I love it when I see farm news in the Memphis media! There are the farmers markets that I love and we have new things coming too! Today, I was reading through timelines and this article from the Memphis Flyer caught my eye. And it’s because the story was about something I frequently drive past — a once abandoned (or… Read More
For some reason, as soon as we arrived at Worden Farm (website, blog, Twitter), I found a connection to the man who would be driving us around for the day. I think his name was Mr. Shelton. He kept a watchful eye on this girl with a camera moving around too much to take photos even as the tractor moved…. Read More
The countdown to Fat Tuesday is on and it seems fitting to have a little piece of the festival wherever you are. If yu are in the South, you are probably well aware of the role King Cakes play. If that sounds a little foreign to you, read this blog post by Celeste Laurent (Twitter, blog). King Cakes go around… Read More
Waxhaw/Charlotte, North Carolina (25 miles from home) The other day Flat Stanley came along with me to work at Brixx Wood Fired Pizza in Charlotte. You can see Flat Stanley helped to cook the pizzas. First, he helped to look in on the pizzas while they cook in the large brick oven. You can see the wood and gas flames… Read More
One of the things that I’ve returned home with from various trips is a love of local foods. A three-week trip to Malaysia included a visit to a friend’s farm where he grows dragonfruit, a fruit he explained was imported from Vietnam. When I mentioned the fruit last week, Cheri Albritton at @ArveyColumbus wondered what I was talking about so I… Read More
I’ve written a few blog posts about my recent trip to Michigan so I doubt I surprise anyone with another blog post about the trip, but it may surprise you that I saved the best for last. Granted, the snow sculptures, cherry muffins, etc were great, but the biggest benefit for me was getting to know quite a few dairy… Read More
