Growers and Grocers

Christmas is very, very close, but chances are you have someone who loves food left on your shopping list.  Shopping for food lovers can be a challenge because most of them buy all the food tools and many of the cookbooks they need.  Gift certificate time?  Maybe, but wait.
Perhaps this year a new strategy is […]

And more from the doom and gloom desk…
It should come as no surprise that the worsening economic situation is affecting your local grocery store since it has touched every other industry in the United States and much of the world.  In this case, the fact Americans have less money to spend is heavily impacting the […]

Over the next few weeks, something strange is going to happen at your local grocery store: food prices are going to drop.
Every year during the holiday season, prices on foods traditionally associated with Thanksgiving and Christmas: turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, pie crusts, Cream of Mushroom soup, green beans, and pumpkin filling, to name a few, […]

You probably know that eating carrots is good for your eyes and that a healthy dose of Omega-3 fatty acids from salmon or cod can help with blood flow and heart health.  Did you know there are literally hundreds of other healthy foods out there that can help you feel, think, and look better?
Healthy eating […]

I live in Kansas.  During the late spring, summer, and early fall months, Kansas is a seasonal eater’s paradise.  Just about every fruit, vegetable, and grain grows very well here and every weekend, someone is hosting a festival in honor of one bit of produce or another.
Then, starting about November and lasting until about March, […]

Given the fact they look like spring onions, I had always assumed the mighty leek was a spring vegetable.  I went on this way for years until several lovely specimens appeared in my CSA bag…in September.  It was a very pleasant discovery.
Obviously, autumn means gourd.  This is the time of year that pumpkins are cultivated […]

Thank goodness it is finally fall.  We can, at last, get some decent fresh produce. 
Perhaps that statement feels as strange to you, the reader, as it did to me to type, but I cannot believe the difference in the size of my community supported agriculture (CSA) share between early summer and the past few weeks. 
I know […]

I stepped out of my normal shopping routine last week and went to my local Whole Foods to pick up some badly needed fruits and vegetables.  I had managed to make a total mockery of healthy eating over the weekend and wanted to get back on track with some clean, fresh produce.

I grabbed pretty standard […]