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Sept 13th Market Demo & Tour a Success!

Butter bean, tuna conserva and fresh tomato salad~these were just some of the delights of the first Market Demo for Life Ingredients.

Liza Shaw, from A16, hosted our first market demo Sunday morning. She was accompanied by Greta Macaire of UCSF, who answered questions regarding nutrition and preventative care.

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‘Life Ingredients’ at Stonestown Galleria Sept 13th

Life Ingredients is happy to announce that Liza Shaw from A16 will be at the Stonestown Market on September 13th.  She will be using local market ingredients and creating a delicious display of market delights.  This program is aimed to support Cancer patients and their caregivers as they journey through their healing process, however, this [...]

What’s in Season Now (Sept. 9, 2009)

Here’s a list of what you can find at your local Farmers’ Market at this time of the year:

Tomatoes (cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, Romas tomatoes, etc.)
Peppers (sweet and hot)
Eggplant
Basil
Parsley
Cucumbers (all types)
Summer Squash (zucchini, Yellow Crookneck, etc.)
Melons and Watermelons
Nectarines
Peaches
Apples
Grapes
Pears
Berries
Potatoes
Onions
Garlic
Shelling Beans
Figs
Okra

For ideas on how to take care of and use these items, we suggest checking out the [...]

August 23rd – and looking forward

August 23rd marked the first even for “life ingredients”!  We had one participant, Liz, and her husband join us for a market tour-and stroll around the local farm stands, an introduction to who is there and what is in season.  Here are a few items:

Stonefruit-Nectarines and Peaches and Berries!  Strawberries and Raspberries

Grapes, first of the [...]