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Announcing our Guide to Portland Restaurants that use Sustainably Raised Meat


Yummy breakfast goods at Pine State Biscuits on NE Alberta.

At long last, we've compiled a guide to Portland restaurants that source their meats from farms and suppliers who use humane and sustainable practices. We're posting it as a “page,” and it will have a permanent link at the top of the blog.

This guide [...]

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People I bought something from at the last farmers' market of the season, 2009

Better late than never: On December 19, 2009, I made a photograph of everyone at the PSU farmers' market from whom I bought something. Here are some of my favorites. Click on any of them to see the entire set.

Jeff from Persephone Farm. 50 lbs of storage onions, 5 lbs of white garlic, and [...]

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What we talk about when we talk about green chile


Fresh chiles at the Westwind Gardens stand

Growing up in the Southwest, I took green chile for granted. I didn’t even really know what it was, other than a ubiquitous, delicious, spicy stew that was served in a bowl with tortillas on the side, over eggs, over a burrito, or countless other ways. The dish [...]