Sweetbreads recently sent me this article/video titled "The 'Ick' Factor and the Myth of 'All-Natural'". Give it a quick watch. At a minimum it's good monday morning entertainment. The article and video really reinforced the great responsibility that we are assuming by committing to produce food. It reminded me...
Fresh honey blackberry basil jam with feta Just a quick “thank-you-for-coming-back-alive” treat I cooked up for Scrapple when he came home last weekend (we had our bachelor/ette parties). Nothing like a little positive reinforcement! We had a gorgeous half pint of blackberries in our CSA share - looking like gigantic...
Sprout Creek Farm Cheese Curds - Photo by Sprout Creek's Georgie Blaeser Since this post was written our plans have changed. Check out this post for an update. Big news on the Little Seed Farm front! Sweetbreads recently accepted an apprenticeship role at Sprout Creek Farm near Poughkeepsie, NY....
Courtesy of Greenpeace. When we saw the movie Food Inc. at a small, nearby theater a couple years ago it really had a profound impact on us. This was around the same time we started “going organic” in our produce choices and Food Inc. helped to push us over...
the proof is in the yolk! Pastured Egg (above) Vs. Factory Egg - photo from thetastingbuds.com Before Scrapple and I really started getting into food we thought we were doing a relatively good job with our supermarket choices. Hormone and antibiotic free meat when it was available at the store,...
I think a lot about how we’ll manage the cash flows at Little Seed during the first few years of operation. It’s an extremely important topic because it can literally make or break your business... no matter how well you appear to be doing. Fast growing, seemingly profitable companies...
Over the past year we’ve spent a lot of time reading books and chatting with farmers of all shapes and sizes. Veteran farmers, young farmers, former farmers, aspiring farmers, urban farmers... if it ends with farmer we’ve found someone to tell us about it! Aspiring farmers, including ourselves, tend...
After last week’s CSA share pick-up we had a serious rhubarb explosion going on in our kitchen! Before berries are officially on a roll we’re blessed with this uniquely sweet-tart treat to start off the season. Although usually prepared and eaten much like a fruit, rhubarb is a leafy vegetable....
