Mike Gagnon poses for a portrait of a lunch of lima beans, escarole, onions, sausage and garlic in his kitchen. This is one of his best meals. (Janet KNott/Globe Staff) Janet KNott/Globe Staff

One Cook's Best Dish | Bean and sausage stew

After working the fields, a satisfying meal

By Jane Dornbusch

Globe Correspondent / November 29, 2006

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TYNGSBOROUGH -- During the summer months at Bear Hill Farm, Mike Gagnon and his family resemble the proverbial cobbler's children. The farmer is so busy growing vegetables that he has little time to eat them. "We eat better in winter," he says, only half-jokingly. (Full article: 632 words)