A Night Not to be Missed
On Saturday October 29 Clarion River Organics and Chef Justin Severino are teaming up to host a 5-course barn dinner. Additional information can be found on Farm to Table Pittsburgh’s Facebook Page. Just in case delectable local and organic cuisine prepared by one of our region’s most gifted chefs and presented in a unique setting that intimately connects the diner to his food doesn’t provide sufficient incentive to attend, know that proceeds from this dinner will go toward subsidizing CSA shares of low income families. Nonetheless, earlier today one friend told me he couldn’t make it because “all the Halloween parties are on that night.” Really? There are people out there who actually think this way? Trust me, this is way...
We Need An Intervention.
Written by CORO Fellow Mykia Long on January 31, 2010. As Franktuary works towards its mission “redeeming fast food one frankfurter at a time”, I’m on my own journey of discovering the importance of healthy eating and living. But I must say, I feel entitled to some overwhelming responsibilities since I’m learning so much about the manufacturing of foods consumed by so many Americans. Should I? Let’s face it. Americans eat more than many other nationalities and much of our processed food is unhealthy; this contributes to the current obesity epidemic. Recent statistics show that up to 66% of the U.S. population is overweight or obese. These weight trends are even more pronounced among African Americans with 60% of African American men and 78% of African...
Beef & Dairy On A Diversified Diet
Written by CORO Fellow Mykia Long on January 18, 2010. If you’re like most people, you probably eat lots of different foods: asparagus, bread, Skittles…just to name a few. But if you want to be a conscious carnivore, answer this question: what does your beef eat? Do you know its diet? What about your milk? Do you know if it’s healthy? I would hope so, because that’s a pretty intimate process – making the decision to ingest, savoring each particle, and then allowing those ingredients to serve as sustenance for your being. I hadn’t thought much about this before visiting Ron Gargasz Organic Farm in Volant, PA (home of Franktuary’s famous Locavore). It makes sense though…what goes into the cow makes up its flesh and in turn goes into me...
The G-20 Has Landed
Happy G-20 week! Come try some of our fabulous local products and introduce yourself to a taste of the Steel City. Our organic grass-fed frank, soda from the Natrona Bottling Company, and pierogies are a great place to start. Franktuary is downtown, only blocks from the convention center. 325 Oliver Avenue, between Wood and Smithfield Streets. We’re open from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm tomorrow. Visitors most definitely welcome!
The Locavore is Coming
Debuting tomorrow, the Locavore is an organic, nitrate-free, grass-finished, locally-raised, fifth-of-a-pound frankfurter. Simply said, it’s one sensational sausage! During the month of July the Locavore can be purchased for a special introductory price of only $4.25. Supplies are limited in the early-going, so visit sooner than later and be among the first folks in Pittsburgh to experience this very special tubesteak! Unfamiliar with the benefits of organic grass-finished beef? Check out this link: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/concentrated-animal-feeding-operations/
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