I just picked up my first CSA share of produce from Stearns Farm in Framingham, MA, and I’m trying not to panic. Four heads of lettuce, spinach, cabbage, bok choy, scallions, garlic scapes: This is exactly what I got last week at the market. I had bought a similar basketful from the Natick Farmers Market,…
Month: June 2016
Natick Community Organic Farm
It’s 7:40 am and there’s heavy traffic as I drive through Natick Town Center. Once I pass the throng of cars waiting to cross Rte 9 and hit the Mass Pike, the town is peaceful. This is the only time that Casey Townsend, Assistant Director at Natick Community Organic Farm, can meet me. His day officially…
The Local Mix at Area Four
I first heard about Area Four while attending a #BostonTalks Happy Hour at WBGH last month. They make a fantastic pizza using twelve-year-old starter dough, fermented for over 30 hours, and handcrafted in their scratch kitchen. When I heard that Area Four (A4) sources most of their ingredients locally, I immediately set a date to…
The Clean Food Club 