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Fruits (and veggies) of September

September 16th, 2009 · Click here to add a comment · Jen, healthy foods

September 16, 2009: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: green cabbage, apples, Delicata winter squash, beans, onions, white potatoes, and corn.
Recipes:
Delicata squash - what a pleasure! I love it when these colorful, mild-tasting winter squashes make an appearance in the CSA box. Try them in this delicious Roasted Delicata Squash Salad - [...]

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Food, Inc. movie trailer

June 1st, 2009 · Click to read comments · healthy foods

Click the arrow to see a short trailer for the film. The web site for this documentary is here, where you can learn more about Hungry for Change and watch interviews with food safety pioneers.
You may have read about the film in today’s USA Today, which features a photo of Joel Salatin of Polyface [...]

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Catching Up With Radishes and Rhubarb

May 27th, 2009 · Click to read comments · Jen, healthy foods

May 27,2009 - This week’s featured vegetables start with more radishes and rhubarb, Spring onions, head lettuce, herb, collards or kale (kale is leafy, collard is flat), asparagus and salad mix (boxed separately).
Recipes
Those who went out of town for Memorial Day (myself included) may still be trying to use up last week’s vegetables!  Here are [...]

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Take the local, organic Thanksgiving challenge

November 22nd, 2008 · Click to read comment · healthy foods

In case you missed Jennifer’s latest post on November 17, check out her Thanksgiving menu. Apparently I wasn’t the only one who thought it was great. We got a comment from Caroline, a volunteer for the Eat Well Guide, who alerts us to the Thanksgiving local and organic food challenge, launched by the [...]

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Member comment

November 15th, 2008 · Click to read comment · healthy foods

Many many thanks for all that you each do to make it such a pleasure to pick up our share on Mondays. I love filling my bag with such healthy, fresh food. It has been the best food decision we have ever made!
– Sincerely, Barbara and Jim Beadles

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Healthier Halloween Treats and Edible Crafts

October 19th, 2008 · Click to read comments · healthy foods

This post is from Aviva Goldfarb of The Six O’Clock Scramble.
Over the past few years, I’ve collected and invented some ideas for healthy Halloween snacks. While we wouldn’t miss trick-or-treating, these cute snacks can help you celebrate the holiday at home or at school parties with at least a little bit of good nutrition. [...]

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