On My Plate: Food produced by co-ops
Co-ops come into existence when people decide that there is a gap in their community.
James Rubenstein
On My Plate: Sweet potatoes
According to linguists, the word for sweet potato is shared between Austronesian languages of Oceania and the Quechua language of northwestern South America. Crossing the Pacific Ocean 1,000 years ago in a canoe is an unimaginable feat.
On My Plate: Apples encore
Given the wide variety of apples on display at the Downing Fruit Farm stand, it can be challenging to find your favorite. Selections change weekly, as varieties ripen at different times.
Downing Fruit Farm Fall Festival
The popular image of Johnny Appleseed as a scatterbrain hippie randomly throwing about apple seeds is inaccurate.
Sergiy Kostrikov’s visit
If asked what people in Oxford and the United States can do to help, Kostrikov responded they already have helped. “Ukrainians ‘know’ that the American people support their cause,” Kostrikov explained.
On My Plate: Bell peppers encore
When the recipe was finally tried, the relationship of our household with red bell peppers changed forever.
On My Plate: Bell peppers
“Whenever I have a batch of these delicious red and green roasted peppers ready at hand, I feel secure, as though my larder were somehow complete.”