Modest Bounty

Each week, 330 farmers leave their homes, lose their farms, have to quit their lifestyle because of hardship and competition with factory farms. Support the family farm. Support sustainable living and local foods. Watch this video by Chipotle called “Abandoned”

Peaches in Bourbon Vanilla Syrup, a la Martha Stewart, garlic confit, and roasted tomatoes! I have french cantaloupes in the garden and figs beckoning to be made into jam. The weather is turning slightly cool and I need to get up to Stuckey Farm for Honey Crisps & Macintosh’s. I’d really like to learn more [...]

So, I’m standing in my kitchen staring at my skillet, flipping pancakes–a familiar scene on a Saturday or Sunday morning. My daughter had hosted a bunch of kids to an all night movie-thon after her very last prom. And in the morning I, per usual, feed any and all warm bodies in my house. I [...]

Retailers report organics up 8% last year in spite of recession. Farmers markets grow by 15%. Hmmm…. looks like we’re voting with our dollars after all.

This year’s line-up, at my house. I prepped a little each day, over 3 days, so that I could enjoy my family and friends on the big day. Boned (I keep wanting to say de-boned) my first turkey — and subsequently added a boning knife to my Christmas wishlist, would have made the process quicker, [...]

I had such a wonderful evening tonight. I went out to dinner with my brother, Edward, something I don’t get to do very often. We dined at Naked Tchopstix in Broad Ripple. While I’ve been there several times, this was his first and he deferred to me (flattery) and I ordered a nice bottle of [...]

In my professional life I consult and teach marketing technologies. One of the books I frequently require as reading is a book called “Wikinomics” which lays out the groundwork for the second generation of the internet, otherwise known as Web 2.0 and some of the early concepts and players in that revolution. One of the [...]

you thought this was going to be a post just about food… Books Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant ISBN#1591396190 (this is actually a re-read) In a nutshell: Just who would jump into an ocean (aka existing market) with Walmart? Don’t bother, create your own. Starts out with [...]

While I put an Italian twist on this, using balsamic vinegar (enhances the sweetness of the corn) you could use regular vinegar or lime (more authentic in salsa) Scale accordingly — I love leftovers! Awesome with fish tacos. 2 ears of corn, husked, brushed with olive oil 2 vine rip tomatoes, cored 1/2 red onion, [...]

The Story of a Canadian Farmer’s Fight to Defend the Rights of Farmers and the Future of Seeds, @DemocracyNow.org. I heard an interview on the radio with this remarkable man and found his documentary, posted here, a film by Bertram Verhaag-Now. The story that begins as a farmer’s fight with a multinational corporation for his [...]