Monthly Archives: November 2011
Hollywood insider event – hang out with celebrities as they read your favorite scripts
I shouldn’t be telling you this because our undiscovered gem may become even more popular. As it stands now the tickets are sold out within hours of release. Anyway, it’s late on a Friday so maybe no one will read this… Last night, a crowd of industry insiders and excited film enthusiasts gathered at the …
The Earth is filling up, by NPR (video)
It was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion — in 1804. But better medicine and improved agriculture resulted in higher life expectancy for children, dramatically increasing the world population, especially in the West. As higher standards of living and better health care are reaching more parts of the world, …
A long way off: seafood at farmers markets that is fresh, local, and sustainable
“Ideally, farmers market customers would like a vendor to offer: Wild fish that is freshly caught, rather than frozen. Caught in local waters. Sold directly by the fisherman, his family or his employees. Available regularly and reliably in a diverse range of products. A reasonable price. “Realistically, however, it is virtually impossible for one vendor …
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Mary’s Turkey: humanely raised and decently priced (video)
This year for Thanksgiving we weren’t able to get a Heritage Turkey, but our Broad Breasted White is free-range and humanely raised by Mary Turkey’s. Here is their story: You can buy one at Whole Foods.
Mary's Turkey: humanely raised and decently priced (video)
This year for Thanksgiving we weren’t able to get a Heritage Turkey, but our Broad Breasted White is free-range and humanely raised by Mary Turkey’s. Here is their story: You can buy one at Whole Foods.
Becoming A Soup Master
This Fall, I started doing something extremely rare and extraordinary (for me)…cooking. After months, okay years, of me partaking in (he calls it mooching off) @robotchampion‘s culinary creations, he challenged me to literally start bringing something to the table. So I have, in the form of soups. I’m a little surprised to admit this, but …
My Family Thanksgiving 2011 – Organic, Local, and Sustainable
The Lineup Butternut Squash Soup Turkey Gravy Mashed Potatoes Bread/Rolls Vegetables (corn on the cob) Cranberry Stuffing Pumpkin/Apple Pie Whipped Cream Sourcing Butternut Squash Soup: Farmers Market. Gourd. Cut in half, remove seeds, bake till a knife slides out easily. Usually 40+ minutes at 350-400. Then, remove the skin, add water, and blend. Also, consider nutmeg …
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Artificial insemination and too-fat-to-fly – the real Thanksgiving turkey
Something scary is happening in the turkey world. Our scientists and farmers have created a Frankenstein-like beast called the broad breasted white. This creature is created in a lab, through artificial insemination, and then grows fat so fast that it often cannot walk. It usually needs antibiotics to survive to be butchered. Needless to say, …
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West Coast and Atlantic Northeast dominate U.S. in Farmers Markets (map)
A recent study from the USDA released this map of farmers markets. Notice that the Northeast and West Coast dominate (dark blue). From the report: “Direct-to-consumer sales are highest in the Northeast, on the West Coast, and around a few isolated metropolitan areas throughout the country.” “Farms with direct-to-consumer sales are most likely to have …
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