Articles about food. Pertaining to the planning, planting, producing, picking, preparing, preserving, presenting and the pleasure of partaking of food.
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In 2022 we planted several kinds of potatoes from a variety of sources bought locally. Results were pretty uneven, but it was a very challenging… Read More »2023 garden planning & preparation: procuring potatoes
We moved just over a year ago to a two-acre on ALR (Agricultural Land Reserve) property with a view of the water in the distance.… Read More »In The Garden of Eatin’s
Also, you can’t turn that into a catchy, appealing marketing phrase. That’s unfortunate, because catchy and appealing seems to be winning the day for the… Read More »No. There isn’t a way to use pods that is both convenient and not an environmental problem
By Arlene Bishop to her partner, Yawd Sylvester, formerly the chef at Toronto’s Lula Lounge. Like you I’ve read articles on the inequality of household… Read More »In appreciation of those who cook
@PTBO_SatMarket an ersatz (the polite term for fake) “farmer’s market” in Peterborough, On, recently featured in a @cbcmarketplace expose for falsely marketing commercial produce as locally… Read More »Peterborough Commercial Produce Reseller’s Market
An urgent request just came in from The Plant Foods Council. There is a questionnaire that they are asking people to fill out today because… Read More »The Plant Foods Council calls for changes to food regulations
Article and photograph by Jacqui Shannon, expat Canadian in the UK. A month ago myself and several volunteers helped plant hundreds of Tumbling Tom and… Read More »Potting on Tomatoes
…and for that matter, LivingSocial, Groupon and the defunct DealFind and TeamBuy (both of which expired owing merchants money). As appealing as it is to… Read More »What’s wrong with Winterlicious and Summerlicious?
Article and photographs by Gayle Hurmuses and Hurmuses family archives, featured image by Brandi Deziel A year. 58 recipes, a couple of dozen articles, many reviews, and… Read More »We are one!
Trapping a wild yeast culture is the first step in making true sourdough bread and easy as could be. Please note that these instructions call… Read More »Trapping Wild Sourdough Yeast