Fall 2007

DEPARTMENTS 3 GRIST FOR THE MILL Editor’s Letter 5 SPILLING THE BEANS • Fresh Veggies and Fresh Thinking at Nesenkeag Farm By Rachel Travers • Heavenly Slices By Clare Leschin-Hoar • New England Soup Factory By Drew Spangler Faulkner • Lots to Like About Lavender By Clare Leschin-Hoar • New Company Takes Baby Steps Toward Littlest Foodies By Lauren Klatsky 17 FARMER'S DIARY By John Lee 19 EDIBLE TRADITIONS • Pumpkins By Elizabeth Gawthrop Riely 21 COOKING FRESH By Irene Costello and Joan MacIsaac 41 SUBSCRIBE TO EDIBLE BOSTON 60 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY 62 EDIBLE EVENTS 64 SAVOR THE SEASON   COVER PHOTOGRAPH by Michael Piazza

FEATURES 22 BIVALVE NATION By Irene Costello and Joan MacIsaac 26 THE GLEANER IN US ALL By Anna Feldman 30 NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S PRESERVES: FRESH IDEAS FOR PUTTING FOOD BY By Cathy Huyghe 32 DRESSED TO KILL: CONFESSIONS OF A COWARDLY CARNIVORE By Rosie DeQuattro Photographs by Michael Piazza 37 MILK IN MASSACHUSETTS: PRESENT, PAST...FUTURE? By Leigh Belanger 42 GOT SUSTAINABILITY? MILK WITH A DIFFERENCE By Kristina Nies 46 ONE ON ONE WITH JODY ADAMS By Carlha Vickers 50 REDEFINING “HOT” CHOCOLATE By Sarah Leech-Black 53 WHAT’S IN A NAME? By Joe Daly