The Salt Exchange

• The Press Herald covers Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation benefit, of which we were proud to be a part.
• In water sustainability news, Working Waterfront discusses how lobster populations are monitored. (You can also see a video about sustainable lobster management from the folks at Organic Nation here).
• In other Maine food News: Salmon Falls Winery - Maine's newest winery - opened its doors this month
• The Press Herald takes a look at some chicken recipes while making these great suggestions: go local, and hormone free.
• Down East suggests that Summertime = Berry Time.
• How about some summer specific food safety tips from Bangor Daily News?
• Bonnie of Going Home to Roost writes about eating seasonal vegetables.
• Finally: Don't forget that our tequila event is coming right up, and you should RSVP for it here. In the meantime, catch up on our guide to useful tequila related Internet links.
   

While preparing for our upcoming tequila tasting (more info here), we took a look at some tequila odds and ends found on the ever-vast and ever-interesting Information Super Highway. We're excited to share the wealth:

• Because everything on the Internet is true, how about some tequila facts?
• Thank you Poco Tequila for making these vintage tequila recipes available.
• Smithsonian (yes - that Smithsonian) is to start distilling tequila in Washington, D.C.
• Read why Mark Ellwood of the New York Times compared tequila to Paris Hilton:
• "More rum," demanded the matador. "Damn the tequila. Just rum—Jamaican and bitter.  - A mnemonic [by Kent Woodyard] for the names of Matt Damon's twelve made up brothers in Good Will Hunting. (Marky, Ricky, Danny, Terry, Mikey, Davey, Timmy, Tommy, Joey, Robby, Johnny, and Brian.)
• Mas Tequila performer (and - depending on who you talk to - Van Halen ruiner) Sammy "The Red Rocker" Hagar announced the upcoming release his autobiography. (And should you be hungry -er, thirsty - for more Sammy Hagar related news, you can read about a hilarious fight between he and indie rock darling Devendra Banhart - told from Banhart's perspective - here).
• And - last but not least - watch Pee Wee Herman do The Tequila here.

• Are you looking for local food from real people? Enter your zip code here and look no further.
• Not sure how many of you are up in and around the Rockland area, but this event for the film Meet Your Farmer at the Strand Theater looks well worth a visit.
• The Kneading Conference and Maine Artisan Bread Fair is coming up. It's in July. Check it out.
• Here is a great story from the Bangor Daily News about farmers market approaches to making vegetables more farmer's markets affordable for folks who qualify. The "Veggie Prescription" is part of an initiative to get folks to eat healthily and locally, and it is funded by Redington-Fairview General Hospital, the national Wholesome Wave Foundation and the Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation.
• Right across the border, New Hampshire is finding out the benefits of maintaining a local food economy.
• And finally, we have a tequila tasting coming up on the 30th of this month. The event features Hornitos tequila, and you can RSVP for it on Facebook here.