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Farmers Market

North Tabor Farm Shiitake Mushrooms

North Tabor Farm in Chilmark raises shiitake mushrooms that are truly sustainable.
North Tabor grows their shiitake mushrooms on natural hardwood logs in a forest setting. This type of production is called “forest farming” and it has become a popular way of growing shiitake mushrooms in the United States. Forest farming is not a requirement for [...]

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Do chickens soak up Vitamin D?

Eggs from chickens who run around in the sunshine have more Vitamin D.
I got a phone call this morning from one of my dear suppliers (for products we use in our commercial kitchen). He thought I should know that blue eggs are now available – commercially.
Well this COULD be good news.
Commercial growers want to [...]

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Naked Hippies and a Roach Coach

Off the plane in San Francisco and I head straight to the Oakland Farmers Market where fresh guacamole sells for $5.00, citrons are everywhere, and I buy Indian samosa’s laden with cilantro chutney.
Fresh juices, pomegranates, music, chef demonstrations fill my senses.
Ahh.. I love this life!
The citrus is abundant, the artichokes giant blooms with stalks as [...]

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