“Save the Vines” Event This Weekend

Do you have a few hours this weekend to help out?  Bainbridge Island Vineyards are looking for volunteers to help with annual vine maintenance. What better way to spend time this weekend than getting some hands on experience with local grape vines?  Betsey will provide the knowledge, so no experience necessary – for complete details see…

Next Saturday: Barn Dance

What’s better than good food and happy people? Music and DANCING! Come on out to the barn dance next Saturday, sponsored by Friends of the Farm. I happen to know that you won’t want to miss the first act, the one and only Heels of Thunder. After a demo of different styles of clogging, you’ll…

Local Restaurants Featuring Local Food

Did I say two new restaurants specializing in locally-sourced ingredients? Make that three. Go on over to the blog of Tristan Baurick (BI’s trusty reporter who specializes in locally-sourced news) to read about our ever-expanding eating out options. Yet another local food dining spot And do make it down to dine at Hitchcock. My succinct review: just absolutely wonderful….

Local Whatnot, Links, and News

Lots of news in the Sound Food newsletter today. Check out my article on making stock out of what you might normally throw on the compost pile. Also included is Ryan’s chicken stock recipe. This is the first in a series that shows you how to get the most for your money out of your…