How Do You Like Them Apples? CN Smith Farm, East Bridgewater
By Mike Gioscia. For generations, South Shore kids and their parents have made the fall trip to...
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Edible Oddity – Brown Bag Turkey
Brown Bag Turkey: centerpiece idea for a Thanksgiving celebration grounded in...
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Marion Institute Feeds the Community, Marion MA
By Colleen Leonardi. Updated by eSS&SC editor Terry Vandewater. MARION INSTITUTE AND LOCAL...
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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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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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Hardy Kiwipolitan and Kiwi Gin Fizz
Hardy Kiwipolitan 6 ounces kiwi berries 1 tablespoon sugar Juice of two limes 6 ounces vodka 5...
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Backyard Kiwi Berries : Northern Fruits with Tropical Appeal
It’s puzzling why kiwi berries are so obscure. I don’t understand why — they should be in every grocery store and farmers’ market in autumn.
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Garden Gold
by Rui Santos. Few things in life are more satisfying than fresh garden vegetables, and the taste...
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Mushroom Coffee
By Jillian Rivers. There’s a new health trend brewing: using adaptogenic mushrooms in your daily...
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Crisp Apple Salad
Recipe by Paula Marcoux. Crisp Apple Salad This fresh salad takes advantage of that evanescent...
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What to Do with All Those Herbs
By Adam Centamore. If you’re like me, you planted herbs in the spring. A lot of herbs. Visions of...
Read MoreTHE POKATIMUS CURE
Want to give some elementary pork-curing a try? The Hainers were kind enough to share their master treatment behind bacon, pancetta, and guanciale. As for acquiring the raw materials, the Hainers say, “Talk to your local butcher...
Read More“MUSH”—THE TWO-POT-METHOD
BASIC SAMP, GRITS, POLENTA, HASTY PUDDING, SUPPAWN, MAMALIGA, MUSH, CORNMEAL PORRIDGE, MIELIEPAP . . . The two-pot-method—which was advocated by wise cooks as long as two centuries ago—may seem like a pain to set up, but you...
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ISKABEG : SEARED, SPICED TUNA IN OLIVE OIL
Tuna prepared thus ripens in the oil over the course of days, becoming mellow and complex—almost a...
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GINGER WATERCRESS SOUP
“This just vibrates with fresh flavors.” • 2 tablespoons butter • 4 baby leeks, pale parts only,...
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