summer camp
Sign up for our food & garden summer camp 2013! Butter Beans Food & Garden Summer Camp is a fantastic summer experience that connects children to their local food chain through visits to urban gardens, rooftop farms, farm-to-table restaurant, and farmers markets. Our campers engage with and learn from farmers, composters, local chocolate, pickle, jam makers and bee keepers, they...
Read MorePeas – a crunchy summer treat
This month, we are highlighting peas on our menu. Summer is so very close! Did you know? Peas were one of Thomas Jefferson’s favorite vegetables? He grew more than 30 different types of peas in his garden! Garden peas were first found in Asia and the Middle East, and are thought to be one of the first crops ever cultivated. In the Middle Ages, peas were dried and saved to be eaten when...
Read Morewhere our food comes from
Satur Farms spinach, D’Angelo Farms Roasted Red and Golden Beets, Candied Walnuts, Hudson Valley Coach Farm Goat Cheese, Latham Farms Minted Bulgar Wheat Timbalr, Curried Amish Chicken Salad with Rhubarb Creme Brulee topped with Sliced Strawberries. Doesn’t hearing where the food comes from, cause you to take pause? Try this at home – find out where all the ingredients in your next family...
Read Moresprouts for any season
The focus and energy of a sprouting seed is inspiring. We tend to get excited about sprouts in the spring – when they start coming up in flower beds and gardens everywhere, but sprouting beans and seeds in your kitchen is great any time of year, especially in winter when it is harder to grow fresh vegetables. It’s a magical process – that of growing food. Sprouting legumes...
Read Moreportobellos for kids?
Generally, it has been my experience that kids don’t love mushrooms. There are exceptions for sure, but generally, this is what I have found. This season though, I’ve been honestly surprised by the effect of the portobello (portabella). At the market last week, we let the students pick the menu, and it was delicious. Locally made artisan pasta shells with broccoli rabe and spinach (it was...
Read Moreseeds have coats – did you know?
It has always felt like a miracle at our house, when a seedling we planted turned into a plant – because sometimes they do, and sometimes they don’t. Never having had any official lessons on sowing seeds, we’ve done different things at different times – really pressing the earth down so the seed felt secure, putting it deep, putting it shallow, watering daily or every other day, keeping...
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- busy day hummus sandwichSo you’re rushing out of your house, and don’t want to eat out for lunch. What to do? Grab some bread and hummus, chop up carrots, kale, onions and red cabbage. Bring them along to work, then create your sandwich on the spot. It shouldn’t take longer than 7 minutes to make a phenomenal tasting, […] […]
- healthy herbsIn honor of Food Revolution Day, we would like to inspire our readers to go out there and plant something edible! Planting fresh herbs in Spring is a satisfying experience for both adults and children alike. Getting your hands in the soil, being outdoors and absorbing some unintentional exercise provides a host of benefits. Planting […] […]
- surprise black bean dishGot some black beans, sweet potatoes and kale? Mix them together, sprinkle some cumin and chili powder, place them on corn tortillas, and you’ve got yourself a winning lunch or dinner in no time! Here’s how: Serves 2 – Prep time 5 minutes – Total time 20 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 cup dry black beans soaked […] […]