Greetings! My name is Julia Allal and I am the Group Services and Community Outreach Manager at Strathmore, a performing arts center in North Bethesda, Maryland. Food writer Michael Pollan will be speaking at Strathmore on Wednesday, October 26 at 8 pm, and will discuss issues such as the industrialization of food and agriculture and [...]

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Michael Pollan’s 2 minutes on the why Twinkies, a complex manufactured product, cost more than carrots.

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May 12, 2010: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: Asparagus, rhubarb, radish, spring onions, spinach, salad mix, head lettuce, herb (chives with flowers – which are edible). And an extra bag of rhubarb for everyone – it is going strong. Recipes: We will attempt to give you recipes for unfamiliar vegetables. Please send me [...]

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October 28, 2009: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: Sweet potatoes, peppers, white potatoes, salad mix, lemon grass herb (just the thing for soup or tea in this wet cold weather), radishes, broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, and apples. Recipes: Life with Lemon Grass Lemon grass – yet another CSA adventure! Those who have never cooked [...]

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July 22, 2009: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: Sweet corn, kale, potatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, onions, carrots, and beets with tops. CSA Customer Service: Isn’t it great when your farmer has a face – and an open email box? If you ever have any questions about the condition of your produce, you should feel [...]

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June 3, 2009 – This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are snow or snap peas, strawberries, Spring onions, collards or kale, salad mix, maybe some mushrooms, most likely some rhubarb (but not such a huge bunch of it this time) and herbs. Recipes: Stir-Fries and Scallions and Collards, Oh My For me, this week’s box [...]

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The week of October 6, 2008 we got chard (big green leaf w/red or yellow stems), Broccoli, Carrots, Turnips, fruit, a leafy green (either bok choy or kale) and Winter squash. Welcome to your first Fall pick-up. I will repeat the locations and some logistics below. This post will tell you the list of produce [...]

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On the week of August 11, 2008, we got peaches (low/no spray), tomatoes, beets with tops, sweet corn, cucumbers, carrots, peppers, onions and chard. Good news for Kensington members – there will be a Kensington drop for Fall, so don’t hold back from signing up. We still have some room. The Fall CSA runs October [...]

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