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Margaret Hochla
El Reno, Oklahoma
I have been married for 27 years to Victor and have 4 children. The two girls and two boys range in age from 25-10 years. We are pleased to still have one grandparent from each side of the family ... More about Margaret
Sareen Dunleavy-Keenan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
I live in Minneapolis, in 1.5 story craftsman bungalow with beautiful woodwork, but a tiny lot. Sharing this space is my husband Brendan, 'baby' (5/07) and 'new baby' who is expected to join the fold in August. More about Sareen
Gina Keenan-Klages
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
My name is Gina, and my husband's name is Patrick. We have three children, ranging in ages from 1 to 5 years. Our household also includes my mother, who is living with us from September to May. More about Gina
Donna McClurkan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Early January may seem an inauspicious time to begin an "eat local" project in Southwest Michigan. As if to underscore that point, nearly a foot of snow fell in Kalamazoo on January 3. More about Donna
Cher Stuewe-Portnoff
St Louis, Missouri
My first father-in-law taught me to garden in the mid-1960s. Over the next few years, with a family of five to feed, I read everything I could find about nutrition ... More about Cher
Vera Schabicki
Ashland, Mississippi
Four years ago my five children, one husband, two dogs, one cat and I moved to the rural South from a large northern California city. We went from .12 acres to a rambling 57 acres. More about Vera
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No. More. Rutabagas.
Posted at 12:00 PM on March 10, 2008 by Donna McClurkan (2 Comments)
As the Splendid Table home page says, we at Locavore Nation are on a year-long effort to discover what it takes to obtain, prepare and eat a sustainable, regionally based diet. We're well into month three and I have the "obtain" and "prepare" down cold.
It's the "eat" part I'm struggling with.
It's still winter in Michigan and we have access to a wide variety of ... root vegetables. We love them roasted, boiled and topped with butter, pureed, and mashed. But we need a rutabaga break.
Apparently, I'm not alone. Our Eater's Guild CSA farmer, Laurie, gently - and sometimes poetically - coaxes and cheerleads us through these weeks of root vegetables. Here are some snippets from emails that coincide with recent deliveries of our produce:
As far as grinding through the roots - our answer is soups and roasting.
Sunchokes/Jerusalem artichokes are special/weird, and add variety in this dark season of rooty eating.
As far as eating your share veggies - grumble, grumble - you are getting much of the same - grumble. So hang on for your farm's carrots, parsnips and more sunchokes.
Eating locally = eating in season, even in winter. We remain committed to the "rooty" bounty in our area, but we need a break. There must be something crunchy, green, leafy and local out there ...
Comments (2)
How about brewing up some pine tree tea? Here is a link to an article by Euell Gibbons on the edible parts of the White Pine tree. My favorite quote is at the end where he says "My current taste in food-gathering poses no threat of extinction to the white pine".
But I have brewed up pine needles before and have to say that it has always reminded me of spring and of something green.
Posted by Scott | March 11, 2008 10:25 PM
Hey Scott - this article takes the meaning of foraging to a whole new level! I was relieved to read the disclaimer at the end: "for entertainment purposes only. Consult your personal doctor or herbalist before consuming any of the preparations mentioned in this article." Whew - I think this gets me off the hook for trying to prepare ANYTHING from pine trees (though we have them in abundance in MI). Thanks for sending this link ... rutabagas are sounding pretty good again!. Donna
Posted by Donna McClurkan | March 12, 2008 5:04 AM