Heirloom Vegetables

Why We Love The Beekman Boys' New Cookbook

Kitchen Daily | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Seasonal Cooking, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Cooking Reviews, Heirloom Vegetables, Cookbook-Reviews, Beekman 1802, Seasonal Produce, KitchenDaily News

Have you ever thought about abandoning your hectic modern existence for life on an idyllic farm? You know, "living off the land" instead of living for...

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The First Ever National Heirloom Exposition, Santa Rosa, California

Maria Rodale | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Maria Rodale, Annie Spiegelman, Heirloom Vegetables, Green News

by guest blogger Annie Spiegelman (a.k.a. the Dirt Diva) It's estimated that 75 percent of the processed foods in U.S. supermarkets contain gen...

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Chasing Chiles In The Face Of Climate Change

NY Times | ANNE RAVER | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Native Seeds Search, Kraig Kraft, Chasing Chiles: Hot Spots Along the Pepper Trail, Gary Paul Nabhan, Heirloom Vegetables, Renewing America's Food Traditions, Climate Change, Heirloom Seeds, Chili Peppers, Kurt Michael Friese, Food News

THERE was a frost expected here two weeks ago, but Gary Paul Nabhan, a conservation biologist and inveterate seed-saver, was out in his hardscrabble g...

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A Visit to My Kitchen: Amy Goldman

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Heirloom Seeds, Organic Gardening, Gardening, Tomatoes, Seed Saving, Heirloom Vegetables, Healthy Living News

Author and gardener Amy Goldman is in my kitchen today, talking about her connection to the garden from farm to table. Amy Goldman is a passionate ga...

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Get That Great Chili Taste Without the Burn

Joshua Stokes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joshua Stokes, Chili-Peppers, Heirloom Vegetables, Grill-a-Chef, Food, Chili Peppers, New York, New York City, Food News

It's chili season, the long awaited pepper pods are like confetti on on the farm stand. But with this decoration comes a niche market of sadomasoch...

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Going Once, Going Thrice

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sylvia Center, Grownyc, Art-of-Farming, Sotheby's, Heirloom Vegetables, Food News

The Heirloom Vegetable Auction at Sotheby's proved a great point. That you can take a fancy food item, elevate it to center stage in one of the most exclusive venues in NYC and people will amaze you by doing great selfless deeds.

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Accessible Heirlooms: Tips for Attainable Tomatoes

Joshua Stokes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grill-a-Chef, Grillachef, Joshua Stokes, Heirloom Tomatoes, Recipes, Tomatoes, Heirloom Vegetables, Food News

Many shoppers are drawn to the bright and shiny tables of heirloom tomatoes but flee from the exorbitant price tags.

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Heirs to Heirlooms

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Systems Network NYC, Heirloom Vegetable Auction, Sotheby's, Karp Resources, Heirloom Vegetables, Food News

Heirloom vegetables and their seeds have become a rallying cry for the preservation of food diversity, representing a backlash against the industrialization of our food system.

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Tomato Thief

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Katchkie Farm, Heirloom Vegetables, Food News

Bob, if you go to the greenhouse tomorrow morning, and notice fewer tomatoes, know that it was I who was the tomato thief. I have never met a Katchkie Farm tomato I did not love.

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Michael Pollan Immortalized As Heirloom Tomato; Needs Even Watering

Josh Friedland at The Food Section | Posted 05.25.2011

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Author and food luminary Michael Pollan has been widely praised for his thoughtful inquiries into how our food is produced and what it means for our h...

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UBUNTU: A CELEBRATION OF VEGETABLES

Lorna Sass | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chef Aaron London, Yoga and Food, Sustainable Gardening, Vegetarian Restaurant, Fava Beans, Fava Flowers, Seed Saving, Napa Restaurants, Heirloom Vegetables, Heirloom Rainbow Chard, Rose Robertson, Ubuntu Restaurant, Bio-Dynamic Gardening, Sandy Lawrence, Fava Bean Plant, Video, Food News

If you are a very lucky person, you occasionally have food placed before you whose beauty makes you wide-eyed in amazement and whose taste makes you e...

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America's Dangerous Short Sighted Future

Tri Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farming, Heirloom-Vegetables, Bioengineered Seeds, Hybrid Seeds, Agriculture, Farmers, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Heirloom Seeds, Gardening, Famers Suicide, Sustainable, Green News

Heirloom seed will continue to serve humanity as long as there are stewards who understand their value and continue to protect their integrity.

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The Obamas Get Their Hands Dirty

Dr. Brent Ridge | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: White House, Kitchen Gardeners International, Landreth Seed Company, Heirloom Vegetables, Eleanor Roosevelt, Obama, Sharon Springs, Gardening, Dr. Brent, Beekman 1802, Victory Garden, Healthy Living News

The Obamas' garden is victoriously symbolic; gardening is about more than better health, safer foods, and environmental stewardship.

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