by Admin | Aug 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
My Momma’s Apple Dumplings!Featured in your lifestyle box this week is Brandy’s mom’s Apple Dumplings! From wide and far they drove – all to buy the $1 per dumpling treat at a little getaway resort, off highway 99 (seven miles before Whistler), called the...
by Admin | Aug 27, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Kitchen Exploration:Food As Medicine with PURPLE POTATOES Whhhhat – Purple Potatoes? This week we are sharing some beautiful Russian Blue potatoes! They are a vibrant purple on the inside and can make a really mesmerizing dish. What Makes Them Purple:Their...
by Admin | Aug 27, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum), also known as Tulsi, is described in Ayurvedic texts as “the incomparable one” and is considered to be an incarnation of Tulasi or Vrindavani, a consort of Lord Vishnu. It is considered a symbol of fidelity and helpful in attaining...
by Admin | Aug 20, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is best known for its versatility in the kitchen in both the flat and curly variety but it can also be valuable for medicinal purposes. The ancient Greeks had a high opinion of Parsley, and associated it with Hercules, the mythological...
by Admin | Aug 20, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Kitchen Exploration:Healthy Whole Grains Even though for over two decades nutritional advisors have been talking about the benefits of whole grains, it’s an idea that hasn’t made it to mainstream restaurants and dinner tables. Whole grain flour, including whole wheat...
by Admin | Aug 13, 2020 | 2020 CSA, Co-op Report
OUR ECOVILLAGE Cooperative Report: Well the days of COVID19 have changed OUR world yet again….. here we are mid August and had hoped that we would be ramping up for the fall and a season of school children and in person programming by now. We all know that this...
by Admin | Aug 13, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Kitchen Exploration:Reclaiming Your Zucchinis! As farmers we are well aware that so many years have been spent with the fun games of ‘hide the zucchini/squash’….hanging a bag on a friend/family members front door, ringing the doorbell, and running...
by Admin | Aug 13, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Mint’s (Mentha) stimulating, refreshing and uplifting properties have been valued around the world since healing in the classical antiquity period. The genus name Mentha comes from Roman Mythology. Minthe was a lovely young nymph who caught the eye of Pluto, the ruler...
by Admin | Aug 6, 2020 | 2020 CSA
In this week’s lifestyle box, we have a very special treat –Freya’s Apple Pie! For today’s dessert in OUR Lifestyle Boxes, we have made Freya’s Apple Pie! Made with Transparent Apples from OUR farm and a buttery pate sucree (aka a sugary...
by Admin | Aug 6, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Oh Basil (Ocimum basilcum)… one of my favourite culinary herbs! I have a weak spot for italian food so having a supply of fresh, pungent basil around is a dream. We currently have it growing as a companion plant to our tomatoes because it supposedly enhances their...
