There’s another cozy Indoor Market this Saturday, details are below, and please note the addition of a fifth market on March 1, at Tre Piani Restaurant on Rockingham Row at Forrestal Village. (The others are all at the Johnson Education Center.) January 10, 10:00am-2:00pm D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Johnson Education Center (drgeenway.org) One Preservation Place, Off … Continue reading
Here’s some great news! This is the tenth year of the “Eat Slow” Winter Farmers Markets, and now they are co-organized by Slow Food Central New Jersey and the West Windsor Community Farmers Market. There will be FOUR of them, all in the same location, the D&R Greenway in Princeton. The first market kicks off … Continue reading
I love the way some food banks send out little place cards (often with children’s artwork) to solicit donations around Thanksgiving. The idea is that your donation will help bring Thanksgiving to families that might not be able to afford it otherwise, thereby setting another place at the table. Several years ago, knowing I had far … Continue reading
I am writing today about something I think is vitally important to our community. It has nothing to do with food. Much as that topic is near and dear to my heart, even more so is the importance of a vibrant free press to our democratic society. It’s hard times in the print newspaper business. … Continue reading
It would have been hard to miss the recent news stories about little Eli Waller, the 4 year old Hamilton preschooler who died of Enterovirus D68 in late September. I don’t think any of us has been able to look at his sweet image without feeling a tug of emotion. Since then, his parents. Suzanne and … Continue reading
Pet charity alert! I have been a fan of Mercer Street Friends and their Food Bank ever since they were one of the beneficiaries of Princeton’s annual Taste of the Nation. I volunteered with Taste for many years, and while we don’t have that event in our area any more, my family and friends have gotten into … Continue reading
Time flies and summer is gone! Finito! 86’d! (Okay, not technically until Sept. 22, but still…) Ironically, the first week of September brought our first real heat wave of the summer with high humidity to match temperatures in the high eighties-90° range. UGH! The better weather today made me feel like a kid out of … Continue reading
Come to Thursday’s Literacy Readathon at the Princeton Public Library and hear yours truly read three short poems about food. I’m on at 1:10pm, and just before me, at 1:00pm, you can also hear my colleague Pat Tanner read! Really, how lucky can you get? AND, you can enjoy the Princeton Farmer’s Market on Hinds Plaza that … Continue reading
Tickets are on sale now for the 14th annual Epicurean Palette – on September 14 – at Grounds for Sculpture. As the website promises: Deliciously woven throughout the beautifully landscaped sculpture park, this crowd pleasing event is renowned for featuring more than 20 of the finest area chefs and the extraordinary culinary offerings they prepare … Continue reading
Author Judy Wicks, local food pioneer and a leader of the local living economies movement, speaks at Slow Food Northern NJ’s Annual Meeting, which features a local-foods lunch prepared by area chefs DATE: Sunday, March 23, 2014, 1-3:30 p.m. LOCATION: The Farm Barn at Duke Farms, 1112 Dukes Parkway West, Hillsborough, NJ COST: $12 for … Continue reading
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