America's only cuisine?

"So many great souls have passed off the scene. The world has changed. We are now faced with picking up the pieces and trying to put them into shape, document them so the present-day young generation can see what southern food was like. The foundation on which it rested was pure ingredients, open-pollinated seed--planted and replanted for generations--natural fertilizers. We grew the seeds of what we ate, we worked with love and care."
-from Edna Lewis' essay about southern food featured in Gourmet magazine's Januray issue

Before you leave for Thanksgiving

Here's an article about eating local vs. eating organic. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1595245,00.html
The same problem is discussed extensively in Omnivore's Dilemma.

In the article, there's a link to a search for small farms and Community Supported Agriculture (csa) programs. You can pay a certain amount per month and receive seasonal produce from a local farm. I know people that participate in it (on the consumer side, sadly not the farmer side). Coo.
http://www.localharvest.org/

There's an article about getting fish in St. Louis restaurants in Sauce magazine. Apparently there is a debate about freezing fish or not freezing fish. Sauce is super cool, you should check it out. It has very yummy looking recipes and articles about local food businesses.
http://www.saucemagazine.com/
Copies are free, you should pick one up somewhere!

Sorry for the long-ish post. Have a great break.

Old NYT articles

Sorry, you can't read the article I posted about the worms unless you're registered with the New York Times website. I registered as burningkumquat, the password's the same as for the e-mail. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Wormy Compost

Worm poop is supposedly amazing fertilizer. I saw a similar thing demonstrated at a display in Chicago this summer. Does Clayton allow worms in compost?

If you're interested and have spare time, you might want to look through this. I guess Cornell composts profusely.

cute stuff

A baby hoe!

Grist.org - Farming

Grist.org - an environmental news and commentary site - is doing a two week series on food and farming. Includes interviews, slideshows, and interactive information.

From the New York Times

Organic, and Tastier: The Rat's Nose Knows

Animals are honest.

TED.com

Ted.com "inspired talks by the worlds greatest thinkers and doers."


Biomimicry - Janine Benyus talking about incorporating Nature's solution in solving our own problems

Juan Enriquez - shift in code

Amy Smith - turning farm waste into charcoal

MIT Open Courseware

The following links are from information available through MIT's OpenCourseware website.

D-Lab - international development and appropriate technology

• Agricultural Technology Showcase - discussion of tech. for food storage, processing and cooking

Technology and the labor market - exploring how technology has influenced the US labor market

WWOOF

World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms - providing opportunities for people interested in volunteering to work on organic farms. Food, housing, and opportunities to learn are provided in return for farming or gardening help.



WWOOF Usa - membership organization with resources and directories

St Louis Farms

Some of these farms are already mentioned in our links section:
New Roots Urban Farm - farm in N. St Louis

City Seeds - farm located by Union Station in St Louis which provides job opportunities for more itenerant people

Dancing Rabbit Eco-village - a self-sufficient community in Northeast Missouri

Local foods are available at farmers markets:

• Soulard Market - map
  
• Tower Grove - map - includes produce from City Seeds and New Roots
• North City - map - New Roots Urban Farm products
  
• Directory for East Central Missouri