Category Archives: Planning

As-local-as-possible food palette

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Brandy

I’m on a retreat; there’s just me in a small cabin with a minimal kitchen. I’m interested in seeing what meals I can turn out with just the pantry I have currently stocked. Pantry Oils: Oils of Pacines California olive … Continue reading →

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Kitsap Cuisine Foodshed

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Brandy

My focus as a home cook is to source food as close to home as possible and make as much as I can in my own kitchen. This blog documents these efforts. I call it “Kitsap Cuisine” because I have … Continue reading →

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Beef in Kitsap

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Brandy

I try not to eat meat unless I know who raised it, especially beef. Fortunately antibiotic-free, hormone-free, grass-fed beef is available in Kitsap County. Vegetables, fruit, and grain have a season, are planted in fall or spring and harvested when … Continue reading →

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Farm Walk

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Brandy

Last Monday I went to the second WSU Small Farm Teams Hot Summer Nights farmwalk. Shannon Harkness and Red Barn Farm hosted the evening. A group of 4H kids, Kitsap farming’s next generation, showed off the new chicks and the … Continue reading →

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