Concentrate Media, an online magazine, published an effusive article about chef Alex Young, Cornman Farms and his approach to “authentic” farming. It’s titled “Down on the Farm with Zingerman’s”. Take a look at the website. There are some really fabulous pictures.

Here’s a question for y’all … What other chef in the country besides Alex has 472 heirloom tomatoes planted in a passive solar hoop house right now on the 6th of May?  I really don’t know the answer to this query and I’m not trying to talk trash, (OK, maybe just a little) but our [...]

I wrote last week we were planning to start from seed all our tomato and pepper starts. In the course of 2 days Anna and I started 3600 peppers and 3700 tomatoes. We want about 3400 total starts of each and the extra is insurance if some seeds don’t germinate or the plants [...]

I think spring is finally here in Southeast Michigan. Yeah, the crocuses have been up for a while and the tulips and daffodils are showing lots of green. But a veggie gardener has other ways of measuring the progression of the season. The garlic has been emerging under its layer of mulch [...]

The Roadhouse has always had great fries. They’re made from fresh, local potatoes. We cut them daily. And, we’ve perfected a twice-cooked method which cooks them on the inside, while maintaining a crispy, crunchy exterior, which is what most people want in their fries. The best part of all of this [...]