Plenty

We caught a presentation by Cr Lawn, co-founder of Fedco Seeds, at the Heath Fair August 20, 2016 on food preservation and seed saving, and spoke afterwards. The post Plenty #17: Cr Lawn on Saving Seeds appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

Smokehouse Handbook, by Jake Levin, with gorgeous photos and approachable instructions and recipes, is a treasure map for your tastebuds. ⠀ ⠀ Smoked bluefish and vegetables; photo by Keller + Keller Photography. The post Plenty #16: Jake Levin, author, Smokehouse Handbook appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

On Plenty #15, we hear from Chef Brian Alberg about Seeds, the new Tap House, and Eating the Landscape. The post Plenty #15: Eating the Landscape with Chef Brian Alberg appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

Good day to you, dear sustainable food enthusiasts! I am your host, Jason Velázquez, and I thank you for tuning in to Episode #14 of Plenty. On this week’s show, we hear from Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land. Before we get into the… The post Plenty #14: Farming While Black appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

As you might expect, we’d never settle for a cookbook that asks us to sacrifice the satisfying or substantial to achieve our family dietary priorities. Thankfully, The Ultimate New Mom’s Cookbook, by Aurora Satler, doesn’t leave taste buds or tummies, big or small, wanting. We have arrived at Episode #13. It’s good having you here,… The post Plenty #13: The Ultimate New Mom’s Cookbook appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

HEIRLOOM by Design, coming to Greylock WORKS in North Adams, Mass., July 28, will showcase some of the best artisan wares that the Berkshires region offers.

Amazing no-till results, proof-of-concept urban agriculture, and learning “tracks” available for a curated conference experience Hey, how’s it going today? I am Jason Velázquez, and we have arrived here at Episode #11. It’s good having you here at the table of Plenty. What’s the date today? Well for me it’s Sunday, December 18, 2016. For… The post Plenty #11: No-till and Urban Ag at NOFA/Mass Winter Conference appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

The human stories connected to social movements are, almost  without exception, highly charged with emotion. Details about the violence and intimidation directed at protesters by corporations and law enforcement generate instantaneous, visceral reactions in people with any amount of compassion. The chronicles of the struggle of the Standing Rock Sioux, and their allies ignite just such emotions. The Dakota Access Pipeline (under construction)The finished pipeline will carry up to 450,000 barrels a day of Bakken crude to a terminal near Patoka, Illinois (photo by Lars Ploughman). … The post Plenty #10: Raising the Stakes of Fossil Fuels at Standing Rock appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

In Episode #9, Plenty talks with another icon of the food world, this time pioneer of the culinary airwaves, Christopher Kimball. The founder of Cook’s Illustrated magazine, and instantly recognizable host of the Emmy Award–winning  “America’s Test Kitchen” from 2001 through 2016, he is also the author of best-selling titles such as The Cook’s Bible… The post Plenty #9: Christopher Kimball Settles in on Milk Street appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

This episode of Plenty is unusual for the unique, unfiltered look it provides into one way  advocacy can result in changes to food policy. We sat in on the September “Chef Power Hour,” a monthly meeting of the minds hosted by the Chefs Collaborative and heard some thought-provoking ideas on how chefs, a set of… The post Plenty #8: Chef Power Hour — How to influence food policy appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

Thanks for joining us for another mouthwatering helping of Plenty, the farm and table podcast that examines the people, practices, and policies that affect what goes on behind the menu and beyond the shopping list. This episode? Number 7. “Darra Goldstein Helps Ferment the Food Revolution” with the brand new journal of food preservation, CURED, from Zero Point Zero Media. Some stories take time to tell. Maybe that’s because a main character only develops after exposure to powerful agents of change.… The post Plenty #7: Darra Goldstein Helps Ferment the Food Revolution with CURED appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

In this episode, we are very pleased to have, as guests on this show, General Manager of Wild Oats Market in Williamstown, Mass David Durfee. and Dan Bensonoff, Policy Director at the Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts (NOFA/Mass). We’ll be discussion legislation at the federal level that will determine how, and even if, consumers will… The post Plenty #6: Shining Some Light into the DARK Act with David Durfee and Dan Bensonoff appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

Whether you grew up on the shore or spent your life as a land lubber, Fresh Fish — A Fearless Guide to Grilling, Shucking, Searing, Poaching and Roasting Seafood will have you catching the scent of the beach on the wind. We talk with author Jennifer Trainer Thompson about her latest work, and why it’s so much more that a recipe collection. I was instantly transported to the coast by the descriptions, stories, memories, and breathtaking photos by Joe Keller.… The post Plenty # 5 — Sharing an Ocean Breeze with “Fresh Fish” author Jennifer Trainer Thompson appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Youth empowerment organization, Railroad Street Youth Project , serving young people in southern Berkshire County, is getting ready for dinner. Its much-anticipated Annual Culinary Arts Celebration will take place on Monday, December 7th at 5:30 p.m. at Crissey Farm. This evening is the culminating event for the RSYP Apprenticeship Program (RAP), which offers work-based apprenticeship opportunities to young people in southern Berkshire County. We spoke with Caitlin Hugel, Apprenticeships and Careers Coordinator and Sexual Health Education Faciliator about the program.… The post Plenty # 4 — Railroad Street Youth Project’s Annual Culinary Arts Dinner appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning We spoke with Timothy Snyder about his recent work examining two necessary conditions for the Holocaust: disintegration of the state and ecological panic. The Yale history professor explains the connections between perceived resource scarcity, the dissolution of political order, and the assignment of blame to vulnerable foes. The result in World War II, of course, was a genocide that claimed over six million lives. Today, with far more pressing ecological worries and transcontinental geopolitical instability, a genocide could begin in any number of regions. Indeed, from the chaos of failed or failing The post Plenty #3 — Timothy Snyder Warns of Next Genocide appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

Practical guiding principles point to cooking and eating habits that make sense for families. Alana Chernila has been piecing together a philosophy about food at least as early as becoming a mom. Her first contacts with preparing meals, often with vegetables she helped raise, goes back to her own childhood. Through writing about her journey in the culinary realm, Alana has crystallized her experiences interacting with ingredients into some common sense grains of kitchen wisdom. With “The Homemade Kitchen: Recipes for Cooking with Pleasure,” (Clarkson Potter, 2015) these precepts are offered to help the entire process of food preparation and enjoying simpler and, well, more pleasurable.… The post Plenty #2 — Berkshires Author Alana Chernila Launches “The Homemade Kitchen” appeared first on The Greylock Glass.

SIX Western Mass grower/fermentors offer their wares at the hard cider tasting in the Chalet 08/28     Don’t miss the hard cider tasting at the Chalet at MASS MoCA on August 28 from 6:30–8:00 p.m. that features SIX local cider growers/fermentors. Bear Swamp Orchard, 
Carr’s Ciderhouse,
 Headwater Cider, Hilltop Orchards
, Newhall Farm, 
West County Cider On this, our first episode of “Plenty,” Pete Mitchell of Headwater Cider in Hawley, Mass., joins us to discuss the process of making hard cider, from selection of apple varieties to the bottling process. … The post Plenty #1 — Hard Cider Tasting at MASS MoCA appeared first on The Greylock Glass.