Al0ng with milk, cream, yogurt and cheeses, our local dairy will deliver a variety of meat products. And not just from their dairy herd. They’ve arranged with other farmers to make pork, lamb and chicken available, too. But you have to check the website periodically to see what’s on the menu. Recently I put in […]
Can the farmer get too much rain? “I haven’t seen anything like this in 10 years,” says Leigh Hauter of our dreary weather lately in the Washington, D.C.area. “This is spring, but you usually have more time to get things in the ground. This is a bad one.” Leigh should be setting his tomatoes and […]
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It seems the whole world is badgering the Obamas to tear up part of the White House lawn and plant a food garden. Kitchen Gardeners International started a petition called “Eat the View” that calls on the first family to plant a “victory garden” within their first 100 days in office. Michael Pollan, writing in […]
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