Arriving in Portland tonight, but late. This would have been so wonderful to attend.

I am proud to have named Silas House 📘 as Kentucky's new poet laureate. I know he will represent our commonwealth and all of our people through this role and his talents. Congratulations, Silas!

Congratulations to Old North Farmer, my huzzzzband, for his Good Food Foundation award! He won in the Elixirs category for his muscadine shrub, State Grape. Three cheers for Old North Shrub and this multi-talented farmer. oldnorthshrub.com/collections/al…

Kinda falling in love with Portland. 💚

It's pot pie time in the Milk Glass Pie bakery! If you love chicken or veggie pot pie and want to support farmer folks, order by Friday. Pickup in CLT at the Uptown Farmers Market and at the Foothills Farmers Market in Shelby this Saturday. #loveispie milkglasspie.com/collections/we…

A little shocked that we haven’t sold out this dinner on the farm. Chef Awo cooks with incredible passion. Paired with vegetables straight off the farm, it’s gonna be a West African feast to remember. Click through and scroll down for the menu. And come! oldnorthshrub.com/collections/fa…

Any email asking for collaboration that signs off with “your pies YUMMO” is____________ (please fill in the blank)

Autocorrect changed tangible to tagine and I'm not mad about it.

No, not Tina!

A perennial reminder from Tommy Tomlinson's newsletter this week: "So much of communication—as a writer, and as a human—is about getting out of our own way."

Farm lunch is a thing we do on Old North Farm. It’s a small rejection of the capitalist system in which we live, and one of the primary ways we love on our people. My latest for Pleasant Living— pleasantliving.substack.com/p/the-joys-of-…

My boo, Old North Farmer and the work of Old North Farm was profiled in Unpretentious Palate this week. #essequamvideri unpretentiouspalate.com/jamie-swofford…

BLOOB #loveispie

For the The Guardian, I wrote about a polarizing new NC neighborhood, 1776 Gastonia, built for ‘patriots.’ With ambiguous ideals and an insistence on a disinterest in politics, the 1776 brand builds off the contentious history of the US flag. theguardian.com/us-news/2023/j…

Save the dates, pals. @ExcuseMyFly is headed to Lost Creek Farm to cook with us on Sept 8/9 and it’s gonna be epic!

Had a segment on All Things Considered today where I talked pretty candidly about grief and loss — would offer a content warning for folks maybe not as comfortable sinking into those topics. Really appreciated this conversation: npr.org/2023/07/23/118…

Haven’t been on here in ages, but popping in to say L’Ostrica opens this Wednesday and it’s the best dining experience I’ve had in #CLT since Kindred first opened. Top to bottom— hospitality, service, food, ambiance. lostricaclt.com