This past week we got our first garlic scapes in our CSA bag. Garlic scapes are the curly bright green shoots of a young garlic plant, not to be confused with the “green garlic” stalks that soon follow. Last summer at a New York farmers market, I watched a farmer practically plead with a skeptical […]
One Local Buffalo Steak and Garlic Scapes
June 16th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Tags: CSA · grilled · NoVA Locavore · one local summer · recipes
One Local CSA Summer (and a Buffalo Sausage and Kale Frittata)
June 9th, 2009 · 4 Comments
The first week of the One Local Summer challenge coincided with our first CSA (community supported agriculture) delivery of the season, from Virginia’s Potomac Vegetable Farms. Our farm is “ecoganic” — meaning they follow organic practices but are not certified — and has one of the few remaining farms in Fairfax County just west of […]
Tags: at market · CSA · one local summer · proteins · recipes · weeknight meals
One Local Summer Kicks Off June 1
May 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Calling all farmers market fans! Whether you’re an experienced locavore or just curious about whether you could survive cooking with only locally-grown ingredients, you’re invited to join in for a three-month local eating challenge. One Local Summer 2009, hosted by Farm to Philly, begins this Monday, June 1. Participants commit to cooking one entirely local (except […]
Tags: eat local challenge · one local summer
Healthy Habits take Root at the Market
May 5th, 2009 · 6 Comments
FoodieTots @ the Farmers Market Week continues with some background on why we love the market for teaching healthy habits. This post was originally a guest contribution at Food with Kid Appeal ~ visit Jenna’s blog for more tips to inspire healthy eating with your kids. This weekend, my son rediscovered his toy shopping cart […]
Tags: at market · healthy eating · vegetables
Slow Food Cliff Notes
September 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Slow Food Cliff Notes
While CNN may have been distracted by some political events taking place in Denver and Minneapolis, all eyes in the locavore world were on San Francisco this past weekend, where Slow Food Nation attempted to show the world what eating real food means. Slow Food International was founded in Italy as a protest to the […]
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