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Dispatch from Germany No. 2: Visiting three small but innovative farm-to-table enterprises
By Renee Ciulla As I wrote in my first post for Ethicurean, I’m a graduate student learning about Sustainable Agriculture in Europe who recently spent a semester at the University of Kassel in Germany. Its
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Apple days are here again
As the weather turns colder here in northeast Ohio, harvests are tapering off and farmers markets are dwindling, both on the farmer side and the shopper side. We're approaching that time of year when the only local produce you can expect to find for months consists of potatoes, onions, cabbage, and squash. For
‘Eating In’ for Better Food in Schools
I went to a Slow Food USA "Eat In" at the foot of San Francisco's magnificent City Hall on Monday, one of several hundred events across the country that aims to build a movement around the upcoming reauthorization of the Child
Permaculture pressure: Keeping up with the Jones (Farm, that is)
Though I've been gardening for many years, every season I come up against all the things I don't know and want to learn. Usually I grab a book or talk to a friendly farmer at the local farmers market to see how someone else does what I want to do. But recently, I discovered a list of workshops available
Meeting Louis Bromfield - and Wendell Berry! - at Malabar Farm
Here in northeastern Ohio, not only are we surrounded by acres of rich agricultural land, on which depend a mixture of big and small farms, but in every county there are hidden pockets of little-known historical significance. And in almost-neighboring Richland County, one historical attraction has appeal
WK Kellogg’s Food and Society 2009: Follow the foundation funding
I've just come back from the WK Kellogg Foundation's invitation-only Food and Society conference in San Jose, CA, where I was hanging out on the foundation's dime with about 500 other
Postcard from England: Farm Collective opens cafe
Earlier this month I spent 10 days in England, visiting friends from grad school in London, Hove (near Brighton), and Diss (near Norwich). I was there for fun, but it was impossible not to see with Ethicurean eyes just how far ahead of America the UK is when it comes to chewing the right thing. Here's
Farm-to-Market: Island Grown Farmers Cooperative
I spotted a familiar face on the front page of Friday’s Wall Street Journal. Farmer Bruce Dunlop looked back at me while I read about the mobile
So good, it’s not legal: A visit to Polyface Farm
By Johanna Kolodny I didn’t find out until the end of Polyface Farm’s Field Day last month that this gathering -- set in the Blue Ridge Mountain town of Swoope (pronounced Swope), Virginia -- was illegal. Polyface owner
Eating SOLE in Portland, Maine: Fore Street, Gilbert’s Chowder House, and Hugo’s
Got a little time to explore the dining scene of Portland, Maine? Change your plans: you’ll actually need lots and lots of time to do it right. Word on the street is that the East Coast Portland is second only to San Francisco in restaurants per capita. We’re not talking Applebee’s, either. The
Closing the loop: Turning city food and garden waste into fertilizer
During a break between meetings at the office, one of my coworkers asked, "So, Marc: got any vacations planned?" "Just a little one. I'm going to the Vacaville landfill next Friday," I replied. His eyebrows raised a little bit, and he responded with a quizzical tone, "Hmm...that's an interesting choice.
Postcard from Portland, ME: Even Andrew Zimmern knows that Rabelais is the place to be
Should you find yourself in Portland, Maine, on the first Friday of the month, you can participate in the monthly art-walk, a self-guided tour of local galleries, studios, museums, and other venues. There are plenty to choose from —62 venues in June ’08, to be exact. One of those venues might Rabelais.
Ethicureans, meet the Eggicureans: A visit to Michigan’s Crane Dance Farm
Mary tries to get the calves interested in the trailer It’s a Wednesday morning and instead of firing up my computer, my cool company is letting me spend
Sometimes you just have to go for a walk
How do I know I've been neglecting the Ethicurean? My mother sent me an email yesterday titled "Now I'm Worried" — not because I hadn't replied to her last three messages, but because I hadn't posted on the blog in ages. Since a few other people have wondered whether I've fallen under a bus, or been
Postcard from Orlando II: Look Closer … at the Farm Bureau
Although I'm no longer standing at the Farm Bureau-sponsored exhibit, The Great American Farm, at Disney's Epcot Center, I can't seem to shake the creepy feeling it gave me. One of the most visible parts of the exhibit are the Look Closer screens, which invite attendees to Look Closer at biotechnology: Prominently
