Farm Chic – Bruce Weber’s “First Crush” for British Vogue
In Bruce Weber‘s recent fashion film “First Crush,” shot for British Vogue, we meet a fresh-faced couple who seemingly live a pretty good life in a non-descript small town somewhere in rural America….
New York Farm City – Voices of the Urban Farming Movement in NYC
“I think urban farming is only in it’s very infant stages, this is only the beginning,” says James Beard-award winning chef Patrick Connolly, of NYC eatery Bobo at the beginning of New York…
Ancient Grains Brought to Life: Einkorn Pasta
When unearthing the body of Ötzi, the Bronze Age man found perfectly preserved in the Italian Alps in the 90s, scientists found that for his last meal he had eaten an ancient species…
Tierra Farm: Organic, Raw & Nutty
There are few things happier in life than those that begin as an experiment and end up as a great success. In my way of thinking, such a situation describes the nut butters…
Massa Organics: Wholesome Rice
Time and again, I’ve heard it said that all products need a good story behind them. Here is a great story. In 1916, Manuel Fonseca planted rice near Chico, CA. In 1997, Fonseca’s…
Lagier Ranches: Almond Butter, Preserves & Snacks
It’s a nutritional powerhouse, containing nutrients such as protein, magnesium, and Vitamin E in significant quantities. It’s delicious. And it’s been unjustly maligned for years now for its high fat content. I’m talking…
Need a Date? Head to Flying Disc Ranch
Quick! What do the following have in common: Cire, Amber, Zahidi, Khadrawi, Derrie? Give up? They’re all varieties of date palms. If you’ve never heard of any before, you’ve got lots of company….
Jerzy Boyz Farm – Deliciously Crisp Organic Apples
One of the great things about autumn is biting into a crisp, delicious apple. Many times, though, supermarket apples are a serious let-down. They’re too bruised from transportation and being tossed into a…
CSA Harvest Party in Upstate New York
The first great thing about being part of a CSA is knowing exactly where your food is coming from, and actually being able to visit your future salad while it is still growing…
Making Dumplings at Garden of Eve
To me, the only thing that beats eating really good food is eating really good food that I cooked myself, using farm fresh ingredients grown mere steps from the stove. On a recent…
CSA: Foraging at Paisley Farm
One of the added benefits of joining a CSA is the ability to pay a visit to the farm where your food will be grown. Mine, Paisley Farm in Tivoli, NY, just decided…
Community Supported Agriculture
Living in a big city, it is very easy to have no relationship whatsoever with the food that we eat every day. We go to the grocery store, the deli or the bodega…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
