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LeticiaTishMonkey More Recipes

Another delicious dinner tonight. Can anyone tell me what to do with turnip greens? I have never eaten them before, but I know they are edible, so I started to cook up the tops of the turnips we got from Laughing Owl. But they were all prickly! Is that OK? Do the prickles go away as you cook, like with okra? I wasn't sure, so I quit before I started. Just got them rinsed is all. Anway, we had another delicious dinner, again centered on our dry goods (beans and quinoa), with our CSA veggies spici… Continue

Posted by LeticiaTishMonkey on May 28, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

LeticiaTishMonkey First CSA Share

Lots of fun at the Tailgate today. Felipe got in his required daily alottment of 4 jillion strawberries, fresh from Bob and Gail's farm, 'N Thyme. (We bought 2 gallons. Hey, get while the gettin's good! We might be the only ones eating strawberry-rhubarb pie in a few months, thanks to our freezer!). I am seriously considering one of those cute little child-size chairs for Felipe, too. And of course, the highlight of the day, we got our first share from our CSA with Laughing Owl Farm. So tonight… Continue

Posted by LeticiaTishMonkey on May 27, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Sarah Hada what's in the boxes

Oh, we're growing chevril, mixed lettuce, nasturtium, purple tomatillo, tarragon, fennel, three kinds of tomatoes, broccoli, dill, round of Hungary pimento pepper, mint and chili relleno pepper. Continue

Posted by Sarah Hada on May 6, 2008 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Sarah Hada gardening at work

The event went well. Rebecca Jepsen, a master gardener with the Growing Connection program (and who tends Google's garden) came in to show us how to use the earth boxes and directed the planting They've already started harvesting the mint today, to use for the tea that served in the cafe. Not bad after twelve days! I'll post some photos. Continue

Posted by Sarah Hada on May 6, 2008 at 1:42pm — No Comments

Sarah Hada The Growing Connection in Charlotte tomorrow (April 24)

Just thought I would post this...at Compass tomorrow, The Growing Connection (a project of the of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) will plant its EarthBoxes in Charlotte, NC – a first for the region. That's the reason we needed some recommendations as to where to purchase organic starter plants. Thanks to everyone who sugggested Windcrest Farm. They were very helpful. www.windcrestorganics.com Here's the media advisory that went out...if you're interested, feel free… Continue

Posted by Sarah Hada on April 23, 2008 at 10:48am — 1 Comment

Darryl Parker Backyard of Homegrown Security

From a letter to the editor of the Charlotte Observer I wrote in June 2006: I would like to propose that our citizens, city government and various city news resources take up the issue of national security by first thinking of local security. In the age of the impending dooms of pandemic, global warming, peak oil and world war, it is important to recognize the dependency our lives have on the global economy and to make efforts to reduce that dependency to ensure we are able to endure and succee… Continue

Posted by Darryl Parker on April 9, 2008 at 9:28pm — 1 Comment

Darryl Parker The Great North Woods

I have returned from my trip to Greenfield, Massachusetts, to visit the facilities of RealPickles.com. Dan Rosenburg was quite the host and my partner in sauerkraut fermentation, John Helms, and I sampled several recipes from his natural fermentation process. We also discussed the business side of things. Food is a tough business to make a go of it. Farming it and selling it is one thing. Processing it is something completely different. It requires an entire set of rules and attorneys to figure… Continue

Posted by Darryl Parker on March 25, 2008 at 3:23pm — 3 Comments

Sarah Hada Chef's Best March 24 - web page / more info

More info: http://www.secondharvestcharlotte.org/About/chefs_best.cfm Bank of America Corporate Center & Founders Hall 100 N. Tryon Street Reception - 6-7:00pm | Dinner - 7-9:00pm Tickets - $100 per person Call the Chefs Best Hotline at 704-375-9639, ext. 38 Continue

Posted by Sarah Hada on March 7, 2008 at 10:05am — No Comments

Sarah Hada Chef’s Best – Mon March 24, 2008 -- Founder’s Hall

Hello, I’m involved with Second Harvest locally and wanted to let you all know about this amazing event: 19th Annual Chef's Best Dinner for the Community Rescue program at Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. Some of Charlotte's finest chefs will volunteer their time to prepare a gourmet meal to raise awareness and funds to help end hunger. The dinner includes an Opening Reception sponsored by Harris Teeter with items created by Chef Phil Alexander. Our guest chefs for the dinner event wil… Continue

Posted by Sarah Hada on March 3, 2008 at 11:50am — 1 Comment

Corey Tess Trujillo NSA or No NSA

What are your thoughts on Sulfites? I am a wine lover who recently tried several organic wines claiming to have no sulfites. I love red wine, so no NSA is hard to come by... Does anyone have a suggestion for a good organic/non-sulfite red wine? Continue

