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Red Wattle

English - Local Eating, Recipes, Sustainable Food
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Red Wattle · 2Y ago

Support Scalable Laws for the Small Farmer and Meatpacker

I stopped by my favorite meat producer's stand at the Dupont Farmers market this morning and learned some news that I have to share in hopes of others supporting the cause of the small farmer and small meatpacker. Bev Eggleston of EcoFriendly foods is going to be testifying before a Congressional Su
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Red Wattle · 2Y ago

Book Review #1: The End of Food

It seems that completing the Canonball Read may be impossible now, as this is my first book review and I'm three months into a year long contest to read 52 books.  I'll ignore the fact that completing the contest in earnest is not going to happen and make sure that I get at least one book review pos
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Red Wattle · 2Y ago

Canonball Read

I've accepted a challenge from pajiba to read 52 books in a year starting now.  In addition to reading the books I'll have to post a book review about each one here on my blog.  It's a challenge that there's a good chance I will fail at.  Currently I'm 32 pages into a 400 pager that I guess I'm supp
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Red Wattle · 3Y ago

Cochon555

There's a great event in DC this weekend celebrating good food and heritage breed pigs.  Cochon555 is a cooking contest between 5 of DC's finest chefs.  Each chef is given a whole pig to cook.  Pigs are provided by my friends at EcoFriendly foods, who I buy from frequently at Dupont circle and Arlin
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Red Wattle · 3Y ago

How can I not be against eating foie gras?

Eater NY recently ran a piece by Chef David Chang of the Momofuku restaurants commenting on foie gras protesters and why he still serves foie gras in his restaurants in spite of the foie gras controversy. (Thanks Sarah for sharing this story with me!). A quick internet search can bring up images o
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Red Wattle · 3Y ago

Hot Enough For You?

On March 1st I attended an event in DC called "Artists for the Climate" sponsored by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network(CCAN). I was expecting a lecture on global warming causes and solutions. It turned out to be more of a rally than a lecture. The event preceded a protest of a Washington DC c
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Red Wattle · 3Y ago

Chicken Liver Mousse

I spotted a bag of chicken livers while browsing through the meat from EcoFriendly Foods at the Dupont farmers market last Sunday. Shopping regularly at farmers markets I've become accustomed to buying whole chickens. It's rare to see a bag full of a single part like the family pack of drumsticks
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Red Wattle · 3Y ago

And We're Back

Sorry for the long break, but RedWattle is back! As you can see I've changed the look of the site.(Thanks for the great new banner Melanie!) I've also changed how the site is hosted, which will allow me to add more features in the future. I was hoping to have the site more complete than it curren
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Red Wattle · 3Y ago

Thanksgiving Turkey Time!

Thanksgiving is right around the corner. It's time to talk turkey. If you purchase a turkey from your grocery store you're likely to come home with the Broad-breasted White breed of turkey, bred to have a breast so large that they can't mate naturally, and likely factory-farm raised in confinemen
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Red Wattle · 3Y ago

Top 10 Reasons to Buy Food from Local Small Farms

1) It's better for the environment2) Less oil consumption3) Better for your health4) Better for animals5) Support your community6) It tastes better7) Make a statement that you care about how your food is produced8) Build a tradition of good quality regional food9) Conserve heirloom breeds of plants
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