Since building a large container garden at my daughter’s charter school two years ago I’ve been involved in teaching kids how to prepare fresh produce as well as working with an organization that helps other teachers start gardens at their own schools. School gardens expose children to healthy, locally grown food and can be used […]
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Our recent beet harvest yielded about seven pounds, but since these beets were first planted last August I was anxious to see if they were actually edible. The beet greens, braised with garlic, shallots and red wine, yielded a delicious lunch earlier in the week. I cooked the beets yesterday in batches in a large […]
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Something inspirational is happening in the garden. The many greens I like to put in my salads have shaken off their winter stupor and our bounding back into a new season. As they revive, we begin picking again, putting a healthy assortment of greens on the dinner table. Mustard greens are great for cooking. But […]
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