Cocoa
A bit about cocoa – origins, production, and trade plus a listing of local chocolatiers.
Reverence Farms
What I love about this Reverence Farms: The passion and intentionality of Suzanne, the owner, absolutely radiates from her and you can’t help but try to be more like her. And their bacon revelatory.
Peaches
I thought it’d be fun to devote a short post to delve a bit into peaches – where they come from, how nutritious they are and the like. Just in case you don’t read till the end, could you please eat more peaches? (Keep reading to find out why I’m asking.)
Stoney Mountain Farm
Farmers don’t always start with the passion for farming – sometimes it’s the love of the outputs that lead to the love of the inputs. In Olga’s case, it was her love of Manchego cheese (a specialty of Spain) that led to her love of sheep. In her 40s, she decided something in her life had to change, and she pivoted from the insurance business in Durham to farming west of Burlington.
Braeburn Farms
Takeaway: Braeburn Farms may not have diversity visible to the untrained eye, but they are committed to increasing the soil and plant diversity on their cattle farm in southeastern Alamance County.
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Haw River Mushrooms
Takeaway: Though they don’t grow your typical crops, Ches & Laura Stewart, mushroom farmers extraordinaire, are devoted to bringing fresh, local, and healthy products to area markets and restaurants every […]
April 2020 Book Review “The Food Explorer”
Review of the 2018 book, The Food Explorer, by Daniel Stone
This book is not about foraging. It’s also not about eating only heirlooms. What it IS about is selecting fruits and vegetables to eat and grow that are highest in nutrients and flavor, plus tips and tricks for maximizing nutritional value.
The book explains the basics and some of the issues of genetic engineering and organic farming. The book is written by a wife and husband team, an organic farmer and plant geneticist, both of whom work at the University of California, Davis.
Yellow Cottage Farm
Yellow Cottage Farms is a new farm south of Livingston, Texas, that is bringing fresh and healthy crops to local and nearby markets.
Hills of Ace
To be happy in life, develop at least four hobbies: one to bring you money, one to keep you healthy, one to bring you joy, and one to bring you […]
Sustainable Agriculture Conference
Two of my first memories of North Carolina when we moved here back in 2005 came from food experiences: 1) trying NC “barbecue”; and 2) visiting the farmer’s market. Realizing […]
February 2020 Book Review “Freedom Farmers”
Review of the 2018 book, Freedom Farmers, by Dr. Monica M. White
This book is not about foraging. It’s also not about eating only heirlooms. What it IS about is selecting fruits and vegetables to eat and grow that are highest in nutrients and flavor, plus tips and tricks for maximizing nutritional value.
The book explains the basics and some of the issues of genetic engineering and organic farming. The book is written by a wife and husband team, an organic farmer and plant geneticist, both of whom work at the University of California, Davis.
Farm and Food February 2020
Farm and Food February events in the Piedmont Triad NC and state are highlighted here.
Farm and Food December 2019
Farm and Food Friday
December events in the Piedmont Triad NC and state are highlighted here.
November 2019 Book Review “Eating on the Wild Side”
Review of the 2013 book, Eating on the Wild Side, by Jo Robinson.
This book is not about foraging. It’s also not about eating only heirlooms. What it IS about is selecting fruits and vegetables to eat and grow that are highest in nutrients and flavor, plus tips and tricks for maximizing nutritional value.
The book explains the basics and some of the issues of genetic engineering and organic farming. The book is written by a wife and husband team, an organic farmer and plant geneticist, both of whom work at the University of California, Davis.
Farm and Food November 2019
Farm & Food Friday
November events in the Piedmont Triad NC and state are highlighted here.
October 2019 Book Review “Tomorrow’s Table”
Review of the 2018 second edition of the book, Tomorrow’s Table, by Pamela C. Ronald, PhD and Raoul Adamchak
The book explains the basics and some of the issues of genetic engineering and organic farming. The book is written by a wife and husband team, an organic farmer and plant geneticist, both of whom work at the University of California, Davis.
