One Chicken, Three Meals
A single whole chicken, used correctly, will generate several meals By Shannon Hayes Pardon the pun, but the one cut of meat I am most likely to see a new customer “bawk” at is a whole chicken. Our price for whole birds last year was over $6/lb, 35% less than a pound of grassfed ground beef. […]
Farm Bill 101
Farm Bill 101 April 23, 2013 Tags: sustainable agriculture, family farming I was invited recently to sit in on animal science class at a college about 10 miles away from my house that has a strong agriculture program. This week, the class was discussing the farm bill, and the students were supposed to be exploring […]
A Celebration of the Casserole
The following excerpt is taken from Shannon Hayes’ newest book, Long Way on a Little: An Earth Lover’s Companion for Enjoying Meat, Pinching Pennies and Living Deliciously. When I was in graduate school, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview school food service directors from around New York State. My most memorable conversation was with […]
Ula Wins
Ula: Daddy, can I have a balloon? Bob: I just gave you a balloon. Ula: But can I have another balloon? Bob: No, I already gave you a balloon. Ula: Yes, but I need another balloon. Bob: For Pete’s sake, Ula. What do you need another balloon for? Ula: I just need another balloon. Bob: […]
Health Lessons from a Local Diet
For nearly 20 years now, I’ve been fully immersed in the local food movement, investigating and promoting the ways that it helps to heal the earth, build community resilience, improve local relationships, enable healthier partnerships between humans and livestock, and improve our well-being. That last attribute has been an interesting sticking point for our family […]
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