Eat locally, seasonally produced food. Buy direct from the farmers and the makers. Grow your own, make your own. Start a farmers' market today.
Posted in Farm Stand Marfa Newsletter on Nov 29th, 2008
FARM STAND MARFA NEWSLETTER NOV 29
MARKET FOOD
Since the enjoyment of food is a national custom this week, keep it local, organic and seasonal as much as possible. Visit the farmers’ markets nearest to wherever your travels take you and savor the season’s bounty.
In Marfa the market promises delectable regional food – tamales made with hand-ground [...]
Posted in Farm Stand Marfa Newsletter, Gardening on Nov 22nd, 2008
Farm Stand Marfa Newsletter Nov 22
Putting the Garden to Bed
A warm day following a chilly night is a glorious time to be out in the garden, soaking up the sun and putting the garden to bed.
Even a chore as simple sounding as cleaning up the garden has more than one school of thought. One involves [...]
Posted in Farm Stand Marfa Newsletter on Nov 15th, 2008
FARM STAND MARFA NEWSLETTER NOV 15
BOOK, AN ARTISTS’ BOOK SHOW
Jonathan Mergele, untitled, mixed media
As a child I preferred poetry to storybooks. I don’t recall when I first saw William Blake’s book, Song of Innocence and Experience, but I vividly remember being fascinated by the images and how they swirled in and around the text, [...]
Posted in Farm Stand Marfa Newsletter, Gardening on Nov 15th, 2008
TENDING THE LAND AND THE RIVER
Sandra Harper
The Rio Grande/Rio Bravo and Rio Conchos watersheds nurtured a widespread sustainable indigenous culture of intertribal life. This piece based on scholarly works and field-based research examines the pre-history, history and the present-day life in the La Junta area.
“Indian embers were sparkling in the American night [...]
Posted in Farm Stand Marfa Newsletter on Nov 8th, 2008
FARM STAND MARFA NEWSLETTER NOV 8
The Waters Effect, Alice Waters Talks About What is Important
A recent visit to Boston to see my youngest daughters at school luckily coincided with the golden turning of the leaves and an encounter with Alice Waters. Alice was in town to discuss the world food crises and the need to [...]
Posted in Farm Stand Marfa Newsletter on Nov 1st, 2008
FARM STAND MARFA NEWSLETTER NOV 1
Farmers Markets Define a New Food System
First thing Saturday morning, visit your local Farmers’ Market. Here in Marfa you can have a delicious breakfast of baked goods or Mexican food with hot coffee or tea. Take home tamales, frittatas or soup for lunch and a pie or tart for dinner.
Later [...]
