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Purple Dragon Carrots

November 7th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Purple dragon carrots from Nesenkeag Farm
Mange des carottes, ça rend aimable! Eat carrots and you will be kind! or, eat carrots and they’ll make you a pleasant person!

How many times did I, like any French person, hear that saying? Countless times. As a kid, I can’t say I disliked carrots, but the moral value that [...]

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The Farmers in Chief + Turnip & Potato Gratin

October 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I am nominating Eero Ruuttila and Liana Eastman (from Nesenkeag Farm, Litchfield NH) as Farmers in Chief!
If you wonder what I am talking about you must read Michael Pollan excellent article published in the New York Times Magazine : Farmer in Chief and/or listen to Michael Pollan interview on Fresh Air.
Pollan article [...]

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Nesenkeag’s Annual Farm Day

October 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

An important message from Eero Ruuttila:
Nesenkeag’s Annual Farm Day
Saturday, October 18th 11- 5:30 pm
Poetry reading
& grand raffle drawing
An all day even (check out the schedule) and at 3:30PM:
The 8th Annual Nesenkeag Poetry Reading, featuring Nancy Henry (Westbrook, Maine) and Joseph Torra (Somerville, Mass) and will be followed by live music featuring Vicente Lebron & [...]

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