Treat yourself to new shoes at Marmi and support Open Arms
7.31.12 | Upscale shoe boutique Marmi will donate 10% of the sales from their opening weekend to our program.
July 31, 2012
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Weekly Recipe #76: Mustard Roasted Potatoes
By Rebecca Tofte, Development Director This recipe is a great way to use those wonderful, locally-grown potatoes from the farmers market. I make it at least once a week year
July 31, 2012
Open Arms Joins the Minnesotans United for All Families Coalition
7.26.12 | The Open Arms board has voted to oppose the marriage amendment based on our mission and on our legacy of social justice.
July 26, 2012
Weekly Recipe #75: Curried Beets and Carrots with Coconut Milk
By Jeanne Foels, Marketing & Outreach Coordinator This week’s recipe features one of the sweetest of all vegetables: the beet. In addition to being rich in natural sweetness, these deeply
July 24, 2012
Second Half of the Season
By Ben Penner, Open Farms Director July brings hot weather, harvests and the seemingly endless thirst of plants and soil. The midpoint in the summer ushers in the second half
July 19, 2012
Get Your Tickets For North Coast Nosh
7.17.12 | On August 17, Open Arms will host the fifth North Coast Nosh, a celebration of local food and drink put on by the Heavy Table.
July 17, 2012
Weekly Recipe #74: Mango Ginger Sorbet
By Jeanne Foels, Marketing & Outreach Coordinator To help you cool off this week, here’s a refreshing sorbet featuring one of my favorite fruits. Don’t be scared off by the
July 17, 2012
Weekly Recipe #73: Lemon Quinoa with Corn, Scallions and Mint
By Jeanne Foels, Marketing & Outreach Coordinator If you’ve cooked before with quinoa, that grain-but-not-a-grain, you’ve probably treated it like rice: throw it in a pot with some water and
July 10, 2012
Irrigation at Open Farms
By Ben Penner, Farm Director When hot weather hits, it is critical that plants in the garden (not to mention the people working in the garden!) get enough timely moisture
July 6, 2012
Hunger in Minnesota: Expanding the Reach of SNAP
By Gwen Hill MS, RD, LD I recently read an update from Hunger-Free Minnesota’s 3-year campaign, which aims to close the hunger gap in Minnesota by 2014 with the help
July 5, 2012
Weekly Recipe #72: Fourth of July Favorites from the Staff
In honor of tomorrow’s holiday, we polled some of the staff about their favorite Fourth of July food: Gwen Hill, Registered Dietitian: “Watermelon.”Jeff Langaard, Finance & Administration Director: “Grilled burgers.”Susan
June 29, 2012
Weekly Recipe #71: Shaved Radish Sandwiches with Herb Butter
You may not think of radishes as capable of playing a starring role in a sandwich, but with a fabulous DIY herb butter in the supporting role, those little red
June 26, 2012
