by Admin | Sep 17, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Quince (Cydonia oblonga) are close relatives of apples and pears, but not everybody enjoys eating them fresh due to their tough skin and high tannin content and astringency that can only be mellowed out through cooking. Its cultivation can be traced back to ancient...
by Admin | Sep 10, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Kitchen Exploration: Food Security and Ways to Discuss Preparedness – CSA Week #15 According to Victoria’s Focus Online magazine, on Vancouver Island there is a 2- or 3-day supply of food in grocery stores. With the pandemic, there has been heightened interest...
by Admin | Sep 10, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Healing Herbs: Dill – CSA Week #15 Dill (Anethum graveolens), a favourite herb used in many classic dishes such as borscht, roasted veggies, pickles and fish dishes. It’s medicinal uses have been almost forgotten over time, but records found in Egyptian...
by Admin | Sep 10, 2020 | 2020 CSA
OUR Educational CSA Week #15 The CSA is a fantastic way to strengthen the community by directly connecting locals to farmers, which reduces food waste and focuses on quality, sustainability and building relationships over profit. OUR mission is to educate, inspire,...
by Admin | Sep 1, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Kitchen Exploration: Tomatillo Salsa Verde At OUR Ecovillage we make two main kinds of salsa – a red tomato salsa which comes from 14 different varieties of heirloom tomatoes and a salsa verde, or green salsa, made from Tomatillos! We grew a huge abundance of...
by Admin | Sep 1, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Cascade Hops is flowering in our garden right now, and we are picking you some fresh Thursday morning this week! There are many varieties of Hops, and this particular variety – Cascade – has a flowery, citrus, grapefruit aroma (I encourage you to smell it...
