Featured Recipes
Nettles Tea So now you've gone out and foraged some stinging nettles, and you know how to handle them comfortably. How do you cook them? Easiest place to start is making tea.
Fried Cabbage With Noodles Most of the ingredients in this dish, except the butter, were items purchased at the Bellingham Farmers Market from Whatcom County farm vendors on opening day (April 7, 2012).
Blueberry Refrigerator Jam What could be simpler--or more delicious--than making refrigerator jam? Enjoy!
Honey Lavender Pound Cake Pound cake usually has lots of eggs in it, but I had never tried making it with honey instead of sugar.
Honey Egg Custard When I was young, one of my favorite pies was custard. Since I haven't had one for years, and I have an abundance of eggs, I I thought I'd try making a locavore custard with honey.
Recent Ideas and Menus
Whatcom Farms Offering CSA in 2012
Comments (0) | April 12, 2012
This list of farms offering Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs was taken from the 2012 Whatcom Food & Farm Finder.
What’s This Web Site All About?
Comments (2) | February 20, 2010
In recent months, I’ve been reading and talking with people about the advantages of becoming a locavore*, a person who eats food grown, farmed, or produced locally. I’m giving it a try here in Whatcom County, Washington.
Nettles Tea
Comments (0) | May 06, 2012
So now you’ve gone out and foraged some stinging nettles, and you know how to handle them comfortably. How do you cook them? Easiest place to start is making tea.
Stinging Nettles
Comments (0) | May 06, 2012
For many people, stinging nettles conjure up images of nasty burning sensations. So why not just avoid nettles altogether?
Honey and Allergies: Interview with Dr. Jean Layton, ND
Comments (1) | April 28, 2012
Does eating local honey help reduce pollen allergy symptoms? I decided to call my local naturopathic physician, Dr. Jean Layton. We talked about that, and the relationship between health and locally grown foods.
Fried Cabbage With Noodles
Comments (1) | April 13, 2012
Most of the ingredients in this dish, except the butter, were items purchased at the Bellingham Farmers Market from Whatcom County farm vendors on opening day (April 7, 2012).
Bellingham Farmers Market Opening Day
Comments (0) | April 13, 2012
As I walked toward the Bellingham Farmers Market last Saturday on opening day, the background music started to swell. The Market was definitely off to a running start!
Blueberry Refrigerator Jam
Comments (0) | April 13, 2012
What could be simpler–or more delicious–than making refrigerator jam? Enjoy!
Sign Up Now for CSAs
Comments (0) | April 12, 2012
If you want to start improving the quality of food you eat by buying locally grown ingredients, CSAs are the single easiest way to begin–and to save money!
How to Become a Locavore
Comments (0) | April 12, 2012
Locavores are people who eat only locally grown food as much as possible. If you want to give it a try, here are some things I’ve learned over the past two years that may help you get started.
Honey Lavender Pound Cake
Comments (2) | April 03, 2012
Pound cake usually has lots of eggs in it, but I had never tried making it with honey instead of sugar.
New Gardening Class at Cloud Mountain Farm
Comments (0) | March 28, 2012
Are you interested in trying your hand at raising some food in a home garden? Cloud Mountain Farm has created a workshop just for you.
Honey Egg Custard
Comments (0) | March 28, 2012
When I was young, one of my favorite pies was custard. Since I haven’t had one for years, and I have an abundance of eggs, I I thought I’d try making a locavore custard with honey.


