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Category Archives: Vegetables
Curious Produce: Little Potato Cucumbers
Jessup has a locally-grown (organic, of course) oddity on the shelf right now: the Little Potato Cucumber! The texture is similar to a regular cucumber and the flavor is mild, mellow and cool, much like traditional cucumbers. If you … Continue reading
The Choice for Me: Chem Free!
Despite a recent and evolving Lyme diagnosis, I maintain my position of avoiding pesticide use. As the ER team knows, I love to tell the kale “tree” story in which my kale crop flourished even in the depths of winter and … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Gardening, Lawns, Native plants, Vegetables
Tagged lawn chemicals, pesticides, save the dandelions
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Lawn Lunch
You may have a salad growing in your yard. There are lots of reasons not to treat your lawn with chemicals and pesticides, and one of them is that your yard may be edible! You may find your relationship … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Gardening, Lawns, Native plants, Vegetables
Tagged backyard, foraging, greens, lawn, weeds, yards
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Eat Your Weed
MOMs is in full-obsession mode this week over dandelions – and we have every reason to be. We, Americans in particular, are choking our ground water with fertilizers and drying out our clean water resources to try to give grass … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Lawns, Native plants, Vegetables
Tagged bee balm, chicory, Christopher Hobbs, clover, common plantain, cow slip, dandelions, edible weeds, elder, fertilizer, ground ivy, lambs quarter, lawn care, lawn chemicals, major plantain, medicine cabinet, nutrition, plantago major, psyllium fiber, redbud, safe disposal, soil amendment, soil improvement, weed weasel
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Avoid GMOs, Buy Organic
October is non-GMO month. What does that mean? GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism, which refers to the genetic engineering of a plant (or animal) by scientists. Many consumers are concerned about the impact of genetically engineered plants on the … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Fruits, Natural Health, Organic Food, Vegetables
Tagged 100% organic produce, certified organic, GMO, MOM's Organic Market, Non-GMO Project, organic food
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Chard and Berry Sauté
well… a type of berry. why not add a little crunch to your sautéed chard, with wheat berries?! i solicited them for their crunch-factor in this instance, but lucky for us, they’re a great source of fiber and minerals too! … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition, Organic Food, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged berries, chard, chili oil, easy, ginger, healthy, minerals, protein, raisins, recipe, red pepper flakes, saute, tempeh, tomato, vegetarian, wheat berries
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Chilled Bean Salad 2.0
i get really syked about vegetables …and food that does a body good. MOM’s is a great place, not only to find the building blocks for fabulous meals, but to share ideas about food and how to make the most … Continue reading
Posted in Organic Food, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged chickpeas, easy meal, garbanzo, healthy, leftovers, moms organic, nutritious meal, recipe, salad beans, three bean, vegetables, vegetarian
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Infused Vodka for Pops
Every year around this time, my brother and I get hit with a double whammy- our dad’s birthday and Father’s Day in the same week! We wanted to make something different for him this year, so Brad and I decided … Continue reading
Posted in Fruits, Holidays, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged birthday, boozy fruit, DIY, drink ideas, Father's Day, fruit, gift, mixed drinks, vodka
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What’s Grillin? Garlic Scapes and Crimini Mushrooms
I’m kind of notorious for being the lazy & cheap organic cook in my household. I love to find cheap and easy ways to add a little fresh flavor to the dinner table, even though my husband does most of … Continue reading
Posted in Organic Food, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged Ayrshire Farm, Caribbean rice, cheap organic, collard greens, crimini, garlic scapes, grill, Herbamare, kielbasa, lazy organic, local food, mushrooms, native plants, recipe, veggie saute
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