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Entries from March 2007

Surfin’ CSA

March 25th, 2007 by Bill · 5 Comments

Community Supported Agriculture is a model of agriculture that enables a community of individuals (read consumers) to take on some of the risks, typically financial, associated with local agriculture. The individuals, usually referred to as “members” or “share-holders”, make an upfront payment to cover the materials, grower’s salary, etc. needed to run a farm […]

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Tags: Habits · Farms · CSA

The Moroccan Miracle

March 9th, 2007 by Bill · 1 Comment

Looking to diversify our dinner table and add a new source of whole grain and fiber to our diets, we decided it was time to buy a bag of bulgur wheat and see what we could do with it. A brief search through our cookbooks revealed a recipe that combined legumes, dairy, whole wheat, […]

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Tags: Recipes

Visit To Misty Brook Farm

March 4th, 2007 by Bill · 1 Comment

Last weekend Katie and I went out to Hardwick MA to visit Misty Brook Farm. I had been in email contact with Katia Clemmer, one of the owners, with a number of inquiries about their products and the purchasing process and she encouraged me to visit the farm and have a look for myself. […]

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Tags: Grass-fed · Farms