What a great harvest this week! More greens, but I hear we will be getting some new potatoes and carrots soon! So excited to make fresh potato salad! This week we have: Beet Greens (some with bigger beets) Swiss Chard (rainbow!) Half a Green Cabbage Sugar Snap Peas Lettuce Mizuna A Beautiful Bouquet of Sweet … Continue reading
Another great bunch of veggies in this week’s CSA basket! This week we have an assortment of: Beet greens Garlic scapes (the last week of the season!!! Yep, a really short season) Snap peas Lettuce (This week is Red Sails) Gai Lan Radishes (multicoloured) Kale Kale I received a bunch of 3 types of kale- … Continue reading
I have been waiting for this harvest! Finally we have fresh flowers in our home again. Although, my allergies don’t seem to feel the same way about these beautiful flowers, I love them just the same. Of course it could be the masses of Cottonwood floating around in the air. Here we have some Bachelor’s … Continue reading
I picked up my CSA harvest on such a beautiful Vancouver day. It feels like summer has arrived! This week’s harvest included: Daikon Radishes, Kale, baby Leeks and Onions, Lettuce, Arugula and Parsley. As I have been crazy busy with finishing up my food service practicum and working, I asked Paulo to make dinner one … Continue reading
I am really enjoying eating all of the fresh organic produce from the Market Garden CSA at Farmers on 57th. It fills our fridge, and makes it’s presence known in our household. Filled with loads of Carotenoids, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Iron, Calcium and fibre, this harvest is sure to fill the needs of Canada’s … Continue reading
I have been wanting to join a CSA program for years and years and years, and I decided this was the year to try it out. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, and it is a community farming program you become a member to through monetary support, which entitles you to a share of the … Continue reading
I had a few requests for another pizza we made at Growing Eden, using fresh beets from the garden. Ask and you shall receive! We made it the same day we made the Summer Harvest Ratatouille Pizza, so it has a lot of the same ingredients, but is a beautiful pink and purple colour. The … Continue reading
On this topic, I have to confess that I am a better food-user than I am a food-grower, but I have high aspirations, and completely love growing my own food. My largest passion in life is connecting people with real food, and growing your own food is a great way to build this relationship. And … Continue reading
Beverages Matcha: Green tea and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) Vegetables Garlic: Helps Fight the Common Cold? My First CSA Harvest Pick Up Lotsa Greens: My Second CSA Harvest Garlic Scapes Kale: A Diamond in the Ruffage and Oxalic Acid The Whole Beet: Abundant Antioxidants and Betalain Zucchini: Creamy Avocado Basil Pesto with Zucchini Noodles Avocado: Creamy Avocado Basil Pesto … Continue reading
Soup Erin’s Amped up Egg Drop Soup Caldo Verde Salad Tabbouleh Fried Haloumi Salad with Chia Vinaigrette Matcha Infused Summer Grain Salad Sandwiches, Wraps, Pizza and Burgers Falafel Burgers with Cilantro Feta Sauce and Pickled Onions Rainbow Chard Wraps Summer Harvest Ratatouille Pizza Vegetable Side Dishes Braised Beet Greens Main Dishes Creamy Avocado Basil Pesto … Continue reading
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