March 2018 gardening advice
by Jennifer Fairfield I think March came a little early this year – at least it seemed like it, with the wind we had last Sunday! It has let up a little since then, but March really does seem determined to come in like that proverbial lion this year, doesn’t it? It does look like […]
March Is Reading Month: A sampling of what is new on the shelves at the Manchester District Library
submitted by Kathleen Dimond, Director of the Manchester District Library Gluttony Bay #6. Matt Wallace Gluttony Bay is the penultimate Sin du Jour affair, Matt Wallace’s funny foodie series about the New York firm that caters to the paranormal, which began with Envy of Angels The Library at the Edge of the World: Felicity Hayes-McCoy A warm, […]
February 2018 gardening advice
by Jennifer Fairfield Would you believe that just a few days ago, we were technically half-way between winter and spring? I say technically, because that’s only according to the calendar. We do live in Michigan, and Michigan tends to decide when spring is going to show up with little regard to the calendar. So don’t count […]
Recipe: Healthy vegan cocoa quinoa chili
Chocolate is an easy ingredient to incorporate into chili so it is a natural savory dish to include at the chocolate potluck. This year’s attendees were treated to 3 different versions! This version is vegan, using quinoa in the role ground meat usually plays, making it healthier while still managing to be very rich and […]
December gardening advice 2017
by Jennifer Fairfield Gardening season seems to keep going and going around here this year (I know – I said last month that it had pretty much come to an end, but who knew it would stay so warm for so long?!) – which is a good thing for me, since I only just got […]
Perceived barriers to going vegetarian—and what you can do about them
by Nikki Flynn Originally published by University of Michigan School of Public Health, reprinted with permission. If you are considering a plant-based or vegetarian diet, you might be concerned about the added costs this lifestyle could present or your ability to get enough protein. However, as I learned this summer from a dedicated vegetarian food pantry customer, […]
November gardening advice 2017
Submitted by Jennifer Fairfield I have to admit that I nearly cried when I had to buy tomatoes in the grocery store. It made me realize that summer is truly over, and I am doomed to have tasteless tomatoes for months and months. This is what is truly saddest about summer ending. While no consolation […]
October 2017 gardening advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield What kind of weird September weather was that? We had late-September weather at the beginning of the month and more like July weather towards the end. Late September should be a time for cool-temperature plants to be happily growing and producing, but the lettuces that I planted in late August suffered […]
September Gardening Advice 2017
by Jennifer Fairfield Editor’s Note: Manchester resident Jennifer Fairfield owns and operates the Garden Mill in Chelsea, serves on the Manchester Community Garden Committee, and volunteers with the school gardens at Klager and the MECC. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for the rain we got this week! I have been dragging hoses […]
1860s Recipe: Green Tomato Pie
This recipe is a modernized version of a civil-war era classic. It was provided as a sample recipe during the Sesquicentennial Main Street Dinner in Wurster Park yesterday as is presented here on behalf of the Main Street Dinner Committee: Green Tomato Pie ingredients 1 qt. sliced green tomatoes 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup seedless […]
