Locavore Resources in the Puget Sound
Earlier this week, Man of La Muncha and I met up with Jenni and Lisa, two of the co-founders of our meat CSA (meat countdown T minus 22 days!) to talk about our reactions to reading Michael Pollan's
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Food + drink: Pair in Seattle
Last Tuesday, Man of La Muncha and I picked up our final CSA box of the season. Along with a bounty of winter squash (including tasty delicatas), we
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Pigs and cows and goats, oh my! A visit to Sea Breeze Farm
Each year, the King County Extension Office, in association with Washington State University, holds their Harvest
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Ethicureans abroad: or, our visit to Baltimore
Update: We've added photos after a slight delay.--MolM. This last weekend, Man of La Muncha and I traveled to Baltimore for a friend's wedding. The wedding
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Interview with a forager
On Sunday, Man of La Muncha and I went to the Ballard Farmers' Market. Each of us had a goal - he wanted to find back fat to pursue his goal of making
Down on the farm: visiting Helsing Junction
On Sunday, Man of La Muncha and I headed south to our CSA, Helsing Junction Farm, for their
Corn-o-rama
Even if we Americans are "corn chips with legs" (Berkeley biologist Todd Dawson as quoted by Michael Pollan in The
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A Drunken Boat? No, a Stumbling Goat!
Last night, I came home from work to find my kitchen overrun by Ethicureans. Man of La Muncha was mixing cocktails for the crowd. Dairy Queen was here,
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Cluckageddon
When Man of La Muncha (who provided the title of this post) and I first started visiting our local farmer's market, we asked one of the egg and meat vendors why he didn't have more chickens for sale.
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Salumi Part II: We Eat our Piece of the Pig
The Salumi adventure continues... On Friday, while Man of la Muncha is out traversing the serpentine streets of Seattle searching
Cafe Flora – A Place for Locavore Vegetarians
A few weeks ago, when Seattle had just joined the rest of the country in the Land of Sweltering Heat, Man of La Muncha and I made plans to have dinner with M. and K., friends we hadn't seen in a while.
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Organic, Inc. – A Cheeto by Any Other Name
The book Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew by Samuel Fromartz is a timely companion piece to
Meat – It’s in Your CSA Box
One of the great things about contributing to a blog like this one is that people will email us, providing information, insights, suggestions, and other helpful tips. In the last couple of weeks, we here
Green Beans? No, Seabeans!
Last weekend, I went to the farmer's market without Man of La Muncha, who was feeling a bit under the weather. Going to the market by myself is typically a bit of a dicey proposition, as I have a tendency
Not Dead Yet
For the past six years or so, I have been drinking organic milk exclusively. Not that I drink a lot of milk, mind you--it primarily goes on top of cereal and in my coffee, with the occasional glass to
