chicken raising – Not Eating Out in New York

2 Jun 2010

Rainbow Chard on Toast, Two Ways

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegan, vegetarian | 15

I often shop with my eyes rather than my head when it comes to local food at the Greenmarket. This leads to a fun culinary game later of what to do with strawberries, fiddleheads, and a rainbow trout, for instance. Not the most practical method, I’ll admit, but I’ll stand by it just for the unexpected little solutions to those puzzles like this. Plowing through a bustling Saturday market at Grand Army Plaza, my eyes settled on some of the … Read More

8 Jul 2009

Urban Chicken Raising 101

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Demos & Workshops, NYC Events | 12

Two weekends ago, I woke up early to tend to the hens. Okay, so they were not my own; and I only got up early because I had to get to the Bronx, where a chicken raising workshop was held. Part of the Edible Garden educational series by the New York Botanical Gardens that was sponsored by Just Food, it was a beginner-level crash course in keeping America’s favorite poultry for companionship, eggs, and more benefits which I’ll get into … Read More