Some weeks ago I asked my local Whole Foods here in the District of Columbia why they weren’t selling two varieties of fish widely touted as “sustainable,” farmed barramundi and Alaskan black cod, also known as sablefish. If what seafood lovers need is more selection of “sustainable” varieties, I figured Whole Foods would be the [...]
We couldn’t very well make travel plans to the International Pickle Day festival in New York without visiting our friend Tom. Tom recently traded his condo digs in New York City for a house in Red Bank about an hour south on the Jersey Shore. In addition to having an incredibly well-preserved main street, with [...]
Some of you may remember our last dust-up with Whole Foods over the sudden and unannounced removal of bulk spices from our local store. (They’ve since posted a sign apologizing “for any inconvenience.”) Well, yesterday as I was cruising the bulk section for the wild rice I needed for my “food appreciation” classes (see post [...]
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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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