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Fall is here.
No disillusions of summer hanging on. Fall is firmly taking hold with Winter close on its heels. Right now I am drinking a cup of tea and eating homemade chili that consists mostly of the last of the ingredients from my garden. Tomatoes, carrots, jalapenos, and habaneros. Fresh cooked beans. Good to keep warm with in this cool, rainy weather.
Last night we attended a reading by poets John Gallaher and G. C. Waldrep as part of the release of COPPER NICKEL 12. Visit http://www.copper-nickel.org to pick up your copy.
Saturday Sunflowers.
Today was a day for the farmer’s market, blank glassware buying, a stop at Sweet William Market to visit some friends, relaxing, and preserving provisions for the coming year. Now for a dinner of sweet corn, fresh chard, and grilled chicken, and time to contemplate a satisfying day. Mark this one down in the good column.
creating community through food.
Chef James Cox writes about Portland’s “Domestic Food Service License” on The New Colonist website. The connection between community and small cottage businesses is something very close to our hearts. Portland is helping facilitate this by allowing people to make foods and sell them to the community without having to go through the hurdle of building a licensed and inspected kitchen. When often all the requirements of these professional kitchens can be distilled down into cleanliness and safe food handling practices, and I don’t believe a three compartment sink is a necessity for that.
What does this license mean? To quote chef Cox “Think taco trucks, cookie vendors, and chocolatiers at farmers markets and street fairs, and almost unlimited ethnic street foods sold from (legal) vending carts.” And imagine jams, jellies, and pickles made from ingredients from community gardens. People being able to support themselves making things they love. It is about quality of life for the cooks and those that enjoy their wares. And closer to home… I know a guy who has a passion for making pastries and cakes, but has yet to find a satisfactory outlet.
May we all hope something like this will come to a city near you.
