Mary Crimmins

This week I was working the Dairy Air (vintage Airstream trailer) selling local cheeses from Kenny’s Farmhouse cheese, Noble Springs Goat cheese, Gammon Family Dairy Milk, Provence Breads, and Willow Farms eggs at the Woodbine Farmers Market and didn’t get a chance to shop myself. However, I bummed some pictures and prices off my friends. [...]

I believe it is extremely important to know your Farmer. Being able to sit at the dinner table and explain to your family who grew or raised your food is something people should take great pride in. Putting a face to your plate is a beautiful image. In order to get to know your farmer and your [...]

Every week after the farmers market (this week it was from the West Nashville Farmers Market) I will showcase the vegetables I bought and for how much. That will give you an idea of what is affordable, and what is worth splurging on. Organic Carrots from Foggy Hollow Farm = $4.00/bunch Organic Beets from Foggy [...]

*Not pictured with garnish of goat cheese and scallions* This salad is a perfect “make ahead recipe” and can be tailored to what you have on hand. Use whatever local vegetables are in season. This would also be great with sauteed kale, collards, swiss chard or snap peas for Spring. I used local butternut squash, asparagus and [...]

If you are new to the world of local food and can’t make it to your weekly Farmers Market- a CSA share is a great way to start eating locally. What is a CSA? CSA stands for “Community Supported Agriculture.” It is a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a [...]

INGREDIENTS (Recipe from CooksIllustrated.com) Pie Dough 2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour , plus extra for dusting 1 teaspoon table salt 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 11 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into 1/4-inch cubes 7 tablespoons vegetable shortening , chilled 1/3 cup water , chilled with ice, increasing up to 3/8 cup, if needed *I used store bought pie dough from Trader Joes Strawberry-Rhubarb [...]

Eating locally should be synonymous with eating seasonally. However, most of us have never truly eaten seasonally. We have access to anything from tomatoes  in January to lettuces in the middle of July. Eating seasonal does feel restrictive at first, but once you taste a sun ripe strawberry hand picked that morning – you realize the benefits and joys [...]