It’s Spring and Cinco de Mayo! A perfect combination of celebrations. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration created by Mexicans living in America in the late 1800s. Celebrated in America, but not much south of the border, it is in memory of the victory of a small Mexican army over a 3 times as large French colonial force.
Smoothies are an easy way to get a meal on the run. A fast tasty snack loaded with vitamins, minerals, and protein. This is an easy way to “eat” those greens that you may not like but that are good for you.
Bunnies love Carrots, and there’s a reason for that. Carrots are loaded with Vitamin C and make a delicious dessert to satisfy any sweet tooth.
Have you noticed that in the winter, fresh fruits and vegetables often look limp or wilted? If you are looking for better taste and nutrition, try frozen fruits and veggies. Why? Because they are allowed to fully ripen in sunny fields where they are grown.
We are approaching the March weather, which means rain, snow, sleet, warm one day, freezing the next and spring sun trying to chase away the winter gloom. You never know! That’s why we’re rooting (Hay Ray!) for those root veggies that give us what we need to get through the weather craziness.
Macoun, Gala, Red Delicious, Honey Crisp, Braeburn, a beautiful variety of apples you can only find at our Harvest Home Farmer’s Markets. Full of taste, from sweet to tart and crispy delicious. Eat them alone, create snacks, mix them with other fall veggies, add them to soup, salads or stews, bake them in desserts, like apple pies.
The snappy taste of a fresh apple is like biting into the crispness of fall weather. It's apple season and Harvest Home Farmer's Markets are bursting with different varieties: crisp, snappy, juicy, tart or slightly sweet and all freshly picked by local farmers for the best taste.
