I never heard what the official “groundhog prognostication” was on Feb. 2, but after what seemed like an extended March-in-January, we’re...
Thanks to Greenfield Winter Farmers Market folks and Claire Morenon, Innocent Nwosu and the other CISA staffers and volunteers who created another...
One afternoon last week, I prepared lunch with my friend, Erinn Ervin of Local Maple Granola. She combined tomatoes she’d frozen last summer, corn...
Finding, preparing and eating locally grown food is generally easy for me. We are so fortunate in Franklin County — my regular shopping routines...
I was thrilled to hear that Leanne Brown, the author of “Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day,” donated 500 copies of her cookbook to the Franklin...
Looking ahead to upcoming parties and potlucks, I’ve been pondering what local food to share with my friends. For potlucks, I often stick to really...
Last Saturday, I chatted at a contra dance in Montague with Evelyn Lane who lives in Montague Center. We talked about Monte Belmonte’s powerful...
I love words, rhymes and alliteration (when words used together start with the same sound). When pondering how to write about my new local food...
This month marks the 15th anniversary of my focus on locally-grown food. In November 2001, I attended a presentation by John Hoffman and Kate...
There’s nothing like four inches of snow in late October to send a loud “It’s time to stock up for winter!” message. Walking up my snowy driveway...
Last week, I mentioned the correct dates for the indoor Greenfield Winter Farmers Market in November (Nov. 5 and Nov. 19), but listed the wrong...
After last week’s column, a friend of mine asked about freezing fresh local ginger. She said she couldn’t grate the ginger after it thawed, it just...