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 [...]
Michael Pollan speaking at Strathmore
September 7th, 2011 · Click here to add a comment · FYI, healthy foods
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Michael Pollan – Twinkies vs carrots
January 23rd, 2011 · Click to read comment · FYI
Michael Pollan’s 2 minutes on the why Twinkies, a complex manufactured product, cost more than carrots.
Tags:ag policies·carrots·government subsidies·HFCS·High fructose corn syrup·Michael Pollan·nourish·obesity·Twinkies
This week’s veggies
May 11th, 2010 · Click here to add a comment · CSA, Erin
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 [...]
Tags:asparagus·Barbara Kingsolver·Carlos Petrini·Food Inc·Fresh the movie·Joel Salatin·Michael Pollan·Organic Consumers·rhubarb·Will Allen
Life with lemon grass
October 28th, 2009 · Click to read comment · Jen
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 [...]
Tags:Botany of Desire·compost·documentary·grass·lemon·lemongrass·Michael Pollan·Organic Consumer·quinoa·recipes·WETA
Bred for taste, not for travel
July 22nd, 2009 · Click to read comment · Pam
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 [...]
Tags:feedlot·grill·Kojo·Michael Pollan·New York Times·Nnamdi·Obama·potato blight·risotto·tomato blight·WAMU
Stir-Fries and Scallions and Collards, Oh My
June 3rd, 2009 · Click here to add a comment · Jen
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 [...]
Tags:grass-fed beef·Michael Pollan·New York Times·NY Times·Power Steer·stir fry recipe
Fall CSA opening day
October 5th, 2008 · Click here to add a comment · Erin
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 [...]
Tags:Barbara Kingsolver·Carlos Petrini·directions·Fall CSA·Michael Pollan·reminders·Slow Food
Conditions are peachy!
August 10th, 2008 · Click to read comments · Erin
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 [...]