November 16, 2011
*This is a part of an ongoing exclusive series on Umamimart, Radiation + Japan. Please check out these other posts and videos for more:
Testing of Food in Japan, By Yoko Kumano
April 25, 2011
It’s asparagus season, people! Did anyone know this is what asparagus looks like when it’s growing? I took these shots today while visiting Terhune Orchards near Princeton, NJ. We ate this asparagus tonight for dinner and it was seriously delicious.
Photography by Erin Gleeson.
April 20, 2010
Discarded eggs from the chicken coop at an organic farm on Long Island, NY. They were too damaged to sell, so they were either thrown away or given to employees.
June 17, 2009
We ventured out to Pescadero a few weeks back, which is about an hour south of San Francisco, to visit Harley Farms Goat Dairy. It was such a special Umamiventure- Yoko was here from
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May 31, 2009
Each week Gabe and I get a fantabulous box from TWO SMALL FARMS in Watsonville, CA. As you can see, my misbehaved dog is really into it too- Chahta especially loves the
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May 18, 2009
Please pardon this last minute announcement. According to last week’s poll, looks like many of you were interested in the goat farm Umamiventure, and as always, your wish is my command (only ONE person wanted
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October 9, 2008
This is great. My colleague Miho told me about it. The deal is, you sign up for an e-mail subscription that this farm, Nihon Yasai, sends every weekend, and order mixed vegetable box for $30 plus shipping, or you can get individual vegetables to be delivered on Thursday.
October 6, 2008
By Matt ZuckermanPhotos by Matt Zuckerman and Barry Blanton
Jim Denevan went local. Several years ago, the chef and artist wanted to educate, entertain and feed his friends with a fresh meal. He did so by preparing
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August 29, 2008
This post is brought to you by Christy’s mother, Patsy: the person who plans, shops, picks, cleans, cooks, and/or bakes for every meal whenever the Jones kids visit their childhood home near Rochester, New York.
Northern New York State, within a few miles of Lake Ontario, is prime orchard real estate. The “lake effect” of moderating temperatures and decent rainfall coddle
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July 5, 2008
The New Amsterdam Market was held for the 3rd time last weekend at the historic site of the now defunct Fulton Fish Market at South Street Seaport. The New Amsterdam Public is a group that
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