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 [...]
Purple Dragon Carrots
November 7th, 2008 · 5 Comments
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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 is [...]
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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 [...]
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