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Salsa and Hummus with Chef Jeff Jones

posted at Tue Aug 24 23:12:17 2010 by admin

Formerly a chef at the Norwich Inn and currently running a kitchen at Dartmouth, Chef Jeff Jones also finds time to prepare and sell a line of salsas and hummus which are currently sold exclusively at farmer's markets in the Upper Valley.

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Living on the Edge

posted at Mon Aug 16 23:14:10 2010 by admin

Many farms operate on the edge, but there's only one On The Edge Farm. Located on route 12 in Woodstock, Bill and Dana Pape's On The Edge Farm offers humanely-raised grass-fed beef, pork and lamb that are hormone and antibiotic-free, as well as eggs, jams, jellies, and pies. They also prepare and ship gift baskets using local products. If you're looking for more than just bacon or a steak, you can also arrange to buy a side of beef, lamb or pork from them.

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Upper Valley Food News - Comings and Goings - Summer 2010

posted at Fri Aug 13 23:51:55 2010 by admin

We're going to take a break from farmer's markets today to publish a long overdue update about what's happening with restaurants in the Upper Valley.

Since the last update we've had a number of closures, some of which turn around into new restaurants.

On the minus side:

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The Grateful Dumpling

posted at Thu Aug 12 00:04:44 2010 by admin

I'll make a small confession here: I have a dumpling problem.

Some (many) years ago I decided that I should become a vegetarian. It was an impulsive decision made not under the best circumstances. I was a poor vegetarian, and after a month I was fiercely craving meat, specifically pork potstickers (or Peking ravioli, as they're sometimes called). When a friend told me about another friend who was a vegetarian except on the last Sunday of the month - and the end of the month was coming up fast - my time as a vegetarian was done for, and I returned to my pork-filled dumpling eating ways.

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Ice Cream? Gelato!

posted at Wed Aug 11 00:28:35 2010 by admin

Today we'll take a look at a business which got started at a farmer's market and is now moving into retail: Morano Gelato.

Gelato, in case you're not familiar with it, is ice cream, only different. And Italian. With less butterfat and usually less sugar, it's usually denser and richer in flavor than the ice cream most Americans are familiar with. And many American "gelati" are pale imitations of true Italian gelato.

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Blown Away by Hurricane Flats

posted at Tue Aug 10 00:42:23 2010 by admin

A stalwart vendor of the Norwich Farmer's Market, Hurricane Flats is there from start to finish offering a surprising variety of vegetables even at the start and end of the season. They grow an array of organic produce- melons, corn, tomatoes, mesclun greens, arugula, cucumbers, carrots, beets, potatoes and many more, along with popcorn and eggs. Hurricane Flats is a based in South Royalton, Vermont, and is owned and run by the family of Tom "Geo" Honigford and Sharon O'Connor. The farm's 37 acres is conserved by the Upper Valley Land Trust.

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Chubby Chicken? No No! Fat Rooster!

posted at Sun Aug 8 23:43:46 2010 by admin

Today's farmer's market spotlight shines on Jennifer Megyesi and Kyle Jones' Fat Rooster Farm in South Royalton.

Fat Rooster Farm is an organic farm, offering organic meats (beef, chicken, turkey, lamb, pork) , many varieties of heirloom tomatoes, corn, squash and other veggies, eggs, maple syrup and even shitake mushrooms. Their tomatoes aren't the only heirlooms they raise - their lambs are heritage breeds - Southdown, Tunis, Dorset and Blue-faced Leicester. They even sell hand-made wooden bowls.

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Spotlight on Riverview Farm

posted at Sat Aug 7 23:31:32 2010 by admin

Nestled in Plainfield along the Upper Valley's Connecticut River, you'll find Riverview Farm playing home to a host of apple trees and pick-your-own pumpkins, raspberries and blueberries as well as a haunted corn maze.

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Spotlight on Mama Tina's Tamales

posted at Fri Aug 6 23:28:48 2010 by admin

Mama Tina's Tamales is another business that likely wouldn't exist without farmer's markets. It currently has no retail location, selling only at the Hartland, Norwich and Hanover farmers markets.

