Farmer Justin recently got his veggies certified organic by MOFGA, the state organic licensing organization. It doesn’t surprise me in the slightest that his official certification seems to have gone through so painlessly.
I was weeding rows of eggplant on the day the inspector came through, and talking with another volunteer.
“Is that the Mafia inspector?” [...]
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A Little Bit About MOFGA
12-Aug-08Fridge Raid Recipe: Quinoa Salad
21-Jul-08Summer is the time for potlucks. And really, there’s only so much pasta salad and potato salad I can stand before I run screaming back to the farm for some fresh green things.
The graduation party for my massage school was a potluck, and I snuck a big container of my favorite potluck dish in [...]
Pie Fixes Everything
19-Jul-08I’ve been waiting for the perfect post to revive this blog. Really. There are five or six half-written posts on my computer, waiting for me to polish them up. But the perfect is the enemy of the good, as they say, and instead of waiting for the perfect post to come along, [...]
USDA Stifling Small Farms
05-Mar-08We recently finished The Omnivore’s Dilemma in this house, and the part that deals with corn production got me a little depressed. Michael Pollan makes some great points about food becoming a commodity, and what that means, and how our treatment of corn has brought commodity-style thinking to our other food: this egg [...]
Welcome March
04-Mar-08Today’s rain and warm temperatures started the ice pooling in rivulets down the street. It seems like we’ve had snow on the ground since November. The snow berms have gotten so high that they’re blocking sightlines at major intersections.
Like most of us, I’ve got a touch of the plague that’s been going around, [...]
Tidbits
26-Feb-08Well, hello there. It’s been a while. I unexpectedly wound up taking some of January and most of February off from writing on this blog. But that’s really okay as far as I’m concerned; February is not exactly the best month to wax poetic about local produce.
Tidbit #1: Speaking of waxing [...]
The Portland Food Map
19-Jan-08I was alerted to this a while back: The Portland Food Map provides a great way to visualize a lot, and I mean a lot, of food resources here in Maine’s largest city. Among other things, the list of ethnic markets alone is worth the visit. I had no idea there were [...]
The Kindness of Strangers
15-Jan-08On days like today, I feel a little bit like Blanche DuBois in Streetcar Named Desire. Say it with me, kids, full of languorous summer heat and a slow Southern drawl:
Ah’ve always depaynded upon the kaindness… of strayngers.
My little VW Golf is a great city car, in the summer. I can haul most [...]
Brunch at the Farm, with Carrot Muffins
08-Jan-08Sunday was warmer, but still grey. The farmer invited us to come have brunch with him. On the menu: spinach fritatta, little pancakes made in a biscuit pan, and carrot muffins I’d whipped up that morning. And coffee, of course, strong and sweet.
We wrapped ourselves up in blankets and discussed exotic fruits, [...]
Roasted Garlic White Bean Dip
07-Jan-08We went to a potluck and clothing swap hosted by our downstairs neighbors. What lovely people, what a wonderful time! The highlight for me was finding a good home for some of my old “dress-up” clothes, stuff that I used to wear out clubbing. We don’t really go clubbing anymore.
I’d whipped up [...]