Hellgate CSA Blog - Astoria, NY

This recipe is vegetarian/vegan and gluten free.
Spaghetti Squash New Mexican
Roasting the squash:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
1 medium spaghetti squash
Sea salt and ground pepper
A drizzle of fruity extra virgin olive oil, as needed
A sprinkle of cumin and good chili powder, to taste
minced garlic (optional)
A splash of water, as needed
Halve the squash lengthwise and place [...]

That a typical strawberry, which holds 5 calories of nourishment, requires approximately 435 calories of fuel to be delivered from the field to your grocery store? That’s 3,300 miles from California to New York, not counting detours for processing and packaging.
Looking at “food miles” is one way of assessing the sustainability of a food item. [...]

From Just Food:
When: December 6 - 9, 2007
Where: Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Falls Village, CT
What: The Hazon Food Conference is at the forefront of an emerging national movement that explores the intersection of Jewish life and contemporary food issues. It brings together educators, rabbis, farmers, nutritionists, chefs, food writers, and families who [...]

October is here and finally the summer heat seems over - those 80 degree plus days early in the month really pushed our vegetables. Our broccoli and lettuce plantings scheduled for November harvests are ready now, four weeks early!
However, we have plenty of fall greens planted - many oriental greens of different types, as [...]

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