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Continue reading →: Easy Roasted Vegetables
Use your oven to bring out the sweetness of vegetables with this simple recipe. It may even get “Mike-y” to eat all his vegetables! Per Serving: $.34 Ingredients: 5 cups assorted vegetable pieces cut in chunks (potatoes, sweet potatoes, winter squash, turnips, carrots, onions, mushrooms) 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive…
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Continue reading →: 2013 Garden Plans: Tomato & Basil Garden
The raised bed that is closest to the outdoor classroom area is the one that has 2 square sections that are a second tier. Because of where we had tomatoes last year and the garlic and shallots in Beds 2 and 3, we had no choice but to put tomatoes…
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Continue reading →: Old Seeds for 2013…?
I was looking through my Richters Herbs catalog this morning, getting some ideas for the Herb sub-committee meeting, and noticed information about something called “Seed Zoo“. Basically they are working with ethnobotanists to preserve traditional varieties of vegetables found in different parts of the world. This isn’t a new concept,…
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Continue reading →: Fiesta Fish Tacos!
When it is cold outside, I often crave foods that are spicy. USDA’s MyPlate recommends that we replace some of our protein 2-3 times a week with seafood, especially fish that is high in omega-3’s like salmon, tuna and mackerel. Eating baked fish can get boring, so this week, lets spice…
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Continue reading →: 2013 Garden Plans: Kids Snack Garden
This garden should be a fun one! So the idea behind this garden is actually a combination of two ideas. I had the idea of planting a “snacking” garden, planted exclusively to vegetables that can be used for eating raw as a “snack.” One of our Master Gardeners wanted to…