As the afternoons grow ever short, finches and chickadees hurry to fill up on the sunflowers we’ve left for winter. Truth to tell, an edging of snow now crowns the sunflower’s circular face, almost as round as that of Raggedy Anne. We’ve traded the sodden month of November – emphasis on sodden – for the… Continued
Copyright Bluebird Grain Farms Serves: 4-6 Ingredients 1 cup Potlatch Pilaf, dry 3 cups water or mushroom stock 4 Portobello mushrooms, stems removed 6 teaspoons olive oil, divided 3 teaspoons balsamic vinegar, divided ½ teaspoon salt + more to taste ½ teaspoon black pepper + more to taste 2 medium shallots, diced 2 garlic… Continued
by Ashley Lodato / Bluebird Grain Farms staff writer Early in the pandemic, says New Day Cooperative Distribution co-founder Devra “Dev” Gartenstein, “grocery store shelves were stripped bare and so many small local producers had lost important revenue streams like farmers markets and dine-in eating.” In response Gartenstein, a “serial entrepreneur” who has owned and… Continued