Cure Organic Farm offering classes

The amazing farmers of Cure OrganicCure Organic Farm, one of Boulder’s finest organic farms, is now offering classes! Check it out:
Jam Making with Michelle -Sept. 4
Making Tomato Sauce with Thea & Lele - Aug. 29
Hand Spinning with…

Thursday’s “edible citizen” is Marie-Pierre Nicoletti, the founder and owner of ‘The Language of Food”, a program that teaches children “how to cook and speak French too.” In addition to  teaching children how to prepare meals based around whole and…

Recently, I visited Javernick Family Farms in Cañon City.  They are located in a beautiful and fertile area at the base of the Rocky Mountains and right near the Arkansas River.
Beki Javernick-Guion is a 3rd generation farmer who has…

Today, we introduce Una Morera and Maurizio Negrini. Una Morera is a film-maker who focuses on the LOHAS business sector.  (LOHAS = Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability). Maurizio is the head baker at UDI’s Bakery. (UDI’s = delicious). Together, they…

Edible Communities is looking for the best of anything food-related in the Front Range to feature nationally. It can be anything from a chef using local food in a new way or phenomenal community cook book to a really fun…

Would you call a tiny 1/4-acre family operation growing vegetables, herbs, berries, and plants in a residential setting a farm? The folks at Frog Star Farm do, and the people who buy their heirloom salad mixes and other foods at…

Here we are again facing yet another food recall. This year it’s eggs, it’s been lettuce, tomatoes, beef, you name it….it seems that the list of recalls by both the USDA and FDA grows on a regular basis, and through…

This week we celebrate members of our community, people like you who have formed their lives around local, sustainable, and organic food. Today, we feature Esmaa Self,  a gardener/cook extraordinaire. In Esmaa Self’s own words: “I am an avid gardener,…

Steve Ela’s family lived in Grand Junction before grass, and drove to farmers’ markets in Denver on dirt roads before highways and 1-70. His family used teams of horses to tend to their orchards, and combated worms with arsenate of…

Earth Balance and Naturally Boulder are hosting an event TONIGHT (Thursday) at the main branch of the Boulder Library. Bestselling author Jeffrey M. Smith will speak on “How the Boulder Natural Products Community Can Eliminate GMOs from the Food System.”…

In late July I was invited by Grant, Grampa’s Honey very friendly sales and marketing guy,  to visit  Grampa’s Honey.  Ironically, the day I visited fell on National Honey Bee Awareness Day, but we weren’t aware of that until the…

I just finished a two-day, 10 hour class at the Culinary School of the Rockies and came home with, not only a huge bag full of bread, but a new understanding of flour, yeast, flavor, and dough.  Chef Shan Siebert…

‘Shrooms! Wonderful ’shrooms! I love Shiitake mushrooms and cook with them at least once a week. They bring a rich earthiness to stews and stir frys, and I am a firm believer in their healing properties.

The quality of Shiitake…

Bath Garden Center and Nursery is a bit of a gardening community landmark in Fort Collins. It’s grown from its 1960s beginnings to a full service garden center including irrigation, hydroponics and organic growing expertise. I recently talked with Carly…

 
 
When temperatures reach 97ºF, plunge to 58ºF overnight and then the forecast two days later calls for a high of 70ºF, it can only mean one thing:  Summer is drawing to a close. …

Have you been to SALT the Bistro yet?  It is undoubtedly one of the best farm to table restaurants in Boulder and deserving of a visit.  If you’ve been there before, it is time to go back.  Not just because…