One does not have to travel to Vietnam to enjoy Pho (rhymes with “fuh”) the much beloved traditional beef noodle soup. Luckily, Pho can be found in many places here in the United States. The story goes that this dish migrated from Northern Viet Nam to the southern regions after the people gained independence from China in 938 AD. Vietworldkitchen is a great blog all about Pho. Lovingpho.com has blogs about Pho etiquette and also about it’s History and Evolution as well as how to make Pho.

In this lovely video by Coleen Sablan you see chicken Pho in all it’s glory with its warming steam billowing and curling to the delight of a young boy who can’t wait to dig in. Pho is the perfect dish for New Years day because it can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

http://www.lovingpho.com/pho-corner-everything-pho/pho-broth-soup-stock-vietnamese-pho/ Same blog how to make

Known as “Korea’s best known food”, Kimchi is a spicy fermented cabbage mixed with spicy fermented radish and other vegetables and sometimes fruits and nuts. A friend told me there are over 100 recipes for making Kimchi and that some tend toward sour taste while others are more sweet. She confessed that whenever she prepares the “exact same” recipe for Kimchi as her Mother-in-law, it never tastes the same as hers. This video features the work of EunJae Im, a brilliant underwater photographer who turns his lens on his Grandmother while she makes Kimchi and the result is enchanting.

Video by: EunJae Im

Visit: http://ejlabs.net/ or http://underwater.kr to view more of his work

Video by: G. Kennedy Creative at steakandberries.com

To learn more visit: Farmers Ending Hunger and Willamette Week Give Guide

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From the filmmakers:

Are you a violator of the onion rules? Were you aware onion rules even existed? Well they most certainly do! Learn the proper onion cutting technique in this video, then sit back and enjoy your new reign as onion king or queen.

Video by: Medill News Service

Chilton – Affordable Fruit & Veggie Bars from preventionspeaks on Vimeo.

Short video about an affordable fruit and veggie bar in Wisconsin grade school

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Boston’s only organic farm produces nearly 30,000 pounds of high-quality food for more than 800 homeless people it serves each day in New England’s largest city. The 4-acre organic vegetable, flower and herb farm at Long Island Shelter also provides hands-on job training, work-readiness skills, life skills and education for homeless individuals as part of the Serving Ourselves Job Training Program.

There are several ways to support both Serving Ourselves Farm and its parent organization, Friends of Boston’s Homeless. For more information about how to
donate or volunteer, visit the fobh.org or contact Farm Manager Erica LaFountain at elafountain@bphc.org or 617-534-2526, Extension 46107.

The Agrarian Kitchen is a sustainable farm-based cooking school offering guests a paddock-to-plate cooking experience in Tasmania, Australia.

Jeremiah “Jere” Gettle is saving food from extinction. Hyperbole? Yes. But every time a rare heirloom vegetable cedes its patch of dirt to a generic variety, bred for efficiency rather than flavor, that piece of food becomes extinct. When Gettle was 17, he started Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in his bedroom, which then became a successful store in his hometown in Missouri, and he has recently converted an old bank into a seed bank in Petaluma, California.

Curated by: Lauren Choinski