My Cup Of Tea
How can I not respond to day where I was in second gear for the whole drive to work this morning? It’s official, the dog days of summer have departed leaving us with white peaks…it’s not so bad. It is though a shock to the system and the appetite. Admit it, you had soup yesterday … Read more
Sustainable Salmon
October’s importance continues as it is International Fair Trade Month. Besides seeing the phrase included on labels for gourmet chocolate and flavorful coffee, how many of us know what Fair Trade means? Here are the cliff notes on Fair Trade principles: Fair price: Democratically organized farmer groups receive a guaranteed minimum floor price and an … Read more
Biodynamic, Organic, Sustainable…what means what in my wine glass?
When I was working at a winery in Santa Ynez, California, the winemaker ingrained in all of us, employees, customers and local media that it is more important to pursue sustainable practices than organic practices. These terms seemed simple enough. Use fruit from your region, use herbs from your own garden, don’t travel more than … Read more
Harvesting the Vibe
I just came back from the Sun Valley Harvest Festival…and wow. For a first time around this event planning merry go round, this was a class act weekend with a tasting walk at various restaurants around town, wine tastings, regional market place and unbelievable programs discussing everything from pastry techniques to how to get businesses … Read more
Taking the Fruit of the Summer
I have finally finished cleaning the raspberry essence from my kitchen counter, stove, food processor, kitchen floor and finger nails. I have gone from zero canning experience to canner extraordinaire with quarts of preserves to last the winter and the winter for everyone else whom I pawned preserves on…. It all started because between about … Read more
Not Willing To Eat A Rose Petal, Try Pouring It In Your Cup
Well yes, of course you can pour roses into a glass. Didn’t you know it would still be a rose? What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. - Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (Or a tea, a marinade, a bubble bath, a steam cleaner__________________ go … Read more
Touring Teton Valley’s Farms
Thursday, I had the absolute joy of busting out of the office early to join Slow Foods of the Tetons Farm Tour. Led by fearless Program Coordinator, Nancy Van Dyke, a group of us piled into a Teton Science School van in Grand Teton Brewing’s parking lot to check out some of Teton Valley’s local … Read more
Menu For The Future
We’re taking the reins on education with a self-directed discussion course called Menu for the Future next month and we want you to be part of the conversation! We’re discussing the intricacies of global food security, local consumption practices, and sustainable livelihoods. Myself (Tibby) and Jen Jacobsen will be leading the group at the 4H … Read more
