The sign in the window says to expect a new grocer in Columbia Heights in “Fall 2009.” But fall is almost over and the big space in the DCUSA mall at 14th and Irving streets NW where Ellwood Thompson’s supermarket is supposed to locate is still empty. What gives? Ellwood Thompson’s, in case you’ve never heard, [...]
Tags: District of Columbia·grocery stores·local farming·local food·sustainable food
If community gardens are going to be relevant to a sustainable future they’ll need to cease behaving as quiet refuges for individual gardeners and start reaching out to the broader community. In case you haven’t noticed, areas of the city that most desperately need fresh produce are the same areas that have the fewest public [...]
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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