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Tomatoes: In Full

I wrote and read a version of the following for the Oswego County Harvest Dinner on October 21, 2011. It was a great honor to be the guest speaker at an event that champions area farmers and supports the local food movement.
It was the middle of December, and the executives were hungry.
I was working as a [read more ...]

Tomatoes

I am honored and thrilled to be attending the Second Annual Oswego County Harvest Dinner this Friday as the Guest Speaker. The dinner is a community effort, sponsored by the Cornell Cooperative Extension, to bring attention to eating locally – and the people who make that possible.
What follows is an excerpt from my speech. I [read more ...]

Apple Cider Donuts

The following originally appeared in the Syracuse Post-Standard:
Without fail, every October we get pummeled with pumpkin.
It’s like clockwork; the leaves show a hint of orange, and suddenly we can’t find any other flavor or scent. It shows up in our coffee, our candles, our pastries, our pies and, apparently, even our beer. Call me an [read more ...]