Welcome to Heirloom Foodie. Headed up by Kristen Lee-Charlson of Edible Missoula Magazine fame, this blog will help you discover new and exciting ways to enjoy local grown, sustainably harvested food products.
Kristen has been the publisher of edibleMISSOULA magazine for the past 4 years, a publication celebrating the bounty of local seasonal foods and farming. She is an accomplished chef, caterer and home-cook. As a mother, she is dedicated to educating and empowering others about traditional food preparation and the joy and economy of eating local. She sits on the board of the Community Food & Agriculture Coalition of Missoula County (CFAC) and serves on the Montana Food Systems Council; as well as being a strong advocate for more localized and sustainable food system. She is working on a new venture – the Heirloom Project…exploring traditional foods, farming & modern homemaking.
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Nice blog, Kristen! Thanks for the recipes! I just check our asparagus and it’s almost ready for picking so I’ll be trying the frittata soon!
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Thanks Erin – I just made the frittata for dinner last night on spicy salad greens and sauteed radishes – oh, I love spring!
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Welcome to Make it Missoula Kristen. A little birdie told me you’re gonna be doing some video blogging too…can’t wait to see what you come up with!!!! My mouth is already watering!!
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Yes, some video-blogging to come…Better said by the growers/producers. I look forward to more blogging on MiM!
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Welcome aboard, Kristen! Can’t wait to head down to the Markets this weekend. Just nothing like fresh produce in the spring. Looking forward to your blog. Yum!
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I love the Missoula markets and the weather this weekend should be great! – thanks for your comment and I hope you continue to enjoy the blog!
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Kristen, Another good thing you are doing. Folks sure love to read blogs. Here in WNY, we are finally drying out and I planted my first batch of spring things: rabe, peas, spinach, lettuce mix, beets and nasturtiums. It felt so good to finally have some semi-dry enough and warm enough soil to begin. I had visions of high tunnels etc. for this spring but when you have to wade through water to get to the spot you know it is not going to happen!
Strawberries are showing their first blossoms and the blueberries are trying to keep up with them. We also have aspargus harvest plus ramps (in the woods).
Happy spring to you – we await Jess and Kevin’s move back to the farm with a breath held that it really does come true. I hate to say it: “your loss is our gain” and I mean that in the nicest way. Enjoy the season; don’t work too hard and eat well. I should be seeing Lisa Tucker soon and hear all about her Italy trip.
Pat
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Thanks for your note Pat, and for pointing out the similarities of the seasons in WMT and WNY. Sure gonna miss Jess (and Kevin) she is quite a gem! Stay in touch – xo
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