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TENDER: farmers, cooks, eaters recommended by Farmland Report

Our friends at the Farmland Report, a blog for American Farmland Trust, recently published their summer reading list and mentioned TENDER as one of their recommendations. We’re ecstatic to be listed along with a few other great books and excited that our message continues to resonate with great people doing great things. Stay tuned for [...]

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Let’s Celebrate Summer

  MAGNOLIA FARMERS’ MARKET  June 18, 2011 Start your summer by joining Tamara and the creative team of TENDER: farmers, cooks, eaters at Dish-it-up in Magnolia from 11:00 – 1:00. Tamara will prepare dishes from TENDER  with ingredients that are available right now from our farmers. She will also be signing your book copies and sharing [...]

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Ah Spring!

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Simple Joys of Eating Locally

Tender: A Cookbook Review What do you get when you combine fresh farm-grown food, a commitment to supporting that food, and women with passion? You get Tender: Farmers, Cooks, Eaters, a newly-published cookbook alive with stories, full-color photos, and thoughtful recipes that express the joys of eating locally.  Amber Stott of Awake at the Whisk  shares her experience [...]

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Breast Cancer Fund Dinner and Auction

  I am grateful to be living in a time when I must pay attention.  We have all become more sensitive and knowledgeable about the fact that food plays a major role when it comes to our own health and well-being.  The choices that we make affect our communities and the planet where we play [...]

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A thoughtful response

“Sometimes we forget how good simple things can be.”  What could be more sustainable than cooking a meal at home using fresh, local and organic products?  A friend recently sent me the new cookbook, TENDER farmers, cooks, eaters by Tamara Murphy, and what a treat it turned out to be.  From the scrumptious photos to [...]

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Local Food

                                     “If you want local food, you have to grow it.”                                                  – Andrew Stout, [...]

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An evening with Michael Pollan

Saturday evening with Michael Pollan and an auditorium filled with interested, listening, and active people was a truly inspiring.  Pollan reminded us that with all the confusion on the packaging of  ‘edible food-like substances’ we can continue to ask ourselves why  and how we arrived at this place and reframe our thinking. Real food, food our [...]

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A Farmer’s Way

  Being on Ninety Farms walking the fields, feeding animals, taking pictures created one level of awareness. Being able to help pick up and put back together a farm and home after flooding was much more. This is the gift of understanding where our food comes from and the importance of committed farmers like Linda.  

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Thank You

    We are thankful for our family and friends who join us on this journey and continue to share simple, conscious choices. We wish everyone a joyous, happy holiday. Jody, Nancy, Tamara and Marlen 

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