Matthew Goldfarb and Petra Page-Mann, co-founders of Fruition Seeds. Through the marvelous thing that is this internet, though email, mutual blogs, and a mutual friend’s Kickstarter encouragement, I have very recently been put in touch with this wonderful couple, Matthew Goldfarb and Petra Page-Mann, co-founders of Fruition Seeds. Located in the Finger Lakes region of… Continue reading Meet Matthew Goldfarb and Petra Page-Mann, from Fruition Seeds.
Tag: garden
The Garden as Scrapbook
When I refer to our microfarm, I am talking about just over five thousand square feet of heirloom gardening spaces, that my husband and I have carved out, cared for, slowly added to and greatly benefitted from for the last almost decade. Our home sits on a very rural, mostly wooded, forty-five acres, so… Continue reading The Garden as Scrapbook
Chew on this.
“I don’t think you can be a good cook unless you can appreciate where the ingredients come from, and the only way you can really appreciate that is to get your hands into growing at least some of the food you’re cooking.” – Rick Bayless, Chef, Frontera Grill and Topolobampo restaurants, Cookbook Author, and Host… Continue reading Chew on this.
happysorrelmonday.
vibrant sorrel thriving in our garden. The sheep love sorrel too. (Good fences make good neighbors.) Chin scratch heaven: Sorrel? Who needs sorrel?
happyasparagusmonday.
happyrhubarbmonday.
The first inch and a half of Victoria rhubarb poking up from the muddy March ground. Pies and jams to follow.
Market Watch: Watermelon Radish
At the Union Square Greenmarket, this past Saturday in Manhattan, I came across giant, stunning Watermelon Radishes. A relative of the Daikon, it is also called Chinese Red Meat, Beauty Heart, and Rose Heart. This is one of the most mild radishes (which, incidentally was the one food I wouldn’t touch as a child),… Continue reading Market Watch: Watermelon Radish
Food of the (near) Future
Despite the fact that I haven’t seen but a mere patch of ground at our home since prior to Christmas, despite the fact that we still have a foot of snow almost everywhere I look, despite the fact that just looking at flip flops gives me chills, the eternal optimist in me spent the balance of the weekend… Continue reading Food of the (near) Future
Utterly Chard-ming
First, yes, it is a terrible pun. But in all honesty, I had a dream about writing this post, and that is the title I watched myself type in the dream. So who am I to interfere with subconscious inspiration/intervention? Moving on… Our garden is still loaded with beautiful food. But as is the case… Continue reading Utterly Chard-ming
Right Here, Right Now
This, all too brief, time of year when the garden is offering up treasures I would drive multiple time zones for in February, I find myself stumped in the kitchen. Surprising, since I have before me the best raw materials I will see all year. But that’s just the point. I want to step aside,… Continue reading Right Here, Right Now
A Vegetable Grows in Long Island City
The Brooklyn Grange is planting a 40,000 square foot vegetable farm on a rooftop in Queens. [vodpod id=Video.3671422&w=425&h=350&fv=] I heard about this project initially when taking a pizza class a couple of months back with guys from Roberta’s and Pulino’s. They mentioned that seedlings were planted, and the Brooklyn Grange team was close to securing a… Continue reading A Vegetable Grows in Long Island City
Bonus round!
Last fall was complete chaos in our home. I was in the final weeks of getting my culinary degree, worrying more about my impending final exam than I had about anything else in my life to date, and was growing very weary of my year-long commute to the city, away from home and husband, for… Continue reading Bonus round!
Spring’s ahead.
Upstate New York, March 14, 2010.
The Leanest Month
Beginning a few years ago, my husband and I have made almost every effort to cook and eat as seasonally and locally as possible. We are continually making changes to our lifestyle, but don’t feel like we are really making any huge culinary sacrifices. Each season we do dig up more and more of our… Continue reading The Leanest Month