This list of farms offering Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs was taken from the 2012 Whatcom Food & Farm Finder.

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.

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.

For many people, stinging nettles conjure up images of nasty burning sensations. So why not just avoid nettles altogether?

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.

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).

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!

What could be simpler–or more delicious–than making refrigerator jam? Enjoy!

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!

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.

Pound cake usually has lots of eggs in it, but I had never tried making it with honey instead of sugar.

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.

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.