Copyright (c) 2012 FineCooking.com en-us FineCooking.com - "Farm To Fork" blog entries http://www.finecooking.com/blog/farm-to-fork Thu, 24 May 2012 17:49:26 -0500 FineCooking.com - "Farm To Fork" blog entries http://www.finecooking.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finecooking.com/blog/farm-to-fork Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:35:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/722/fair-or-fowl-more-turkey-questing http://www.finecooking.com/item/722/fair-or-fowl-more-turkey-questing Posted by FC_Editors
Turkeys are now officially my least favorite farm animal. This cutie (at right) pecked me twice while I was trying to take his picture. I guess I deserved it, because I was... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/722/fair-or-fowl-more-turkey-questing Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/721/turkey-quest http://www.finecooking.com/item/721/turkey-quest sbreckenridge
I’m no football fan, but a few weeks ago, I went through an ordeal that I’d imagine was a bit akin to getting Super Bowl tickets. Except I was ordering my Thanksgiving turkey.Not just any... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/721/turkey-quest Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:50:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/626/whos-your-farmer http://www.finecooking.com/item/626/whos-your-farmer FC_Editors
One weekend this fall we could not make it to one of our farmers’ markets, so two bighearted friends volunteered to cover for us. They left here at 5 a.m. ... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/626/whos-your-farmer Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:20:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/645/hay-days http://www.finecooking.com/item/645/hay-days Posted by FC_Editors
After a long spell of consistently wet and cool weather that made August feel more like September, it’s finally feeling like summer again. I’d been craving... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/645/hay-days Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:40:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/655/off-the-cob http://www.finecooking.com/item/655/off-the-cob Posted by sbreckenridge
Since the height of summer, I've been enjoying fresh corn in my CSA share every other week, even though Patti doesn't grow the corn itself. Instead, she trades with a neighboring farm so that her CSA... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/655/off-the-cob Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/666/a-sunny-soup-for-dinner http://www.finecooking.com/item/666/a-sunny-soup-for-dinner Posted by sbreckenridge
Tomato season is now in full swing at Sport Hill farm, and on Monday I filled my bag with plump little Sungold tomatoes the color of egg yolks. Once again, the minute I saw the overflowing tomato... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/666/a-sunny-soup-for-dinner Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:10:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/669/thin-mints-in-plant-form http://www.finecooking.com/item/669/thin-mints-in-plant-form Posted by sbreckenridge
Every spring and summer, I go crazy for mint. Its sweet-but-spiky flavor just seems to harmonize with practically everything I like to cook at this time of year, injecting a cool breath into a hot... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/669/thin-mints-in-plant-form Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:20:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/672/a-global-vegetable-goes-local http://www.finecooking.com/item/672/a-global-vegetable-goes-local Posted by FC_Editors
It’s too bad I’m not a CIA operative, and my friend Ali Berlow a mole, because she is a source extraordinaire. She’s always calling me up at weird hours and... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/672/a-global-vegetable-goes-local Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:35:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/676/summer-on-a-platter http://www.finecooking.com/item/676/summer-on-a-platter Posted by sbreckenridge
High summer has finally come to my CSA and I couldn't be more thrilled. The box we picked up on Monday included cherry tomatoes from tiny to golf-ball size, in shades of red, golden and yellow, plus... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/676/summer-on-a-platter Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:40:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/678/the-land-ladies http://www.finecooking.com/item/678/the-land-ladies Posted by FC_Editors
One Sunday last winter, I settled into a cozy couch at the Chilmark Community Center to watch a film called “Ladies of the Land.” Maybe not everyone’s idea... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/678/the-land-ladies Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:25:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/681/a-summer-makeover-for-cabbage http://www.finecooking.com/item/681/a-summer-makeover-for-cabbage Posted by sbreckenridge
Until I joined my CSA, I always thought of cabbage as a fall vegetable. It showed up in abundance in the fall, and I loved to cook it with other hearty fall flavors: apple, bacon, caraway seeds. But... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/681/a-summer-makeover-for-cabbage Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:40:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/684/july-blooms http://www.finecooking.com/item/684/july-blooms Posted by FC_Editors
This is a heartening week at our farm as some highly anticipated crops: potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, summer squash, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant—have begun to... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/684/july-blooms Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/689/how-to-raise-a-hen-the-idiots-guide http://www.finecooking.com/item/689/how-to-raise-a-hen-the-idiots-guide Posted by FC_Editors
You’d think I’d know better, but once again I’ve signed up to write an article on something I know almost nothing about: Hens. First, I suggested to my... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/689/how-to-raise-a-hen-the-idiots-guide Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:15:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/693/green-living http://www.finecooking.com/item/693/green-living Posted by sbreckenridge
Early summer at a New England CSA means one thing: lots and lots of greens. Cooking greens, salad greens—they're both in abundance.  In fact, their sheer volume can be a little... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/693/green-living Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:45:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/697/mixing-it-up-on-the-farm http://www.finecooking.com/item/697/mixing-it-up-on-the-farm Posted by FC_Editors
Oh, joy!  I just got the season’s first distribution from my CSA at Fort Hill Farm in New Milford, Connecticut. It was a long winter and spring... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/697/mixing-it-up-on-the-farm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:50:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/725/thats-one-lucky-chicken http://www.finecooking.com/item/725/thats-one-lucky-chicken Posted by FC_Editors
If I were a chicken, I’d like to belong to Doug Brush. I’d have fresh grass to snack on every day, all the bugs I could eat, plenty of water, plus vegetable... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/725/thats-one-lucky-chicken Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:55:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/702/garlic-springs-upon-us http://www.finecooking.com/item/702/garlic-springs-upon-us Posted by FC_Editors
In about a month’s time we’ll wake up to a swath of “scapes” dangling just above our garlic planting... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/702/garlic-springs-upon-us Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:05:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/707/crunching-the-local-numbers http://www.finecooking.com/item/707/crunching-the-local-numbers Posted by FC_Editors
Lately, in my efforts to improve my sustainable IQ, I’ve been overwhelmed by statistics. Our food travels, on average, 1500 miles to get to our plates (how much fuel is... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/707/crunching-the-local-numbers Thu, 29 May 2008 16:15:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/709/why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-road-a-path-to-a-better-egg http://www.finecooking.com/item/709/why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-road-a-path-to-a-better-egg Posted by FC_Editors
Come spring in upstate N.Y. we are happy to bid adieu to all things winter, including the flock of laying hens loitering around our homestead.From mid-November until the... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/709/why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-road-a-path-to-a-better-egg Tue, 27 May 2008 16:30:00 -0500 http://www.finecooking.com/item/712/the-treasure-hunt-mapping-the-islands-farmers http://www.finecooking.com/item/712/the-treasure-hunt-mapping-the-islands-farmers Posted by FC_Editors
It’s sort of like speed dating: I’m getting to know the farmers on Martha’s Vineyard rather quickly. Maybe a little more quickly than theyrsquod... ]]> http://www.finecooking.com/item/712/the-treasure-hunt-mapping-the-islands-farmers