Today I went out to the farm where I will be keeping my bees this year. I went out there to get milk but happened to see the owner working outside so we chatted for a bit. We discussed how as soon as the weather looks like it’s going to stay nice, I’m bringing my…
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{recipe} Asian Greens Salad
Today I’m going to share my Asian Greens Salad recipe with you. In the winter I make this salad five nights a week, and we eat it for several months straight. We never tire of it. In fact, when autumn rolls around and the air gets crisp and cool, we start to hunger for it….
{backyard-to-kitchen poultry} Rooster Nuggets
*Reader alert: The following story involves some general information on poultry processing (no gory details or photos, though). If you’d rather not hear more about how the meat my family eats came from real live animals, some of whom grew up in our backyard, stop here. If you do eat meat, however, I would encourage…
{NOFA-NY Winter Conference} farming, family style
Recently, I had the privilege of attending the NOFA-NY conference with Erika. From NOFA: “The theme of this year’s conference, The Cooperative Economy, gives us an opportunity to explore the current of cooperation that runs deep in our organization and movement and the hopes that we have for a more sustainable future“. The 3+ day…
{recipe} White Bean & Tomato Spread
If you’re looking for a party dip to serve your Superbowl-watching guests tonight, have no fear, this easy dip packs a lot of flavor and will pair perfectly with a corn chip. Or a veggie straw. Or slice of a hakurei turnip, carrot or black radish (yep, their in season!). If you are not watching…
{recap} Goodbye 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR! We wish you all a healthy, happy, fun & fabulous 2012! +++ It is 8am on January 1, 2012 and I couldn’t be more excited. A new year. A fresh start. A beginning. And an end. Goodbye 2011. {FSC Swappers, Albany, November 2011} Speaking purely in terms of the FSC, 2011 was…
{from scratch holidays} Cheesy Potato Casserole: Makeover Edition
For the holidays my grandmother would make a dish that was simply called Cheesy Potato Casserole. It’s pretty much exactly what you would find at a Midwestern church potluck. I absolutely adored it and my brother and I would beg for it whenever we had a family holiday meal together. As my grandmother got older,…
{i am not a foodie} A Pledge to Simplicity, Part Deux
A month ago, I took a pledge to cut our grocery bills down to $70 a week for four weeks and give the extra $50 a week that I normally spend to charity and/or interesting causes. I thought it would be hard to spend so little on food, but in fact it wasn’t difficult at…
{from scratch holidays} Maple, Citrus & Ginger Cranberry Preserves
Who doesn’t love a good tart cranberry sauce? I do I do! I do love me some cranberry goodness, as I make it all fall & winter long. On meaty sandwiches, on toast, in coconut milk yogurt, baked into my granola, on oatmeal, in my cereal or a dollup on an argula salad. I love…
{recap} When Joel Salatin Came to the Farm
For a few years now I’ve wanted to see Joel Salatin speak (see endnote for bio). I always assumed it would be in an auditorium and very impersonal. The best I could hope for was maybe one day I’d be able to go to Polyface Farm and have a tour and maybe I’d be lucky…
{weekend reading} local edition
FARMERS MARKETS *last outdoor market for most markets this weekend* SATURDAYS, 9am-1pm unless otherwise noted Albany Central Avenue Farmers Market, Parking Lot of The Linda, 339 Central Avenue, 10-2pm. Brunwick Farmers’ Market, Town Office Rd & Rt 7, Brunswick Farmers Market at The Crossings, Colonie, Crossings Park of Colonie, Albany-Shaker Road across from Emerick Ln….
{reflections} Making Food Matter
I’m going to make a few, quick assumptions about you: 1.) You love food. 2.) You either love preparing it or you enjoy the company of others who will prepare it for you. 3.) You probably spend a decent amount of time thinking about food and/or food politics. Am I right? Chances are you wouldn’t…
{fundraiser for the farms} Gift Basket Winners
Soooo… you guys ROCK! You raised a total of $1829.20 for Denison Farm & Kilpatrick Family Farm. A-mazing. Below please find the winners of the glorious gift baskets. THE FINE PRINT: If you have won PLEASE contact me within ONE WEEK to claim your prize: email me (Christina) at fromscratchclub (at) gmail (dot) com. We…
{fundraisers} YOU ARE AMAZING!
You! and You! and You and You and You! We did it! Are you ready for the grand total……are you sitting down? Drumroll…fireworks…doves released from a cage…maybe military planes flying overhead? Nah, too much. Anyways, after Paypal took its cut we raised a total of $2340.96 for FSC Contributor Amanda, Denison Farm & Kilpatrick Family…
{weekend reading} local edition
FARMERS MARKETS SATURDAYS, 9am-1pm unless otherwise noted Albany Central Avenue Farmers Market, Parking Lot of The Linda, 339 Central Avenue, 10-2pm. Brunwick Farmers’ Market, Town Office Rd & Rt 7, Brunswick Farmers Market at The Crossings, Colonie, Crossings Park of Colonie, Albany-Shaker Road across from Emerick Ln. Delmar Farmers Market, 332 Kenwood Ave., Bethlehem Middle…
