Monday, July 18, 2011

"The Blueberry Years" - Plans for Thursday anyone?



I love reading memoirs and learning from real life experiences.  Last year I blogged about what I learned and the passion invoked in me upon reading the story of a Texas lavender farm.  I'm hoping I have just as great of a time reading this book chronicling the life of a couple who started one of the first mid-Atlantic pick-your-own organic blueberry farms.  The really neat thing is that Watermark Books will have James Minick, the author of "The Blueberry Years," signing books at their store on Thursday at 7 p.m.  Plans for Thursday anyone?

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Even Royalty Eats Locally




I'm encouraged to see that even royalty supports local eating, and at one of the most important events of their life...a wedding.  Celebrity Chef Alain Ducasse planned a "sustainable, local and ethical" meal for the nuptials of Prince Albert of Monaco and his bride, Charlene Wittstock, where nearly all of the ingredients came from within 6 miles of Monaco.  All the foods were caught or harvested within days and hours of the wedding...read more here.  My mouth waters reading about it - Local eating is fabulous!