L to R: Lettuce, Red Bell Peppers, Butternut Squash, Eggplant, Kale, Carrots, Potatoes, Chile Peppers, Salad Mix, Arugula.
Welcome! So glad you found your way here. Have a look around, and let me know what you think in the comments!
(Photo: Ann Grummon, www.6acrestudio.com)
All posts tagged foraging
CSA Share #14 – Fall is Here
Posted by realfoodroad on September 20, 2012
http://realfoodroad.com/2012/09/20/csa-share-14-fall-is-here/
The L-Word, or Foraging From The Fridge
So, I read a report this week about America’s food waste issue, and we do have an issue. Our food waste, from farm to fork, has gone up 50% since the 1970′s. More than 20 pounds of food per person, per month, goes uneaten for some reason. Some of that waste happens directly on the farm, where the ugly, but edible, produce can’t be sold to supermarkets, and is discarded. Some of that happens at restaurants and supermarkets, who overbuy or overcook, and due to food safety laws and restrictions, cannot donate this extra food to shelters or soup kitchens. (Check out this video on Perennial Plate, when Daniel and Mirra go dumpster-diving behind a Trader Joe’s with one of their interviewees. Also read Mirra’s blog post about it here.) Supermarkets actually overbuy/overstock produce on purpose, so their produce department looks temptingly abundant to you and me (they can hide the produce that’s going bad under the good stuff).
Some of that waste happens in our homes.
Posted by realfoodroad on August 27, 2012
http://realfoodroad.com/2012/08/27/the-l-word-or-foraging-from-the-fridge/
Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Get ready to geek out on a weed. This is nettle. More specifically, this is stinging nettle.
Nettle
Its botanical name is Urtica dioica, and it is in the Urticaceae family of plants. It’s one of many in this family that grow wild in North America. If you have the misfortune of encountering it whilst wandering through wooded areas, you will know immediately. Any skin that comes in contact with the little hairs on its leaves and stem will begin to sting and burn, and will do so until you wash with soap and water. A slight stinging, tingling sensation might continue for several hours after that. However, unlike poison ivy, which will continue to curse you with its presence on clothes, shoes, and dog (but I’m not one to hold a grudge), nettle does not sting unless you come in direct contact with it. Wearing gloves, long sleeves and long pants makes foraging for nettle easy and painless.
Posted by realfoodroad on May 18, 2012
http://realfoodroad.com/2012/05/18/nettle-urtica-dioica/
Foraging for Inspiration
Have you been to the site The Perennial Plate yet? You may have noticed it’s one of the links I recommend over there on the right of this page. They are just wrapping up their second year of blogging (and video blogging, although really, the micro-documentaries Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine make are sooooo much more than mere point-the-camera-at-something-and-put-it-online-blogging), and it was even better than the first year. In the first year, their focus was on local, seasonal eating in Minnesota (yes, even in the winter). The second year, they took a road trip around the country, to see what local food traditions they could discover. Their blog is great too (Mirra has her own unique take on this journey, and her relationship with Daniel, and she is damn funny), so I would strongly suggest you hole up this weekend with your computer, and do a marathon of The Perennial Plate.
Posted by realfoodroad on May 11, 2012
http://realfoodroad.com/2012/05/11/foraging-for-inspiration/