Posted by Corey Tess Trujillo on February 18, 2008 at 1:18am — 1 Comment

Darryl Parker Organic Grower's School - Flat Rock, NC

Okay backyard gardeners! The hands-down best school on gardening is coming up for the 15th year in Flat Rock on March 8th. I went last year and had a great experience. There are several paths you can follow through the day that will help small scale backyard farmers. And - big plus - you meet some great folks! My two big finds last year were fellow-Charlottean Lynn Caldwell (from the Charlotte Tailgate Market) and Imladris Farms' Walter Harrill. Both two terrific people. Walter's session on b…

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Posted by Darryl Parker on February 5, 2008 at 10:25am — 7 Comments

Darryl Parker Canning How-To Videos

A terrific series of videos on the setup and processes required for canning various items can be found at www.CanningUSA.com. Canning your own food is a great way to eat locally.

There are many good canning videos on www.YouTube.com and invariably you will be led to individuals or individual websites that give you even more information.

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Posted by Darryl Parker on January 13, 2008 at 2:51pm — No Comments

Darryl Parker Carolina Sauerkraut

After nearly three years of becoming more and more involved in the local food movement in the Charlotte area, I have finally found a way to become an active participant versus just being a consumer.

Sauerkraut and other naturally fermented products represent a time honored food preservation technique. Food fermentation is believed to have originated during the construction of the Great Wall of China. Now a variety of fermented products from cabbage to cucumbers are available in the mar…

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Posted by Darryl Parker on January 13, 2008 at 10:57am — 2 Comments

Andy Ciordia Alice Waters & Mary Ann Esposito

Recently I've published a few articles from the culmination of Alice's visit and the interview with Ciao Italia's Mary Ann Esposito.

Links:

Down the Rabbit Hole, Alice in Charlotte

Table Talk with Ciao Italia's Mary Ann Esposito Continue

Posted by Andy Ciordia on October 15, 2007 at 9:54am — No Comments

HEather Hill Slow food friendly caterers

Does anyone know a caterer that attempts to use local sustainble foods? I know of lots of chefs, but none of them cater parties. Continue

Posted by HEather Hill on October 5, 2007 at 5:29pm — 2 Comments

David L. Jennings Sir Albert Howard

I have no idea what I have wandered into. Might as well get some help.

Just email me at Monksdream98@gmail.com and tell me how I am supposed to navigate this website.

By the way, I committed myself to the organic method.

It was serenditous.

The Oasis Turnip hybrid that I ordered the seeds from the Thompson & Morgan company ended up getting the 5 stars rating from David Goforth (a walking encyclopedia guy), the Cabarru…

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Posted by David L. Jennings on October 4, 2007 at 8:29pm — 1 Comment

Andy Ciordia Grateful Growers Alice Waters Press Release

Tickets Now Available for Alice Waters’ Keynote Address in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, NC 20 August 2007 Alice Waters is visiting Charlotte at the end of September, and you are invited! The chef, restaurateur and food activist will speak at Dana Auditorium on the campus of Queens University on September 27. The architect of The Edible Schoolyard, Ms. Waters will speak about the opportunities and responsibilities of a sound school lunch p… Continue

Posted by Andy Ciordia on August 23, 2007 at 2:07pm — No Comments

Alan Nash Radcliff on Tryon

Wonderful experience - had dinner Friday evening with our friends Alan & Carol - the ambience reminded us of old Europe, we tried out the menu - shared lots of items - aps to main courses to deserts - all really excellent & Egor - was the best - Chuck the Matrie de worked hard to earn our respect as well - this restaurant resonates with passion! We'll be back - in fact this weekend! No on erushes you, everyone cares for you... as it should be in a fine dining experience. Continue

Posted by Alan Nash on July 29, 2007 at 5:35pm — 2 Comments

Andy Ciordia Slow Food Charlotte Online is Blooming

Sunflower, Day 3 Hi all, it's great to see we've had a great number of local sign-ups since the newsletter went out. May I be the first to welcome you to the site!

There are some great things we can do here to keep the conversation and thoughts going from when we meet at events… Continue

Posted by Andy Ciordia on July 27, 2007 at 12:03pm — No Comments

Andy Ciordia You Are What Your Animals Eat

You Are What Your Animals Eat by Jo Robinson
from: http://eatwild.com/articles/index.html

In my investigation into pasture-based farming, I’ve stumbled upon an alarming state of affairs: few animal scientists see any link between animal feed and human food. “Feed animals anything you want,” say the experts, “and it makes no difference to their meat, milk, or eggs.” Because of this mindset, our animals are being fed just a…

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Posted by Andy Ciordia on July 5, 2007 at 9:29pm — No Comments

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