Michael Ballon, Great Barrington chef and restauranteur at Castle Street Cafe in Great Barrington, dies at age 63.
Tag: farm-to-table.
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Smoke House Handbook’ focuses on simple, classic elements of food preservation
Jake Levin is passionate about educating others, in particular about the merits of having respect for farmers, where your food came from, and how it got onto the dinner plate.
Margaret Moulton takes the helm at Berkshire Grown
And at the center of this work is connecting people who are already interested in local food and farm-to-table ideas but don’t have on the ground experience; getting folks on the farms and in the field.
Building a sustainable food chain at Climbing Tree Farm
Farming at Climbing Tree is particularly labor-intensive given its hillside location, but there is a significant upside: the view. The farm looks out on a small lake, forests and the mountainous terrain of Massachusetts.
Great Barrington Selectboard considers resolution to protect organic farms from GMOs and pesticides
“There are a lot of people trying to do organic farming around here. This [resolution] is about protecting our local organic farmers. If you get GMO seed into your field, you’re done.”
— Selectboard member Bill Cooke, who introduced a draft resolution intended to protect the integrity of organic farms and their produce.
The ultimate farm to table: A Berkshire family harvest
The next time you are at the butcher’s counter, give a thought to where your food comes from, what it required of the fully committed people who get it to your table.
Eat Well, Live Well: Celebrate late fall vegetables
The anti-oxidants in leeks are associated with reducing cholesterol production in the liver cells. They also appear to impart anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal activities.
‘A Chef’s Life’: Cooking up farm-to-table recipes
Over the past decade or so, Great Barrington has emerged as a mini-culinary capital in New England. Michael Ballon has been at the forefront of our growing culinary awareness, appreciation and practices.