Today on Local Food Forum: Old-School Cooking, Farmers Market Schedule, Federal Policy Webinar
Shelling Peas is Very Nice in My Pseudo-Amish Paradise
I am an avid home cook with one particular kitchen quirk: I prepare almost everything by hand. I have excellent knife skills and I'm not afraid to use them. I only have a mini-food processor and it's rarely used.
Which is why I hope you’ll read my story about why shelling English peas and chopping other vegetables is such a Zen activity in my busy life.
It is an article you surely won’t find in those big hoity-toity publications.
Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, June 21-27
Self-explanatory headline. Get out early to beat the heat, and support our local farmers.
Webinar on Food and Farm Markets Features Ag Secretary
If you are interested in a fuller perspective on the Biden administration's approach to food sector issues, sign up for Tuesday’s free webinar presented by Center for American Progress, a progressive Washington, D.C. think tank, which features U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
"Sure, buying veggies and fruit that are already prepped and cut for you is super-convenient and if that's your ticket to eating healthier, then go for it." You're so non-judgmental, Bob! I, on the other hand,am a ghastly British old bag, who thinks those pre-cut produce bags are a fast -track to food poisoning. Anyway, it probably would take me longer to break open the plastic bag than it does to cut up broccoli. 😂