Bucks County Taste

Processed-Food Enhancer Recalled Over Salmonella http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124351091

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The first steps in making delicious maple syrup at Tintinhull Farm in Tinicum Township, Bucks County. Photos taken yesterday by Kathleen Connally. See more on her photoblog, A Walk Through Durham Township, Pennsylvania.

 
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It seems such a simple thing. Here we are in the midst of beautiful, rich farmland, where local farmers are growing delicious vegetables and fruits, raising healthy, tasty livestock and producing cheese, honey and other delicacies. So why don’t we see more of this food on local restaurant tables? The answer is simple … yet [...]

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Slow Food Bucks County now has a Facebook page. Check it out! Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment.
Be sure to check their events [...]

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As we all prepare in various ways for the coming snowstorm, it got me thinking. Run to the store for milk and bread? Come on. Let’s face it, we’re not going to be stuck in the house for a week. Assuming you have a typical middle-class pantry, you probably have enough food to take you [...]

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Update: The CBS Nightly News two-part segment by Katie Kouric on antibiotic use in our nation’s meat production has been postponed again. It is now scheduled to air next Wednesday and Thursday, February 3rd and 4th.
Tune in this Wednesday and Thursday evenings to Bucks County Slow Food chapter member Steve McDonnell, CEO of Applegate Farms [...]

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I’ll admit it. I’m still a bit of a novice when it comes to sustainable agriculture and concepts like “foodshed.” But I’m learning, and Bucks County is a great school.
I’ve also never been one to take a hard stand. Oh, I have my opinions, but I also see a lot of gray area as well. [...]

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I really liked this intelligent and thoughtful piece by Russ Parsons in the LA Times today on the continuing public discussion of where our food comes from, who produces it and how both “sides” can succeed. Here are a few excerpts. For the full article, click here.
One of the more pleasing developments of the last [...]

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Let’s do some participation, folks!
It’s the first “hump day” of the New Year, and everyone is a bit down (overcast sky above too). Let’s bring back some of the warmth of the last few weeks to cheer up January.
I’ll remember our friends, Adam and Elena, visiting the week of Christmas. We ate, and drank, and [...]

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Mark suggested we each do a “My Favorite Posts of 2009″ piece. Why not? Everyone else does a summary at year end. And since it coincides pretty closely with our first full year publishing Bucks County Taste, it also felt right.
So I started skimming over our articles, month-by-month, starting back in November 2008. Hmmn. Like [...]

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