Local Food Journey

beets, cranberries, garlic, leeks, mushrooms, parsnips, pears, potatoes, radishes, squash, turnips, winter squash

All Posts including “beets”

Field Notes: Beet Salad

Field production is running a bit behind schedule this year, but this seems to be the case for most farms in the area. The “schedule,” of course, is always just an ideal planting time, when really we fall to the mercy of the weather in the end. But better late than never is the case this summer, as we are just now harvesting our spring turnips and beets.

Continue Reading: Field Notes: Beet Salad

Posted by Erin McKinney on 07/06, 2011 at 11:00 AM

Page 1 of 1 pages

Basic Search

Spring is here, and so is rhubarb!

Share your favorite rhubarb recipe by June 1st for a chance to win a pound of rhubarb from Jade Family Farm.

Additional Support Provided By

Seasonal Recipes

Food Stories from NPR

A Meat Mea Culpa: What Went Wrong With 'Pink Slime'

May 24, 2012

Meat processors blame social media and their own lack of transparency for the "pink slime" storm. . But will consumers ever trust the industry when it comes to understanding how the food processing system works?

Estonia's Fake Chocolate: Born Of Necessity, Reborn In Nostalgia

May 24, 2012

In tough economic times, people almost never cut out comfort foods like chocolate. But sometimes, when you just can't get the foods you love, deprivation can lead to a new food invention, like Estonia's faux chocolate bar, the Kama bar.

Many Americans Say Doing Taxes Is Easier Than Eating Right

May 23, 2012

More than 70 percent of respondents say they've made efforts to cut back on fats, added sugars and salt, they're trying to eat more whole grains, and they're trying to cut calories by drinking water, and low -or zero- calorie beverages.

Support WPSU. Shop Amazon.

We rely upon your support to help provide our community with quality public media. WPSU will receive revenue shares when you make purchases from Amazon through links on our website. There is no extra cost to you.