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The year in food: Bucks County 2011

By On December 28, 2011 · 2 Comments

It’s common at this time of year to look back and reflect on the year that has been. It’s been a good one for Bucks County food. I’ve been privileged to write about many interesting people and great food. As I reviewed my posts, I decided that rather than do a “best of” piece, I’d [...]

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A Bucks County mill is reborn

By On December 6, 2011 · 6 Comments

There are over four dozen roads and streets in Bucks County with the word “mill” in their names: Mill Creek, Mill Pond, Mill Valley, Millbrook and Mill Road (over two dozen alone) to name a few. But in fact there haven’t been any active grain mills in the county for decades. Until now.

Mark and [...]

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Holiday memories: the good, the bad and the ugly

By On November 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Think Thanksgiving. Think Christmas or Hanukkah. What foods and memories come to mind? What do you really love and miss if it’s not on the table? Be honest, now. For me, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I love the whole thing: turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, and, of course, green bean casserole. You [...]

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More tidbits: November 29, 2011

By On November 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Some sad news first. The Wycombe Pub and Grill will be closing its doors this Wednesday (tomorrow) due to family health issues. We’ve gotten to love this unassuming bar – truly a pub in the English sense – where locals gather to share a beer, watch a game and kid around with the bartenders. Wycombe [...]

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It’s not over yet

By On November 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment

If you thought winter approaching meant giving up local produce, eggs, cheese and more, you’re mistaken.

Lower Makefield farmer Sandy Guzikowski has been watching the past few years to see what vegetables and fruit are available from our local farmers during the winter months. She’s counted over 30 types of produce. Surprised? And it’s not [...]

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Suburban Organics

By On November 10, 2011 · 1 Comment

Matt Flood wants to make it easy for you to eat organic food. In fact, he’ll bring it to your front door.

Matt is the operations manager for Suburban Organics, an Ottsville business that delivers 100% certified organic produce weekly to people’s door steps. It’s a year round business with nearly 1000 customers [...]

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Here’s to good coffee

By On November 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment

My coffee is roasted on a small Bucks County country road not half an hour from my house. I think that’s pretty cool.

“We’d go out on a Sunday afternoon and couldn’t find a decent cup of coffee,” says Warren May, who with his wife, Karen, runs the small coffee business, The Coffee [...]

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Ivyland Country Store

By On September 17, 2011 · 1 Comment

by guest blogger Elisabeth Villarroel,

I tend to drive the same route to and from work everyday and, although there are a few ways I could get home that would take about the same time, for two years I’ve stuck to my routine. Then…there was a road closing. (A strange occurrence in Bucks County, right?) [...]

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Notes from the field: September 4

By On September 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

As a member of the Anchor Run Farm CSA (community supported agriculture), we receive weekly updates from our farmers, Dana Hunting and Derek McGeehan. I always enjoy their emails. They are a cross between farm report and nature essay. I like them too because they inform and educate, sharing how my vegetables grow [...]

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Summer in winter

By On September 5, 2011 · 1 Comment

It’s the last week of January. Remnants of the last snow storm are melting. The sky is gray. The ground is gray. Everything is gray. You’re beginning to yearn for the bright, warm days of summer (even the humid ones). And you are really tired of root vegetables. But you’re determined not to buy produce [...]

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Share the bounty

By On August 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I have friends who live in rural Maine. “We never have to lock our cars when we go out,” they brag. “Except in August.” (pause) “Tourists?” the listener asks. “No. It’s just that if you don’t lock your car, when you come back it’s full of tomatoes and zucchini!”

Too true, too true. As we [...]

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Bucks Food Calendar: August 19, 2011

By On August 19, 2011 · 1 Comment

If some of these “scattered thunderstorms” can hold off, it looks like a pretty decent weekend. Which is great news if you are heading over to the 2011 Middletown Grange Fair. We will be going tonight – for the BBQ Chicken Dinner, of course, and to see the bunnies and maybe buy a [...]

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Bucks Food Calendar: August 12, 2011

By On August 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Mid-August and the farmers’ markets are bursting with local bounty. And thanks to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the week of August 7 through August 13 has been named National Farmers’ Market Week. Now, if only we could get the feds to support small family farms more and build up regional food systems (an [...]

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Don’t miss this!

By On August 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment

What do you think the “don’t miss” food experiences are in Bucks County and nearby? A delicious burger, a delightful cocktail, a perfect view? Or how about the “feel” of the place, and the way the bartender or wait staff know you, and what you like. What are your favorite experiences and places to go [...]

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Recipes needed!

By On August 1, 2011 · 2 Comments

This past April, a bright and eager young woman contacted me about a very important project. Emilee Schluth is working on creating a cookbook for clients of Bucks County food pantries. The cookbook is part of her “Take Action Project” to earn her Silver Award as a Girl Scout cadet. But she needs [...]

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