When I first heard about Stone Barns a few years ago, I thought it sounded pretty idyllic, but to be honest, it also sounded kind of fancy. “Good food,” as we like to call it, has a reputation for being expensive in general (though that rep is a little unfair–farmers market [...]
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Dispatch from Upstate: Stone Barns
June 24th, 2008 · No Comments
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Stories from the Road: The cheese stands alone in Maryland
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Here’s another one from Gwen Schantz, who was down in my neck of the woods awhile back on her search for good food on the road. She even made a video about this lovely creamery. Enjoy!
Recently I visited Baltimore, MD, where I was hosted by my good friend and fellow natural foods enthusiast, [...]
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Enviro Event: A Clearwater Revival
June 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Ahoy! If you are in NYC this weekend, head down to Croton Point Park and check out the Clearwater Festival. It’s going on from 10am until dusk both Saturday and Sunday on the shores of the Hudson River, and highlights will include live music and singalongs, camping, boat rides, and the Clearwater Environmental [...]
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Dispatch from Upstate NY: Groundhog Stew at Sisters Hill
June 17th, 2008 · No Comments
(photo courtesy of morgueFile)
When the Eat Well team headed upstate a few weeks ago, we were looking forward to getting out to some farms, meeting some farmers, learning more about their sustainable methods and eating some good food. I don’t think anybody anticipated seeing groundhog stew on the menu until the night before we [...]
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Stories from the Road: Eating Well in Knoxville
June 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments
This is the first entry in a series of blog posts by Gwen Schantz, a former employee of (and eternal devotee to) the Eat Well Guide. Lately Gwen’s been traveling throughout the US and Canada, seeking out good food and collecting stories along the way. Gwen’s been making use of the Guide from the road, [...]
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Dispatch from New Orleans Part Three: The Edible Schoolyard
June 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Green Fork devotees may recall that the day this blog launched, I was in New Orleans for the Jazz & Heritage Festival. It was my first time in the city and as I mentioned in posts about the New Orleans Food and Farming Network and the Crescent City Farmers Market, I was really inspired [...]
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Dispatch from New Orleans Part Deux: The New Orleans Food & Farming Network
May 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments
(clockwise from left: NOFFN team members Pam Broome, Lisa Mohr, Phillip Soulet and Kris Pottharst)
As I mentioned last week, I really fell in love with New Orleans during the short time I was there last month. I left there convinced that for all its problems, the town (and surrounding region) is full of [...]
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A Green Fork Dispatch from New Orleans: the Crescent City Farmers Market
May 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments
I’ve been back in Baltimore less than 24 hours and have already caught myself humming I Wish I Was in New Orleans about a half dozen times. I mentioned last week that I was there, but we were on such a tight schedule that I didn’t have time to digest and blog about it. [...]
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