On a 100-degree day in July, nine teenagers rolled up Field Day Family Farm’s gravel road in a van coming from Neighborhood House in Portland. It was harvest day. The carrots, beets, yellow warty squash, one lingering strawberry, basil, garlic, … Continue reading
How did you get started as a maker? It was a very gradual process. As a child, I enjoyed drawing. And I pursued that through my high school and college years in fits and starts. While I was in grad … Continue reading
Summertime in this city is hot. A day outside will leave you covered in a shiny, salty sweat that not even a shady spot under a tree will help. One way to cool down is with food and drink. An … Continue reading
I’ve spent the better part of three decades in Louisville, yet I’m still not used to Ohio Valley summers. A layer of sweat coats my face for a solid three months. I forgo hot showers in favor of lukewarm drizzles. … Continue reading
I’m sitting in a sagging booth at Los Mezcales, finishing my beef cheek and tongue tacos and considering ordering the pork skin. A thought comes to my mind: Why am I so in love with this food? I salivate at … Continue reading
New Owners bring new life to Dairy Kastle.
On the second to last Sunday in April, a group of young farmers gathered on what just might have been the last chilly day of the season. Some hoped that a patchy frost wouldn’t get their newly planted spring crops. … Continue reading
“Do you see this?” Stephen Bartlett crouched down and delicately lifted a leaf from a sprawling groundcover I mistook for a weed. My daughter crouched beside him. “This is mint. If you have a stomachache, this is what you make … Continue reading