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
Locavore Deviled Eggs
Comments (0) | March 28, 2012
Deviled eggs remind me of my Indiana grandmother and annual family reunions on various family farms where there were more people than you could count.
Dispelling Egg Myths
Comments (1) | March 27, 2012
Since the 1970s, we’ve been told by scientists that eating eggs could increase our blood cholesterol, leading to clogged arteries. Recently, though, researchers have changed their recommendations.
Acme Farms + Kitchen Announces Expansion
Comments (0) | March 27, 2012
Last week Acme Farms + Kitchen (AF+K) announced they will soon be opening a storefront location in downtown Bellingham. Along with the location will come some new services.
2012 Whatcom Food & Farm Finder
Comments (0) | March 27, 2012
On April 7 at the Bellingham Farmers Market opening, the brand new 2012 Whatcom Food & Farm Finder will be unveiled. You can pick up your free copy at the Sustainable Connections booth.
Bellingham Farmers Market Opens April 7
Comments (0) | March 27, 2012
When the Farmers Market opens, I feel like I start to breathe deeply again. Bellingham Farmers Market will open again on Saturday, April 7, 2012.
Kids Eat Kale Contest
Comments (0) | March 08, 2012
Whatcom Farm to SchoolThe Whatcom Farm-to-School Program, with support from the Whatcom Community Foundation is hosting a contest for all students in Whatcom County in grades kindergarten through 12th.
Stewed Kale With Tomatoes
Comments (0) | March 07, 2012
I’ve been growing, eating, and enjoying kale for years, so I was surprised to find that many people think of kale as an unusual vegetable. If that includes you, let me fill you in on what you’ve been missing.
Whatcom County Bees
Comments (1) | February 27, 2012
For the past decade, US media has carried reports of declining honeybee populations. I wanted to know exactly was happening with our fuzzy little friends.
Whatcom Farm to School
Comments (0) | February 22, 2012
Something wonderful is happening in Whatcom County schools which involves locally grown foods.
Book Review: “The Resilient Gardener”
Comments (2) | February 09, 2012
“We tend to design our.. gardening for good times, times when everything is going well,” author Deppe says. “That isn’t what we need…My garden needed to be designed around the reality that life has its ups and downs…I needed a more resilient garden. And I needed a garden that better enhanced my own resilience, in all kinds of times, both good and bad.”
Sauteed Sockeye Salmon Fillets
Comments (0) | January 15, 2012
Sockeye salmon has a sturdy flavor and so needs very little in the way of preparation.
Reefnet Salmon – Sustainable and Wild
Comments (0) | January 15, 2012
What comes to mind first when you think of food that represents the Pacific Northwest? It’s no contest for me. I think of salmon. And reefnet-caught wild sockeyes are the best in the world.
Sunchoke Potato Gratin
Comments (0) | January 08, 2012
Winter meals in the northwest corner of the Pacific Northwest are all about warmth, stick-to-your-ribs heartiness, and flavors with substance. For locavores, winter is also about root vegetables.
