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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'local food'
Bacon and eggs, the local way
March 17th, 2008 · No Comments · local food
I had the good fortune to go out of town over the weekend and be a guest of some great cooks. The first meal featured eggs and bacon. The eggs came from Sarah and Ray’s hens, who peck around their property in Jefferson County and lately are producing four eggs a day. Those eggs, besides [...]
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Hello, Washington? Read this
March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Farm Bill, Healthy eating, local food
I can’t say it any better, so I suggest you just go to the Cleaner Plate Club and read a plainspoken rant about what’s wrong with the Farm Bill.
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Spring is on the tree tips
March 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · General, local food
On my walk yesterday afternoon I spotted a couple of signs that food may again grow in these climes. Small leaves and buds on a quince bush. Buds begin to emerge (above) on cherry tree branch (below). It’s not much, but it’s a start. Those signs, plus today’s amazing warmth give me hope that this [...]
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Quadrennial meatloaf suits me
February 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
I had a lot of work today, but I was hankering for some real food after eating (dare I admit it?) cereal for dinner last night. So I decided to turn a hunk of local grass-fed, grass-finished beef into a meatloaf. I am not famous for my meatloaf. I rarely make it, as in once [...]
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Digest: Farm Bill, local food and more
February 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Digest, Farm Bill, local food
Considering how long it’s been since I did a digest, there’s remarkably little local food news that seems to need passing on. Here, nevertheless, are some items of interest. Farm Bill again, and still. They’re finally getting around to resolving differences between the House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill. Our state’s pawn of [...]
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