Building community one bite at a time By Alex Smith The concept of “fast casual” is one that’s gaining momentum, and for good reason. Getting high quality food cooked right in front of you and ready to eat in minutes…
Maressa ValliantJune 25, 2019
By: Ruby Dombek June 2019 Daniel Burdick grew up on a farm in Connecticut and has always wanted to return to his roots. Starting a farm was a chance to reconnect to the land and the community. He wants people…
Alex SmithMay 30, 2019
A delicious gift to the community By Alex Smith Everyone enjoys getting gifts. Let’s be honest. Your love language may be “words of affirmation”, but a surprise present is unlikely to engender a negative reaction. A gift given with intention…
Alex SmithMay 22, 2019
Healing the soil with happy animals By Alex Smith May 2019 One of the top challenges you'll hear about in agriculture, and for our world, is topsoil. This component of the Earth enables essentially all terrestrial plant life to…
Maressa ValliantApril 26, 2019
Members of PeaceHealth’s stellar Food & Nutrition Services team! Farm Fresh Workplace Success By Diana Meeks If you go all the way back to the origins of PeaceHealth in the late 19th century, you'll find an amazing story and…
Maressa ValliantApril 22, 2019
Natural Dairy From a Family Farm By Liz Hansen The Lukens family didn't start Grace Harbor Farms with the intention of growing a commercial business. Originally, starting a farm just seemed practical: Y2K was looming, and the Lukens understood the…
Maressa ValliantFebruary 1, 2019
An Homage to Spain's Finest By Diana Meeks It's December and I’m in Edison, watching Russell Duncan make paella in the back of Slough Foods. The pan is giant, a steel full moon, which I could easily curl up…
Maressa ValliantFebruary 1, 2019
The farming lifestyle is an alluring one. Waking up with the sun, spending time outdoors, the independence of knowing that your food is coming from within walking distance – what’s not to love? Given this idyllic picture of the American…
Maressa ValliantMarch 2, 2018
