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PICNIC LUNCHBREAK: Enjoying Takeout from Cheever’s Tavern at Miller Woods, Norwell
Enjoying Takeout, Outside. Picnic Lunchbreak is a weekly column co-sponsored by Edible South Shore...
Comforting Soups
Celeriac Chickpea Mushroom Noodle Soup
As with many roots, celeriac has a deep earthy flavor, but the taste that really pops is celery. Its rich flavor shines, and yet it doesn’t have the stringiness of its cousin, which many find off-putting.
Winter Holidays
Shepherd’s or Cottage Pie for St. Patrick’s Day
By Kendra Murray. I’m not knocking boiled dinner. It’s delicious. Growing up, I enjoyed it with my...
Our Farmer Rock Stars...
It Looks Like A Cut & Dry Business To Me : Farming Hay in Rochester MA
At 78-year-old Ned Johnson is doing what he loves, farming hay in Rochester MA. He started at 12 years old in 1954, while working for a farmer in Mattapoisett. He earned two dollars an hour. “Back then it was a lot of money,” Ned boasted.
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Food For Thought: Keep Calm and Farm On
by Pamela Denholm. Seasons are marked by melting snow, migrating crows, and the farming calendar:...
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Hip-Hip-Hopping Along – Independent Fermentations Hop Farm, Plymouth MA
The Indie Ferm Hop Yard preserves agricultural land in Plymouth with its hop crops.
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Farmer & Chef: A Dynamic Duo
By Julia Powers. Are you a dedicated locavore? When looking for a new restaurant to try, does the...
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Scarecrows with Brains
Laser scarecrows protect local cornfields from avian devastation.
Read MoreEdible Community • Building A Community, One Crop at a Time
by Karen J. Covey. Did you know that 1 out of every 3 children in New Bedford and Fall River is living in a household unable to meet its basic food needs? Startling and true. Hunger in our community is a very real issue...
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Tilth & Timber
By Jillian Rivers. Quitting your job, selling most of your belongings, hitting the road in a...
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Heart of Soule • Middleboro
The town of Middleborough did something truly amazing and forward thinking in the 1980s: they...
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Round the Bend Farm • Dartmouth
Farming for the Future: A Fresh Vision By Julia Powers Round the Bend Farm (RTB), a Center for...
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