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Food Related Fine Art On Exhibit In The Big Apple
The first survey in around fifty years of the artwork of Swiss-born French artist, Felix Vallotton (1865-1925), who in the words of art critic Roberta Smith sat out modernist abstraction preferring representational styles, is currently on exhibit (until January 26, 2020) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. No surprise that this … Continue Reading »
Sweet Red Beet Hummus: Healthy Snacking In The New Year
It's always been an easy decision to extend a seasonal CSA (community supported agriculture) farm share of 24 weeks of organic vegetables from Roxbury Farm in Kinderhook (Columbia County), NY to the heart of winter with delivery of three boxes of 30 pounds of organic root and storage crops at the start of December, January and February. For a … Continue Reading »
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Filmmakers Give Meaning To “Sustainable” Agriculture In Award-Winning Documentary
As a term of social import, sustainable, like so many politically charged buzzwords, threatens to blur into non-specificity. Sustainable, the documentary by Matt Wechsler and Annie Speicher, seeks to … Read More
Homemade Savory Seed Crackers: Crispiness Achieved On 2nd Attempt
Mountain Rose Herbs is widely-known for its organic, sustainably sourced and wild harvested products, particularly its bulk organic herbs, spices and essential oils. Founded over 30 years ago, the … Read More
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Pondering the Meaning of Organic As The New Year Begins
Early last month on our Facebook page, we shared Michigan farmer Leah Smith's clear thinking on the meaning of Organic in her article What Does … Read More...
Free Admission To Hundreds Of Public Gardens Nationwide: A Yuletide Gift That Will Be Much Appreciated In 2020
The vision in a nutshell of the American Horticultural Society (AHS) is to make America a nation of gardeners and a land of gardens. Founded in 1922, … Read More...
