http://www.uvlocalvore.com/blog the 100-mile diet in the Upper Valley Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:55:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Upper Valley Localvores are issuing a 100-Mile Diet challenge for August 3-9, 2008. The challenge is to eat foods grown and raised within 100-mile radius of home. Everyone gets a wild card for salt, spices and leavening agents (baking soda, baking powder and yeast) and then up to 5 ... http://www.uvlocalvore.com/blog/2008/06/20/upper-valley-localvore-challenge-august-3-9-2008/ Monday, May 5th was a beautiful day for foraging with Jim Merkel at Kye Cochran's farm in West Hartford, VT. Her wetlands, meadow, woodland and neighbors' hillside offered dandelions, stinging nettles, yellow and curly dock, plantain, violets, burdock, marsh marigolds, fiddleheads and wild leeks. We were treated to a ... http://www.uvlocalvore.com/blog/2008/05/10/wild-edibles-foraging-and-feast-with-jim-merkel-may-5-2008/ http://www.uvlocalvore.com/blog/2008/05/09/jim-merkel-and-foragers-kye-lori-corin-and-dave/ http://www.uvlocalvore.com/blog/2008/05/09/marissa-contemplates-those-long-burdock-roots/ http://www.uvlocalvore.com/blog/2008/05/09/rachel-digging-burdock/ http://www.uvlocalvore.com/blog/2008/05/09/magical-woodland/ http://www.uvlocalvore.com/blog/2008/05/08/70/ http://www.uvlocalvore.com/blog/2008/05/08/68/ http://www.uvlocalvore.com/blog/2008/05/07/66/ Here are some ideas and recipes (*starred items) for those wondering what's a Localvore to eat for breakfast in January. Breakfast: Eggs and homefries Cheddar Omelet or Souffle* Farmers Diner Sausage and Bacon Stonewall Farm Sausage Trukenbrod Whole Wheat Toast Pancakes: potato*, apple, squash/ pumpkin or cornmeal* pancakes Cream of Cornmeal Hot Cereal* Butterworks Oatmeal Wheat Berry Porridge Egg, Potato and ... http://www.uvlocalvore.com/blog/2008/01/16/whats-for-breakfast/