Friday, June 29, 2012
Trying to make the most of our local produce...when we’re not so local.
Summer is prime growing season—but for many of us, it is prime travel season as well. A couple of times each year, I face the challenge of what to do about our local CSA veggies when we, ourselves, will be anything but local. We could always suspend delivery while we’re away, but the problem is not with the box that arrives that week—it’s easy enough to find a neighbor to pick up our share and leave it at our door the next day in exchange for a few of the goodies inside. No, the problem was with the share we picked up on our last day in town: a veritable mountain of green leaves—lettuce, chard, beets, arugula, kale—accented with a generous scoop of sugar snap peas and a few bright yellow summer squash, courtesy of last week’s heat wave. …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
This hip tavern hangout might surprise you with its creative menu.
A visit to The Washington Square Tavern is an evening for good beer, good burgers, and good banter. It’s like going to a party at the cool kids' place—you know the ones, who ironically wear tweed jackets and stock their bookshelves with Kerouac and Vonnegut. Here at the Tavern, the décor is an homage to a passion for books and for biking, in the form of low, dark wood bookshelves and black-and-white photos of the Tour de France. There's a jovial feel in the air, cultivated by Gerry, the owner, who greets the regulars by name. One of my dining companions remarked that "all the faces look familiar—I feel like I know everybody here." The menu, mostly inspired riffs on comfortable dishes, is so much more than burgers. It's approachable, yet …
Friday, April 22, 2011
Choosing food that is better for you and better for the Earth can be a challenge.
Over time, we have become aware of how chemical pesticides impact our bodies. Some shoppers navigate the produce aisle with a cheat sheet of the Dirty Dozen—the fruits and vegetables with the highest levels of pesticide contamination from conventional farming. Today, Earth Day, is an ideal occasion to examine how the food we eat impacts not just our bodies but the world around us, and how to craft a diet that is better for both our planet and ourselves. When considering the carbon footprint of our food choices, many of us are concerned with emissions involved in transporting our food over thousands of miles. You may think that the locally grown berries have a smaller impact, but consider the cumulative effect of a farmer driving her small …
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Stephen Evans
11:32 am on Sunday, April 24, 2011
Thanks for your thoughtful commentary on this complex issue. Its crucial that we change our consumption habits if we want to leave a healthy planet for future generations. If you're interested we are building a directory of organic & local food sources at http://www.localfoody.net. Happy Earth Day! more ›