The Local Beet: Contributors

Melissa Graham

Melissa Graham

Melissa Graham, a former attorney, is the chef and owner of Monogramme Events & Catering, a boutique catering company that specializes in seasonal and sustainable cuisine. She is also the president and founder of Purple Asparagus, a non-profit dedicated to bringing families back to the table by promoting and enjoying all the things associated with good eating. Melissa speaks regularly on issues of sustainability and also blogs at Little Locavores writing about family foods fresh from the farmers' market. When she’s not in the kitchen or the classroom, you can often find Melissa shopping at the Green City Market where she serves as the membership chair.

Posts by Melissa Graham:

Summer’s Blushing Maiden: Apricot-Lavender Jam

Book Signing with Grace Young, author of Stir Frying to the Sky’s Edge (7/24)

Local Snacking for Kids

Action Required: Child Nutrition Act

A Seasonal Delight: Fried Squash Blossoms

A Yearful of Blueberries: Blueberry-Corn Muffins

Chefs Move to Schools: An Unvarnished View

Call to Action: Comment to FDA on Suggested Rulemaking that Could Weaken Oversight over Antibiotic Use in Livestock

Strawberries: Salsa Style!

See Ya Spring: Chartreuse Pickled Asparagus

What to Preserve Now: The Sweetest Vegetable – Rhubarb

The Trash to Table Challenge: Transforming Trimmings, Scraps and Leftovers into Delicious Dinners

Sunchoke Gratin for Rob

A Bluesy Evening to Support Academy for Global Citizenship

What To Preserve Now, Part I: Ramps

A Taste of Summer: Peach-Prosecco Pops

A Walk on the Wild Side with Crescent Dragonwagon, Nettle Pesto and a Blog Giveaway

Superbug and the Morality of Eating Confinement Animals

The Asparagus are Coming, The Asparagus are Coming

What’s on Your Plate: Screenings Presented by My Foodshed and Purple Asparagus

Gold Standards for Schools

Cheating from the Freezer

Purple Asparagus at Urban Ag Green Room Session at Uncommon Ground

Thanks Local Beet Readers!

No Duh, New York Times

A Bridge from Winter: Sorrel and Sunchoke Soup

Eggscellent! Egg Labelling and Natural Egg Dyes

Greens from Green Youth Farm

Clean Greens: Sorrel

Waste the Whey? No Way!

Market Report: Spring Greens

Disposition Changing Dinner at Custom House Tavern

The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month

Winter Market Update

Take Action: Deadline for Submitting Testimony on Obesity Initative Today

Growing Healthy Kids

Winter’s Ugly Duckling

Toil, Toil, Boil and Bubble: Burdock – The Witch’s Root

Lusciously Local Layers

A Bitter Fruit: A Child’s Plea to the City

A Puff of Air

Later, Tater

A Little Something to Snack on

Winter CSAs and Gluten-Free Lasagne

The Beet Eaters

Rooting for the Rutabaga

A Cake Fit for a King

The Sardine Man Cometh

Gone Fishin’

A Snowy Day Strata

A Christmas Star

Merry Christmas

Dear Santa:

The Sustainable Cook’s Holiday Gift Guide PLUS BLOG GIVEAWAY!!

Happy Hanukkah!

Just Call Me Sunny

Travels of the Heart

Eat Your Vegetables!

Comfort Me with Persimmons

French Fried Blog Post: French Fry Stuffing

Thanksgiving Countdown: Giving Thanks

Sequels (Cold Winter Recipes – Mustard Greens)

Cold Weather Recipes – Pumpkin Waffles

The 61st Street Farmers Market – STILL OPEN!

Beet-licious

In the Jailhouse Now

Cold Weather Recipes – Kale

Days of Squash and Pumpkins

Harvest Celebration to Benefit The Land Connection

Turkey Talk

A Plateful of Politics: Mystery Meat

Channelling My Inner Ant

A Preview of the Farm Dinner

Soul Fest Recipes

Time For Lunch

Corks & Crayons: Fundraiser for Purple Asparagus at Uncommon Groud

The 61st Street Market’s Saturday Line Up

Local Lobster

Remembering Abby

Gaga Over Greens, Not Grammar

Say No to Factory Farms

Evanston gives rBGH the heave ho!

Getting Fresh in Geneva

Cook with The Sustainable Cook

Local Leftovers

Sody Pop

You Learn Something New Everyday

Mounds of Butter

A Berry Happy Birthday

North Center Finds

Love at First Bite

Hallalejuh: Seasonal, Sustainable Restaurant Close to Home

Compost Chronicles: A Request

The Jewel of the Midwest

Ramping Up

A Whiff of Spring

What’s Up Doc?

Eggscellent!

Sowing Our Oats

Condiment Discovery