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So I said to the guy at the CSA pickup, “Got any cilantro?” and he says, “try this, papalo, it’s sort of like cilantro.” At least I think he said papalo. I wasn’t taking notes, and I should know by now always to take notes if I want to remember anything. He might have said [...]

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When your busy neighbor’s cherry tree is flush with the brilliant sour fruits, the best solution is to pick them (with permission, of course) and share in the bounty. That’s what I did the other evening, and I’m glad I did.
I was eager to get at those cherries, because I’ve lost out in the past [...]

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Lucky for me, Bob Bruce rang my doorbell this afternoon to ask if he could harvest the mushrooms in my yard. I recognized Bob from the Wakarusa Valley Farm and the Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance. I readily agreed to his harvest, as I’m not much of a mushroom person. Besides, he offered to give me [...]

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(Note for feed subscribers: This corrects title of Nabhan and Kindscher’s paper.)
I need to know more about weeds. All stars are pointing that direction.
First, there were Ed’s and Jennifer’s blog posts about their foraging for food. Then, I looked into what Gary Nabhan is all about in advance of his upcoming talk Tuesday at [...]

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When I was at the Merc this morning for a few groceries, I reached into a freezer case and pulled out a pound of MJ Ranch’s ground beef. A voice near my elbow said, “Thanks for buying our meat!”
I turned and met the speaker, Joyce Williams, co-owner of MJ Ranch, a beef cattle operation about [...]

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The menu challenge: Come up with a meal that could be prepared mostly in advance so as to be served at an uncertain time to guests who included a person who can’t tolerate gluten, eggs or dairy.
The menu decision: Chicken Marbella from the The Silver Palate Cookbook; Baked Risotto with Asparagus, Spinach and Parmesan, [...]

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