Food

Anastatia Curley

Sustainability

Sep 10 2009, 8:22 am

Sun Gold Tomatoes: A Secret Weapon

September brings new school supplies and Sun Golds--small, orange tomatoes that inspire universal devotion.read more

Sustainability

Aug 27 2009, 8:36 am

As Summer Ends, A Farewell to the Farm

With summer winding down, students who spent the season on the Yale Farm reflect on what they learned.read more

Recipes

Aug 27 2009, 6:45 am

Recipe: Pasta with Zucchini

Before school starts, I recommend making this pasta recipe at least once: full of zucchini and fragrant with basil, it's a quintessentially summery dish. read more

Sustainability

Jul 20 2009, 8:21 am

Cardoons: The Farm's Mystery Vegetable

The cardoon, a cousin to the artichoke, mystifies school children and confounds farmers.read more

Recipes

Jul 20 2009, 6:45 am

Recipe: Cardoons with Anchovy Vinaigrette

This simple recipe was adopted from Chez Panisse.read more

Sustainability

Jun 3 2009, 8:20 am

This Season's Pizza Topping: Nettles

Spring is a tough time for finding pizza toppings in the garden, with spinach season over and summer's bounty not yet arrived. Fortunately, nettles, a weed abundant in the springtime, go well with mozzarella. Just watch out for the stingers.read more

Sustainability

Apr 14 2009, 8:06 am

Pig Roast, American Slow Food

There's a lot of talk about the effete, European nature of the slow food movement. But as Yale students work in shifts over the 20 hours it takes to roast a pig, they learn that Slow Food can be fun--and truly American.read more

Sustainability

Mar 31 2009, 8:35 am

The Magic of Unheated Greenhouses

The New England winter is stubborn, and often wears out its welcome. But inside Yale's unheated hoophouse lies a veritable carpet of green. When kids or jaded college students peek beneath the Reemay, they respond with the same breathless enthusiasm.read more