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A real life account of how a sous chef actually goes fishing for diver scallops is narrated and gives one an insight of how one actually gets these exotic species on the dining table. The shell-less scallops are usually found half buried in the sand between the rocks and abound in the waters of the Maine coast.

I have a strong suspicion this is one sale that Jeffrey Hollender is not going to make. The eyes of his potential customer have narrowed. Her lips are pressed together. [...]

Talsma serves as an example that efforts to keep young farmers on the land can work. Like many farmers of his generation, Talsma is acutely aware of environmental concerns and sees agriculture as a way to help. Although the ranks of young farmers like Talsma went up by 2% between 2012 and 2017, that increase was dwarfed by the growth in farmers 65 or older, whose numbers rose by 11%. There's a mounting crisis in agriculture that isn't often talked about: at an average of nearly 60 years old, many U.S. farmers are aging out of the business, and younger generations have been slow to step in, leaving a troubling gap. [Extracted from the article]

A visit to the island of Jamaica in West Indies highlights the beautiful places that surround the island and the fresh seafood available. While the fish preparations are famous for their freshness as they are caught on the spot and then cooked, meat and baked bread are the other delicacies popular in Jamaica.

WITHIN 24 HOURS of her arrival at Antarctica's McMurdo Station in 1979, Beth Clark, a biologist with the National Science Foundation, baited a five-inch hook with frozen fish, attached it [...]

For religious reasons, many Adventists follow a vegan diet or a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, which includes eggs and dairy products, but no meat, poultry or seafood. The bad: I inevitably gained every ounce back - with the exception of Diet #11. 1 Whole30 The military boot camp of the diet world: no sugar, no dairy, no grains, no beans, no booze - and absolutely no cheating - for 30 days. My physique thanked me. 6 Paleo These diets suggest only eating what your foraging, spear-throwing forebears would recognize as food - mostly meat and vegetables. [Extracted from the article]

The stuff bought whole and chopped on the kitchen counter is definitely more healthful. This is because time, temperature and damage during harvest and packing can deplete vitamins and other [...]

THOUGH WE HAD agreed to meet at 9 a.m., Ingrid Bengis-Palei woke me at 7, shouting from the bottom of the stairs leading to the apartment where I was staying [...]

NEW ENGLAND SLOW DOWN AND STAY FOR DINNER Portsmouth, New Hampshire, used to be one of those places I always bypassed in my haste to reach some other, more enticing [...]

IN THE GARDEN THE NOT-SO-GRIM REAPER From a horticultural point of view, July is the most contentious month. At least, it is at our house. For the first two or [...]

IF YOU HAVE EATEN A TOMATO THIS WINTER, IT MIGHT WELL HAVE BEEN PICKED BY A PERSON WHO LIVES IN VIRTUAL SLAVERY. Driving from Naples, Florida, the nation's second-wealthiest metropolitan [...]

WE ALL WANT SAFE SPINACH. BUT THE MEASURES NOW BEING ADOPTED MAY DESTROY THE LAND WITHOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. On the morning of August 14, 2006, a truck set out [...]

The article offers information on the labor shortages faced by farms in California and the efforts made to solve it. Topics discussed include farmer Tony Serrano and his zucchini and strawberry fields, which do not have enough workers; his contract to sell the zucchini to wholesaler Costco; and the impact of labor shortage on the profits of farmers. Also mentioned are the insufficient wages offered to farm workers.

The article discusses agricultural and nutritional aspects of tomatoes. It states that according to findings of John Reganold, a professor of soil science and agroecology at Washington State University, organic berries had longer shelf lives, and had higher levels of antioxidants, and vitamin C, and mentions that according to nutrition expert Marion Nestle, one should buy organic because it is kinder to the planet.

LIKE OTHER HOME COOKS, I consume lots of delicious tomatoes. Every year, though, when the farmers' markets run out and frost has blackened the vines in my garden, I turn [...]

Order No. 966 under Federal Marketing is a rule responsible for keeping UglyRipe tomatoes trapped within the borders of Florida during the winter. The newly developed UglyRipes actually have a true tomato flavor but as the name implies they are asymmetrical, lumpy and deeply creased.