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Susan Cato

Ten Reasons to Buy Local Food

August 17, 2010

I found a great blog post on this, and thought I would share. I think that for many of us, this is obvious – but for others it means a complete shift in thinking. Please share your resources on this topic – I would love to collect them in one place! Check it out: Why [...]

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Tomato Harvest

August 16, 2010

This past week we harvested more than 60 purple calabash tomatoes, all grown from seed (purchased from the Monticello Garden Shop!). Who knew that in my tiny suburban townhome back yard I could have such abundance? Remember when I was starting out (see post here). Well, they ended up growing like crazy. Being that I [...]

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Gardening in Extreme Suburbia

May 4, 2010

Over the past few weeks, we have been busy transforming the sunny corner of my tiny suburban yard into a kitchen garden. As I mentioned before, I live in extreme suburbia in a townhome. Needless to say I have a very small plot of land to use for my garden. I am fortunate enough to [...]

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Locally roasted coffee in Virginia – well worth the flavor

April 5, 2010

I love my coffee just as well as the next person – well, maybe even more. One of my favorite moments of the day is having my first sip of coffee at dawn, while the birds are singing and the world is waking up. I have tasted a lot of coffee in my day, but [...]

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Making it easy to buy local food: 8 resources you can use today

April 1, 2010

Looking  for resources to help make it easy to find and purchase local food at competitive prices? Check out these resources below to get started. You will be surprised at how easy it is. One thing I am planning is to split the cost of a membership with a neighbor. Check it out: Central VA [...]

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Small winter harvest pays off at the White House – inspiring us all

March 30, 2010

March 20 was the one-year anniversary of  the White House Kitchen Garden, and Mrs. Obama’s project continues inspire us all – as well as her campaign for health and fresh, local food. I recently read a post on the small winter  harvest from the garden – an amazing story of the garden that survived Snowmaggedon [...]

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Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution: 10 things to do right now

March 26, 2010

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution movement has become the tipping point for regular Americans on food consciousness, health, and the impact that our food habits have on our children and communities. Starting with his food revolution in the UK, then the TED Prize, a series of fabulous books, and now a prime-time TV show on ABC [...]

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Cookbooks that inspire seasonal eating

March 14, 2010

I love cookbooks. In order to keep my shelf-space under control I try to be very choosy about the ones I actually purchase and use, as opposed to hopping on the Internet to find my recipes. For eating seasonally, there are 2 cookbooks that I absolutely love and live by: Local Flavors, Cooking and Eating [...]

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Listen-up: If you live in Virginia and drink milk

March 5, 2010

I was in my local Whole Foods market last week and was about to pick up a regular plastic gallon jug of milk when I found the most glorious milk in the world from Homestead Creamery. According a blog post from Whole Foods, all the milk at Homestead Creamery comes from two local farms, both [...]

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A food rating system like this would help consumers make better choices

March 2, 2010

For regular people, making good food choices is a complex and confusing thing. With all of the noise about what to eat vs. what not to eat, buying organic vs. non-organic, local vs. non-local, it’s no wonder we have ended up in dire straights. Let’s face it, people are confused. Wouldn’t it be great if [...]

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