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I think your enthusiasm is well placed; spring parsnips are delicious, and reward those with patience to wait out the winter as these powerful roots convert starch to sugars. So sweet and tender for something thats been underground for almost a ye...
Early Spring parsnips are freshly dug. They are sweet and buttery, even before you add the maple syrup and butter! Simply boiled, they need little to dress them. They are also great additions to any dish calling for potatoes. The best Shepherd's...
I'd be interested to know by what measure you consider me to be one of the "big boys." It must have been a comment about my weight, because it is certainly not an accurate representation about the size of our farm. :)
OK, let's stop pretending th...
Tom, you and I have GOT to get together for a beer. Thank you very much for your thoughts.
What’s missing so far, is any definition of what Maine Street Marketplace is intended to be. What was presented to us at the meeting in Portland is that the goal is to make an internet based ordering system backed up with a distribution network of...
Grange Halls exist in most towns, and Portland: North Deering on Washington st across from Quaker Meeting House (outer Portland) as well as one on Forest, the Presumpscot Grange Hall. These organizations are desperate for new members, and the agri...
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- Where in Maine do you live and eat?
- Scarborough
- What issues are you and/or your group interested or expert in?
- other
- Are you a food producer? If so, what types of food do you produce?
- vegetables, berry fruit, cheese and dairy, grains and bakery, eggs, meats
- If you produce foods of some sort, please choose one of the following:
- I produce foods for sale to others
- If you produce foods for sale, where or how can Mainers buy them?
- CSA
- Other info about Me (please mention any food, fishing, agriculture, or community groups you are affiliated with):
- I eat a lot of eggs, sometimes a half dozen before noon.
- Website (if any):
- http://broadturnfarm.com
- Website 2 (if any):
- http://broadturnfarm.blogspot.com/
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Parsnips for sale
Early Spring parsnips are freshly dug. They are sweet and buttery, even before you add the maple syrup and butter! Simply boiled, they need little to dress them. They are also great additions to any dish calling for potatoes. The best Shepherd's Pie I have ever had was topped with spring-dug parsnips. (Stacy warns me that my enthusiasm for the roots is more related… Continue
Posted on April 4, 2009 at 9:08am — 1 Comment
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Winter Farmers' Market - Rollinsford, NH at Wentworth Greenhouses, Rollinsford, NH
December 4, 2009 from 10am to 2pm
Fresh salad greens, spinach, and lettuce ... carrots, parsnips, onions, and potatoes ... locally raised meats, locally caught fish, locally made jams, jellies, breads, and teas ... New Hampshire grown Christmas trees, wreaths, poinsettias, and kis...
Eat Local Foods Coalition Meeting at Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick - Seminar Room (2nd floor)
December 11, 2009 from 9:45am to 12pm
ELFC is a coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to promoting and expanding access to locally grown food in Maine homes, stores, restaurants, and public institutions.
For phone conference options email elfcmaine@yahoo.com
Eat Local Foods Coalition Meeting at Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick - Seminar Room (2nd floor)
December 11, 2009 from 9:45am to 12pm
ELFC is a coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to promoting and expanding access to locally grown food in Maine homes, stores, restaurants, and public institutions.
For phone conference options email elfcmaine@yahoo.com
Local, late 20s female, experienced in organic farming, vegetable, herb, perennial, and container gardening, and fruit and ornamental tree planting and pruning. Excellent cook and baker. Skilled in home canning and food preservation. Experience wi...
Eat Local Foods Coalition Meeting at Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick - Seminar Room (2nd floor)
December 11, 2009 from 9:45am to 12pm
ELFC is a coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to promoting and expanding access to locally grown food in Maine homes, stores, restaurants, and public institutions.
For phone conference options email elfcmaine@yahoo.com
New Gloucester Supper to benefit the 'Veggie Connection' food pantry at Lower Village, New Gloucester
December 17, 2009 from 5pm to 6:30pm
HI everyone-- with enough volunteers we are now moving ahead! Please join us! See the details below:
Benefit supper for the New Gloucester Veggie Connection.
Thursday December 17, 2009, 5-6:30.
Ticket sales will go towards the purchase of seeds ...
Pork and Pottery at Bonobo at Bonobo Pizza
December 7, 2009 from 4pm to 7pm
I'll be sharing some of my home-raised, dry-cured salted ham in this follow-up to a charcuterie tasting I hosted a year ago. The ham is OG, from a pig I grew, salt only(no nitrates/nitrites) slow cured- it's been aging for one year in my cellar. I...
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