 From Chef Lesley Stiles: Sauteed Winter Squash over Quinoa You can use butternut squash, Cinderella pumpkin, Kabocha squash, Tatsutabuko squash or any of your favorite winter squashes you find at the Farmers' Market. To prepare squashes, cut off top and bottom of the squash and cut in half. Scoop out seeds and peel with a Good Grips vegetable peeler. Cut into chunks. 4 cups prepared squash of your choosing 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, chopped 5 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 large eggplant, peeled and chopped 1 bunch of Red Russian kale, sliced (found at the farmers' market stand of J and M Ibarra) 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock 4 cups cooked quinoa 2 tablespoons lemon oil Sea salt and ground pepper Sautee squash, onion, garlic and eggplant in olive oil on medium high heat until caramelized. Add stock and bring to a simmer. Cover and let simmer about 7 minutes until squash is soft. Add kale and season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat. Season the quinoa with lemon oil and serve under stew. Serves 8. Printer-friendly version Pumpkin Stew over Cous Cous More recipes |
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Neu: To our dedicated shoppers in Pleasant Hill and Martinez.... Many Thanks! Please come to visit us in Orinda through November 17 and year round in Walnut Creek! Look for crafts to start participating this Sunday in Walnut Creek.  Welcome: Native Bear Baking Company Tracy and Daniel from "Nibblers Restaurant" in Pleasant Hill are introducing a retail line of baked goods under the "Nibblers" umbrella. We are so happy they have joined our team! FALL BACK Set your clocks back one hour this weekend! It's natures way of telling you something is wrong... Honey bees are sensors for the environment. There has been wide spread deaths of worker bees and their hives have been abandoned... they are suffering due to Colony Collapse Disorder which indicates that the environment is not healthy either. Perhaps you've heard that 2/3 or 90% of the nations bee hives have been lost because they are under stress. There are contributing factors that have allowed a virus to grow in the honey bees system. It's a complicated problem that scientists are researching, but they have come to the conclusion that parasitic mites,pesticides containing neo-nicotides and poor nutrition are the causes. It seems the honey bees are weakened due to poor health due to this virus, which has been identified in marker colonies. The virus affects the nervous systems ablility... that controls their memory, and their sophisticated navigation system. Currently, the focus is on Californa's almond crop. Beekeepers shuffle bees around the country all year to pollinate crops as they begin to bloom. Our local food supply is at risk. We depend on honey bees to pollinate much of what we eat. FARM BILL CONSIDER THIS: The Senate Farm Bill will cost about $288 BILLION over the next 5 years. This is approximately $1000 per adult and child in the U.S. and about $2300 per taxpayer. We need to fight for these dollars to be invested into food and farm policy that ensures a healthy, equitable, and sustainable future for all people, our farmers, and the land. The Dorgan-Grassley amendment will put a hard cap of $250,000 on commodity payments, close loopholes, and shift the almost $600 million in savings to beginning and minority farmer, conservation, nutrition, and anti-hunger programs. It will be the major floor amendment on the Farm Bill, and the vote count is expected to be very close. The Senate floor is our last opportunity to make any dramatic change before the bill goes to conference committee. It is also where our California Senators will cast their first Farm Bill votes. Call your CA Senators now! Senator Dianne Feinstein Phone: 202-224-3841 Fax: 202-228-3954 Senator Barbara Boxer Phone: 202-224-3553 Fax: 202-228-2382 www.calfoodandfarming.org Jessie Neu can be reached at gm@cccfm.org |
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Ana
Ruvalcaba will put together a beautiful
Fall bouquet if you ask her and the fresh pressed cider at
Rainbow Orchards just screams autumn. For
the next few weeks
LITA (Love is the Answer of Contra Costa) will
be in the market with the beautiful Casas Grandes
Pottery. The pottery
sales benefit LITA's visitor programs in convalescent hospitals.
Each piece is beautiful and unique, and there is something
for everyone, even the budget conscious. There are only
three weeks left this season so don't miss a single one.
Stop by the manager's booth and say "hi". I look forward
to seeing you Saturday.
Congratulations to all our pumpkin carvers this past Sunday! Some very creative designs were put forth with terrifying results. All are winners! Special thanks to Ratto
Farms and Cabrillo Farms for arranging the pumpkins used in this event.
Experience greens of all kinds, broccolini, creamy cauliflower,
rich winter squashes, onions, herbs, apples, persimmons, citrus, carrots, beets and way more while perusing baked goods, crafts, honey, teriyaki and the ever popular tamales!. Can you believe that this is only a partial list of produce that comes out of the ground and trees in California in the WINTER!
So get over to your local seasonal farmers' market and indulge your health, your senses and your life!
Those strange looking stalks dotted with green orbs you see poking out of market totes are coming from Half Moon Bay to the Cabrillo
Farm stand. Shirley Lea is bringing fresh harvest brussel
sprouts on the stalk, and baskets of pre-cut and loose sprouts for those that like to choose their own.
Smith Farms will continue to pick vine ripened tomatoes from their last field as long as the weather holds out. The first heavy rains mean the end of tomato season!Website: www.cccfm.org
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