Living local in Eugene, OR
Posted in Grains & legumes, Markets & farms, Salads on Mar 2nd, 2009
I am still reeling from an amazing weekend and will hopefully be posting a recap of Organicology and our visit to Beast in a future post. For now, I will share a great recipe, again out of the Heirloom Beans cookbook. The recipe recommends Wren’s Egg beans, but I used Ayers Creek Farm borlotto lamon [...]
After learning about bees in last week’s Master Gardener class, I was inspired to create a home for mason bees. We are considering keeping honey bees as well, but that takes a bit more of a commitment than putting up a little house on an east wall.
Part of the motivation for the bees is our [...]
Posted in Dark Days Challenge, Markets & farms, Portland, Soups, Vegetables - cool weather on Jan 11th, 2009
We made our first winter squash soup of the year with the Sibley Squash that I picked up at the Hillsdale Farmer’s Market this morning . Our main purpose of going to the Hillsdale Farmer’s Market was to procure some Ayers Creek Farm heirloom beans but I couldn’t resist when I saw this beautiful squash [...]
Posted in Bandon, Dark Days Challenge, Markets & farms on Jan 2nd, 2009
The holidays are over, but I still wanted some local cranberries. Every time I am in the produce section at the grocery store, I look at the box in hopes to see Oregon cranberries. Instead I walk away disgusted that a grocery store in Eugene buys cranberries from Wisconsin. What the heck?
We did manage to [...]
Posted in Dark Days Challenge, Markets & farms on Jan 1st, 2009
Beans and grains have become a bit of an obsession around here. We are headed to the Hillsdale Farmer’s Market next weekend in search of some beans. A helpful reader turned me on to Ayers Creek Farm (thank you!), owned by Anthony and Carol Boutard. I have exchanged a few emails with Anthony and read [...]
Posted in Markets & farms on Dec 29th, 2008
I wanted to follow-up my last post, Pot Beans, with some more information on local beans and grains. I mentioned the Southern Willamette Valley Bean & Grain Project in that post, but thought such an exciting project deserves more than a mere mention.
I learned about the Southern Willamette Valley Bean & Grain Project through my [...]
Posted in Restaurants on Dec 14th, 2008
This is the first non-Amy-written post of our blog. It’s by me, the guy frequently referred to as Matt. Here it goes…
To cap the work week and kick-off the weekend, we ventured out Friday night. Sam Bond’s Garage was the place and their version of Family Feud was the draw. Sam Bond’s is a small [...]
Posted in Misc on Dec 14th, 2008
Yesterday I attended a Gifts from the Kitchen class taught by the Lane County Master Food Preservers. I probably sound like a broken record, but I am amazed at the incredible resources available to us in the Willamette Valley. The class featured sections on jams and jellies, chutneys, pie fillings, vinegars, and liqueurs. I canned [...]
Posted in Holidays, Restaurants on Dec 12th, 2008
Being the local food junkies that we are, its odd that we rarely go to Adams Place, and have never actually eaten in the dining room. We sometimes meet friends there on Fridays after work for a little bite to eat and a drink or two, but never dinner. Adam’s Place gets great reviews and [...]
Posted in Markets & farms, Misc on Dec 9th, 2008
We picked up our second order from Eugene Local Foods and we couldn’t be more pleased with our box o’ loot. For those unfamiliar with Eugene Local Foods, it is an online source for local fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat, etc. The farmers let them know what they have available each week and they put it [...]
