If you haven’t done so already, please listen to Krista Tippett interviewing Mike Rose on Speaking of Faith. “An expansive reflection on work, education, and civic imagination with an esteemed researcher and teacher at UCLA and a poetic writer. We explore his perspective, through life and scholarship, on hard subjects that drive to the [...]
Have some compassion for the garden pest…. “Has she finally flipped her gourd?!” TFM farmers might be wondering. Maybe not totally….I am currently debating how to deal with a tenacious groundhog who has topped my beans, kale and giant marigolds (of all the plants..). And although we might not see any good reason [...]
Lactuca sativa—-that’s Latin for lettuce. I realized I did not know where lettuce originated, and apparently, no one truly does. However, according to www.foodmuseum.com, lettuce first appeared in an herbal (a book about medicinal plants) in Babylon in 800 BC. So, over the span of several thousand years, we still eat lettuce. [...]
Fava Beans. To some of you, they might be quite familiar, but I have to admit, they’re kind of a mystery to me. No real reason, other than it’s not something we ate growing up. And I never cooked them before…..this Friday. Kevin Leamer of Por-Bar Farms who had them [...]
Greetings, TFM Groupies! Spring has arrived once more, and with it the dreams and prospects of the perfect market season. It’s a comfort to know that we remain in the cycle, afforded an opportunity to do it all again, able to check our lists from last year, make this one a better one. Not to [...]
