For over forty years, Nash Huber has grown healthy plants, soil, seeds — and now future farmers. He nurtures soil fertility with compost, cover crops and chicken tractors. He saves seeds from plants that are best suited to local growing conditions — that's how he developed … [Read more...]
A Longtime Farmer Shares His Wisdom, part 1 (244)
September 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Nash Huber is famous for his delicious carrots — crunchy, sweet and alive. He started farming in Washington state's northeast Olympic Peninsula by cultivating backyard gardens and many relationships. His team grows over 100 varieties of vegetables, fruits, grains, seeds and … [Read more...]
Small Scale Aquaponics – From Fish Poop to Seafood Dinner (242)
September 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tour a closed-loop water system where one critter's wastes become another's food. Inside a steamy greenhouse, Jeremy Roth of Aprovecho Center's Aquaculture Project shows us fish tanks containing tilapia just like you might order in a restaurant. Water from the tanks is … [Read more...]
Things are Cookin’ at Wallingford Community Kitchen (241)
August 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
One night a month, join your neighbors to cook up a meal. Eat together and take some home. We had great fun at this 2010 community kitchen in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle. Coordinator Rachel Duboff and Kathleen Cromp of the Community Kitchens Northwest steering … [Read more...]
Gourmet Cooking for the Paleo Diet, part 2 — In Pauli’s Kitchen (237)
June 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
You'll wish you could taste this video! Longtime caterer Pauli Halstead makes her famous Magical Muhamara dip from her cookbook Primal Cuisine: Cooking for the Paleo Diet. Using toasted walnuts instead of chickpeas, she credits its authentic Middle Eastern flavor to a touch … [Read more...]
Gourmet Cooking for the Paleo Diet, part 1 – Meet the Chef (236)
May 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Longtime chef and caterer Pauli Halstead had drafted her cookbook Cuisine for Whole Health when her personal diet took a U-turn. Working with nutritionist Nora Gedgaudas, she removed gluten and sugar from her diet. In a few months, a lifetime of sugar addiction and … [Read more...]
Farm Camp — Connecting Kids to Their Food (227)
February 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Join the kids at Farm Camp! You'll watch them care for turkeys and rabbits, listen to a harvest season story, and cook up applesauce. Campers have fun growing and preparing food and, best of all, eating the results. They raise veggies from seed to harvest and take field … [Read more...]
Inspiration Farm – Cultivating Nourishing Food and Creativity (226)
January 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
"Changing times calls for changing lifestyles." says Brian Kerkvliet. "So [we've] put more energy into the land… The more you get your fingers in the soil, the more endorphins rush through your head. You get excited by all of that." Using permaculture and biodynamic … [Read more...]
Prairie Fire – Revolutionize the Food System (219)
September 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Novelist Dan Armstrong's Prairie Fire is a fast-paced thriller whose characters forge unlikely alliances to revolutionize the American food system. It's spearheaded by farmers squeezed by skyrocketing oil prices while marketeers get whopping price gains. This revolution is … [Read more...]
Portland’s Backyard Fruit — From Waste to Feast (217)
August 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
"We look forward to a time when we're really able to harvest all of the fruit trees in the city that aren't being fully utilized," envisions Katy Kolker, founder and executive director of Portland Fruit Tree Project. Volunteer groups harvest trees whose fruit would otherwise … [Read more...]
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