just as important as the pork we use, we are able to get pastured katahdin breed lamb from nearby farms. the katahdin breed tends to do well in our warm climate as they are good about shedding their wool to... Read more →
I feel so very lucky to be able to obtain fresh 100% heritage breed berkshire hogs from gum creek farm. gum creek is a local farm owned by tommy & alecia searcy. gum creek farm is located approximately 10 miles... Read more →
Spring is finally here! in Atlanta that is. I know that the folks up north are still not quite there. this week, we have seen our first local strawberries! they are very sweet. i had to break down and source... Read more →
last night at woodfire grill's monthly cheese club tasting, over 30 people came and sampled 9 different cheeses from ireland. the tasting began by me discussing the irony here. that was, when i was sourcing the cheeses, there was a... Read more →
if you haven't already, check out this site lizzie marie cuisine. i had the pleasure of being interviewed by lizzie at the recent georgia organics conference, i must say - i was blown away! first, i couldn't believe that this... Read more →
yesterday's wall street journal had two interesting articles in the marketplace section, the first bydavid kesmodel "oversight 'flaw' led to meat recall," which provided perspective on the hallmark/westland meat packing co. history, along with it's previous problems in the 90's... Read more →
i'm sure by now, you've heard the news about contaminants found in the drinking water supply throughout our country. trace amounts of various prescription drugs believe to be from runoff are now polluting our municipal water systems. an article on... Read more →
today was the conclusion of the 11th annual georgia organics conference. unfortunately, i had to depart after the business meeting in the morning, before sessions began. they looked very enticing and very interesting but.....it is saturday and i feel the... Read more →