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Event Fri Feb 16 2007

Pssssst, wanna buy some organic pork?

Make your way to Evanston this Saturday morning for some mouth watering organic produce and meat options, including sweet winter carrots from Henry Brockman’s family farm as well as plenty of fresh burdock and garlic. Rumor has it there will also be “pork aplenty” from the Wettstein families, its not too late to get a small group together and go in on a whole or half animal (at a substantial savings)! This is locally raised, organic pork, and it’s delicious!

You can find this great winter local food selection at 1422 Greenwood in Evanston, 1 block north of Dempster and 3 blocks west of Ridge Ave. at the corner of Greenwood and Ashland, from 9:00 to 11:00 am. Look for the organic meat sign and use the small door on the side of the garage.

As Terra Brockman reminds us, the great Latin scholar Varro said in his book On Agriculture,

"It is said that pigs have been given, by nature, for feasting”

 
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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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