Monthly Archives: October 2011

Marada’s Dispatches: Beef jerky, fall fennel, black radish, and brussel sprouts …

This week’s offerings are the rich, complex flavors of deep fall – the carmelized shallots, seared brussels sprouts, sausage and bacon back at the breakfast table. We’re eating the merger of nature’s two methods of sweetening: by the sun, and by … Continue reading

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Marada’s Dispatches: Fingerlings, good price on OG apples, beautiful leeks…

Tomorrow you get a good chance to buy organic apples at an amazing price, access to some of the most beautiful leeks available, and the first of the season’s fingerlings, all blues, and russets from the County.   We look forward to … Continue reading

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Marada’s Dispatches: Long Pie Pumpkins, Cippolini Onions, and Parsnips to Spare!

As we all try to complete (or start) those projects we thought we’d finish by September, we do away with the grill and the picnic basket and drag out the stock pot. At Crown O’Maine, we’re working double time to … Continue reading

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Marada’s Dispatches: Organic cranberries, frost sweetened broccoli, and medley cases of squash

This week as farmers finish or continue their fall harvest, we gather in information about the food supply that will feed us all this winter.  When rumblings from the north speak of crop failures and reports from DownEast declare stunning … Continue reading

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