Fresh Take: Thanksgiving 2022 Countdown, FDA Has ‘No Questions’ On Upside Foods’ No-Kill Chicken, And Cop27 Focuses On Farming

Fresh Take: Thanksgiving 2022 Countdown, FDA Has ‘No Questions’ On Upside Foods’ No-Kill Chicken, And Cop27 Focuses On Farming

Share to Linkedin My Thanksgiving prep has started. The mental prep, anyway. I've made a list and ordered my extras from the farm share network. I'll pick it all up on Saturday, and that includes my pasture-raised turkey. My bird is coming from one of New York's oldest organic farms, where they even mill their own mix of grain to feed the turkeys on-site. Once she's defrosted, I'll salt her for a 24-hour dry brine, and then, 12 hours before heading into the oven, my turkey will have a compound butter of thyme, garlic, honey and paprika stuffed under her skin. A little lacquer of some more honey and oil will get brushed on towards the end of her roast. But there's so much more to the meal. Potatoes, brussel sprouts, a good salad with pomegranates and fennel. We have also taken on the tradition of making a Three Sisters hash, as a tribute to the Indigenous foodways that so much of sustainable farming is based on today, yet often without enough recognition. As a new member of Rancho Gordo's bean club, I'm particularly stoked to decide which variety will join our corn and squash this year. Of course, I