local food

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Field Trip – Persephone Farm

By Catherine ⋅ March 29, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

We recently took a field trip to Persephone Farm in Lebanon to speak with Jeff Falen and Elanor O’Brien about farming in Oregon, running an environmentally and socially responsible business and of course produce availability for small businesses and local customers alike.

Portland Women Chefs & Restaurateurs

By Tricia ⋅ March 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I went to the third meeting of PDX-WCR recently, and all I can say is WOW. So many inspiring, passionate women in food were there to learn more about how to market themselves and their businesses in a down economy.

9th Annual Farmer-Chef Connection

By Catherine ⋅ March 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

We attended the annual Farmer Chef Connection put on by the Portland Chef’s Collaborative on March 9th, 2009. The event was an opportunity to meet new colleagues and connect with folks we have briefly met before or merely communicated with over less personal mediums.

My new favorite book

By Tricia ⋅ March 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

My new favorite book is Animal, Vegetable, Miracle from Barbara Kingsolver. I have always been a person that loves food, but I am starting to appreciate more and more that these days, farmers are the rock stars, not chefs.

Sassafras Tomato Pie

By Tricia ⋅ March 22, 2009 ⋅ 10 comments

Here in the Pacific Northwest, we love tomatoes. Unfortunately, our season is much shorter and later than other places in the country, so while the peak of the season is here for most, we are still waiting for our little backyard patches of green to turn to red. However, you can find some wonderful heirloom tomatoes now (that have been grown in greenhouses) in specialty grocery stores everywhere.

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