By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson When we moved in 1985 from the Massachusetts coast 100 miles west to our home in Tiny Town, it was an article of faith that you didn’t put in any seeds or frost-sensitive plants before Memorial Day Weekend, and you could expect a killing frost by September 15th. In the past [...]
Posted on May 25th, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
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By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH09), the longest-serving woman in Congress, has filed a bill meant to increase the supply of fresh produce in America’s cities. H.R. 4971, the Greening Food Deserts Act, was filed March 25 with 23 co-sponsors. It’s now on the docket of both the Education and Labor and Agriculture [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
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By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Over on the Fooducate blog, you can read a guest post by the aptly-named Maureen Farmer, who has been gardening for only five years, but has completed the Connecticut Master Gardener Association’s master gardener program. Recently, and to us more importantly, she developed The Farmer’s Garden, a web site you’ll want [...]
Posted on April 1st, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
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By Daphne Bishop I was lucky enough to catch up with the indefatigable Pat Biggerstaff on a recent Saturday afternoon, which is no mean feat. The 74-year old self-described “crusader” for organic gardening and healthy eating is more likely to be lecturing, teaching college courses, working on her next book (she’s published four), doing her [...]
Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
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By Daphne Bishop Did you ever think that mom’s admonition to “Eat your vegetables!” would not only shape national policy, but forge culinary partnerships between children, farmers and chefs to revolutionize the way we eat? Sam Kass is the chef who cooks for the Obama family with an eye towards uniting healthier menus and the [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2009 by Debby
Filed under: Agriculture, Buy Local, Education, Farm to School, Food, Kitchen gardens, USDA, Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson I beg forgiveness of William Shakespeare’s spirit for my blatant misuse of his immortal phrase “the winter of our discontent.” I’m not unique in this misconstruction. Here’s the whole quote. Bear with me here. This won’t take long. Shakespeare’s “Richard The Third” begins with Richard, who will himself become king one [...]
Posted on August 18th, 2009 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
Filed under: Healthcare Reform, Kitchen gardens, Obama | 7 Comments »
