Comments on The Green Phone Booth: 100 Mile Thanksgiving

Jenn, I have never thought about freezing the ends...

2009-11-24T06:05:01.807-08:00

Jenn, I have never thought about freezing the ends of bread. What a great idea! I save the ends of veggies in the freezer to use for making stock. I bet the bread would be good for meatloaf, casseroles, all kinds of stuff. Thanks!

I am jealous that panamamama's market is still...

2009-11-24T05:59:47.784-08:00

I am jealous that panamamama's market is still open! My markets closed for the year in October. Oh, how I miss them! I wonder if I join a CSA next year, if I will have access to local produce longer? Need to look into that.

So inspiring! I am not hosting Thanksgiving so thi...

2009-11-23T20:47:01.579-08:00

So inspiring! I am not hosting Thanksgiving so this is largely out of my control. I am jealous of panamamama that she can get milk ar her farmer's market. I am in a tizzy about my organic milk lately. It's the latest cobble in my eco-path, I guess you might say.

I was surprised myself to find so much local grub ...

2009-11-23T18:52:03.257-08:00

I was surprised myself to find so much local grub in November in Wisconsin. I have always focused more on organic than local, luckily the recipes I picked featured a lot of seasonal ingredients. Erin, I posted my actual menu over at my personal blog.

Since I am a member of the Local Foods & Sustainable Task Force, I figured it was time to start practicing what I preach. Thanksgiving was a great way to kick that notion off.

What are you making? You've got some very inte...

2009-11-23T17:50:52.524-08:00

What are you making? You've got some very interesting ingredients in there.

I'm impressed! I bought my fresh organic turke...

2009-11-23T17:07:20.865-08:00

I'm impressed! I bought my fresh organic turkey from a local butcher. the cranberries were grown in the northern realms of my state. The potatoes were state-grown, too. The rest? Not so good. I'll work on it.

Sweet! There is a great article about this very ...

2009-11-23T11:13:03.689-08:00

Sweet!

There is a great article about this very same topic in Places Journal, an architecture/design academic journal: http://places.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=11307. The writer uses a map at the Thanksgiving table for the kids to mark their food sources.

Great job! Sounds so yummy. We're searching ...

2009-11-23T08:54:08.723-08:00

Great job! Sounds so yummy.

We're searching for the closest cranberries we can find. Last year we tried to substitute with--was it home-canned rhurbarb mixed with horseradish?--but it did not really meet our annual craving. I think I could make do with some sauce made from rehydrated dried cranberries (which would be less of a big deal to ship). Any other ideas, anybody?

(she pulls this off and she lives in WISCONSIN??? ...

2009-11-23T08:16:11.272-08:00

(she pulls this off and she lives in WISCONSIN??? Okay, now I really feel like a loser! So much for sighing and going, "well, you know, I live in Chicago, I can't do local"...)

Oh man, I'm just in awe of you. I'm afrai...

2009-11-23T08:14:12.785-08:00

Oh man, I'm just in awe of you. I'm afraid this Thanksgiving I'm just sort of plugging my ears and going "lalala" whenever the thought of actually how far my food travelled to get to me comes up. (Of course, since the topic only comes up in my brain or on the blogosphere, the plugging ears thing doesn't work so well and just makes people think I've lost it.)

The bread for the stuffing comes from heels of a year's worth of bread I've been freezing as I acquire it, the sage comes from my herb garden, and the pumpkin and apples for the pies come from local orchards and farmers markets. That's about it. If I'd planned ahead I could have gotten some cranberries from my mom last summer and frozen them, or bought potatoes/yams from the local farmstand a month ago, or several other things...but I didn't. Sigh. Next year...

Not too shabby for Wisconsin!! That is so awesome...

2009-11-23T08:09:19.280-08:00

Not too shabby for Wisconsin!! That is so awesome!

Our local farmer's market is all organic and c...

2009-11-23T08:05:36.497-08:00

Our local farmer's market is all organic and certified local. This year they have turkeys, mushrooms, greens, eggs, milk, cream, butter! Yay! I can at least know that part is good.