The local food movement is exploding in popularity. At this time of year, though, fresh local produce can seem like a distant memory. But even as the snow flies, there are people connecting hungry consumers to local food. In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand visits Idaho’s Bounty Co-op, a pioneer in...
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An Idaho Orange Tree I’ve got greenhouses on the brain — thanks to some Idaho oranges. Imagine walking through a field of brittle, mid-winter stubble, a sky the color of cement, the wind biting at the back of your neck. Ahead a nondescript greenhouse sits like so many greenhouses on the Snake River Plain...
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Of the top 10 trends for next year, according to a survey of chefs by the National Restaurant Association, half focused in “sustainable, eco-friendly or organic categories.” The National Restaurant Association survey was released yesterday and says “environmentally friendly practices and local sourcing — whether they were applied to produce, meat, seafood or alcohol...
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It’s mid-November, the temperature is in the high 30′s, but Boise’s Capital City Public Market is still open and full of a surprising array of foods. I take a walk with market manager Karen Ellis as she talks about what’s available from now until the Market’s seasonal closing on December 19th. Here’s an audio...
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A little cosmic convergence of potato news: Last night, PBS ran it’s ambitious 2 hour program “Botany of Desire,” based on Michael Pollan’s popular book about the evolutionary relationship of plants and humans. In the section of the show profiling potatoes (all shot in Idaho), Pollan “points up the peril of trying to control...
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It’s a blustery late October Saturday at Boise’s Capital City Public Market. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot of local food still available. I talk to Lee Rice of Rice Family Farms in Meridian and restauranteur Dave Krick of Red Feather and Bittercreek Ale House about foods in the fall. Scroll down...
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(GH: In light of the New York Times’ withering report Sunday on lax food-safety enforcement in America’s industrial beef industry, Seattle writer and NYT’s contributor Timothy Egan wonders “how this diet of ours became so disconnected from simple sources.” YAKIMA, Wa. — The apples look like Christmas tree ornaments, wearing a blush of dew at...
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