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Archive of entries posted on 2nd December 2009

The New York Times Magazine profile is out!

Chirstine Muhlke’s profile of Soul Food Farm for the New York Times Magazine just came out this past Sunday, on Thanksgiving weekend. Titled “Field Report: Learning about Community Supported Agriculture the Hard Way,” it focuses on the dismal economics of a small farm like Soul Food, and how something like a comparatively minor fire can [...]

Chicken tips

A couple of CSA members have asked me about freezing/storing the fresh chickens. They are fine in the fridge for 3-5 days, I have cooked mine up to 7 days after getting. I always rinse inside and outside and pat them dry before cooking regardless. If you are going to freeze, I think best to [...]

Blog post and email from happy CSA customers

Soul Food Farm’s Community Supported Agriculture program has just completed seven weekly deliveries, and so far most have gone smoothly. (There was that one time the Bay Bridge was closed unexpectedly due to a rolled truck, and Eric had to turn around and drive all the way through Marin to get to Potrero Hill.) Our [...]

Soul Food fan Melissa Perello’s new restaurant, Frances, opens

On December 1, chef Melissa Perello’s new restaurant, Frances, opened for business. In addition to being a star supporter of Soul Food Farm, throwing a benefit dinner at Sebo that raised several thousand dollars post-fire, Melissa is quite the star chef, with awards and accolades from Food & Wine and the James Beard Foundation. She [...]