by Kathryn Gardow | Apr 30, 2021 | Local Food, Sustainable Communities
Pacific Northwest larders of winter veggies and fruits are close to empty. With the advent of spring and the annual growing season, refilling pantries will begin anew. The thoughts, smells and sounds of spring are everywhere. Migratory birds fly across the skies...
by Kathryn Gardow | Mar 31, 2021 | Local Food, Rural Economy
Bees, ladybugs, and other pollinators–the perpetuators of life–create the plethora of produce that nourishes, sustains, and makes life taste good! Seventy of the top 100 foods we eat are pollinated by bees. Without pollinators, no stone fruit-peaches,...
by Kathryn Gardow | Feb 27, 2021 | Local Food, Sustainable Communities
I was born before trucking in out-of-season foods was the norm. Most of the year our usual nightly dinner veggie was frozen (not canned) beans, peas, or vegetable medley with meat and potatoes and the iceberg lettuce wedge. Mid-winter fresh produce included a plethora...
by Kathryn Gardow | Dec 30, 2020 | Agricultural Economic Development, Local Food
The New Year is here and now I can say, “With 2020 hindsight, what can I do 2021?” Now, more so than ever before, I need to support small businesses and independent farmers to help create a more healthy local economy. Since the onslaught of the pandemic,...
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...
