All Blog Posts Tagged 'food' (21)

       I became aware of the word “locavore” within the last two years, mostly because I was accused of being one.  It is not surprising that I hadn’t heard the term, considering that the word was coined only seven years ago.  According to the website locavores.com, “A locavore is a person interested in eating food that is locally produced, not moved long distances to market. The locavore movement in the…

Here's my latest piece on the new executive chef at DA/BA in Hudson.His new menu takes DA/BA in a new but familiar direction.

http://www.registerstar.com/articles/2012/04/19/news/doc4f903095c7072823946400.txt

Also, here's my piece from a little while ago on The Crimson Sparrow, opening in Hudson in the next couple months:…

When I tell people about my culinary adventures in canning they seem to wonder why I go to the effort.   Now I realize that the readers of the HVFN site are interested in their food sources and enjoy good comestibles, so I might be "preaching to the choir" - here are my thoughts.   

I CAN.......

To eat locally all year round

To control what I consume and avoid chemicals

To be frugal

To preserve meat from my husband's hunting adventures ( no…

Hi HVFN,

My name is Jamie Larson, I'm a journalist who has written full time for the Register Star in Hudson, freelanced in the valley and now I'm in the Graduate Program at NYU.

I'm getting started on a project on our region's agriculture and how effectively it connects to the people who consume it.

I was hoping to start some discussions here to find contacts and identify needs.

So, as a group that is so clearly invested in Hudson Valley…

Having trouble writing your “story” or defining the right “branding” for your food product? Need help writing copy for a sales sheet, your first news release or pitch letter to grocery stores, coops and distributors? Want your Web site, blog, Facebook or Twitter page to have more punch?

Larry Sombke, the producer of Larry’s Southwestern Sauces, can help. Larry was a public relations executive at a Park Avenue PR agency, he is the author of 14 books and dozens of articles for…

Real Food in Real Weather:

Winter Farmers Market Opens Saturday, January 7th in Croton-on-Hudson

Ossining, NY (January 5, 2012) – In response to the ardent support for local food in northern Westchester County, Community Markets announces its new outdoor Croton-on-Hudson Winter Farmers Market. The market will open on Saturday, January 7^th…

Ossining, NY (December 20^th, 2011) -- For people who support local farms with their appetite and wallet, here’s good news: the Northeast winter doesn’t have to be bleak.

On Saturday, January 7^th, 2012, the Mamaroneck Indoor Farmers Market will open for its fourth season at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, 168 W. Boston Post Road, in Mamaroneck.  The vendors, curated by…

I had sat staring at the picture of this recipe since last week.  Last week things just got a little too hectic to post and then there was yesterday, which ideally might have been just the day to do this. The kids dance class got cancelled leaving me with a nice pocket of time. But, somehow I started and edged and…

     I belong to the Rhinebeck Community Gardens and rightfully so every member must put in so many hours a month to maintain the Garden area. Yesterday was my work day and I shoveled mulch in to wheelbarrows for about 2 hours. Needless to say I really hurt my back and spent most of the night laying on a heating pad wishing there was such a thing as a spine transplant.

     But because deep down inside I am a masocist I cannot stop thinking about food and gardening; even while in…

For the past year and a half, I have been researching food system issues and best practices and leading a working group of experts for an initiative called FoodWorks at the NYC Council. This initiative, led by Speaker Quinn, is the first of its kind in NYC history.

On November 22nd, we released a comprehensive report that outlines 12 policy goals from production through post-consumption in the food system. It also includes 59 recommendations for achieving those goals in the…