Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. For several years running I’ve been one of many people fortunate to be invited to celebrate in the barn at Bee Heaven Farm. It’s an extra special dinner because almost everything is local or organic, and many people at table are farmers who grew some of the food. Thanks to [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Giving thanks
Posted in events, farm, farmer/grower, food, location, locavore, photo, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, Thanksgiving on November 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
You say luffa, I say loofah
Posted in farm, photo, vegetables, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, luffa, Nick Pikarsky, Sadie on November 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The other morning, Sadie the farm manager was peeling the skin off a long, green, slightly lobed vegetable that looked like a cross between a cucumber and a pumpkin. Underneath the skin was a tangled mass of fibers, and it didn’t look edible at all. “You can try to eat it, but you won’t get [...]
Hungry critter
Posted in animals, csa, farm, photo, tagged caterpillar on November 18, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Anybody have an idea what kind of caterpillar this is? It showed up in the bunch of dill that I was arranging when I came to photograph this week’s share. Despite the attention from my camera’s giant glass eye, the hungry caterpillar kept on munching. I put it on a plant outside the barn. Keep [...]
CSA share: week 1
Posted in csa, photo, tagged csa on November 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Lebanese Feast
Posted in chef, events, food, tagged Hani Khouri, Slow Food Miami on November 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Friday November 18th 7:30 pm Private Residence in Coral Gables, FL Ahlan wa sahlan. You come as family and leave with ease. Conjure smells and tastes of old Beirut with a mouth-watering family style meal paired with great wines at a private home, all cooked with love from friend and Redland goat herder and cheese-maker, Hani [...]

