{weekday reading} Post-Holidaze Edition

We’re back from our holiday break and ready for what 2011 has in-store for us! Before we get back into the full swing of things; meaning our New Year Resolutions and Reflections, an exciting cookbook giveaway and an announcement of our first-ever event, I’m doing a few housekeeping posts. First, all the lovely food news,…

{weekend reading} Holiday Weekend Edition

Hey Folks; This will be the next-to-last post until next week. We should be back about mid-week for two Dark Day Challenge posts, then we will be dark again until Sunday, January 2nd, 2011. Okay, enough housekeeping stuff, let’s talk food-related news and BONUS, more holiday-inspired recipe links! NEWS In local news, a favorite farm…

{weekend reading} local edition

WINTER MARKETS: SATURDAYS, 9am-1pm unless otherwise noted. Delmar Farmers Market: Bethlehem Middle School, 332 Kenwood Avenue. (LAST DAY!!!!!) Troy Farmers Market: Uncle Sam Atrium, Broadway @ 3rd. (through April) Saratoga Farmers Market: Division Street Elementary School, 220 Division Street. (through April) Schenectady Greenmarket: inside Proctors, State Street, (10am-2pm SUNDAY, through April) EVENTS Winter WonderLARK is…

{weekend reading} LOCAL EDITION

Maybe its me, but its been hard to find events this time of year…I’m sure there are weekly breakfasts with Santa and Festival of Trees and craft fairssomewhere, but I can’t get my hands on many food-related events. I will focus the last third of the post on Slow Food SCCC’s all-day celebration of Terra…

{weekend reading} LOCAL EDITION

PLEASE NOTE: There are THREE local-crafter holiday sales this weekend, Women’s Building in Albany, Victorian Stroll Craft Fair at The Atrium and NYS Museum’s Chocolate Expo, read the details below and don’t miss out!  – Christina WINTER MARKETS: SATURDAYS, 9am-1pm unless otherwise noted. Delmar Farmers Market: Bethlehem Middle School, 332 Kenwood Avenue. (through December 18th)…

{photo diary} Tight Knit & Troy Night Out

What an AWESOME night of eating, shopping and chatting with local artisans! We started with a yumm-o dinner at the recently awarded (Rising Star Chef Finalizst Chef/Owner Marla Ortega in 2nd picture) Illium Cafe. Next up:  TIGHT KNIT! Credits in the form of Etsy Shops or Websites: Sausage Party by Cappywanna. Feature Film Lamp Shades…

{weekend reading} LOCAL EDITION

PLEASE NOTE: There are THREE local-crafter holiday sales this weekend, read below and don’t miss out! I will be running a “best of” {weekend reading} NATIONAL EDITION so I can take a mini-blog vacation. See you back here on Monday and of course Weekend Reading, Local & National, will be fresh next Saturday & Sunday…

{weekend reading} local edition

I’m changing this page to reflect local events and local business (CSA, CSB, Farms, value-added producer) news…all local food-related news stories will be on my National Edition post. ‘Tis the holiday season, the holiday shopping events are where LOCAL-only crafters and artists will be selling their wares. As always, PLEASE email the group at fromscratchclub…

{weekend reading} local edition

‘Tis the holiday season is right around the corner, I’ve added a “Holiday Shopping” Category for events where LOCAL-only crafters and artists will be selling their wares. In addition, there were some great local food reporting this week, I’m going to save those for the national edition which will go live on Sunday morning. As…

{weekend reading} LATE LOCAL EDITION

Wow- could I be later with this event listings for the weekend? Well, if I was later than Saturday afternoon I would have skipped publishing it in the first place. My apologies. In case you are reading this with a napping toddler (I am) and are in need of something to do this afternoon I…

{weekend reading} LOCAL EDITION

Fairs, Festival, Harvest Fests, Conferences, Charity Events. This weekend is Saratoga Springs’ {massive} Fall Harvest Festival. There is so much to do, I have linked to the full two-day schedule. Spooky trolley rides, pumpkin carving, apple baseball, zombie brunch, cupcake decorating, petting zoo & pony rides, and much more. The festival ends with a kid’s…

{weekend} reading: LOCAL EDITION

{Dancing Ewe Farm} EVENTS Food Pantries of the Capital District is hosting its Autumn Evening Gala at Washington Park’s Lakehouse tonight at 5pm. In a maybe-this-is-food-related catagory: Don’t miss two gigantic corn maizes- ’tis the season! Liberty Ridge and Hoosick Fall’s Kettle Farm, supposedly its the largest on the East Coast! Brew & Boo Fest…

Adventures in … Apple Butter

A few weeks ago, Chris and I took the boys and went apple picking at Indian Ladder farms.  As a result we got a bushel bag full of apples!  C-man and I have been eating apples for weeks. I made and canned applesauce and more.  We still have apples left.  I hate to waste anything,…