Posted in AnnArbor.com, Backyard Chickens, Live Strong, Vision on June 17, 2011
On Sunday, I watched two of my “girls” deflowered by a rooster. I had been feeling wary of this upcoming event and my role as a chicken pimp, but we had no choice. Either we were going to kill the girls and bring them with us to our temporary rental home in the freezer, or [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farm to Fork, Growing Goodies, Watch & Listen on April 6, 2011
Merely 5 miles north on Pontiac Trail, a vision is taking on substance. Tilian Farm Development Center is about to burst forth with active vegetables, animals, and people. As with so many things, it is nice to see a “before” picture, this is that picture. As I noted in January, Tilian Farm Development Center is [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farm to Fork, Growing Goodies, Watch & Listen on March 21, 2011
In my Farm to Fork series I visit local farms around Ann Arbor and share what I learn. “People aren’t willing to just eat potatoes and onions all winter long.” Tomm Becker, of Sunseed Farm, stands in the one of their two unheated hoop houses surrounded by dark earth and verdant vegetables. “We believe that [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Health, Recipes on March 7, 2011
For the past four months we have been chomping on fresh greens courtesy of our CSA from Shannon Brines of Brines Farm. Curly baby kale, dark soft spinach, tall elegant arugula, and delicate salad mix are grown in his hoop houses. Sometimes he adds squash, potatoes, beans, or frozen tomatoes to fill out the selection [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farm to Fork, Farmers Markets, Oh Say Can You CSA! on March 3, 2011
The Homegrown Local Food Summit celebrated its third year with over 300 people at Washtenaw Community College on March 1st. The sun drenched lobby shone down on the information booths and tables groaning under the bounty of donated food. Rachel Chadderdon, of Double Up Food Bucks, introduced the day’s event as a way “to bring [...]
