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What to do with brine?

photo credit: Helga Gillard

I get a twinge of guilt pouring the brine down the drain from a previously delicious jar of pickled beets or pickles. There has to be something to do with that liquid! It’s very concentrated though and not easy to use. Do you re-use brine from pickled things? Here’s a recipe for Pickled Beet Juice and Maple Vinaigrette. [...]

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Lazy in the fall, happy in the spring

Not a bad harvest for April

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Last weekend, I had the extreme good pleasure to attend a workshop on extending your growing season. The workshop facilitator was Dan Rubin, a home vegetable gardener who, through tactical use of raised beds, glass panes, and plastic row covers, has grown a whole lot of impressive eats in a location which is, essentially, a salt-lashed, wind-beaten, topsoil-less bit of rock (and I say [...]

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From Garden to Classroom

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MUN Botanical Garden has recently released From Garden to Classroom: Activity and Resource Guide . It walks you through dozens of activities and even more information to inspire youth to explore the natural world. And it’s not about talking at kids, it’s about giving them the resources to get right into the thick of things, hands in the dirt, learning through play, and really connecting with their natural surroundings on all levels. [...]

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Tasty, tasty tubers!

Beautiful red-skinned Jerusalem artichokes

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Some of you may remember my tale from a couple weeks back about how my one-year-challenge to eat something I had grown or foraged every day for a full year was a total failure, due to my having been hijacked by hormones through the fall and winter. Since then I’ve been back on track, eating delicious sprouts and microgreens, which I have been tending lovingly in their jars and recycled containers [...]

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Substituting fresh and dried herbs

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Fresh and dried herbs can be substituted for one another in many recipes. However, because of their differences in moisture and flavour, they should not be substituted in equal amounts. [...]

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Three jars, bowls, and strainers

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Three jars, bowls, and strainers. These simple kitchen items help me to prepare food that is healthful for me. [...]

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We need photos!

RCR Food Skills Workshops

We need your help! We’re looking for photos to use for a free kit of 8 food skills workshop that will be shared across NL! [...]

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Improving Health Together in 2012!

Baby lettuce from Seed to Spoon

Be passionate about your health, get involved in your community, and let’s make 2012 the year that the local food movement takes action against chronic disease! [...]

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4Ps Library- December- Gift ideas!

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We’re getting creative here coming up with fun gift ideas inspired by the 4 Ps of Local Food: planting, picking, preparing and preserving. Try one of these to light up the faces of the foodies on your gift list! (Cat picture taken prior to receiving awesome gift, seriously) [...]

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Local Garlic

First garlic greens peeking out in the Spring.

“It is so easy to grow our own garlic!” Faeterri shares what you need to know to get started growing garlic in NL, including tips from her experiences on the southwest coast of Newfoundland and a hearty garlic soup recipe to inspire you. [...]

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