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a good supper

Posted in Cheese, Vegetables, tagged Italian pasta recipe, organic peas, organic ricotta, peas ricotta, ricotta pasta on July 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »

peas ricotta

Organic ricotta, fresh peas, local applewood smoked bacon, pasta, parmigiano-reggiano.

Sigh…

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Killdeer

Posted in Shopping, tagged Amy Campion, eating locally, local eating, local food, locavore, Norwich farm, Norwich organic farm, roving locavore, Vermont farm stand, Vermont locavore on July 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Named for the wily, widespread species of bird, Killdeer Farmstand, on Route 5 in Norwich, is one of my favorite places. The organic farm of the same name, just a few miles away on the Vermont bank of the Connecticut River, supplies the most dependable abundance of produce. We stop there almost daily. Yesterday, it was our first stop after arriving back in VT from Cape Cod. The first raspberries were in, along with the first green garlic, and there were loads of new potatoes, zucchini, squash, peas, a vast variety of greens. Scapes will be gone soon, but they still had a big basketful, so I bought a bunch and made more scape mashed potatoes. Yum! Sometimes we make an entirely Killdeer meal. The farmstand also offers Misty Knoll organic chicken, lots of local cheeses and ice creams, some meat, King Arthur bread, and cookies. Soon, they’ll have sweet corn.

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