Local Forage
Eating is one of our most primal and sensual acts. And eating what's good for you doesn't mean depriving yourself of gastronomic delight. Local Forage explores why traditional foods—the real, unprocessed, whole-fat foods of our grandparents—delivers the winning combination of maximum health and maximum taste.
Local Forage provides an exchange of practical information on where to buy these nutrient-dense traditional foods in the bay area, how to prepare them and how to think "beyond organic".
Recent Posts
- Salmonella Outbreak in Peanut Butter Snacks
- GOOD QUESTIONS: Non-dairy yogurt culture starter?
- Thyroid Health Talk by Janet Lang, M.D.
- Salt FAQ
- Here, Here! A Secretary of Food is What We Need.
- RECIPE: Whey
- RECIPE: Cultured Cranberry-Shallot Relish
- Do Flu Shots Work? Ask A Vaccine Manufacturer
- RECIPE: Coconut Milk Custard
- Chinese Milk Provides More Trick Than Treat
Category Archives
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September 9, 2008: Video from Slow Food Nation: McClure's Pickles
Comments: 0 | Categories: Artisans/Farmers , EVENTS , FERMENTATION FETISH , MISC. INGREDIENTS
After spending quite a bit of time in the Pickle and Chutney Pavilion at Slow Food Nation over Labor Day, I feel qualified to say that...WE ARE AT A PICKLE PINNACLE. Pickles have finally reached the height of grandeur and...
September 4, 2008: Video from Slow Food Nation: Hoshigaki Persimmons
Comments: 3 | Categories: Artisans/Farmers , EVENTS , MISC. INGREDIENTS
This is the video referenced in the Blenheim apricot post. Erick Haeberli of We Love Jam sells these persimmons, called hoshigaki. Hoshigaki persimmons are part of an old Japanese culinary tradition brought to northern California by immigrant Japanese farmers in...
September 3, 2008: Video from Slow Food Nation: We Love Jam
Comments: 0 | Categories: Artisans/Farmers , EVENTS
What's Up with Blenheim Apricots While at Slow Food Nation, I came face to face with the endangered foods described in the Ark of Taste. What is the Ark of Taste you ask? It's a Slow Food project aiming to...
August 22, 2008: LF Guide to Alemany Farmers Market
Comments: 7 | Categories: Artisans/Farmers
Market: Alemany Location: 100 Alemany Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94110 map Days/Times: Sat 6am-5pm Year round/Seasonal: Year round, rain or shine Phone: 415.647.9423 Download full Alemany Guide For months, I have been working on a post that chronicles my excellent...
July 24, 2008: Addendum to the Butter List—Spring Hill
Comments: 3 | Categories: Artisans/Farmers , REAL MILK (dairy) , THE SOURCEROR
I knew I was missing something. Thanks to Julie C. at CUESA for reminding me. In the Butter: Don't Hate. Embrace. article I forgot to mention that Spring Hill Cheese Company also has an organic cultured butter. It's made from...
July 23, 2008: Butter -- Don't Hate. Embrace.
Comments: 5 | Categories: Artisans/Farmers , REAL MILK (dairy) , SCIENCE/MEDICINE
Sportsfans and Foragers, it's time for butter facts: Properly produced butter contains many nutrients that protect against disease* Butter and cream contain little lactose or casein and are usually well tolerated in their natural state, even by those who are...
July 10, 2008: Organic vs. Sustainable
Comments: 6 | Categories: Artisans/Farmers
(To those of you receiving this via RSS, I apologize. You are seeing this post twice because of some weird glitch; it wasn't showing up in the Daily Digest so I had to repost under a different date) In the...
July 7, 2008: July: What's in Season
Comments: 1 | Categories: Artisans/Farmers
Since so much of the nation's produce comes from California, this list of what's in season may be helpful not only to Northern Californians but to other Local Foragers around the country. Woo hoo, tomatoes are IN! And, while I...
June 24, 2008: CSA + Your Garden = MyFarm
Comments: 2 | Categories: Artisans/Farmers
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Trevor Paque. (Pictured above with one of his employees.) Trevor has a very unique vision of transforming private urban yards into abundant gardens that supply a decentralized CSA model. CSA...
March 5, 2008: I'm Cukoo for Coconuts
Comments: 5 | Categories: Artisans/Farmers , REAL FATS , REAL MILK (dairy)
Tropical fats, in particular coconut oil, has received a bad rap in the last 30 years. Some governmental and edible oil organizations, as well as consumer activist groups such as Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), have claimed...
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