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Yankee Pot Roast with Grass-Fed Steer

I just bought a 250 pound side of Dexter beef for $1000. That makes it $4.00 per pound, and I use everything off of it: a rich pot roast, short ribs, lots of “butcher” steaks, bresaola, basterma, pastrami, peperoni, shanks, dry aged steaks, and onion soup with marrow.

Haiti’s Post-Quake Grassroots Sustainable Agriculture Movement

Haiti’s post-quake humanitarian disaster is directly tied to its food supply and the collapse of the rural economy. Combating the dominant paradigm is an accelerating grassroots movement — from farmers burning Monsanto seeds to edible schoolyards.

Beyond Organic: Central Bean’s Sustainable Alternative

Josh Dorf and I took a trip to Quincy Washington to visit Tom Grebb, a bean farmer who has been pioneering new methods of sustainable farming. Tom and the farmers he sources from grow about 4,000 acres of ten different varietals of beans, including pintos, black beans, garbanzos, etc. Here are excerpts from our discussion.

The Age of Government in Food and Agriculture

Governments have become more active across the entire economy and this is no less true in food and agriculture. However, what is often portrayed as a choice between free market and regulation often seems misguided.

Is Kañiwa the new Quinoa?

Kañiwa is in the same goosefoot family as quinoa, which has seeped into American consciousness over the last several years. Yet kañiwa is much easier to process since it is not covered in the bitter saponin found on quinoa.

5-Step Process for Easy Composting in a Small Urban Apartment

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GoodEating: Deep Fried Pork Belly with Thai-Style Lime Sauce

The challenge is this: Can you take pork belly—one of the fattiest cuts of meat available, deep fry it, and create a dish light enough that you can actually feel good after eating it?

The answer is yes! And here’s how it’s done:

Worm Harvest

Even though we have a big compost pile outdoors, I’ve been vermicomposting — composting with red wiggler worms — for a couple of years. For us, a worm bin is a way to keep on composting even when the weather is frigid and the outdoor pile is inaccessible.

“Adult Taco” Wins Best Seasonal Grilling Contest

There was an outpouring of delicious ideas put forth in our “Early Summer Grilling Ideas Contest” — ranging from pesto shrimp to jerk sweet potatoes to grilled watermelon. But the Adult Taco took the cake!

Meta-Pantry: How to Preserve Angelica

Candying is one a great way to preserve a huge variety of vegetables, fresh spices, and herbs. Here’s a basic method which works for many tough plants as well as squash and melons.