Updated: 6 August 2008
Pickles, the experiment
Too long were we tempted by the pickling cukes: smaller, cuter and cheaper ($1.25 per pound-ish), are they, than their cousins, the regular old eatin’ cukes. Too long were we intimidated by the prospect of buying a bunch and practicing whatever alchemy transforms them from plain veggies to preservation superstars. It did not make sense. We’ve made kraut, we’ve conquered yogurt. We have even had a successful batch or two of kombucha.
And so last week, at the Cambridgeport farmers’ market, we bought as many pickling cukes as we could fit in our hands from Stillman’s and a pretty bit of dill from the Hmong farm. We agreed to sacrifice a half-gallon ball jar that Just Dairy usually fills with our milk (sorry Just Dairy, we’ll return it…eventually!) and make. it. work. People!
Hello good eaters,
If you are here, you probably already know that the reality of most Grocery Store Food is a tragedy and a horror show, wrapped up in shiny plastic and primary colors. You may also know that it is often poisonous to the environment and our bodies, and that it should be avoided whenever possible.
We welcome you, so-called Boston localvores! And we are happy to provide some basic info about how you can find food produced in the region, on a small scale, outside the big chain stores and sometimes even within them.
But perhaps the reality of Big Food is news to you and a either a preachy third party has directed you here or you've come of your own volition to be dazzled. We welcome you too and invite you to first read our FAQs to learn what it means to eat local foods and why it's worth doing.
It is easier and more affordable to be a localvore in Boston than you-know-who would have us think. To prove this, we have compiled info (see pretty pictures
to the left) on the following:
- where to find milk, cheese (+ other dairy products) and eggs
- where to find sustainable, mostly grass-fed meat
- locations for farmer's markets
- how to join a csa - aka buy an annual share in a farm
Our records are by no means complete and if you are a grower/merchant and we've left you out, please contact us, info [at] bostonlocalvores.org.
In solidarity
KC + DM
