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We got this nice note from The Oyster Project, an organization that advocates and blogs for restoration of Oysters in Massachusetts. We used to have lots of oysters in local waters. Now that the Merrimack is much cleaner than in the 1900’s why not bring them back? Why not starting a program to clean up [...] Apples are as American as pie. A democratic fruit that could grow in the cold winter climes of northern US states. Every farmer had a few trees, maybe some pears too. Now this guy…Johnny Appleseed ..grew up in Massachusetts and he knew how to grow apples.[ Those old Yankee's knew a lot of practical stuff]. [...] LFN reader Tricia M. sent in this Salsa Recipe A Concert at Crane Estate .. Good Friends .. and Aaron’s Chicken and Purple Peruvian Potato Salad ..Aaron Flanagan’s Purple Peruvian Potato and Chicken salad …. thanks Aaron! Clam News from the Daily News Rowley Town Note : According to shellfish constable Jack Grundstrom Potato Island will open for clam digging as tomorrow as the seed that was being protected by the closing has disappeared. On the same day, Line Creek, only within the banks of the creek, will be closed to protect [...] Any entrepreneurs out there? Here are three local food ideas I like to see brought to market: There was some free food at the Farmers Market today, thanks to Not Your Average Joe’s restaurant. I was happy and surprised to see NYAJ’s at the Farmers Market today as tons of folks scooped up their free salad sampler of local tomato, arugula, mozzarella and balsamic syrup [awesome!]…and wait, wait….free strawberry, blueberry whipped cream sampler puff [...] Arrowhead Farm sent out this message…their cows were loose this morning and wandering in the peach orchard! Buckets of grain brought them back. Whew!! I once heard my French grandmother say “I like an ‘old hen’ for soup, and fricassee”. She was a great cook and if you tasted her food you would understand why I remember that comment. After posting about the controversy in Newburyport about 15 year old Ian’s 35 backyard chickens on Curzon Mill Rd., I wondered what he did with [...] After posting about Australian ’carbon positive’ beef methods [ie, growing it seqesters more carbon than it adds to the atmosphere] the folks at one local farm sent along this comment: At Arrowhead we produce carbon positive Beef, Pork, Lamb and Chevon using a technology known as Rotational Grazing—very similar to the management system used in Australia. |
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