New Post on Earth Eats!

Hey Alll!

I was a guest writer again on the Indiana Public Media food blog Earth Eats. Please check it out and show you're friends so I can get more hits and 'Like" it too if you're Facebook-friendly!

Farmers Markets And Food Deserts: Access And Economics
http://indianapublicmedia.org/eartheats/farmers-markets-food-deserts-access-economics/

Plus my first post was one of the top most viewed articles on the blog!
Farmers' Markets Help Bring Life to Pittsburgh's Food Deserts
http://indianapublicmedia.org/eartheats/farmers-markets-bring-life-cities-food-deserts/

There's a lot of good posts out there but check out my old post if you a) can't remember what my thesis was about or b) love me so much you can't wait to read it again or c) haven't read it yet, maybe you don't even want to (IMPOSSIBLE!) but will support me anyways!

Lots of love!
-T

My First Chicago Farmer's Market

On thursdays there's a farmers' market on Dearborn. Evan and I went to go buy some fresh produce for dinner and enjoy the Thai theme.

ThaiFest '10 in a watermelon

Demonstrating a carving technique you can learn at Thai Cultural and Fine Arts Institute.

Red Currants.

There was a good selection of just about everything except for meat products. Most of the farmers were from Michigan or Wisconsin, not too surprising, but I thought there would be more of a Illinois rep. Maybe I'll tally it fully next time.The sweltering heat didn't deter anyone - it was still packed.

Rosebank in Kiawah Island

Vacationing with my family on Kiawah Island, SC we always go to Rosebank to get fresh produce.

So far this year the biggest highlight has been $1.50/lb HEIRLOOM tomatoes. (This is compared to the usual $4 you might spend on heirlooms elsewhere.) Le Yum. We've eaten them every night this week with some balsamic, but they hardly need it. They actually taste like tomatoes and not cardboard.

Check out the range of multi-colors they come in.











Some fresh french horticultural bean for $2.00/lb below. Do you cook these the same way you cook most beans? Do they change to a purple color like other like colored veggies? Gotta try these out some time.

-Tierney