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Local Life

OYSTERS

Oysters are truly a sustainable food  – they are having a significant impact up and down the eastern coast .
They are saving our ponds on Martha’s Vineyard where excess nutrients from septic systems and lawn fertilizers have been slowly killing the ponds’ ecosystems. With the introduction of oyster farming, our ponds are coming back and [...]

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Deer Season!

I was in the parking lot of our local grocer yesterday when a hunter/butcher friend of mine called out to me.
We got instantly excited as we anticipate the upcoming meat processing week. It is mostly deer and pigs, but it could also be turkeys, cows, or sheep. Together we share several pieces of equipment (at [...]

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Roasted Squash with Onion, Oregano & Mint

Squash or Pumpkin? (I like Butternut Squash or Long Island Cheese Pumpkin)
This is adapted from a Mario Batali recipe with oregano & mint instead of cinnamon & nutmeg.
2 medium  squash or pumpkin, cut into 1-inch slices tossed with 6 Tablespoons olive oil and salt and pepper
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 medium red onion, sliced paper [...]

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Raw Cranberry Sauce

Pies!

My dear friend Clarissa, of the Allen farm and I have been spending Thanksgiving together for about the last 20 years. We take in the widows and orphans of Chilmark and beyond and make a day of it. Our friend Valerie Reece makes pies with the children (although the kids are all teens and beyond [...]

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