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Posts tagged “local”

Kitchen Tour: Rachel's Busy Single Girl's Kitchen

When I first asked Rachel Cole about her kitchen, her whole face lit up. "I love my kitchen!" she said with a big smile. Rachel has one of the best jobs in San Francisco for anyone interested in foo...

A Visit To Osceola Cheese

If you've ever had the privilege of driving to Branson, Missouri there's a good chance you've driven past Osceola Cheese. There's billboards for miles and miles around and planning to visit is at ...

How To Support Your Local Farmers' Market (Without It Consuming Your Whole Day)

It's obvious by now that we are as passionate about supporting our local farmers' markets as the majority of you are. They're an amazing resource, but depending on the city in which you live, it isn...

Debate: How Much Do Food Miles Matter?
The Atlantic

We just read this article by Marion Nestle on The Atlantic's food site, and it brings up the (hotly debated) question of how important it is to buy local. Should we avoid produce that's traveled thous...

New Trick: How to Track Your Chicken Back to the Farm

We just read about this on Eat Me Daily (via Slashfood), and we're alternately overjoyed that we can type a code into a website to find out where our chicken grew up and amazed that someone hadn't tho...

Holiday Tip: Buy Sustainable Caviar On A Budget

Perhaps you'd like to add a touch of elegance to your holiday party, or give someone a special gift. Why not caviar? "But we're in a recession! The economy is terrible! Who can afford that stuff?" ...

Online Resource: Regional Best

RegionalBest.com is a new e-commerce site offering hundreds of foods that are raised, caught or produced by local artisans. Foods appealing to me right now are Maryland blue crab cakes, Idaho grass-fe...

Midwest Food Roundup: Harvest Spotlight Edition

It's Harvest Month here at The Kitchn, so we're thrilled to see local food producers highlighted in this week's Midwest food sections. Read on for local cranberries, cheese, wines and lots of recipe...

Save Our Smell! Local Roaster Cited

In Rockland, Maine, a small local coffee roaster is in jeopardy after complaints that the smell of their roasting coffee is too strong. Rock City Coffee Roasters has been in business for over 16 year...