Foods Unknown in the Middle Ages

At How To Cook Medieval.

"Miles to the Merc"

Food miles information on display at a Lawrence, KS market. Via the Ethicurean.

Eating Local at Thanksgiving

Here's an article of links from WorldChanging on eating local at Thanksgiving.

Fall Produce For Sale - November 3rd

This Saturday (November 3rd) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the farm will be open (to all comers) for fall produce - probable produce includes sweet potatoes, kale, lettuce, arugula, bok choy, mustard greens, collards, and cilantro. Directions to the farm can be found on the web site.

Organic = Healthier?

New reasearch from Europe, supporting the claim. At the BBC.

More Nitrogen ... Smaller Yield?

At least in the long term. Interesting news, via EurakAlert.

Fall Produce For Sale - October 27th

This Saturday (October 27th) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the farm will be open (to all comers) for fall produce - probable produce includes sweet potatoes, kale, lettuce, arugula, bok choy, mustard greens, collards, and cilantro. Directions to the farm can be found on the web site.

Beets Will Keep

It's sometimes a challenge to use all your veg before it goes bad, but beets will keep. This beet soup is made from beets we got in July shares.

New Research on the Goodness of Garlic

In an entry from yesterday's Well blog.

Grist series on Food & Farming

Grist is currently running a series - Sow What? - on food and farming. Here's an interview with Michael Pollan on his follow-up book to The Omnivore's Dilemma. From here, you can find the other entries in the series.