From the New York Times: Farmer Banned From Greenmarkets

One of the big reasons people shop at farmer’s markets across the country is because they want to eat fresher foods that were grown locally. They want to support local farmers and food producers and support their local economy, all while eating delicious food.
What they don’t want to do is fall victim to the […]

Weekend Kat Blogging: The Littlest Locavore

Kat likes coffee.
She always has.
We really have to watch her around our coffee mugs, and teacups, for that matter, because she loves tea as well. (I don’t worry so much about her tasting tea as I do sipping coffee, though.)
Here we see that she has swiped my fair-trade shade-frown coffee, and is taking […]

Yet Another Reason to Dislike The Cook’s Illustrated Family of Publications

Long time readers of my blog should know by now how much I dislike the magazine Cook’s Illustrated. If you are new here, read one of my last rants on the subject, specifically, about how repugnant I find their tone when they write about Asian recipes, just before they “perfect” them by sucking every last […]

How To Eat Locally Without Doing the Work Involved

So, the New York Times had this article a few days ago, which I found out about thanks to Tessa, my Mom-in-Law, about the different little service-industry businesses which are growing up to cater to folks who want to eat local foods without having to grow them, go to the market for them or in […]

News, News, News

I’ve been busy, busy, busy.
And last week, our internet connection was down, down, down.
So, I could not post, post, post.
But then the internet came back on, and we had the busiest weekend at Salaam of the past several months, so I was tired, tired, tired. (Tired, but smiling–I live for crazy-busy nights. […]