This post is by Stacey, our guest blogger and self-proclaimed NYC Milkmaid! You can see more of her writing on her own blog, JustBraise.com.
Confession: When I was younger I hated sauerkraut. Most people will read that and think, Well, no bother. Just don’t eat the stuff. It’s not like one is presented with it often!
But, [...]

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This blog post comes to us from our friend Zachary Adam Cohen at Farm To Table: The Emerging American Meal.
Where are the Conservatives in the Local, Sustainable Movement?
Let’s think about the word conservative for a second. True conservatives are interested in “conserving” things right? The caricature of conservatives is that they try to preserve [...]

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This post comes from Marjorie Taylor, the proprietor of The Cook’s Atelier . She cooks and writes about food from her tiny home in Burgundy, France. See more of her writing on her blog, www.thecooksatelier.com.
Summer in Burgundy is a bit idyllic with the fields of sunflowers stretched as far as the eye can see.  The [...]

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This post is from Sarah Newman over at Take Part:
It’s hard to see Food, Inc. and not be inspired.  Ok, so most people might not be selling their house and quitting their office job to become full time farmers  but the movie certainly inspires people to change something in their lives.  There’s a lot of [...]

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This post comes from Marjorie Taylor, the proprietor of The Cook’s Atelier. She cooks and writes about food from her tiny home in Burgundy, France. See more of her writing on her blog, www.thecooksatelier.com.
It is said that every cloud has a silver lining.  Given our current economic situation, wouldn’t it be great if that silver [...]

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This post is by Stacey, one of our guest bloggers. Self-proclaimed NYC Milkmaid, you can see more of her writing on her own blog, JustBraise.com.
Kombucha (Kam-boo-cha). Or as I like to call it, “booch.”
Kombu-wha?
That was my reaction when I first heard about the sparkly slightly tangy beverage. My first encounter with kombucha caught me by [...]

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This post is by our friend Julie Negrin M.S. Julie is a nutritionist, cooking instructor, writer and most recently, a blogger – check it out: My Kitchen Nutrition at www.julienegrin.com/blog.
A few years ago, I was chatting with my Uncle Raymond, the youngest brother of my Papoo Albert (my grandpa) about how they ate as [...]

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This post comes from Marjorie Taylor, the proprietor of The Cook’s Atelier . She cooks and writes about food from her tiny home in Burgundy, France. See more of her writing on her blog, www.thecooksatelier.com.
There is something very therapeutic to me about digging in the dirt.  I have always enjoyed gardening and have big aspirations [...]

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This post is by Stacey, one of our guest bloggers. Self-proclaimed NYC Milkmaid, you can see more of her writing on her own blog, JustBraise.com.
As promised, this month’s Adventures in Fermentation has us discussing the basics. What is fermentation, specifically in food. To start the conversation, let’s clarify that I truly mean the basics. I [...]

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This post comes from Marjorie Taylor, the proprietor of The Cook’s Atelier. She cooks and writes about food from her tiny home in Burgundy, France. See more of her writing on her blog, www.thecooksatelier.com.
We read something almost everyday about the potential risks associated with our industrial food system and the animal abuse that takes place [...]

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