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Morgan Spurlock @ IFBC
Alright, y’all. Here is a bit of the conversation we got to have with Morgan Spurlock about the benefits of eating together and about food traditions and about his mama.
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2010 International Food Bloggers Conference
Next week, I get to visit Seattle for the annual International Food Blogger Conference hosted by Foodista and Zephyr Wine Adventures (Wine adventures- two of my favorite words!) I am super excited to go to Seattle (never been!) and nerd out with some…
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Considering the Food System
Those of us who work in the food system are feel very happy if we can engage other agencies and efforts in our projects, and we are truly lucky if we can consider everything from the sustainability of production and responsibility of potential waste. …
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Broadview Ranch August Sale!
Our new buddy, Lee Atwood of Broadview Ranch, sent us a reminder that orders for their August sale must be placed by tomorrow Thursday, August 12th at midnight. Until then, you will get 40% off ground pork. In addition, you will receive the standard…
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Shannon’s Fish Pepper Video
If you like hot peppers, beautiful ornamental vegetable garden plants, or some local food history you can check out this YouTube video I did for Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden!
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RFC Visits Twin Oaks!
Last weekend, the RFC was graciously hosted by the Twin Oaks Community. Twin Oaks is the intentional community in Louisa where the best tofu in the world is made. 100 people live on 450 acres, tend bountiful gardens, preserve their fruits and vegetable…
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Dominion Harvest reviewed by Dining in Richmond
We enjoyed this post by the author of the Richmond Gastronomy Blog. Good info on what to expect in your Dominion Harvest Box along with a little local food insight.
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Pizza night
Pizza and ice cream, huh? You would think I have the palette of a twelve year old. It is in these lovely comfort foods that I feel I can experiment- I can make them from scratch and really know what I want out of the final product. Plus, my favorite…
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Ice Cream recipes: Peach and Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Y’all know I love ice cream. Today I got so excited to find the Homestead Creamery heavy cream again that I went straight home, foregoing all of the practical foods I could make (say for tomorrow’s lunch, perhaps?) and went straight into making TWO ki…
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Creme Brulee
In the spring of ‘09 we had hoped to do one of our podcasts, where we would featureasparagus and eggs. Asparagus, because it’s the ultimate of spring’s special foods. Eggs were also chosen because during the spring, with all the fresh green grass, and …
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Pesto
Ah, pesto. It has to be one of my all time favorite things. As far as favorite foods goes, it may have even beat out my nearly life long favorite of sauerkraut with mashed potatoes and knackwursts. It’s been well over ten years since I’ve had knackwurs…
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Red, White and Brew Update
This just in from Kyndra with Sam’s Sausages and Haven Farm:We have just ( in the past month) started attending the 17th Street Farmer’s Market’s Friday night Red, White and Brew. We sell fresh raw bulk sausage to take home and cook as well as grilled…
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Wherein the Median Garden Threatens the Streets
The Good Mother Stallard beans I was telling you about just a few short, hot weeks ago have climbed way over the iron structure I naively gave them to run. Likewise, I expect to come out any day now and find that the tomatoes have completely scrambled…
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Tricycle Gardens’ Urban Farm on Channel 12 News
If you missed it last week, you can see Channel 12’s visit to Tricycle’s Urban Farm at 9th and Bainbridge on their website. Just click here.Produce from the farm is sold on site at their farm stand Tuesday and Thursday Afternoons, and now Saturdays as …
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Edible R-evolution Tour this Saturday
Tricycle Gardens is hosting a tour of kitchen gardens around town this Saturday, July 17. The event promises to be super fun and inspiring!The folks at Tricycle Gardens sent out this info about the tour:Tickets are $20 per carload or group of four bic…
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The Joy of June Apples
Cindy Clark, one of the vendors at the Farmers Market at St. Stephen’s, (she and her family run Greenway Beef- a grass fed beef farm) and one of the most generous folks I know, (she is also a nurse for transplant patients) surprised me a couple of week…
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Summer Time
I got a new camera for my birthday. It’s just a point and shoot, but it’s light years ahead of the 7 year old 3 mega pixel antique we did have. So you may be seeing a good deal more photographs on this blog. I’ll try to keep with the food theme, but I …
