With edible landscaping and food foraging on the rise, the status of the Purslane, the summer annual found creeping through garden aisles and springing from sidewalk cracks, has shifted from weed to gourmet. The annual succulent has smooth, reddish stems with alternating leaves clustered at stem joints and ends and yellow flowers that open throughout…
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Mike Mahr’s Longneck Pumpkin Soup
At our cooking class last night, Mike Mahr paid a special visit to teach us about one of his specialties: making soups. As we gathered ’round the kitchen, a can of Jack’s Hard Cider in hand, we learned about clear soups, creamy soups, & pureed soups. An example of each was on the menu for…
Danielle’s Herb Potato Salad
Here’s one of the dishes we made at the cooking class last night. It was perfect a perfect side to the Rosemary Garlic Roast Beef! The Recipe – 1 1/2 lbs new potatoes, cut into small pieces 1/2 cup fresh herbs (we used parsley, tarragon & chives) 2 scallions, sliced 2 T olive oil 1…
Color Your Food GREEN
Following is Sara Tower’s Color Your Food GREEN handout. Download a copy HERE. Green is color of life! When it comes to the nutrient density of foods, green vegetables win out every time. The green color of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds comes from a pigment called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is the most abundant plant pigment…
Color Your Food RED
You can download a copy of the Color Your Food RED handout HERE The Color Your Food Class on RED was held at Amazing Heart Farm on July 12th, 2012. The class was lead by Sara Tower and she has offered to share her notes: Phytochemicals are produced by plants to protect them from damage…
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