Chili Season is Upon Us

Chili Season is Upon Us

For me, there is no dish more associated with winter than a steaming pot of chili. It’s essential comfort food, a great antidote to a frosty night, not to mention a football game day staple, as well as the focus of a multitude of cook-offs in communities across the country. Chili’s origins date back to…

Celebrating Terra Madre Day

Celebrating Terra Madre Day

On December 10, Slow Food marked the 14th annual Terra Madre Day, aimed at promoting the diversity of food traditions around the world. During this special day, the Slow Food global network is invited to organize local events and actions to celebrate good, clean, and fair food for all. In past years, Slow Food Chapters…

Slow Meat

Slow Meat

The many fans of Philadelphia’s Primal Supply Meats were saddened when the purveyor of sustainable meat closed its doors last spring after seven storied years in business. A Slow Food Philadelphia Snail of Approval award winner, Primal Supply was founded by Heather Thomason, who championed local farmers and helped revive the art of whole animal…

The Season of Squash 

The Season of Squash 

By Sam Herring With autumn comes oranges and reds, colors of dying leaves that dry up and float to the frosty forest floor. Thankfully, autumn brings life in these colors as well, in the form of abundant vegetables, ripe for our kitchens and homes. Curcubitaceae, or curcubits, as they’re more commonly called, is a large…

Why You Should WWOOF

Why You Should WWOOF

Why You Should WWOOF Most people are surprised to hear that you’ll be working on a farm halfway across the world. Especially when you tell them that you’ll be “WWOOFing” it. WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (https://wwoofinternational.org/) and provides volunteer opportunities for anyone willing to work on organic farms around the…