The Year in Food 2008

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.

Turning homeward from Valley Ford, I retraced my route on the Bodega Highway to stop at Bill's Farm Basket for the next leg of the West Sonoma County road trip. Now that my friend no longer lives near this small roadside...

Real-time reporting on the Farm Bill from the Center for Rural Affairs.

I am SO happy – Full Belly Farm heirloom tomatoes, dry farmed tomatoes in 2 sizes, at least 6 different kind of peaches, all delicious. Bill Fujimoto is going to singlehandedly raise the quality of produce “East of...

a nice experience except for the bread. Also in Billings we had dinner at Q Cuisine. Very stylish room, service was erratic – some dishes were removed from our table and some weren’t. The menu claimed wild salmon...

I might be moving to Billings, MT in the near future. I am originally from NYC, and kind of nervous about the chow options in Billings. Based on all of the research that I’ve been doing, the pickings look really slim. I did...

A preposterous clause in the Farm Bill penalizes a farmer for planting fruits and vegetables.

The celebrity-driven ONE Campaign takes on government farm subsidies, urging members to work toward limiting these programs as a way to fight global poverty.

There’s a very good article in today’s food section in the Herald about sustainable fishing and what to eat and buy and what not to. Two Bills got a very good write-up. Just wondering who’s been there and what...

eaters on how to pinch pennies in this inflationary environment. We currently belong to 3 CSAs, Eating with the Seasons, Full Belly Farm and Frog Hollow (for fruit only). We like Eating with the Seasons because it offers choice,...

The Thursday evening farmers market in Windsor (Sonoma County) features a number of booths offering prepared foods. The longest line seemed to be for the hand-dipped corn dogs by Uncle Bill. With Carrie’s post about the...

Speaker of the House’s “reform” on Farm Bill is anything but.

Does anyone know of any retail outlets closer to new York than Riverhead that sell Briarmere Farms pies ???

I’ve been to Flatbush Farm for drinks and some small plates but I had never been for a full dinner. What a treat We started with the pizza with sheep’s milk ricotta and figs. This was delicious and comforting. I loved...

Hi all. Can anyone who has been to the farm post their comments/reviews of the place? Is it possible to go and return on the same day? Do they accept reservation for just a table for two? I’d like to go there to celebrate a...