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LocalHarvest News - September 30, 2007
Time conscious readers will notice that although the calendar already has a
toehold on October, we're only now sending out the September newsletter.
Why? In a word, the boss-man has been out of town. Backside glued to a
motorcycle seat for over two weeks, truth be told, and having the time of
his life. Guillermo Payet, LocalHarvest's founder and chief brain, writes a
little about his farm-hoppin' adventures in the article below, but who can
stuff so much fun into 500 words? If you want to get the true flavor of his
trip, you'll have to check out our blog, where the best stories of the trip
are told, and some great photos tell the rest.
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Bike2Barn 2007 Farm Tour
On September 13, my sweetheart Amber and I left Santa Cruz, CA for a two
week long trip across the southwestern United States. We nicknamed the trip
"Bike2Barn 2007", since we traveled on a motorcycle, stopping to visit
Localharvest member farms along the way. We had many reasons for taking this
trip, including the desire to take an adventurous vacation, visit farms,
make new friends, learn about the land, and eat good food.
(Read on...)
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From the LocalHarvest Catalog:
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Our Thanksgiving turkeys are quickly finding good homes with
family-farming fans all across the country. Ready to reserve yours? You
can try to find a local turkey in our
directory
or through our catalog, which
includes birds available for local pickup and those available by mail-order. Hurry, they won't last long!
If watching this month's video makes you as hungry for artisan cheeses as it made us, you'll be happy to know
about our fine selection of handcrafted cheeses
- cow, sheep, goat, we have them all.
And please do visit our catalog for more goodies!
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Quote of the Month, from Sandor Katz
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From an interview with Sandor Katz, author of Wild Fermentation and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved,
published in "Grist".
"All the problems of globalized commodity agriculture and foods traveling thousands of miles from farm to the plate,
those are the result of people sort of thinking bigger and bigger, and I think the solutions come from people thinking
smaller. And that's why community gardens and community-supported agriculture and community kitchens and things like
that are all part of the solution, because they enable people to focus on their needs and their community's needs and
satisfying those needs. I really think we need to just focus on small things within our realm that we can actually do."
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Video: On Dairies Worth Supporting - and Avoiding
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Ever fighting the good fight, the staff at the Cornucopia Institute has been working long and hard to force the giants
of the organic dairy industry to comply with the USDA organic rules. Thanks to their advocacy, the USDA recently
found Aurora Organic Dairy to be in "willful violation" of the organic standards. Among other things, Aurora was
cited for illegally confining cattle, and knowingly selling non-organic milk as organic. Aurora is the nation's
largest private label dairy operation; its milk is sold under store brands for Trader Joe's, Wal-Mart, Target,
Costco, Wild Oats, and Safeway and other supermarket chains.
Obviously, this bad behavior has the potential to erode consumers' trust in the organic label. We still believe
strongly in organic dairy ... but we're being more careful about where we get it. As if we needed it, this
is just one more reason to support small, locally run dairy operations. Want to see the real thing? The
good folks over at Farmers Almanac TV have produced a number of great videos, including this one featuring our
friends at Strauss Family Creamery.
(Watch the Video...)
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Got a favorite food-related video you'd like to see featured in the LH newsletter? Send it to .
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Nancy's Nutrition Corner: Alluring Apricots
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Historically, many recipes and love potions included the essence of apricot for its aphrodisiac qualities.
Today, most people enjoy apricots for their incredibly pleasing taste and bountiful amount of carotenoids
like beta-carotene and lycopene.
(Read on...)
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Recipe Corner: Apricots - By Lorna Sass
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My favorite apricot memory goes back about five summers, when I had the good fortune to "house sit" for two
weeks in Sante Fe. The house was large and comfortable, but the great cause for celebration was the enormous
apricot tree in the side yard.
(Recipes and More...)
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As always, thanks for your interest in and support of LocalHarvest.org! See you next
month, and until then, take good care and eat well!
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