Aug. 6 and 11, Wellfleet and Truro August brings warm days and slightly cooler nights. The result? A vibrant palette of flowers is showing up at the farmers markets. Deep […]
FOUND AT THE FARMERS MARKET
Eat Your Purples
Aug. 2, Provincetown Do you go to the farmers market looking for a specific ingredient? Or do you go and see what sparks your interest? What you’re making for dinner […]
COMICS
Georgie and Barnacle: Out of the Box
FOUND AT THE FARMERS MARKET
Trust Your Roots
July 28, Truro Roots are up! Some of the most satisfying crops to harvest are those that grow underground. Farmers just have to trust that those beets, carrots, and potatoes, […]
MONSTROUS
Hannah Barrett Paints Pertinent Portraits
An artist’s imaginary creatures have stories to tell
The characters in “Word Processor,” Hannah Barrett’s series of oil paintings, are secretaries, record keepers, and writers. They work in spaces filled with familiar objects: fruit, flowers, patterned rugs, telephones, […]
THE WHOLE TABLE
There’s Meditation in Making Nori Rolls at Home
Colorful vegetable sushi made with playfulness and precision
My first experience of sushi was on a trip to San Francisco with my parents. We were at a sushi restaurant where would-be eaters watched the edible options go round […]
FOUND AT THE FARMERS MARKET
Squashes Beloved and Baffling
July 16 Wellfleet With the blowing of the conch shells, the farmers at the Wellfleet market are open for business. Rebecca Scanlon of Pleasant Lake Farm in Harwich recommends the […]
GEORGIE AND BARNACLE
The Calming Counting of Carrots
FOUND AT THE FARMERS MARKET
Shake Your Hips
July 12, 2025 Provincetown Many farmers have a bounty of colorful vegetables right now. Other farmers’ offerings are quieter in appearance but no less seasonal. Sarah Naciri of Wild Blossoms […]
THE WHOLE KITCHEN
Crêpes for Bastille Day — or Any Day
An artist imagines a meal in Monet’s kitchen
I have never been to France, never eaten a true French crêpe or croissant, never walked over the “Japanese Bridge” painted in multiplicity by a man with a long beard […]
FOOD
The Edible Abundance of the Forest
In Feed Us With Trees, Elspeth Hay tells the story of food before farming
To Elspeth Hay, it has always seemed clear that, when it comes to food, we take more from this planet than we give. In her new book, Feed Us With […]
FOUND AT THE FARMERS MARKET
Early Heat Can Be Sweet
July 5, 2025 Orleans Garlic has come early to the market, a result of dry and hot weather. Many farmers have garlic on offer, but Benjamin Chung of Caroline’s Corner […]
COMICS
Georgie and Barnacle
FOUND AT THE FARMERS MARKET
Sunflowers Rising
June 28-29, 2025 Wellfleet and Truro If you’ve just missed the farmers market, try exploring some of the local farm stands. Sea and Soil Botanical Designs (Pole Dike Road, Wellfleet) […]
BOOKS
The Alternate Realities of Rosemary Woodruff Leary
Susannah Cahalan unveils a life on the sidelines in The Acid Queen
Susannah Cahalan writes that Rosemary Woodruff Leary is “everywhere and nowhere.” Her point is that the woman who was the fourth of five wives of Timothy Leary — the Harvard […]
