My New Favorite Neighbor

For the new issue of Edible Boston, I wrote an article about Community Servings, a remarkable organization just down the street from me in Jamaica Plain. In addition to providing healthy, nutritionally-balanced meals to the critically ill, they play host to a farmers market, a CSA, and a number of other programs centered in healthy, whole, sustainable food. They are a force for positive change in many underserved neighborhoods of Boston, and I am happy to count myself among their many regular volunteers.

To learn more about their work and how you can get in on the fun in their kitchen, click here.

A Little Light Reading (and healthy eating!)

Ecofoodie is back! Sated with all things Greek--think sun, wine, and tzadziki--if a little jet lagged and playing catch up with real life after so many weeks of festivities. A full report on local goodies in Greece is soon to come. In the meantime, you might peruse an article I wrote about the sustainable dining program at Harvard Medical School for the fall issue of Edible Boston.

If you are in the Longwood Medical Area, I highly recommend that you give one of the HMS cafes a try--the food is as good for the planet as it is for your body, and eating there helps to support our local farms! Plus, who wouldn't prefer a made-from-scratch Bacon Onion Tart to Chicken Fingers at the hospital caf?

Click here to read the article, and here to watch a very cool video on the "Farm to Cafe" cycle. Enjoy!

Serving Ourselves Farm in Edible Boston Magazine

This past spring I had the pleasure of spending a couple of days volunteering at Serving Ourselves Farm, located on Long Island in Boston Harbor. The organic farm provides much needed high quality produce to underserved populations in the Boston area. It also serves as a job training program for homeless individuals residing on the island, giving them the opportunity to learn about many different aspects of food production and the farm to table cycle. Click here to read the piece I wrote about my experience for the summer issue of Edible Boston.

Yes, that is me in the picture, looking much too serious!