Yesterday we collected half a pig we purchased from our friend Mike, who raises a mix of heritage breeds on his small farm outside Cambridge. This was a new experience for us. After the pig was killed and trucked off to the butcher, we wrote Mike a check for $276.50, representing 79 pounds of pork […]
My wife made apple pie for Thanksgiving and of course it was filled with apples grown in a local orchard here in Upstate New York. But the secret to her pies lately–what makes them truly memorable–is the crust and what’s in the crust–local lard. She got a slab of leaf lard from Flying Pigs Farm […]
The farmer’s market in Cambridge opened for the season in Railroad Park yesterday. They say it’s the largest farmer’s market in Washington County. By D.C. standards, it’s rather small. Still, it’s not lacking. And the vendors are not just local farmers and artisans, they’re our neighbors. They all live and grow their food within a […]
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