F.O.O.D. Focus on the Organic Differencevol. 17 June 21, 2019 Recipe derived from Fat of the LandCompiled by Celia Dolan for The Organic Food Guide and NOFA/Mass Nettles are often associated with their vexing sting – the result of a “compound cocktail” consisting of various neurotransmitters and acids injected into the skin when a person […]
F.O.O.D. Focus on the Organic Difference vol. 16 June 7, 2019 Profile and recipe from Ana Maria Moise, MS, CNS, LDNCompiled by Christy Bassett for The Organic Food Guide and NOFA/Mass Ana Maria Moise is a clinical nutritionist with expertise in functional foods as preventative and therapeutic medicine. She counsels patients on dietary strategies for […]
F.O.O.D. Focus on the Organic Difference vol. 15 May 31, 2019 Recipe derived from The Old Farmer’s Almanac Compiled by Celia Dolan for The Organic Food Guide and NOFA/Mass Spring has finally arrived and our favorite local crops are back in season! Asparagus shoots are awakening, rising up from the soil, and making an appearance […]
F.O.O.D. Focus on the Organic Differencevol. 14 May 10, 2019 Profile and recipe shared with permission from Willie Crosby of Fungi AllyCompiled by Christy Bassett for The Organic Food Guide and NOFA/Mass Why Fungi? Mushrooms are a great local food source that can be grown year-round on agricultural by-products. Their role in ecosystems to transform waste […]
F.O.O.D. Focus on the Organic Difference vol. 13 January 11, 2019 Profile and recipe from Hannah Jacobson-Hardy of Sweet Birch Herbals and Full Moon Ghee, Williamsburg, MA By Christy Bassett for The Organic Food Guide and NOFA/Mass It was a love of herbs and local farms that led Hannah Jacobson-Hardy to begin her business, Sweet Birch […]
F.O.O.D. Focus on the Organic Difference vol. 12 January 4, 2019 By Christy Bassett for The Organic Food Guide and NOFA/Mass With a new year comes excitement, resolution, a clean slate, and often, clean eating habits. Now is the perfect time to resolve to eat more locally and organically. Do it for the environment, for your […]
F.O.O.D. Focus on the Organic Difference vol. 11 December 28, 2018 By Christy Bassett for The Organic Food Guide and NOFA/Mass As a child, I grew up thinking that Brussels sprouts were vile vegetables that should never be tasted, and for sure would never be brought to the dinner table. Not because I had a bad […]
F.O.O.D. Focus on the Organic Difference vol. 10 December 21, 2018 Profile and recipe from Ellisa Miller of Walnut Kitchen Homestead of Orange, MA By Christy Bassett for The Organic Food Guide and NOFA/Mass Elissa and her family are small scale farmers in the North Quabbin region of central Massachusetts. With a focus on organically fed […]
F.O.O.D. Focus on the Organic Difference vol. 9 December 14, 2018 By Christy Bassett for The Organic Food Guide and NOFA/Mass During the darkest weeks of the year, when the memories of tender greens and fresh harvests begin to fade, I always crave a heartier vegetable to take their place. This is good, because much of […]
F.O.O.D. Focus on the Organic Difference vol. 8 December 7, 2018 Profile and recipe from Sammi-Jo Crosby of Boondocks Botanicals, Inc. of Hubbardston, MA By Christy Bassett for The Organic Food Guide and NOFA/Mass Sammi-Jo Crosby teaches us how to make our own “Dragon’s Tonic” (aka Fire Cider, but since that is a trademarked name, we […]