Two recipes for Acadian Day, and pork loin for the barbecue. You’ll find best quality local pork from one of the Nova Scotia farms on our CSA list.
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This is the second of hopefully many short profiles to bring light to the great work that small farmers do in their communities to make them better places to live and work, while providing them with great quality food. Contact us at 902-477-1077 or in the comments below if you’d like to write about a local farm that enriches your community! I recently had the … Continue reading Farm Profile: Cochrane Family Farms
For the third and final evening of our summer cooking series, our instructor Nanci coached us through a menu of Asian flavours: Pork (and Tofu) and Greens stirfry, Fresh Spring Rolls, and homemade fortune cookies. Nanci grew up in her parents’ Chinese restaurant and has also traveled extensively. Her advice about Asian cooking: Cook at a high heat and quickly. If you’ve ever had wilty … Continue reading Summer Cooking Class Recipes: Local Food Asian-Style
The title of this post could be seen as an oxymoron by many. There are many good reasons to cut down on meat consumption, and many have decided to cut it out of their diets completely. For the rest of us who still enjoy eating meat, it can be tricky to do it in an ethical and sustainable way. Large scale agriculture and the economies of … Continue reading Ethical Meat
