Monthly Archives: April 2008

In My Kitchen Garden: Blackberries

By Ang Jordan | Published: April 29, 2008
We’ve got blackberry canes growing wild along one side of our fence, mingled with a heavy, fragrant honeysuckle vine. No work is required on our part, and they produce a few handfuls of berries each spring. It’s never enough to cook with, but they make a nice, tart treat sprinkled on morning cereal. Occasionally I [...]
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Readings

By Ang Jordan | Published: April 28, 2008
**Michael Pollan:** “Why Bother”:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/magazine/20wwln-lede-t.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=michael+pollan&st=nyt&oref=slogin, from the “NY Times Magazine’s Green Issue”:http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/04/19/magazine/index.html (on a lighter note, I also loved the “interview with Bill Nye”:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/magazine/20wwln-domains-t.html?ref=magazine about his efforts to live an eco-friendly lifestyle). A quote from Pollan, whose article ends with a call for readers to plant a vegetable garden: _”Going personally green is a bet, nothing [...]
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Reviews on LocalHarvest

By Ang Jordan | Published: April 26, 2008
“LocalHarvest”:http://www.localharvest.org/, the directory of farms, markets, and CSAs, has added a new feature to their web site: member reviews. You do have to register with the site (if you’re not already), and then you can share your opinions.
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City of Mobile Farmers Markets: Market on the Square and Market in the Park

By Ang Jordan | Published: April 25, 2008
This weekend marks the kickoff of market season for Mobile (though I’ll miss it, being in New Orleans for a conference. Not exactly a hardship.). WHERE & WHEN Market on the Square Cathedral Square in downtown Mobile Saturdays, 7:30am – 11:00am April 26 – July 26 Market in the Park Mobile Museum of Art parking [...]
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Earth Day: Top Eight Actions

By Ang Jordan | Published: April 22, 2008
This year, Earth Day isn’t getting a lot of press. Elections and oil prices are sucking up all the media attention. And despite my environmentalism, my cynical side feels it’s a rather bankrupt observance, much like Mother’s Day, where we all pause to feel guilty, do a little reflection and penance, a few good deeds [...]
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Local Farmers and Super Gardeners Sought for Downtown Pensacola Market

By Ang Jordan | Published: April 21, 2008
The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) of the City of Pensacola is seeking local farmers who are interested in selling their fresh produce at a new outdoor market in Downtown Pensacola. Depending on farmer participation levels, the market would begin June 7th and would continue each Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the height [...]
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BJ Farms

By Ang Jordan | Published: April 21, 2008
BJ Farms 27618 Hwy 98 East Elberta AL 36530 251.986.5391 PRODUCTS U-Pick strawberries in season (approximately March through early May, depending on the weather). Harvested strawberries and other fruits and vegetables seasonally available, such as broccoli, onions, squash, melons, etc. WHERE TO BUY The market at BJ Farms is located in “south-east Baldwin County between [...]
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Weekend Farm Trip

By Ang Jordan | Published: April 21, 2008
On Saturday my daughter and I drove over to Baldwin County to pick strawberries at “BJ Farms”:http://gulfcoastlocalfood.org/2008/04/bj-farms.html and get some cheese at “Sweet Home Farm”:http://gulfcoastlocalfood.org/2008/03/sweet-home-farm.html (they’re about a mile apart). We picked about 12 pounds of berries, and also bought some broccoli, onions, and tomatoes from their store front. (The tomatoes came from Florida, but [...]
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In My Kitchen Garden: Garlic

By Ang Jordan | Published: April 18, 2008
I’ve just harvested four heads of garlic. These heads were an experiment, as I planted them from cloves taken from store-bought garlic. (The garlic I’ve grown before came from the Botanical Garden plant sales.) The garlic you see at the supermarket is usually a softneck variety called silverskin. Apparently silverskin matures more quickly than the [...]
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Out of the Yard and Onto the Fork

By Ang Jordan | Published: April 17, 2008
The “New York Times covers the resurgent interest in kitchen gardens”:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/garden/17garden.html?_r=1&oref=slogin, including the push to put a large-scale garden on the White House lawn.
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