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Are You Ready to Spring Clean Your Body?

4/27/2018

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Those dandelions popping up in your lawn are more valuable than you think.

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🌼The entire dandelion has health benefits;  flower, leaves, and root.  It's pretty impressive for a plant with a yellow flower, mostly picked for the mothers by four-year-old girls.

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Asparagus

4/20/2018

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Asparagus is a treat this time of year!

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🍴 I really love tossing asparagus with olive oil, salt, and pepper, then roasting it in the oven or on the grill.  It's so simple, easy, and delicious.

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Fava Beans, AKA Broad Beans or Bell Beans!!!

4/13/2018

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Fava Beans, AKA Broad Beans or Bell Beans!!!



​​🌱  Fava beans originated in the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia, and spread along the Nile to Ethiopia, northern India, and China.

🌱  I first became aware of them when they showed up in my CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) weekly box.  Then as I started my vegetable garden, I learned that growing them in my vegetable boxes was good for the soil.

🌱  Fava beans are commonly grown on farms practicing a sustainable agriculture model.  They prevent nutrient from being lost from the soil over the winter, and they also fix nitrogen in the soil, thus acting as a fertilizer.
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    Welcome to Farmer's Market Friday

    Each week I will feature a vegetable, fruit, nut, seed, or herb.

    I'll highlight it's health benefits and give you some ideas on how to prepare and eat it.

    Please enjoy the health benefits of the delicious food we can choose to put in our bodies!

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    Farmer's Market Recipe Contest

    Submit your recipe for any of the foods included in Farmer's Market Friday.  I'll compile my favorites in and ebook (that I'll send you to you).
    Submit Recipe
    At the end of each month, I'll pick one winner out of a hat of all the people that submitted that month, to receive a free copy of Deborah Madison's cookbook, Vegetable Literacy or The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone....your choice.

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