Great Beginnings: Getting Back to Our Roots-Trout Breakfast Pizza
After a visit to my mom in Southwest Missouri where I had limited internet and phone connection, I am back in the Blue Ridge Mountains where I am able to get back online and on my phone! I am really...
View ArticleGreat Beginnings: Getting Back to Your Roots-Radishes
Mid-April is a great time to plant some radishes and I have quick growing vegetables in your garden. Radishes were once only used around my house to make radish roses or add to salads. I honestly, I...
View ArticleGreat Beginnings: Getting Back to Your Roots! Eat Your Beets
When I was in elementary school and ate lunch in the school cafeteria, I was introduced to beets. My mom did not fix them at home and I did not eat them at school either. I tried and they were either...
View ArticleEat Local and Support Your Local Farmers!
I had a great afternoon at the West Asheville Tailgate Market yesterday! I made a tempeh lettuce wrap for a taste test and also had a book signing! It is always a lot of fun to make something with...
View ArticleGreat Beginnings: Getting Back to Your Roots. Plant and Eat Your Carrots:
I never knew that a local grown carrot was so much sweeter and tastier than those that my mom purchased at the store until we grew our own almost 25 years ago in our urban Saint Louis garden. About...
View Article5 Ways to Eat Your Greens: Salads
Spring time is green time! The grass is turning green and the produce is the same. Eating local produce this time of year is a little monochromatic until strawberries come in a few weeks! I wanted to...
View ArticleDelicious Ways to Eat Your Greens! Add a Side Dish!
I love this time of year when trees and flowers start to bloom and the local produce becomes available. spring means the Mountain Tailgate Markets to be springing up in Asheville. Look for a variety...
View ArticleSupport Your Local Food Movement! Buy Asparagus Straight from the Farm!
It’s asparagus season! Buying local food directly from the farmer can be a very rewarding experience. Not only do you get to meet the farmer and find out about the growing methods, you also get the...
View Article5 Delicious Ways to Eat Local Strawberries
http://www.chieffamilyofficer.com/2007/04/easiest-chocolate-dipping-sauce-ever/As we get into the second month of the farmers’ markets in Western North Carolina, we are starting to see a beautiful red...
View ArticleGreen Living Experience in Israel
This week’s blog post was written by one of my students at Western Carolina University. I hope that you enjoy learning about her green living experience! After two months at this extraordinary place, I...
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