Field to Feast: Fish & Grits
Field to Feast has become my mission to seek out great Louisiana ingredients and celebrate them at the dinner table with amazing cooks like Chef Celeste. We always ‘Pass A Great Time’ when we are cooking in the kitchen... and spending the day with Lance Nacio on the Bayou was also a joy. Lance is a Louisiana fisherman who was literally ‘Born on the Bayou’ and raised by trappers who lived off the land. He knows what a difference fresh ingredients make, and has dedicated his life to bringing those ingredients to our family dinner table.
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Farm Bureau Donates Food, But Farmers Need Your Help
Have you ever met anyone who's really into farmer's markets? You can hardly get them to stop talking about them and there are good reasons for that. One reason is the farm fresh produce that they get. There are a lot of images in the media right now of farmers dumping milk and plowing under crops. One of the most common responses to that right now is 'why can't we use those products to feed the poor and/or those suffering from the coronavirus fallout?'
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Field to Feast: Cajun Crawfish Comfort Lasagna & Crawfish Pistolette Sandwiches
Most of us are at home during this time of COVID- 19, but Louisiana farmers and ranchers are still in their fields, working hard to bring all that is seasonal to your Easter table. One commodity in particular that is ready and available for your holiday meal, is crawfish. In this episode of Field to Feast, Jennifer Finley visits with Chef Celeste to enjoy some home-style cooking while practicing safe distancing.
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Past Panic: Perspective during COVID-19
I’m living history in 2020 — I mean, true history, the kind of events that people will tell their children and grandchildren about for generations to come — the Great Depression, the Kennedy assassination, 9/11. Living and moving among us is an entity we have only studied about in school or read about in historical novels: a pandemic.
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Field to Feast: Jenny's Crawfish Stew
Crawfish season is here, and the crawdads are big and plentiful this year! In this month’s Field to Feast, TWILA's Jennifer Finley and Commander's Palace Executive Chef Tory Mcphail take us to Four Oaks Farm in Pointe Coupee, where they’re running crawfish traps and cooking up a crawfish dumpling stew you're sure to enjoy!
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Field to Feast: Crawfish Rice Cakes & Red Snapper with Pumpkin Beurre Blanc
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! In this installment of “Field to Feast,” TWILA’s Jennifer Finley takes us to Houma’s House where Chef Jeremy Langlois is going to help us prepare the perfect Christmas dish for our holiday table!
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Building My Backyard Hydroponic Garden
By Karl Wiggers, This Week In Louisiana Agriculture
I have come to love the idea of growing plants using hydroponics. Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil by instead using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent. I’ve done a few stories in the past for TWILA where people are using this kind of system to grow vegetables in a super efficient way.
After a few stories and a trip to a massive hydroponic farm in San Diego, I just had to give this a try on my own to see if I can grow my own food in the middle of Baton Rouge. This post should help you to follow along and build your own hydroponic system.
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Tomlinsons Nominated for YF&R Achievement Award
By Lacey Dodson, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Phillip and Carey Tomlinson are dedicated to their farm and its success but something they take more seriously is their family. Their children take a front seat in their lives and they have raised them in the same way that these 4th generation farmers were raised.
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Duncan Family Nominated for YF&R Achievement Award
By Lacey Dodson, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Robert and Rachel Duncan, along with their 9-month old daughter Wrigley, embody the spirit of a young farm family. They farm soybeans, grow and sell their own hay and have around 200 head of cattle. Something that sets this family apart is the custom beef they recently started raising and selling.
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Michele Levis Wins Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year
By Lacey Dodson, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
A Lafayette Parish school teacher has won the 2019 Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the year for her inspiring program that helps students learn through gardening.
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Caughern Family Nominated For Young Farmer & Rancher Achievement Award
By Lacey Dodson, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Adam and Megan Caughern find success in bailing hay, trucking cotton, shipping grain, raising beef cattle and all while taking care of their nine-month old son, Caleb.
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Field to Feast: Luxurious Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Black Truffles
It's time to cook up more of Louisiana’s local ingredients! In the latest edition of Field to Feast, TWILA's Jennifer Finley heads to Mushroom Maggie's Farm in St. Francisville to gather some beautiful mushrooms for this week’s dish. Then, Jennifer and Commander's Palace Executive Chef Tory McPhail whip up a luxurious grilled cheese sandwich… yum!
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