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It’s harvest season! Farmers, bakers, cooks, craft and artisan vendors, organizers and volunteers have been busy creating the best of what NL has to offer. Pick a Saturday and go enjoy! Check out this listing of farmers’ market locations and times across the province. [...] 
Root Cellars Rock is glad to announce that a new Children and Youth page has gone up on the blog! Look for it on the top menu bar and check back often as new resources are added. The new page highlights some of the best resources on the web for inspiring children and youth to get excited about healthy local food. [...] 
It’s finally here! After months of anticipation the 3rd Annual Folklife Festival is underway Aug. 13- 21! With agri-cultural events happening across St. John’s and in Cupids, there’s something for every food lover. Check out the calendar below and full details at www.seedstosupper.ca [...] 
I managed to get over to my favourite u-pick here in St. John’s last week. I picked and picked and picked and came home with far more strawberries than I could possibly eat. Which was just fine, because these berries were destined for the jam pot. My husband and daughter both love strawberry jam. I, on the other hand, am not entirely crazy about it. Since I [...] 
This year my raised bed garden is in shambles. It’s been a sandbox for a 3 year old, a place for the dog to bury bones, a buffet for slugs, and a cache for all of the early summer’s rain. But through it all, despite storm and attack, the mighty onions carry on! So I now proudly stand as a chive-grower and chive enthusiast! I can’t use them all up on baked potatoes alone, so I’ve started searching out new ways to use the mighty and resilient chive and here are some of the links I’ve come across. [...] Continue reading Despite storm and attack, mighty chives carry on! 
This is the first of a monthly series starting on RCR. Each month we’ll pick some of our favourite 4Ps resources and share them with you! Books, websites, videos, and more. Check back each month to start collecting your own library of the 4Ps. This month we’re starting up with a book on each of the 4Ps. [...] 
It is so cool to me to see my perennial herbs come back each year. The use of fresh and preserved herbs makes meals taste and smell more appetizing and adds rich nutrition. The extra hardy herbs are oregano, scallions and chives. Sage, thyme and tarragon need a little mulching in the fall to guarantee a good return. [...] 
The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador is launching a collaborative Root Cellar Mapping Project! Do you know where there is a root cellar, somewhere in Newfoundland and Labrador? Map it! http://tinyurl.com/ 
It seems like most of North America is a lot closer to summer, while the Avalon is still in early spring mode. That being said, there’s a big advantage to this: spring crops can get a second (or third) round before the heat starts. As well, while we may not have had a lot of sun, we’ve had plenty of rain, which is great for some plants. The question then becomes, what do [...] 
Now is the time, my friends, when giant, balloon-sized bags of local greens appear in the grocery shops. I love them so much! They arrive in late spring, and they are just beautiful steamed and dripping with butter on the side of your plate. These greens are often labeled “fresh greens,” or “field greens,” but many people call them “turnip greens” or “turnip tops.” [...] |
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