is 100 miles. These cranberries come from just under 200 miles away so I’m calling them mezza-local. This year, something bothered me about the typical [...]

Today (12/8) took us to Rich Farm in Oxford, CT for raw milk, New Morning Natural Foods for various sundries, including Murray’s Chicken, and Waldingfield Farm in Washington, CT. Murray’s chickens are local to Pennsylvania. They are humanely raised by a number of family farms in PA. They are not given growth hormones or antibiotics. [...]

As I mentioned in a previous post, I found a new raw milk supplier, Rich Farm in Oxford, CT. My usual supplier won’t be supplying over the winter, and having had raw milk for all of these months, I am not willing to go back to cooked milk. Rich Farm is a locally famous Ice [...]

This week’s foraging adventures were on the light side. On Saturday (12/1), I went to Holbrook Farm. Although they’re winding down for the season, I did get some broccoli and beets. They’re going to be doing something different for the winter. The Newtown Chocolatier will be minding the store, offering baked goods, coffee, and of [...]