Jeffrey Smith, author of Seeds of Deception and renowned non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) expert, gave a fantastic talk Thursday night at the Fairfield Community Theater. In a nutshell, GMOs are not safe for people, animals, or the environment. The “data” provided by the companies who make them is incomplete, misleading, and often without scientific merit. [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2011’
All at once I saw a crowd
A host of golden daffodils: … This stunning view is on Cross Highway in Redding, CT.
Local Spring Happenings
Spring is definitely in gear with all the budding and blooming. And with spring comes new food. Some of the winter markets are still going! Farm stands are opening! Year round farmers markets are moving back outside. The next season of farmers markets are starting to open. This is a good time to be a [...]
Ken Cook: Turning the Farm Bill into the Food Bill
Here’s Ken Cook from the Environmental Working Group, giving a talk called Turning the Farm Bill into the Food Bill. The bill is coming up again in 2012 so it’s time to start talking and doing something about it now. Interesting. I didn’t know: The food bill is $412 billion from 2008 to 2012. There [...]
Challenge Meal: Roasted Chicken and Grains
My Dark Days Challenge meal #18 was roasted chicken and root vegetables with grains. This is a rather simple meal, but I needed to make chicken to get the ingredients to make more of my own chicken broth. I thought I had a stock of stock, but I emptied the freezer and found none! Broth [...]
Challenge Meal: Yankee Pot Roast
My Dark Days Challenge meal #17 was Yankee Pot Roast a New England favorite. (Notice it’s not called Red Sox pot roast, neighbors!) I use a few extra ingredients, not ordinarily part of this dish including garlic, wine, and tomatoes. I like to think of it as my own Bronx Italian Yankee pot roast. Food [...]
