In this essay contributor Anthony Boutard of Ayers Creek Farm guides us through the process of making tomato sauce from his most excellen...

There is something essentially human about working with your hands, especially when you are gathering food to feed your family. My friend...

Tomatoes this year? A mixed bag. The cherry tomatoes—one Sungold and a black cherry—were prolific, as was a full-sized green variety call...

Contributor Anthony Boutard of Ayers Creek Farm jumps into the current political debate about so-called "anchor babies," an off...

The other day I was at the farmers' market and was delighted to see a vendor displaying a basket of cactus paddles, called "nopa...

I'm always torn at the height of harvest season, the excitement of the bounty of summer bumping up against the knowledge that the seas...

Personals: ♀ FF, Se/E/Dp, seeks ♂ FF, +/+/+ for short term relationship. Enjoys romance, fermentation and long walks on the peach.* It...

I share contributor Jim Dixon's recipes here for a couple of reasons, one being he's a really fine writer, but the other is tha...

Everyone who knows me knows that I love my freezer. Small but mighty, our little upright can hold the butchered meat from a half pig and ...

I've published more than 120 of Anthony Boutard's essays on Good Stuff NW since I first ran across his writing eight years ago. ...

At $6.99 per pound, it's not a steal, but for some fine eating for a decent price, pork loin is a good place to start, and they'r...

For years I'd been battling the red-stemmed, succulent-like weed with the fat, oval leaves, wondering what in the heck kind of invade...

The human brain has a deep affinity for names. Soon we will start harvesting the nameless grape which we call a "grape with no name,...

When you see a price like $5.99 per pound for albacore, our West Coast version of filet mignon, it's hard not to start drooling. But ...

Contributor Jim Dixon of Real Good Food is particular about the products he carries, so when he adds a new item to his lineup, you can b...

In the abundance that is harvest season, with its piles of corn, peppers, late berries and peaches, it is difficult to imagine what we...

A text message from my friend Ann was all it took: "Need peaches? A friend invited me to come pick peaches from her three overload...

It was one of those food articles designed to attract attention: a photo of a giant steak sitting on a pile of fiery coals, like someone ...