OF THE EARTH

Of the Earth: Study shows declining farms, but hope in the next generation

By WESLEY BLIXT - 5/7/19

A quiet shutter of dread rippled through the ag community recently when the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture was released.The census is released...

Of the Earth: Farmers market community springs anew

By WESLEY BLIXT - 4/30/19

The day was chilly and wet when I arrived to the opening of the Greenfield Farmers Market on Saturday. It was the sort of day that leaves folks...

Of the Earth: A potato dish that’s no joke

By WESLEY BLIXT - 3/12/19

Some food just begs to be joked about. Kale, for instance, seems to be innately funny. I love kale, but it’s impossible to escape the kale jokes...

Of the Earth: Talent, goods abound at Greenfield farmers markets

By WESLEY BLIXT - 3/5/19

I thought there might be a touch of spring in the air on Saturday morning as I headed toward the final Greenfield Winter Farmers Market of the...

Of the Earth: Appreciating old apples

By WESLEY BLIXT - 2/26/19

Never have old apples tasted quite as sweet as they will taste on Saturday evening, when Greenfield singer-songwriter Lorre Wyatt opens his freezer...

Of the Earth: Stirring values into a recipe

By WESLEY BLIXT - 2/12/19

I read a piece this week about chef Douglas McMaster, who professes and practices zero-waste cooking.“He buys ingredients directly from farmers, to...

Of the Earth: Farm Feast CSA distribution brings healthy grains to locals

By WESLEY BLIXT - 2/5/19

As I was standing in line at the annual Pioneer Valley Heritage Grain Share distribution, one of several Community Supported Agriculture (CSA...

Of the Earth: Making peace with Super Bowl Sunday

By WESLEY BLIXT - 1/29/19

I’m not sure I’ve ever watched an entire football game.The fact that I’m not sure isn’t a good sign. I am not proud of it. It’s not that I dislike...

Of the Earth: Cream of chestnut soup, made easy

By WESLEY BLIXT - 1/22/19

Here I sit so patiently, dreaming of roasted chestnuts.The storm is raging outside (to the extent that storms ever rage these days), and I’ve just...

Of the Earth: A new recipe amid leftovers galore

By WESLEY BLIXT - 1/8/19

We are entering the second week in January, and 2019 is already shaping up as The Year of the Leftover. Leftover news, leftover weather, leftover...

Of the Earth: Remembering the ‘Dill Crock’

By WESLEY BLIXT - 1/1/19

Many thanks to reader Jane Dunning of Shelburne Falls for sending along a generous remembrance of Euell Gibbons and his “Dill Crock,” a recipe that...

Of the Earth: Good agricultural practices ‘the only line of defense’ against E. coli

By WESLEY BLIXT - 12/25/18

“Got E. coli?” I asked Amanda Kinchla as she opened the door to a refrigerator in her lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The fridge...

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