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New England Winter Farmer’s Market

By Shelby Graham
I miss Summer. I know I’m not the only one. But while others miss the beach and icy margaritas, I miss visiting the farmers’ market each week. Last year was the first time I signed up for a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program and it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever

Eat Local… Meat

Written by Lise Carrigg
Today, while reading about Michael Pollan’s new book, Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, I found myself nodding “yes,” in agreement with his message, which he succinctly summarized in In Defense of Food: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Pollan is preaching to the choir with me, but I did still order

Farm-Girl Recipe

Written by Chelsea Bardot Lewis, Photos by Paul Cary Goldberg
One of my favorite things about winter is getting to see more of my farmer friends (and farmer husband). As the fields are put to bed for the winter, there is more time to plan for the future, see friends and family, and create delicious meals.

Pete & Jen’s Backyard Birds

Pete and Jen are on a mission, and this week they’re mission saved my belly, my pork belly.
As sustainable farmers and locavores, they raise chickens, pigs, rabbits and lambs in Concord, Massachusetts pastures where they can enjoy fresh air, grass and acres on which to roam. Their chickens are such highly regarded that the testimonials

Late Summer Farm Girls Dinner

The first ever Farm Girls Dinner took place at Oleana restaurant in late August. It’s a little event that several of us wanted to happen since the Spring. Schedules, appetites and moons finally aligned for new and old friends to meet, drink and indulge in an authentic and extravagant meal made with farm fresh produce,

Welcome to My Farm… at IzzitGreen.com

I’ve written for magazines and websites in the past, but I’m particularly excited to announce that I’m writing a column over at IzzitGreen.com starting now! IzzitGreen is a new rating and review site launched last month. You can visit IzzitGreen to find out both how good and how green your local businesses are. I’m writing

My Local, Not-So-Local Fruit Stand Makes Me Sad

I had quite an interesting exchange this evening. We had run out of vegetables from our farm share so I popped into the local fruit stand to pick up some salad greens and fruit. Calareso’s Fruit Stand is located in Reading, Massachusetts, and sells fresh vegetables, fruit, plants, flowers and baked goods. (During the winter,

Friday Morning, Farm Leftovers for Breakfast

Twenty million things to do before my next business trip, to Las Vegas. I’ve never been, ever, and am getting very excited about the sites I’ll see. As I prepare to get wide-eyed and awed, I want to leave a clean fridge and pantry at home, so the husband and I get to whipping up

Spring Chickens

On this past week’s visit to the farm, we met the latest batch of chicks. They had hatched only the day before and were the sweetest things. This one tilted her head a lot and gave me several bizarre looks, but I loved her anyway.
Notice all the chard, rosemary and little citrus trees in