Podchef | December 29, 2011
I hereby declare that I am of sound mind and reason. That I fully understand the implications of my diet and my digestive processes. That I have certain wants and tastes which may not be the norm in society today. I declare that I understand and accept the risks of consuming dirt with my food, [...]
Podchef | February 11, 2011
I’ve come to France‚ÄîGascony to be exact‚Äîto learn a bit about French farming systems for pork, duck, & goose production. I am also hoping to work closely with French butchers and small producers in my brief time here. Meanwhile I’ve been eating great food, seeing fantastic markets, pairing foods and wines and hatching plans of [...]
Podchef | July 23, 2010
Meet Maple, Claddagh Farm’s latest addition. Maple is a newly born Guernsey, dairy bull calf. His mother, Hazel, has been with us since just after we moved to the farm in late March. Of course, we had been hoping for a nice heifer calf, to help us keep our decisions simple….you see, we would have [...]
Podchef | August 19, 2009
As a small-scale, artisanal pork producer I work hard to raise a quality product for my customers. From start to finish it takes almost a year for me to raise pork to the quality I like to offer. This often means coaxing piglets through February frosts, seeing to their comfort on a scorching July day, [...]
Podchef | April 28, 2009
Perhaps I live in a bubble. Perhaps I have just been incredibly lucky in many ways. Farmers Markets have, in one way or another, been a part of my life. And no, before you go thinking that I was some sort of market stall brat at the hems of my farming parents, nope…I grew up [...]
Podchef | April 13, 2009
Imagine if shoe manufacturers only made their styles in a few sizes. You might have difficulty finding a pair which fit your feet at different stages of your life. The one-size-fits-all approach would certainly be cost effective for the shoe industry, and because every one needs footwear, the customer base would be captive. Consumers needing [...]
Podchef | April 9, 2009
In an excellent article on the New World Order Capitalist Powergrab, the point is made that the ensuing class struggle may well lead to a sort of neo-Feudalism. There will be the Haves in their gated communities and Have Nots, or Serfs, outside, poor, exploited, and powerless. A glance at the comments to the post [...]
Podchef | March 30, 2009
In a discussion that erupted on Twitter today, I think I may have come across as some sort of neolithic agrarian rube. It is certainly hard to maintain clarity or explain rationales in 140 characters or less. While I do tend towards being a Luddite, I am actually in favor of technology. I use technology [...]
Podchef | March 19, 2009
When the Industrial Revolution began to take hold, countless country bumpkins flocked to the cities, lured by the promise of money, a better life, some sort of future out of the dung heap. What they found was enslavement, death, disease, and crippling poverty at the hands of often cruel masters who grew wealthy on the [...]
Podchef | March 9, 2009
Most people think of the rooster as the harbinger of dawn. Chanticleer, perched on top of the barn greeting the sunrise with lusty crowing. Those of us who raise chickens know it is far less  poetic. Roosters will crow all day and all night. In fact, the more roosters there are in any given 1/2 [...]
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