Growers and Grocers

The economic downturn is hitting everyone hard.  As a result, people are finding new ways to conserve: libraries are seeing an increase in use, more and more magazines and newspapers are publishing low-cost recipes, and according to the seed companies, people are planning to grow their own vegetables this Summer.
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In the current issue of Bon Appetit magazine, there’s a great article on 50 Easy Ways to Eat Green.  Some of their guidelines are familiar: eat locally, turn off the lights (when you leave the kitchen), join a CSA.  But they also offer some additional details on the tried-and-true, and have some interesting additional suggestions.
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Although picnic season is several months away, I’ve been eying a display in my local grocery store of Bambu picnic utensils.  So far I haven’t caved in and bought them, but they were so cute I had to look into them.  I’d seen something similar featured in an Australian cooking magazine, and was intrigued, so […]

I have a confession: I’ve always been a little wary of chard.  Maybe it’s because it looks sort of like a kind of weed that used to grow in my yard when I was a child.  Even the Rainbow or Bright Lights variety, that’s all shot with shades of red and orange, puts me on […]

While those of you with CSA (Community Sponsored Agriculture) subscriptions in other parts of the country may be enjoying such delights as fresh peas and strawberries, those of us here in the Pacific Northwest are facing a cold spring that has left our poor farmers scrambling to provide for us.
I’m getting lots of nice herbs, […]

When it comes to selecting good sources of seafood, vegetables, and meat, we can never have too much information.  The Eating Well article quoted from in the previous post didn’t include these two resources, but Growers & Grocers readers pointed them out, and we want to make sure to pass them on to you.  The […]

The April issue of Eating Well magazine is the “How to Eat for a Greener Planet” issue.  In addition to articles on concerns like farmed versus wild salmon, and grass fed beef, it contains several listings of helpful resources for finding the most environmentally friendly versions of various foods, along with some common terms and […]

One thing my husband and I have been searching for in our new home is someone who sells whole sides of beef.  I think we’ve found someone, which is excellent news.  Beef from cattle raised on small farms is at least an order of magnitude better than what the grocery store carries, even those with […]

We’ve just moved into a new house here in the Pacific Northwest and this summer we want to grow some of our own vegetables.  My oldest son is very excited about the idea of zucchini fresh from the garden, which is interesting because he won’t eat it if I buy it from the grocery store.  […]