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
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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
Weekly Recipe #70: White Bean & Garlic Scapes Dip
By Jeanne Foels, Marketing & Outreach Coordinator Last week at Open Farms, our garden in Belle Plaine, volunteers harvested bunches of garlic scapes, a special June visitor that mystifies CSA
June 19, 2012
Weekly Recipe #69: Berries & Cream Scones
By Jeanne Foels, Marketing & Outreach Coordinator This June, I’m celebrating the confluence of National Dairy Month and the spring abundance of berries with these buttery, biscuit-like scones. The recipe
June 12, 2012
Weekly Recipe #68: Curried Coleslaw with Green Onions and Cranberries
By Jeanne Foels, Marketing & Outreach Coordinator This weekend, after picking up some beautiful green onions at the farmers market, I embarked on a quest to make a coleslaw worth
June 5, 2012
International Program Updates from South Africa
By Kent Linder, Operations Director International Committee member David Plante and I visited Open Arms’ international projects in South Africa, and we saw some terrific impact. One of the partnerships
June 5, 2012
State of the Plate: The Food System
By Gwen Hill MS, RD, LD In January, I attended a conference called State of the Plate: Minnesota Healthy Food Futures, which was focused on the state of our food
June 1, 2012
Weekly Recipe #67: Roasted Asparagus with Sesame & Eggs
By Susan Pagani, Communications Director Once again, it is asparagus season. In honor of this glorious fact, I offer you a bit of trivia and a recipe. Did you know
May 29, 2012
