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 […]
August Gardening Advice 2017
This summer has been almost ideal for vegetable gardening. It has been pretty consistently warm, but not too hot. Ann Arbor only officially hit 90 degrees once in July (though we came close once or twice more). The high, but not too high, temps really have produced some serious tomato, pepper, eggplant and bean plants […]
1860’s Recipe: Calf’s feet jelly
In 1867 Manchester was no longer a frontier town. Residents had access to groceries and dry goods and even imported ingredients like lemons and spices. So what did they cook? An idea can be gained by reading The Virginia Housewife from 1860. It is full of recipes, some nearly identical to recipes we cook today, others, like […]
July Gardening Advice 2017
by Jennifer Fairfield Keeping up with the weeds is only one of the challenges to anyone with gardens this month. Insects and disease are also going to need our attention as July heats up, as will watering. The good news is that there should be lots to eat fresh from the veggie garden this month! […]
June 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. How did it get to be June already?! I have no idea where the first five months of this year […]
Recipe: Healthy Black Bean Brownies
This week at the Manchester Farmers Market, shoppers got to sample a decadent dessert with a healthy secret ingredient: black beans. Don’t worry if you didn’t get to try one–Nikki Flynn, manager of the Manchester Farmers Market, shared the recipe with us so you can make them at home! Healthy Black Bean Brownies Recipe originally from food blogger […]
