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#202 March 2026/Community/Farming/Food/gardening/News

Amanda Staples was a champion for community gardening in Kensington. An unexpected opportunity to buy land in Germantown opened up new possibilities

Germantown Kitchen Garden’s farmer, Amanda Staples, who hails from Upper Darby, did not grow up on a farm. Although her grandparents operated a Christmas tree farm near Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County, Staples’ initial hands-on contact with farming was growing lima beans in her backyard for an elementary school assignment. After graduating from Temple University with

March 1, 2026

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#098 June 2017/Food

A good cheese board can be a meal of its own

Photo by Marika Mirren Simple Pleasures by Alex Jones No food tantalizes eaters quite like cheese. I’ve been sourcing and selling artisan cheeses produced on small-scale farms and dairies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for seven years, and it still makes me smile whenever a farmers market shopper slows down as they approach my table

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Community/Food

The Pennsylvania Cheese Guild is Back

Photo compliments of Philadelphia Cheese Guild Education and advocacy are key for a growing industry with changing regulations by Alex Jones On a cold day between snowstorms in January 2016, cheesemakers and dairy advocates gathered in a Penn State agriculture sciences classroom. The small meeting—catered with leftover wheels from the Pennsylvania Farm Show’s cheese competition—marked

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Food

In a basement in the burbs, Emiliano Tatar is making artisan cheeses

Secret Cellar by Emily Kovach To the unsuspecting eye, Emiliano Tatar seems like a regular guy: He lives with his wife and two children in Merion Station and is a full-time general pediatrician practicing in Roxborough. But, like an artisan superhero, in the evening he trades the stethoscope for a spatula and makes handcrafted cheese

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Events/Food

We’re about to show off our crème de la crème

Philadelphia’s Tenaya Darlington, aka Madame Fromage, Photo by Jason Varney The Foodies are Coming by Grid Staff Most Philadelphians take for granted that they can stroll down to the Italian Market or hit Reading Terminal to find some of the best artisan offerings in the world, many of which are made right here in Pennsylvania.

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Food

Recipe: Radishes Three Ways

Spicy, crunchy and sometimes sweet, radishes always delight by Anna Herman Among the easiest of local crops to get to market—and the fastest crop to grow from seed—radishes are edible as a sprout, as a seedling and at maturity. They can be eaten out of hand, sliced into salads, are great pickled, sautéed roasted or

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Food

Recipe: Succumb to the temptations of homemade strawberry pie

Spring Seduction by Christina Pirello During that brief but heavenly time known as early strawberry season, I can think of no other fruit that inspires thoughts of sensuality and romance like these lush berries. Slightly sweet, with just enough tartness to sparkle on our tongue, strawberries seduce us… and we willingly submit for a whirlwind

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Food

Mistral, located in the King of Prussia Mall, puts two farm-to-table veterans to the test

Sustainability in the Suburbs? by Danielle Corcione Mistral, pronounced MEE-strall, opened its doors at the King of Prussia Mall on March 1. Nestled between Neiman Marcus and Lord & Taylor, the brand-new restaurant has aspirations to farm-to-table fare, even if it’s an unlikely setting. Why King of Prussia over Philadelphia? The idea was proposed to

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Community/Food

A chef and Navy veteran is still fighting the good fight

Illustration by Layla Ehsan Protecting and Serving by Brion Shreffler Ahead of another busy Saturday night at the now shuttered Rarest, Sean Ciccarone, 37, took to the streets on March 25 for the #DisruptMAGA (Make America Great Again) protest that coincided with a Trump rally at Independence Mall. It was just one of many marches/protests

May 31, 2017

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#097 May 2017/Food

Forty North Oyster Farms brings farming back to Barnegat Bay

Shelling Out by Emily Kovach The first rays of sunshine are peeking over Barnegat Bay in coastal New Jersey when Matt Gregg, 33, steers his boat out into the water. The cool air of early dawn isn’t tempered yet by the summer heat, and Gregg and one of his employees are headed out to harvest

April 26, 2017

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#097 May 2017/Food

Three regional shops to try for cocoa confections

Bean-to-Bar Chocolate by Estelle Tracy If the counter of Philter Coffee in Kennett Square is any indication, the craft movement has taken over chocolate. The shop currently carries 12 different bars from small American makers, and yet, owner Chris Thompson still wishes he could carry more. “There are other makers who I’d like to eventually

April 26, 2017

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