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We got the Snail of Approval from Slow Foods DC

September 14th, 2011 · Click here to add a comment · cooking, healthy foods

We are being presented with the Slow Food DC Snail of Approval award! Come join us in celebration on September 25 at Poste Moderne Brassiere’s patio from 4-7pm. Click here to get tickets $30 for Slow Food DC Members, $35 for non-members. A sampling of roasts and seasonal sides plus a drink ticket is included [...]

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Yes, you can teach kids to eat broccoli at school!

November 18th, 2010 · Click here to add a comment · farmer, FYI, healthy foods

This is an inspiring article about how that was done at a DC public charter school: click here for the full Washington Post article. Excerpt: I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it, but at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School in Washington D.C., chef Lisa Dobbs runs a food program [...]

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Broccoli shoots, like a photo shoot, only tastier

November 10th, 2010 · Click here to add a comment · farmer, healthy foods, in the box, share

A reprint of the weekly email from Lancaster Farm Fresh: Wednesday November 10 Hello CSA Shareholders! The following list is what you should receive in your share today. There might be some slight variation depending on substitutions due to crop shortages. 1 Bag Broccoli Shoots* – certified organic – Farmdale Organics 1 Head Red Romaine [...]

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Broccoli and friends

September 30th, 2009 · Click here to add a comment · Jen

September 30, 2009: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: Fresh picked celery, eggplant, a winter squash (either butternut, buttercup, or kabocha), green or yellow string beans, broccoli, sweet potatoes, fresh apples, and fresh onions. ANNOUNCEMENT: This is the last pickup for the Spring/Summer CSA season. Please return all your boxes! If you are joining [...]

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Farmer’s Update

April 7th, 2009 · Click to read comments · farmer

Hello everyone – just a quick note to check in & let you know that things are really going well – we are outside today putting in another 1,000 broccoli, head lettuces & Swiss chard. The weather has been great & we are ahead of the curve this year – not to rest on our [...]

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