Spring 2012 Online

Summer Jammin’

Nothing makes you feel like a domestic god/goddess like canning your own jam. Get in the spirit with our Frugal Locavore, Anna, from www.TallgrassKitchen.com.

Just Label It

Naomi Starkman, editor-in-chief of Civil Eats, guest writes on the importance of labeling GMO foods, and the work the Just Label It organization is doing to stir up some action.

It’s Not Easy Being Green

Frugal Locavore Anna Thomas Bates gives us some excellent ideas for preparing a certain underappreciated – but super healthy! – green: kale.

Digging Ramp Season

With this year’s oddly early spring comes an earlier-than-usual ramp season—one that is no less abundant but racing by. After talking to local ramp lover, Bjorn Bergman, I was inspired

DIY: Preserving Morels

Those wily morels may only appear for a couple weeks out of a year, if at all, so learn how to preserve them to savor all year long.

Ramps, part 2: Sustainable Ramp Harvesting

Editor’s Note: Read part one to this series on ramps, “Wild Delicacies Under the Forest Floor,” by Bjorn Bergman to learn more about this unique wild edible. Ramps—that wild vegetable

sWelcome Spring, Welcome Rhubarb

Spring is bright and pungent with sharp wild ramps, bitter dandelion greens, grassy asparagus and peppery watercress. Lots of green goodness—I am so grateful to be eating something other than

Morel Mania

Eugenia Bone, the author of Mycophilia: Revelations From the Weird World of Mushrooms, muses on the moody morel mushroom.

sSimple, Local Gifts

With the likelihood of a recall election approaching and the 2012 presidential election not far behind, voting is on the forefront of many minds. No matter what your political persuasion,

White Winter Winery

On her way home from her “Authentic Bayfield Peninsula” weekend, Jessica makes a stop by White Winter Winery to explore the world of Wisconsin mead.

Honey of Mine

Frugal Locavore Anna from www.TallgrassKitchen.com gives us a golden glimmer of springtime—fresh, backyard honey.