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Spotlight on Celtic Moon Elk Farm

posted at Thu Aug 5 19:15:44 2010 by admin

Donn Cann's Celtic Moon Elk Farm sells a variety of cuts of locally raised elk. Elk is a very lean red meat. Farmed elk isn't gamey at all; it has a rich flavor that goes beyond beef. It's also very lean. If you're looking for the flavor of beef with fewer calories and less saturated fat, elk is a great alternative. Celtic Moon Elk Farm always has elk burgers and ground elk in stock, and generally carries many different cuts and quite a variety of sausages (note that some of the sausages contain a little bit of ground pork to avodi them being too dry).

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Spotlight on 4 Corners Farm

posted at Thu Aug 5 00:03:35 2010 by admin

4 Corners Farm is named for Hartford Four Corners, where it first started operations, roughly 30 years ago. It began selling its products through the Norwich Farmer's Market, though after a while it moved its sales operations to its own farmstand and also moved to Newbury.

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Spotlight on Howln Good Kettle Corn

posted at Tue Aug 3 23:49:03 2010 by admin

Debbie and Doug Howland of Guild, NH make a nice play on their name with Howlin Good Kettle Corn, another food vendor with a very distinctive booth. You can usually spot their bright yellow booth from across the market.

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Spotlight on Vermont Crepe and Waffle

posted at Mon Aug 2 21:08:29 2010 by admin

Lisa Cadow's Vermont Crepe and Waffle definitely stands out at the farmer's markets she attends. Rather than a booth like most vendors', Vermont Crepe and Waffle operates from a portable crepe cart which Lisa had made for her after attending crepe school in Brittany, France.

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Celebrating Upper Valley Farmer's Markets

posted at Sun Aug 1 21:06:18 2010 by admin

As Vital Communities recently pointed out on Valley Buzz, the week of August 1 through August 7, 2010, is National Farmer's Market week. August is a great time for farmer's markets - virtually everything is in season except for apples, pears and pumpkins, and the weather is usually good.

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Brunch Comes to Jesse's

posted at Thu Jul 29 23:12:01 2010 by admin

Starting Sunday August 1, 2010, the Upper Valley will have a new place to go out for brunch.

Jesse's Steaks, Seafood & Tavern in Hanover will begin offering brunch service at 10:30AM on Sunday morning. Brunch will be accompanied by live jazz.

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BBQ and Beer at Harpoon Brewery

posted at Sat Jul 24 00:33:24 2010 by admin

Harpoon Brewery's "Championships of New England Barbecue" is happening this weekend in Windsor, Vermont.

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Blueberry Season Comes Early

posted at Sun Jul 18 22:45:43 2010 by admin

My favorite blueberry farm, Meriden's Noda Farm, usually starts its blueberry season the first weekend in August, but this year it's open two weeks early, and blueberries were available from other farms even earlier than that.

We're fortunate to have quite a few local blueberry farms. Here's a list of local ones:

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American Sauce

posted at Sun Jul 4 01:16:22 2010 by admin

We'll be doing some grilling with friends on July 4th, and in preparation for it I started some meat marinading tonight and made a compound butter.

The butter is intended for corn; it'as based on a recipe from Bon Appétit presented on Epicurious, with a few modifications. You might enjoy it... here it is:

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The Joy of [Garlic] Scapes

posted at Thu Jul 1 23:46:35 2010 by admin

Like ramps and fiddelheads, garlic scapes hold a special place in many foodies' hearts as a tasty seasonal food available fresh for only a brief part of every year. So while they're here, let's make the most of them!

Generally speaking, scapes are flowering, leafless stems coming up from the crown of a plant. Garlic scapes are the top part of the garlic plant - green tubes similar to scallions, only harder than scallions. They're edible and have an unsurprisingly garlicky flavor, though milder and with less bite.

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Facebook and UVFood

posted at Sun Jun 20 15:52:01 2010 by admin

Facebook support is coming to UVFood.

Facebook users will be able to login to UVFood using their Facebook account. This means you won't need a UVFood password and you won't need to signup for a UVFood account. When you login you'll be sent to Facebook where you will be asked to give permission for UVFood to integrate with your account.

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