Valley Bounty: Asparagus
Somehow, at the end of a seemingly interminable winter, we have cycled around again to asparagus season. If you had told me anytime before the[...]
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Valley Bounty: Microgreens
Although it is finally starting to feel like spring, we’re still a little ways out from the real beginning of the harvest season for local[...]
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Valley Bounty: Parsnips
Parsnips, the paler and more often overlooked cousin to carrots, deserve a special place in the spotlight this time of year: spring-dug parsnips, which have[...]
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Valley Bounty: Plant Starts
It seems hard to believe (as I write this, snow seems to be lingering in the forecast like a party guest overstaying their welcome by[...]
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Valley Bounty: Shiitake Mushrooms
I had the opportunity to go visit Mycoterra mushroom farm just down the street from the CISA office earlier this week, and I have to[...]
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Valley Bounty: CSA Shares
Though it’ll still be a little while before the season for local vegetables is really underway — as the persistent snowfall seems almost manically determined[...]
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Valley Bounty: Carrot Cake
Believe it or not, this is actually one of the best times of the year to be eating local carrots — carrots that have had[...]
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Valley Bounty: Spanish Omelet
I’ve become quite enamored recently with Spanish omelets—traditionally they feature just three main ingredients (eggs, potatoes, and onion), all of which are easily available from[...]
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Valley Bounty: Goat Cheese
Somehow, unbelievably, I am writing this while sheltering from yet another deluge of snow, despite the calendar quite clearly telling me it is mid-March. I[...]
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Valley Bounty: Lamb
In many traditionally English-speaking nations, the term “lamb” applies specifically to meat from sheep less than a year old, while “mutton” refers to meat from[...]
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Valley Bounty: Eggs
The edible portion of a chicken egg has two main components: the “white” (also called the “albumen”) and the yolk. In a fertilized egg, the[...]
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Valley Bounty: Maple Syrup
If you’ve driven by almost any wooded patch in New England in the past few weeks, you’ve likely seen plastic tubing and large basins scattered[...]
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