The spring edition of The Local Table has hit the news stands. In it you will find all kinds of local inspiration. Turn to page 5 and you will find my news brief about The Nashville Public Library's Seed Exchange. I share the original article below. For the love of spring, plant something to eat...... The Nashville Public Library has started a seed saving program called “The Seed Exchange.” Katherine Bryant, librarian at the Bellevue branch, was inspired by an NPR Salt article about the ... continue reading...
Pasta Primavera
The March/April issue of The East Nashvillian is out and it is a good one! On page 71, is the "Cookin' in da 'hood" article contributed by Corbin In The Dell. Pick one up at a news stand near you. Meanwhile, here is the original piece without all the bells and whistles: “As every season seems best to us in its turn, so the coming of spring is like the creation of Cosmos out of Chaos and the realization of the Golden Age.” Henry D. Thoreau While comfort from the winter cold can ... continue reading...
Burning Beds
Jacob Cecil Logan was my Granddaddy. He was a tobacco farmer. Once farming pulses through your veins, there is no turning back. Even though tobacco was J.C.’s primary cash crop, he fed his family from the clay-rich soil of Clarksville,Tennessee. Every year about this time, he would burn the plant beds to get them ready for sowing. Corn cobs were broadcast over the beds which were then set afire. The heat from the fire would kill any weed seeds and pests. Granddaddy’s generation of farmers ... continue reading...
Feed A Child. Nourish A Mind
Missing a meal in the Corbin household was never an issue. Before the sandman was wiped from my face, Mamma would ask what I wanted for breakfast. “Whatcha got?” I would ask. “Well, I have scrambled eggs, biscuits, sausage…grilled cheese.” Mamma would rattle off the contents of her refrigerator, all the while preparing my classic sandwich. “Cooked Cheese! That sounds good!” I never understood how she could have my breakfast on the table so fast. She knew me like the back of her hand. At lunch, ... continue reading...
Nashville Loves Food Introduces Noble Springs Dairy
It is such a privilege to explore so many Tennessee farms. I have come to love the land and its stewards more than imagined. There is nothing prettier than Tennessee’s green pastures and wooded hills. If you have never had the opportunity to gaze into the curious eyes of a goat, feel the warm nose and sticky, little tongue of a calf, hear the soft, almost purr-like sound hens use to communicate, taste the sweet burst of flavor from a strawberry plucked right off the plant or even smell what a ... continue reading...
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