I mentioned we recently went peach picking at Hollin Farms in Fauquier County, Virginia. Unfortunately my preserving aspirations exceeded my hands-free time during the week (one so quickly forgets how time-consuming infants can be) so sadly we lost a few to spoilage before I got a chance to put up a batch of jam. (We […]
{Preserving Summer} Bourbon Peach Jam
August 27th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Tags: fresh from the... · fruit · local farms · preserving · recipes
From One Local Summer to One Local Harvest
September 2nd, 2009 · 5 Comments
We were out of town the past two weekends, and the absence from farmers markets and cooking prevented me from wrapping up the One Local Summer challenge with as big a bang as last year’s all-local barbecue. Sure, we savored local foods on our travels — the first weekend the boy, sister-in-law and I road-tripped […]
Tags: eatLocalDC · NoVA Locavore · one local summer