Volunteer Farming: The Bluegrass is On It

March 3, 2010

Our fearless leaders and wonderful friends at Seedleaf pitched in across two weekends in a Hoop House Raising near Lexington. I am so happy that hoop houses are coming to private farms in the Bluegrass, and that the wonders of collaboration continue to accelerate farming capacity in the 21st century. Read about the experience in [...]

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Macarons Make It Official: Lexington’s a Food(ie) Capital

February 15, 2010

It’s definitely fun to be cool, to be among the Places With Macarons, the très French pastry that is sweetly nudging its way into the spotlight, according to Neda Ulaby’s “Move Over Cupcake” story on NPR.
For a while, I just enjoyed eating the incredible round meringue-y, almond-y pastries W&M Market sells. I did not know [...]

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Jamie and TED Bring US a Revolution

February 13, 2010

Jamie Oliver, revolutionary, intends to save lives though food.
His recently awarded 2010 TED prize comes with one wish to change the world. Jamie’s wish:
“I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.”
You can watch his [...]

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Wanted: 200 Million New Cooks — pass it on

February 10, 2010

Whew. I got my at-least-annual “I don’t really garden” confession out of the way yesterday, and now I can indulge in writing about something I DO do. I cook. I value cooking as crucial to my independence in the world, yes. More than that, I cook because cooking delights me.
Recently I learned about Jamie Oliver’s [...]

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Planning Planting; Hearing Snow Shovels

February 9, 2010

My personal planning for garden riches — I’m being honest here — consists of buying a few packets of seeds on impulse and putting them where my Live In Gardener will find them. That, and the occasional “What would you think about growing ______ [insert something hard and obscure like artichokes] this year?”
Tr: “What would [...]

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Kentucky Lucky

February 3, 2010

Kentucky Proud. That’s how we all felt, those of us standing to applaud Proof on Main Chef Michael Paley and the large crew from Sullivan University’s Culinary Arts program at the end of the stellar 2010 Kentucky Proud Grapevine Winemaker Dinner on January 29, 2010.
I felt Kentucky Lucky, too.
How else to feel when…

One has feasted [...]

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