The number one thing I use my cookbooks for is pressing my tofu. Years ago, I learned that if you really want to have a nice, dry, springy cube of tofu (which I do), you should let it rest for a few hours, topped with some heavy books. The heaviest books I have just...
Applications for Countryside Farmers’ Market at Howe Meadow will open THIS FRIDAY January 10th and remain open until February 13th for returning vendors and February 27th for new applicants. Join a community of people committed to local food and agriculture and...
If it wasn’t for Larry at Infinite Garden, my experience at the grocery store the other day would’ve been just ordinary. Because of Larry, the beautiful produce he grows, and the kind and thoughtful way he answers my questions, my exclamation of...
One of my favorite things about being a farmers’ market manager is talking with the farmers and food entrepreneurs! Recently, I was chatting with Jimmy Myers from Front 9 Farm and we were discussing how food can be used as medicine for the prevention/repair of certain...
What do you get the person that has everything, the person that’s really picky, or the person that you feel deserves something more than the convenient gift card? The answer is simple, something thoughtful and unique! The choices at both Countryside Old Trail...
Have you ever felt adventurous enough to purchase a vegetable you weren’t familiar with and attempt to cook it? I did once, and I don’t regret a thing. I know all about celery (hellooo ants on a log), but have you heard of celeriac? It’s a variety of...
