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Avoid Produce Waste with a “Nose-To-Tail” Approach
We’ve written a lot about ways to reduce food waste, but it bears repeating now that spring is bringing us the good stuff.
7 Ways to Enjoy Bell Peppers
With peppers, along with many other vegetables, in season now it can be a daunting task to use everything in your garden before it starts to go bad. Try these 7 ways to use your bell peppers so you don’t waste your yield this year!
High-fiber Foods Shown to Aid in Weight Loss
A new study shows that high-fiber foods help people lose weight. Read a bit more about the study and learn some tricks on how to painlessly increase fiber in your diet.
What’s your favorite summer fruit or veggie?
Summer’s here, which means that the farm is kicking into full gear. Although I relished spring’s shoots, salad greens, and sugar snap peas, the arrival of summer produce brings a [ … ]
Veggie Trader – A Craigslist For Organic, Local Fruits and Veggies
How great would it be if there were want ads in your local newspaper or on Craigslist for organic fruits and vegetables, grown in your town, by your neighbors? A [ … ]
Are Vegetables as Good for You as They Used to Be?
According to research published in The Journal of HortScience, produce now lacks not only the taste, but also the amount of nutrients it had just 50 years ago. Vegetables today [ … ]
8 Easy Nutrition Tips to Combat Stress
Stress… it’s something we deal with on a daily basis. Some of us take it all in stride, others let it build up to the breaking point. When we experience [ … ]
Twist Thanksgiving Tradition with Root Veggie Kabobs
Hard to believe with this balmy weather we’ve been experiencing out here in the Midwest, but really, truly, Thanksgiving is around the corner. But even though there’s a chill somewhere [ … ]
Seasonal Food Recipes: The Great Pumpkin Soup
Seasonal food is plentiful right now, much of it in the shape of squashes and gourds. Last night I took a page (literally) out of Barbara Kingsolver’s recent book, Animal, [ … ]
A Fresh Veggie Burger Twist: Got Beets?
The first year we grew beets on our farm, it was on a serendipitous whim because neither me nor my husband had ever cooked with beets. As serendipitous gardening fate [ … ]
It’s a Parsnip, it’s a Carrot – No, it’s Parsley Root
My choice for this weeks unusual vegetable is Parsley Root (Petroselinum crispum variety tuberosum), also known as Rooted parsley, Turnip-Rooted Parsley, Dutch Parsley, Hamburg Parsley or Heimischer. It’s a winter [ … ]
Lovin’ Fresh: Kohlrabi & Squash Empanadas Recipe
Lovin’ Fresh is a series of recipes designed to showcase produce gathered from local farms or grown in my own garden. Kohlrabi season is upon us! Rejoice and partake! And [ … ]