Massachusetts: March 2008 Archives
Today a friend from California tipped me off to an organization called Outstanding in the Field that puts on rather extravagant farm dinners. "Outstanding in the Field events feature a
leisurely tour of the hosting farm followed by a five course,
farm-style dinner at our long table set in a scenic spot. Dinner is
accompanied by a wine paired with each course. Diners are joined at the
table by the farmer, food producers, a winemaker and other local
artisans associated with the meal."
Many of the dinners are in California, but we New Englanders are fortunate to have one in Boston on September 5, exact farm location TBD. (I'm guessing that the pic below, which I poached from the OitF website, is of the 2007 Boston dinner.)
Many of the dinners are in California, but we New Englanders are fortunate to have one in Boston on September 5, exact farm location TBD. (I'm guessing that the pic below, which I poached from the OitF website, is of the 2007 Boston dinner.)
The price is a whopping $200 per seat -- and while I don't think that it should cost an arm and a leg to "celebrate food at the source" (as the OitF folks put it), my foodie friend assures me that this is one experience worth paying a premium for.
If you want to join us (yes I ponied up the cash), act soon. Eleven of the 27 2008 dinner dates are already sold out.
If you want to join us (yes I ponied up the cash), act soon. Eleven of the 27 2008 dinner dates are already sold out.
We first found quarts of Crescent Ridge chocolate milk at the Whole Foods on Prospect Street in Cambridge. Then that store started carrying quarts of 1% (and probably 2% and whole, but we didn't really notice). Now the Whole Foods on River Street in Cambridge is carrying 1/2 gallons of skim, 1%, 2%, and whole mile. Crescent Ridge is taking over Boston!
People of Boston, unless you've got a couple of milking cows hanging out around the back of your brownstone, this is the closest you're going to get to local milk.
We were originally excited by the glass bottles, which are recyclable and/or returnable and/or reusable -- but come on, how many flower vases can one household really accommodate?
Good news: Whole Foods is charging $1.50 as a deposit on each bottle, which you get back in the form of a WF coupon when you return it to the store. Now go get your local milk!
People of Boston, unless you've got a couple of milking cows hanging out around the back of your brownstone, this is the closest you're going to get to local milk.We were originally excited by the glass bottles, which are recyclable and/or returnable and/or reusable -- but come on, how many flower vases can one household really accommodate?
Good news: Whole Foods is charging $1.50 as a deposit on each bottle, which you get back in the form of a WF coupon when you return it to the store. Now go get your local milk!
