Archive - A Place Is a Gift

This is the weekend to gather linden blossoms

And preserve their scent in vodka.

Jul 3, 2024 •

Jonathan Kauffman

Za'atar is a three-year project

One Portlander's quest to replicate the Levantine herb blend

Aug 23, 2024 •

Jonathan Kauffman

The walnuts have returned in full force

Want to make nocino? Act now--they're everywhere.

Jul 7, 2023 •

Jonathan Kauffman

Quinces, and time, and refuge

Slow-cooking preserves during a particularly bad few weeks

Nov 19, 2024 •

Jonathan Kauffman

We cannot stop buying rare berries

The ever-growing collection of lesser-known species

Jul 18, 2023 •

Jonathan Kauffman

Waiting on the longest harvest

The value of patience and a big freezer when it comes to berries

Sep 23, 2024 •

Jonathan Kauffman

Composing an end-of-season amaro

Making a bitter liqueur that paints a portrait of time and space

Nov 28, 2023 •

Jonathan Kauffman

Gathering solstice greens

Harvesting winter's last (and first) crops from my yard

Dec 22, 2023 •

Jonathan Kauffman

A season of gluttony and blame

Everything is fruiting, and ripening, and rotting right now.

Sep 6, 2024 •

Jonathan Kauffman

A Place Is a Gift: An Introduction

Gleanercore, not locavore

Feb 23, 2022 •

Jonathan Kauffman

Issue 07: Spring growth is a gift

Learning to seeing pine, spruce, and fir shoots

May 17, 2022 •

Jonathan Kauffman

08: A dirt pile is a gift

Turning the lawn into a meadow is not a pretty process

Jun 3, 2022 •

Jonathan Kauffman

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