sarah-in-charleston
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However SCDHEC (department of health and enviromental control) has stated that boiled peanuts are not known as salmonella carriers. Therefore there is no need to pull all boiled peanuts from the market....
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2 dozen cases of salmonella linked to boiled peanuts in Pickens County, SC
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richard-in-cincy
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Marg, I know what you mean
I've stopped buying lettuce and spinach and am making composed salads out of cooked vegetables, and the like. Too bad I didn't save some mesclun seed or I would have had a fall crop out.
I'm joining a farm coop in January and will be switching over to locally grown organic veggies, eggs, and chicken
I've stopped buying lettuce and spinach and am making composed salads out of cooked vegetables, and the like. Too bad I didn't save some mesclun seed or I would have had a fall crop out.
I'm joining a farm coop in January and will be switching over to locally grown organic veggies, eggs, and chicken
Okay, now what is a farm coop? (sounds like a home for chickens). I actually went
back to my garden this week and harvested the lettuces that I was prepared to chuck. I had a couple of romaines that were the best we've ever had. YOu know how the store junk tastes so horrible.
So I'll be doing a lot more of the leafy greens next season.
But I'm interested in what a farm coop will be doing. Does someone go buy greens from an organic farm and redistribute them??
back to my garden this week and harvested the lettuces that I was prepared to chuck. I had a couple of romaines that were the best we've ever had. YOu know how the store junk tastes so horrible.
So I'll be doing a lot more of the leafy greens next season.
But I'm interested in what a farm coop will be doing. Does someone go buy greens from an organic farm and redistribute them??
Info on coops - LocalHarvest.org
I'm thinking of joining one in my area next year. I think for the farm I'm looking at the signup begins in January.
http://www.localharvest.org
I'm thinking of joining one in my area next year. I think for the farm I'm looking at the signup begins in January.
http://www.localharvest.org
richard-in-cincy
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Great link Tess...
I guess I should have added a hypen: co-op.
The one I'm joining operates from end of March/first of April to about now (dependent on our local weather of course). And I really like the way they have it set up. I will pay a subscription which is ridiculously low at $10/week. Then once a week I go and take what I want from what's been havested that day. The free range chickens run around the gardens fertilizing and serve as the "bug-eaters" and the eggs they lay are extra.
I guess I should have added a hypen: co-op.
The one I'm joining operates from end of March/first of April to about now (dependent on our local weather of course). And I really like the way they have it set up. I will pay a subscription which is ridiculously low at $10/week. Then once a week I go and take what I want from what's been havested that day. The free range chickens run around the gardens fertilizing and serve as the "bug-eaters" and the eggs they lay are extra.
What a great idea. I guess you would want to live close to the country to make this
a worthwhile daily event. Not so reasonable for me...note that I live in that vast white part of the map.
This reminds me of the early 70s. I wonder how all those healthy people are doing now, healthwise.
I'll be interested to learn how you like this new project Richard. THanks for the info Tess.
a worthwhile daily event. Not so reasonable for me...note that I live in that vast white part of the map.
This reminds me of the early 70s. I wonder how all those healthy people are doing now, healthwise.
I'll be interested to learn how you like this new project Richard. THanks for the info Tess.
richard-in-cincy
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Marg,
I live in the city too, but this is once a week and I figure I'll skip a week here or there. The farm is about a 20-25 mile drive out for me.
I grew up on a farm with a huge garden that supplied the majority of my family's food. I remember the taste of all that wonderful fresh picked ripe produce and I've always missed it. I don't have the room to grow a garden like that and the farmer's tailgate markets are so limited in the selection they offer (and pricey) in the summer. The farm I'm subscribing to grows about a hundred different things between the three seasons from herbs and early spring lettuces, to fall root vegetables, kales, squashes and everything in between including wonderful old-fashioned heirloom tomatoes. And I can't wait to start eating those eggs laid by chickens who actually run loose and feed themselves out of the garden. That's the way our chickens were raised and those eggs were so rich and wonderful. No comparison to what we buy in the stores from the giant egg farms where the caged chickens never see the outdoors or the ground for their entire life. So sad what we've allowed big business to do to our food.
I can't wait and can't believe it's taken me so long to get around to doing this.
I live in the city too, but this is once a week and I figure I'll skip a week here or there. The farm is about a 20-25 mile drive out for me.
I grew up on a farm with a huge garden that supplied the majority of my family's food. I remember the taste of all that wonderful fresh picked ripe produce and I've always missed it. I don't have the room to grow a garden like that and the farmer's tailgate markets are so limited in the selection they offer (and pricey) in the summer. The farm I'm subscribing to grows about a hundred different things between the three seasons from herbs and early spring lettuces, to fall root vegetables, kales, squashes and everything in between including wonderful old-fashioned heirloom tomatoes. And I can't wait to start eating those eggs laid by chickens who actually run loose and feed themselves out of the garden. That's the way our chickens were raised and those eggs were so rich and wonderful. No comparison to what we buy in the stores from the giant egg farms where the caged chickens never see the outdoors or the ground for their entire life. So sad what we've allowed big business to do to our food.
