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Focus on Farming
Tomorrow is the 7th annual Snohomish County’s Focus on Farming Conference. It is the largest agricultural conference in Washington State. With continuing changes in farming, this gathering is a conscious dialogue among farmers, chefs and consumers. As friend and conference coordinator Linda Neunzig says, “It’s the network around you, the community, that makes farming work.” Focus on Farming, Nov. 4, [...]
Farm Adventures
2010 King County Harvest Celebration Farm Tour Photo: Jon Ericson
Tips from our farmers’ market
Here are some great tips we love from our farmers, cooks, and eaters: farmer – the Rival apricot is perfect for grilling. Its firm texture keeps it from getting mushy or falling apart when cooked. cook – You’ll find farmers at the market may have boxes of tomatoes called ‘seconds’ which are perfect for making [...]
farmers, cooks, eaters
Food is in steps- whether it’s cooking, farming, shopping or eating, we believe that by sharing we all become stronger. There is a connection between farming and living -tending to our lives, tending to the earth and tending to one another. – farmer? cook? eater? who are you?
Summer
Spring and summer gently bring us to a sense of rejuvenation. Photo: A.W. Dorow
Nature, our teacher
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Lao Tzu Photo: A.W. Dorow
A Total Labor of Love
A month has passed and I have been working diligently on my garden. The herb garden is complete and now awaiting the seeds to sprout. I have purchased some plants (Rosemary, Thyme, Sage) and transplanted the chives, Oregano, and Arugula. The Mason Bee’s are still busy scurrying around the yard and filling their straws with [...]
Chicken or the Egg
Tamara’s Tweet: “Neighbors’ chicken nesting again in my yard. Who has rights to the egg?” Farm-fresh eggs really are a different experience compared to our store-bought eggs. You can tell how fresh they are by placing an uncooked, in-shell egg in a cup of water. The collagen is so evident — a fresh egg will [...]
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