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How ‘Bout Them Apples!
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”, the old saying goes. But what if that apple is local, recently-picked, and grown with love? Could it do more than just keep the doctor away? Could it spark a revolution? Amy Manoff of Manoff Market Gardens thinks so. “A well-grown apple is the most basic thing,”…
Read More »Fall Food Festival Pictures
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hank you to all who came out to our Pennington farm last Saturday in support of Local, Organic Food and fun! The weather was beautiful and the food from Chive Café & Catering delicious. Our friends from Door to Door Organics Tri-State met plenty of new faces and so did we! Thanks, also, to those of you who were…
Read More »The Chefs’ Bookshelf- Part 4
The Chefs’ Bookshelf- Part 3
This edition of The Chefs’ Bookshelf could be alternatively titled “Chefs Who Own Many Books.” And I thought my own cookbook selection of 10 cookbooks (and Martha Stewart Living back issues) was a lot! The recommendations from our chefs today span a large time period and cover different cooking styles– from a French fine dining…
Read More »Fall Food Festival
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]lue Moon Acres and Door to Door Organics Tri-State invite you to enjoy the Fall Food Festival at Blue Moon’s Pennington, New Jersey location on November 2nd from 11-4 PM. Bring your friends and family out to enjoy a delicious spread of fall’s bounty from Blue Moon Acres and other nearby farms, as well as…
Read More »Seven Cool Ways to Get Your Compost On!
Imagine a pile of trash 2000 feet tall, one mile wide, and 85 million tons heavy. An enormous pile, almost large enough to be seen from space. That’s how much compostable waste Americans discard in a single year. According to the EPA, food scraps and yard waste account for 20 to 30 percent of what…
Read More »First Friday with Solebury Orchards: November 2
Join us in our Pennington Farm Market on November 2 for our First Friday celebration. Brian and Frea from Solebury Orchards will be sampling their butters, cider, doughnuts, and apples from 4-7 pm. Enjoy live music by Jim Arkus while you stock up on your weekend groceries.
Read More »Soil. The Other Black Gold.
When we think about natural resource depletion, most of us think fossil fuels, fresh water, or helium. Few would imagine our planet ever running out of topsoil. Yet according to a recent Cornell University study, that’s precisely what’s happening—at a rate of 10 to 40 percent a year, one of our most precious resources is…
Read More »The Chefs’ Bookshelf- Part 2
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Chefs’ Bookshelf Cookbook Recommendations from Blue Moon’s Favorite Chefs: Part 2 Max Hansen Chef and Owner, Max Hansen Catering, Max Hansen Carversville Grocery, Bucks County Recommended Cookbooks: Plenty (Yotem Ottolenghi) and Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way (Francis Mallmann) As a committed carnivore, Seven Fires is Max’s absolute favorite with its “amazing meat cookery.” Plenty,…
Read More »Relocalization’s Triumph
Pick up a menu at Triumph Brewery New Hope and you’ll notice something special: it’s all local. That’s right. For just under a year now, the upscale brew-pub has been committed to sourcing exclusively from local farms, wholesalers, distilleries, and vineyards. It’s the kind of quixotic experiment you privately shake your head at—until it succeeds.…
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