Here’s a peek at what you can hope to find at local farmers’ markets in October:
Apples
Arugula
Asian Greens
Basil
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Celeriac
Chard
Cilantro
Collard Greens
Eggplant
Fennel
Fresh Herbs
Garlic
Grapes
Jerusalem Artichokes
Kale
Lettuce
Melons
Mustard Greens
Onions
Parsley
Pears
Peppers, Hot
Peppers, Sweet
Persimmons
Pomegranates
Potatoes
Pumpkins
Quince
Radishes
Shallots
Spinach
Summer Squash
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes (maybe!)
Turnips
Winter Squash
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.
The [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I just returned from the hustle of New York and, while I’ll admit, the life there is fast moving, stimulating…inspiring and all, very exhausting. So here I sat this morning, exhausted, a little slow and with no food in my house. Fresh fruit, greens and flowers are what make me feel alive and so I [...]
The Nutrition Behind the Dish
Basil: A member of the mint family, basil is a source of magnesium, iron, calcium, potassium and vitamin C.
Basil contains flavonoids, phytochemicals that protect cells in the body from damage. Basil also has been shown to have “anti-bacterial” properties which come from its volatile oils. Lab studies show the effectiveness [...]
August 4th marked the first market day for “Life Ingredients” at the market. Although we are slow for participants, it is just a matter of getting the word out there-this is such a beautiful resource and an important one and we are all excited to share it.
Michael, Tylor, myself and our newest addition, Rebecca Frisch [...]