I can't wait and can't believe it's taken me so long to get around to doing this.
Such a worthy venture! Good for you. I sure agree on how food tastes now as compared with "the
olden days". Our apple tree is probably more than 50 years old. THe apples are outstanding but the tree is tired. I am thinking of saving its little seeds and starting another. (Don't know enough about this but it seems a shame to waste good old unadulterated seeds.) Years ago, people would come and ask for a branch to graft as they had heard about the quality of the flavour.
It's interesting to consider what is happening in France, too. The farmers are so against globalization but the truth really is that the produce they get from North Africa simply cannot be trusted as 'organically grown'.
olden days". Our apple tree is probably more than 50 years old. THe apples are outstanding but the tree is tired. I am thinking of saving its little seeds and starting another. (Don't know enough about this but it seems a shame to waste good old unadulterated seeds.) Years ago, people would come and ask for a branch to graft as they had heard about the quality of the flavour.
It's interesting to consider what is happening in France, too. The farmers are so against globalization but the truth really is that the produce they get from North Africa simply cannot be trusted as 'organically grown'.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)?
I think Richard was referring to something akin to a CSA. CSAs sell shares to members who, in return, get a bunch of food every week from the farm. I've never heard of one that allows members to pick and choose ... they are more along the lines of members getting a box of whatever was harvested that week. Either the members go to the farm or go to a central drop-off point. The advantage to the farmer is that it guarantees a market for the farm's output and allows planning at the start of the planting season based on the number of shares sold (East Lansing has a CSA run by Michigan State students that regularly sells all of the available shares). The possible disadvantage to the shareholders is that some weeks they will be stuck with a mountain of, say, chard, forcing them to do some quick planning to use up whatever it is arrived in their weekly delivery.
Another alternative is a food co-op if there is one in your area that makes a concerted effort to support local farmers. The East Lansing Food Co-op is just such an organization. Much of the produce is labelled with the name of the farmer or farm that produced it. Some co-ops (and maybe some other stores too) have joined in a promotion called the 100-mile diet. Everything in the store that is produced within 100 miles of the store is labeled, enabling shoppers to maximize their purchase of locally produced items (much more than just produce) as opposed to stuff that's shipped from hundreds or thousands of miles away.
I think Richard was referring to something akin to a CSA. CSAs sell shares to members who, in return, get a bunch of food every week from the farm. I've never heard of one that allows members to pick and choose ... they are more along the lines of members getting a box of whatever was harvested that week. Either the members go to the farm or go to a central drop-off point. The advantage to the farmer is that it guarantees a market for the farm's output and allows planning at the start of the planting season based on the number of shares sold (East Lansing has a CSA run by Michigan State students that regularly sells all of the available shares). The possible disadvantage to the shareholders is that some weeks they will be stuck with a mountain of, say, chard, forcing them to do some quick planning to use up whatever it is arrived in their weekly delivery.
Another alternative is a food co-op if there is one in your area that makes a concerted effort to support local farmers. The East Lansing Food Co-op is just such an organization. Much of the produce is labelled with the name of the farmer or farm that produced it. Some co-ops (and maybe some other stores too) have joined in a promotion called the 100-mile diet. Everything in the store that is produced within 100 miles of the store is labeled, enabling shoppers to maximize their purchase of locally produced items (much more than just produce) as opposed to stuff that's shipped from hundreds or thousands of miles away.
Yes the one I'm looking at is a CSA - they deliver to drop off points or even your home (more)
The farm I'm looking into - for a yearly subscription you get a box each week which you can either pick up at the farm or at pick up points throughout a pretty wide area on certain days of the week. They even deliver to your house for an additional fee. Most farms tell you a week in advance what the next week will contain so that you can plan meals in advance and alot of them provide recipes to get you started. Also - the farm that I'm looking into - you as a member - can come to the farm and pick up additional food at no charge - when there is extra.
I'm trying to eat healthier and I love veggies. I'm hoping that this will intrduce me to veggies I wouldn't normally buy on my own. I've got a neighbor I can share with if there's too much of something.
The farm I'm looking into - for a yearly subscription you get a box each week which you can either pick up at the farm or at pick up points throughout a pretty wide area on certain days of the week. They even deliver to your house for an additional fee. Most farms tell you a week in advance what the next week will contain so that you can plan meals in advance and alot of them provide recipes to get you started. Also - the farm that I'm looking into - you as a member - can come to the farm and pick up additional food at no charge - when there is extra.
I'm trying to eat healthier and I love veggies. I'm hoping that this will intrduce me to veggies I wouldn't normally buy on my own. I've got a neighbor I can share with if there's too much of something.