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In early spring, particularly with the winter weather we’ve been having even as we approach the middle of April, there are few options for super fresh locally-grown food outside those farmers who have some greenhouse production for spring greens. Mushrooms are a great way to have a very fresh, local treat that also happens to […]
Certified kitchen space is required to run a properly certified, food-safe food business. In the spring of 2016 we left our beloved kitchen space in Jamaica Plain at Crop Circle Kitchen, now Commonwealth Kitchen, to move closer to our farmers just West of Boston. To Powisset Farm we went, a Trustees of the Reservation property, […]
May
So much green! We have luscious spinach, pac choi, red russian kale, plus white turnips! Despite this cold and wet weather, our skillful farmers are finding a way to keep their crops warm and protected from pests- a feat to be marveled upon, and appreciated as you eat all this wonderful food! What is Community […]
Why are people so obsessed with preserving lemons? Well, it’s really easy to find out for yourself. We preserve lemons for al FreshCo to add a really special flavor to dishes, with little fuss. They last all year, and take advantage of the very brief meyer lemon season. At al FreshCo, we are very strict […]
King Oyster Mushrooms grown by NH Mushroom Co. in Tamworth, NH Great news! White Barn Farm is harvesting some over-wintered spinach for us (!) to go in next week’s Bengali Dal! An aromatic dish with healing spices and White Barn’s gilfeather turnip! The cold snap has made for an unexpected return to keeping greenhouses buttoned […]
Robins have begun to appear in the fields, and we even spotted a pair of killdeer searching for a nesting site: a sure sign of spring! The kohl rabi and carrots continue to hold their sweet crisp, and we’re getting more promise of fresh greens to come! It’ll be entirely dependent on the weather, but […]
The bad news: climate change is real; the good news: fresh spinach! Farmer Chris found that his spinach is already growing in the field that we planted last fall- no greenhouse, hoop-house, or anything! We’re trying a new recipe this week: Kofta Curry: it’s an Indian Veggie-Ball smothered in awesome curry sauce and served over […]
August 15th, 2016 Floating northwards on the Allagash in the North Maine Woods, the gluttony of late summer is everywhere. A moose cow perked her ears up as we trickled past, and then lazily dunked her head in the eddy in which she stood shoulder-deep, coming back up with aquatic plants spilling down her chin. […]
Jul
First, what is Local Food? We hear the word “local” a lot. The term was first used to limit the geographical proximity between you, who eats the food, and where the food was grown, although there are differences in the mileage range in which you may still call your food local. The New Oxford American dictionary defines […]
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