Farmers' Markets of the Heartland

Index

Index Academy for Global Citizenship (Chicago, Ill.), 235 Achatz, Grant, 21 Agrarian Book Club, 72–73 agribusiness: California Central Valley growing region, 228; commodity crops and, 127, 129; conventional dairy farming, 49; industrial eggs, 167; land distribution practices and, 74–75; post– World War II expansion strategies, 34–35; USDA crop subsidies, 152. See also economy alcoholic beverages, 168. Recipe: Midwest Manhattan, 170 Alex Nemeth and Son Orchard (Milan, Mich.), 46–47 Allen, Darina, 57–58 Allen, Erika, 225 Allen, Will, 19, 224–25 American Farmland Trust, 125–26 American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC), 76, 77–78, 80, 136, 151 Anderson, Donita, 85 Andres, Richard, 48–49 Angelic Organics (Caledonia, Ill.), 48, 138 animal husbandry: birthing practices, 83; free-range farming, 102–3, 144; genetic diversity, 76, 77–78, 80; grass-fed/pasture-raised cattle farming, 27, 38, 88; health-based breeding, 74, 83; heritage breeds, 38–39, 135–37, 151, 193–94; humane farming, 39; moveablepasture farming, 24, 136; no-hormones/no-antibiotics farming, 39, 82–83 antibiotics (in farming), 39, 82–83 apple cider, 54 apples (varieties of), 1–2, 54, 193–95, 208–9 artisan/artisanal products, 21, 37, 105, 123 Athens Farmers’ Market (Athens, Ohio), 91 bakeries: at Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy, 76; Floriole (Chicago, Ill.), 24, 57; Mill Pond Bakery (Chelsea, Mich.), 47; Pekara Bakery (Champaign, Ill.), 122–23; wood-fired-oven baking, 41 Ball canning jars, 108 Ballymaloe Cookery School (Ireland), 57–58 bandaged cheddar cheese, 205, 212–13 Bandstra, Jason and Mike, 172–73 barbecue sauce, 168 Barber, Dan, 51 Barbour, Christine, 95 Bare Knuckle Farm (Northport, Mich.), 56–58 Barnes, Becky and Isaac, 89 Barnham, Jim, 64 Barsness, Judi, 200 Batali, Mario, 143–44 Baumgardner, John and Cathy, 88 Bayless, Rick, 27, 45 Becker, Jude, 24 Becker Lane Organic Pork (Dyersville, Iowa), 24 Beebout, Jill, 166, 168 Belloc Lowndes, Portia, 235–36 Beranger, Jeanette, 78 Berens, Abra, 56–58 Berry, Wendell, 72 biodiversity, 176 biodynamic farming, 37 Birtles, Teresa, 99, 100 black beans, 20 Black Dog Farm, 62 Blauer, Gabe, 47 Bleu Mont Dairy (Blue Mounds, Wisc.), 205, 212–13, 214 Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market (Bloomington, Ind.), 96–97 240 index blueberries, 44 Blue Gate Farm (Chariton, Iowa), 166, 168, 174 Blue Skies Berry Farm (Brooklyn, Wisc.), 209 Boehnlein family (Scott, Kristen, and children), 82–83 Boone Farmers’ Market (Boone, Iowa), 175 Bowser, Rodger, 50, 55, 57 Bralts, Lisa, 116 breakfast/brunch (recipe): Poached Farm Egg Over Crisp Polenta and Summer Vegetable Relish, 25–26 Briggs Orchard (Saginaw, Mich.), 62 Broad Ripple Farmers’ Market (Indianapolis, Ind.), 106 Brockman, Henry, 128–29 Brockman, Terra, 127–28 broker markets, 5 Brunty, Jeff, 76 Brunty Farms (Akron, Ohio), 76 Bumbaris, George, 24 Burton, Patrick and Tim, 102 Burton’s Maplewood Farm (Medora, Ind.), 24, 102 Café Palmira (Minneapolis, Minn.), 186 canning, 108 caponata—Italian eggplant salad, 148 Capriole Farmstead Goat Cheese (Greenville, Ind.), 101 Carmel Farmers’ Market (Indianapolis, Ind.), 107 Carmody, Dan, 63 Carpenter, Dwight, 47–48 Carpenter, Jeanne, 214, 216 Carpenter’s Organics (Allen, Mich.), 47–48 Caruso, Vanessa, 98 Caskey, Kevin, 88 Caveny, John, 135–36 Caveny Farm (Monticello, Ill.), 135–36 Centennial Farms (Augusta, Mo.), 143 certification: Certified Naturally Grown, 48, 168; Midwest Organic Services Association (MOSA), 154; Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA), 90, 98. See also “natural” products; organic farming Certified Naturally Grown, 48, 168 cheese. See dairy products Cheese Underground, 216 chefs: author’s experience with, 2; chef demonstrations at markets, 3, 16, 36, 133, 160; cooking schools, 57–58; farmer-chef “speed dating,” 198; as market directors, 17, 24; markets as food politics forums, 4, 9 —Particular chefs: Barsness, Judi, 200; Bayless, Rick, 27; Bowser, Rodger, 50, 55, 57; Caskey, Kevin, 88; Enyart, Brian, 28–29; Finch, Jeff, 99, 100; Foust, Michael, 156; Friese, Kurt Michael, 180; Hammel, Jason, 130; Haney, Paula, 21, 110; Higgins, Michael, 133, 134; Kahan, Paul, 33; Langton, Brenda, 186; Miller, Tory, 212–13; Nischan, Michel, 33, 34–35; Ridlon, Julie, 148; Sherman, Bruce, 6; Stegner, Sarah, 17, 25; Vigletti, Stefano, 232–33; Virant, Paul, 17–18, 60; Vowell, Tracey, 20–21, 24–25, 27; Young, Alex, 51 Chefs Collaborative, 6–7 cherries, 36 Chert Hollow Farm (Columbia, Mo.), 154 Chez Panisse, 2, 16–17 Chicago Botanic Garden Farmers’ Market (Glencoe, Ill.), 36 Chicago Honey Co-op, 19–20 chicken farming, 144, 156, 158, 167 Child, Julia, 2 City Farm (Chicago, Ill.), 30, 225 City Hall Apiary (Chicago, Ill.), 19 City Market (Kansas City, Mo.), 156 City of Holland Farmers’ Market (Holland, Mich...