Maria's Farm Country Kitchen

October 07, 2010 • in Organic Issues

A Visit to My Kitchen: Birke Baehr

Eleven-year-old Birke Baehr is in my kitchen today, talking about how he has been inspired to ditch his dreams of the NFL for aspirations of becoming an organic farmer. At the age of 9, Baehr started studying sustainable- and organic-farming …

Dietrich’s Meats and Country Store: A Meat Mecca

I’ve been going to Dietrich’s Meats for decades (it’s been in business since the early 1970s). It’s the best place to buy unusual meats, local specialties, and lard. I have written before about the somewhat surly Pennsylvania Dutch staff (which …

What’s All This Food Coloring Good For?

By guest blogger Ayala Laufer-Cahana, MD, physician (pediatrics and medical genetics), artist, serious vegetarian home cook, mother of three school-age active kids, and cofounder of Herbal Water Inc. A new European law went into effect this summer requiring foods and …

Sweepstakes Rules

Sweepstakes Official Rules Template with Web or E-mail Entry Method Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen Garden Guru OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. A purchase or payment will …

Learning to Run

I used to be a runner. A long, long time ago. Not the kind who raced or anything, or felt part of a running community, but the kind who ran for fitness. In 1985, I was 24 (had a 4-year-old …

Breaking News: Massage Is Good for You

I always knew massage was good for me. I’m a bit of a massage adventurer. If I go someplace and see a new type of massage, I sign right up. I’ve had Thai massage, Reiki, craniosacral, four hands (sweet!), hot …

A Visit to My Kitchen: Frances Rivetti

Today, Frances Rivetti is in my kitchen, sharing her tasty English- and Italian-influenced favorite meals, and sharing thoughts on Greenland’s evidence of global warming. Frances Rivetti is an independent journalist based in Sonoma County‘s gateway to Northern California wine country. …