We opened: 2 jars of salsa, one jar of pickled onions, and 2 jars of sauce We took out of the freezer: 4 pounds ground beef, one small duck, one carton chicken broth, two cartons mirepoix, one carton baba ganouj, one baggie red pepper paste, two baggies pesto. We put in the freezer: an extraContinue reading “Week #1 down, 51 weeks to go.”
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About that book…
About that book… Dear readers, While I can hardly believe that over six years have gone by since we completed the Eat Mendocino project, in a way the experience has never been more alive or relevant as the world slows way down, stocks up on dry beans, and joins the great pandemic sourdough bread bake-off.Continue reading “About that book…”
Good Farm Fund Benefit Dinner serves up a side dish of hope
Tomorrow night is my favorite event of the year. And it’s not because of the unparalleled farm to table menu, fancy locally-distilled cocktails, lovely summertime gathering of so many friends and community members, or the fact that we will raise thousands of dollars for local farms. It’s because of what happened when I went to theContinue reading “Good Farm Fund Benefit Dinner serves up a side dish of hope”
Farm to Table Dinner: July 18th at Caspar Community Center
We are super excited to announce the first Farm to Table Dinner of the summer! When: Friday July 18, 2014 at 7 pm Where: Caspar Community Center What: A delicious meal featuring locally sourced veggies, meats, cheese and grains from farms throughout Mendocino County. The meal is a surprise, based on what is seasonally available.Continue reading “Farm to Table Dinner: July 18th at Caspar Community Center”
The Gratitude Tree: Thanks for the love!
After launching our Kickstarter campaign only 4 days ago, we are delighted to have raised just over 25% of our goal! As each donation comes in, I’m amazed at the outpouring of support from fans, friends, neighbors, relatives, colleagues, high school classmates, and people I don’t even know! It’s really an incredible feeling to knowContinue reading “The Gratitude Tree: Thanks for the love!”
A tale of two breakfasts
One of the things that has shocked me the most about my week of being technically no longer bound to local food is how much everything costs. Comparatively small amounts of raw calories and products becomes so expensive when they are prepared and packaged by someone else. The price tag for a fairly normal non-localContinue reading “A tale of two breakfasts”
Stranger in a strange land
So, we’re now at 5 days since the official completion of this project. I’ve spent the last week moving onto the most amazing farm I can imagine, the embodiment of all our hopes and dreams, the acres that will sustain us. Moving is crap for local food. I know this well, since I went throughContinue reading “Stranger in a strange land”
Baking pumpkin bread from scratch with mom’s recipe
Everyone wanted to know what we would eat when the year was over. We didn’t really know how to answer that question, or what to expect. The only way you can do something like what we’ve done is to give up on the alternative and stay singularly focused on the day and the meal directlyContinue reading “Baking pumpkin bread from scratch with mom’s recipe”
Day 365
The biggest feeling I have today is one of normality. Its not anti-climatic, this has been a big year with lots of small triumphs and major struggles. Its just that this year hasn’t been a process of working towards a goal or running out a clock. This isn’t the peak of a mountain, or ifContinue reading “Day 365”
How to make a pumpkin pie from scratch
Carl Sagan says if you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ssV79Qi7mM At my family’s house, (or rather, our clan of houses all clustered together) that was pretty much true. I learned pie from my Great-Grandma, from apples we picked from her trees. As a little kidContinue reading “How to make a pumpkin pie from scratch”
Eat Mendocino 