This blog is open to Market Community members who have read or are currently reading the book this Summer (2011). This is THE BOOK to read as we re-learn our approach to eating locally grown food and what that means, literally, in our daily lives. Our body's nutrition depends on being able to adapt to consuming locally grown food for so many different reasons. Welcome to all!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Adding summer greens to your smoothie
I have been blessed with access to fresh Egyptian and red Malabar spinach. I have been adding them to my fruit smoothies ad find them delightful. 1 cup frozen pineapple 2 frozen bananas 2 cups herbal tea 2 cups spinach then blend till smooth, Add ice if needed. Holy Basil makes a nice herbal tea for the smoothie.
Summer 2011 - A Great Community Read!
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| Nathan in our Summer Garden |
It occurs to me that not everyone understands what “eating local” means because there are so many distances (in mileage) related to it that it can make your head spin. So I am turning to Barbara Kingsolver for definition and guidance by tapping into her book "Animal, Vegetable, Miracles". This book was a turning point for me that propelled me to embrace totally The Garden that Nathan has been building for the past five to ten years. I finally "got it" when I completed this easily read book.
First let me state that, for the purposes of this blog, “eating local” means
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