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Written by Patrick Law   
Thursday, 24 April 2008

exploring the appeal of summer beers

Summer on the Seacoast is a fine mix of sultry heat, ocean breezes and tasty barbeques. It’s enough to make you thirsty—thirsty for beer. Beginning each spring, a number of local and regional breweries produce seasonal brews that offer relief from the heat while complementing the feel and flavors of summer.

On Thursday, April 24, Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth will host a summer release party for its seasonal beer, Sunrye. As if the dawning of summer isn’t reason enough to celebrate, the kickoff party commemorates the impending season with kegs of Sunrye, live reggae and free giveaways.

Most of the events Redhook hosts throughout the year are concerts focused on the music. But the Sunrye party is “really focused on the beer,” said Jessica Watts, event coordinator for Redhook.
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fishing for a solution | Print |  E-mail
Written by Patrick Law   
Friday, 11 April 2008

stakeholders discuss male-only dogfish fishery

A series of regulations were established in the 1990s to help restore the over-fished spiny dogfish population. The small schooling sharks made a successful comeback, but, in the process, the ratio of male to female dogfish shifted dramatically. Males continue to outnumber females and are competing for food with other important fish species.

“Typically with dogfish, if you talk about a population in equilibrium, you want to see a two-to-one ratio—two males to every one female,” said Ken La Valley, commercial fishing specialist with New Hampshire Sea Grant. “What you’re seeing now is a five or six to one ratio. Because of that, it’s out of balance.”

On April 2, a meeting was held at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland, Maine, to discuss the potential for establishing a male-only dogfish fishery. Joining that meeting via videoconference was a smaller gathering hosted by N.H. Sea Grant at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye.
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a healthy and wealthy future | Print |  E-mail
Written by Bill Trotter   
Thursday, 20 March 2008

Stonyfield CEO to talk business in Portsmouth

There’s a belief in many business circles that you can either focus on attaining wealth or center your efforts on environmental issues—but you can’t do both. Gary Hirshberg, chairman, president and CEO of Stonyfield Farm, begs to differ. Hirshberg was one of the first to purposely build an empire on a green philosophy. His new book, “Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World,” describes the rise of Stonyfield’s organic dairy products in the national marketplace. Hirshberg will discuss his new book at Portsmouth’s RiverRun Bookstore on Thursday, March 20.

Drawing from both his hardships and successes, Hirshberg’s book is an attempt to inspire those who hope to improve the world’s deteriorating ecosystem while still making money.

“For me, it’s been a long journey from youthful naïveté to aging clarity, but every step, however difficult, has given me the pleasure of discovering how nature’s wisdom can become humankind’s salvation,” Hirshberg writes in the new book.

Stonyfield Farm’s journey began in the early 1980s, when the company was established as an organic farming school based in Wilton, N.H. The initial mission was to teach sustainable farming practices, but this changed after a few serendipitous turns of fate.

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show some SOLE | Print |  E-mail
Written by Matt Kanner   
Wednesday, 12 March 2008

food series illustrates the virtues of eating well

It was in the mid-1980s that Carlo Petrini walked into a small restaurant in Italy and ordered his favorite meal: a bowl of homemade roasted red pepper soup. After a couple of spoonfuls, however, he noticed that the soup didn’t have the same zing that usually aroused his appetite. Petrini, an established food and wine aficionado, asked the restaurant owners why the soup tasted different. They informed him that they had started importing cheap onions from Holland instead of growing their own.
It was the last straw for Petrini. He had gradually observed an alarming trend of standardization in the food industry, with consumers and purveyors increasingly emphasizing convenience over quality. His concern was punctuated by the opening of the first McDonalds restaurant in Rome around 1986.

“His reaction to that was really pretty negative,” said Slow Food Seacoast member Michelle Moon. “He was disappointed to see this fast food mindset coming in.”
Counteracting this trend was the impetus behind Slow Food International, which Petrini founded in 1989. The nonprofit organization now has more than 80,000 members in 107 countries, with some 850 convivia (or chapters) worldwide. Slow Food USA has about 170 convivia with 15,000 members. The local branch, known as Slow Food Seacoast, has accrued about 70 members since forming in 2006.
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Whether you come for the food, music, dancing or a combination of all three, you are likely to find | Print |  E-mail
Written by Bill Trotter   
Wednesday, 27 February 2008

Whether you come for the food, music, dancing or a combination of all three, you are likely to find a good time at Saunders this Friday. The restaurant will feature a blend of all three components during the “Take the Leap” cocktail reception and dance party on Friday, Feb. 29.

“It’s the complete package,” said Doug Zechel, owner of Saunders Restaurant at Rye Harbor. “The food has always been incredible, the band is phenomenal.” And what about the dancing? “Well, I am your classic old white guy,” Zechel said. But when the infectious music fills the building, everyone in attendance, including Zechel, “can’t help but dance.” 
 
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