What do you do when you have a bumper crop of strawberries and a house full of people? Make a strawberry feast, of course. Following our strawberry farm tour with the California Strawberry Commission we were inspired to use our strawberries for just about every item on the dinner table this week. We started with [...]
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A Day on A California Strawberry Farm
Standing in a field surrounded by sweet, juicy, fresh-picked strawberries…Is there any better way to spend a day? Recently we had a chance to learn a little more about strawberries by touring a strawberry farm with the California Strawberry Commission, the sponsors of this post. Strawberries are a great way for you and your family [...]
Real Food: Avocados, From Grove To Grocery
Pop quiz: Name a common green fruit that can be used in salads, sandwiches, dips, omelets, casseroles, and puddings… and is grown in some of the most beautiful places in the world? If you guessed avocado, you’re right on the money. And since California avocado season is just starting up, we thought we’d spend some [...]
Real Food: The Kale Harvest
Every other week at our house, we get a delivery from Farm Fresh to You, our Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) box that brings farm-fresh produce right to our door. Of course we love opening up the box of fresh fruits and veggies, but we also love reading the newsletter that comes with each shipment. The newsletter [...]
Honey/Balsamic Kuri Squash
It’s autumn, which means that every time you go to a market, you’ll find squashes of all colors, shapes, and sizes. The other day, my sister-in-law mentioned that she has been enjoying a sweet little squash known as a red kuri squash, which I had never heard of before. Then, whaddya know, the next day [...]
Farm Water and Farm-Fresh Food
Here’s a question that keeps coming up as we continue our Real Food farm tour project – Why should consumers care about or get to know what happens at farms? Why do we need to know about our food and where it comes from? This question struck us when we came across a survey by the U.S. [...]
Hi! I'm Jeanne Fratello - a writer, reporter, and a mom who is on a mission to find great food for kids and to keep parents up to date on the latest nutrition news. You can read more about me here.
