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Written by Christopher Hapka
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Saturday, 13 March 2010 00:00 |
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One blogger's interesting take on what makes food "traditional." I've run into this problem myself; when you make certain foods at home, you end up using a lot of ingredients that these "traditional food" advocates would shudder at; sulfites, tartaric acid, saltpeter...I just bought a bag of calcium hydroxide (aka pickling lime). And I'm using these products in an attempt to be more traditional. An interesting, similar take can be found in Why Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity, Gary Paul Nabham's excellent analysis of the so-called "caveman diets." |
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Written by Christopher Hapka
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Friday, 11 December 2009 00:00 |
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An interesting read...The 7 Foods Experts Won't Eat. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 11 December 2009 05:59 )
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Written by Christopher Hapka
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Thursday, 17 September 2009 00:00 |
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For anyone else in the Philadelphia area, the Kennett Square Farmers Market will be hosting a "fermentation festival" this October 9, featuring tastings and demonstrations of local and homemade beer, wine, cheese, kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha, yogurt, and more. I'd be there in a heartbeat if it wasn't on a Friday afternoon -- if you go, be sure to comment here or in the forums! |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 September 2009 13:51 )
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Written by Christopher Hapka
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:00 |
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 The three feet of snow in the Cellar and the Pantry Garden are almost, but not quite, melted, and I was finally able to start prepping some of the beds for the upcoming season.
Of course, first I had to harvest a few leftovers. The sugar beets I planted last spring held out great over the winter, under a warm blanket of snow. They've now been chopped and frozen, and sometime soon I'll be treating them with pickling lime and seeing if I can get some homemade sugar out of them. Get ready, gardeners. After last year's sopping wet summer and this year's snow-covered winter, it's time to give it another shot. Hopefully this season the weather will cooperate. |
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Written by Christopher Hapka
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Monday, 14 September 2009 00:00 |
 Perennial Vegetables: From Artichoke to 'Zuiki' Taro, a Gardener's Guide to Over 100 Delicious, Easy-to-Grow Edibles
by Eric Toensmeier; published in 2007 by Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Anyone who thinks that perennial vegetables begin and end with asparagus will welcome the arrival of a well-written, comprehensive survey of perennial vegetables for the home garden. Eric Toensmeier clearly knows and loves his subject. While his survey of perennial vegetables could have been better organized, its thoroughness and its unusual subject matter make it useful and fascinating. The book is divided into two parts; an extended introduction discussing general gardening issues as they apply to edible perennial vegetables, and an extensive listing and description of some of the plants themselves. |
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