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All Aboard the Turnip Truck

October 27, 2009 Garden & Farm
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Turnips are in season now and an abundance of greens and roots are being harvested to fill CSA baskets and farmer’s markets across the U.S. Native to western Asia, the turnip has served as food for humans and their livestock for centuries. The turnip was a daily staple in Europe before potatoes were. 

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Seasonal Sapote

October 20, 2009 Garden & Farm
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One of the nicest things about living in Southern California is the endless, year-round bounty of mouthwatering, local produce. This week my CSA box came with peaches and something called a black sapote, all of which were picked the day before from a local farm—in October! I’m from Washington, D.C., so enjoying a fresh, locally [...]

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Pumpkin Love

October 14, 2009 Garden & Farm
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Pumpkin is a ubiquitous part of the American fall season—which is understandable, considering that it’s indigenous to this part of the world. The Native Americans used it as both a food and a medicine. The first settlers from Europe added it to their diets and then some of them helped spread it to the rest [...]

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Arugula-Ready Recipes

September 29, 2009 Garden & Farm
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The cool weather greens are just starting to come ready for harvest here, and this week both my garden and my CSA box have plenty of arugula with which to make salads and other delights. Arugula is a very nutritious, leafy green vegetable with an unusual spicy flavor. Arugula is high in vitamins A, C [...]

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Raw Butternut Squash Cookies

September 22, 2009 Factory-Free Food
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Before I had Babyzilla, I was a regular Cookie Monster. I loved cookies in all their permutations, chewy, crunchy, chocolately, nutty and spicy. However, now that we eat grain and dairy-free, I have to find other ways to satisfy my cookie craving. If you’re senstive to gluten, on a raw food or GAPS/SCD diet, or [...]

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Date Night!

September 4, 2009 Factory-Free Food
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The date palm, native to the Middle East, also grows easily in the Mediterranean climate of Southern California. For the past two weeks, my CSA box has included a bag full of the freshest, sweetest dates I’ve ever had. As a recent transplant to the West Coast, I had never had a fresh date before. [...]

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