Savor Culture

For the inaugural edition of the international blogging event, La Fête du Fromage, I selected an American artisan cheese that pays homage to French cheesemaking tradition.  Bourrée* is one of three varieties of farmstead, raw cow’s milk cheese produced by Dancing Cow Farm in Vermont.  Run by the Getz family, the farm is an organic, closed-loop [...]

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Taylor Farm of Londonderry, VT, offers a focused portfolio of cheese: look to this producer when you’re in the mood for gouda.  Full-flavored, farmstead, raw milk gouda, that is.  The farm is owned by Kate and Jon Wright, who in 1999 began producing cheese from the milk of [...]

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Produce from Chang Farm is served at Amherst Chinese Food.
Last night, I dined with Wonderful Husband Charles at Amherst Chinese Food.  Don’t be deceived by its unassuming name: Amchi, as it’s fondly known, was chosen by Gourmet magazine as one of the country’s best “Farm-to-Table” restaurants in 2007.  
The restaurant is owned by Dr. Tso-cheng [...]

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I work for Trader Joe’s, the coolest grocery store chain in the world and one of the best employers.*  That being said, there’s room for improvement in any enterprise, and one quibble with Trader Joe’s is that the produce section mainly offers packaged fruits and vegetables from California or farther.  While this approach allows the [...]

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My friend and co-worker, Karen, belongs to a family that has farmed in Hadley, MA, for over 200 years. These days, the farm is inhabited by four generations of Barstows and a lot of Holstein cows.
While Longview Farm has operated a successful dairy for many years, the family is looking to diversify their business, [...]

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