by Kathryn Gardow | Nov 30, 2020 | Agrihoods, Local Food
To eat this autumn season, purchase local fruits, vegetables, and meat and dairy products directly from local farmers at a Farmers Market or through a Community Supported Agriculture (“CSA”). Buying directly from a family farm allows the farmer to earn a...
by Kathryn Gardow | Oct 31, 2020 | Local Food, Rural Economy
In this time of unending COVID and election stories, I ache for a sense of normalcy and certainty. Turning to comfort food satiates and satisfies. Creating a giant pot of minestrone soup with the last morsels of summer produce blended with the August canned tomato...
by Kathryn Gardow | Sep 30, 2020 | Healthy Places, Land Use Planning
We live in uncomfortable, uncertain times. As November 3rd approaches, the stress meter increases daily. With COVID-19, racial injustice tension, economic uncertainty, and the most contested election in my lifetime, the need for calm and centering is so needed. Love...
by Kathryn Gardow | Aug 31, 2020 | Local Food, Rural Economy
Summer is my favorite food season. It’s the season of fruits and vegetables I crave. We are at peak season right now. Freshly picked corn, luscious peaches dripping with sweetness, tomatoes-green stripes, dark chocolate, yellow pear and cherry red, and more-all...
by Kathryn Gardow | Jul 31, 2020 | Food Hubs, Local Food
Food, after water, is the key to life. For most of us it’s easy to get food by visiting our local grocery store, shopping at the Farmer’s Market, perhaps doing an occasional COSTCO run or growing a garden of fresh herbs and tomatoes. We do not know...
