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December: Daikon Radish

Arizona Local Food Feature Farm: These purple daikon come from Aguiar Farms in Prescott . They are also sourced through Pivot Produce . You may find the more common white daikon radish at your local market. Nutrition Components: Vitamin C, which supports healthy blood vessels, skin, and collagen production. Recipe: Daikon Citrus Salad 1 C peeled, julienned daikon 1 orange, or sweet citrus of your choice, segmented 1 tbs chopped mint, cilantro, or experiment herbs you have i

Dec 17, 20251 min read

10/08 School Garden + Education Recap

Community of Practice Welcome to the recap of our October SG+E Community of Practice! Objectives: Participants will... ... determine what to grow on their campus and with the tools they currently have ... establish connections between the school garden and classroom Upcoming Topics and Dates November 12th: Harvesting Best Practices December 10th: School Garden Recipes and Tastings Access the slide deck here! Access the agenda here!

Nov 4, 20251 min read

10/01 Local Food in Schools Recap

Community of Practice Welcome to the recap of our October LFS Community of Practice! Today's Session Highlights: explored the ADE Farm Fresh Challenge and shared strategies for launching a local procurement project, including how to identify key partners and resources to support your farm-to-school goals how and why to choose local foods for your school along with tips to move through the procurement process additional resources, including an example of local food procurement

Nov 4, 20251 min read

NOVEMBER: Magdalena Acelgas, Chard

Arizona Local Food Feature Farm: You might notice these or another chard varietal at your local farmer's market and you can also buy seeds here. Nutrition Components: Vitamin A, K & C and Minerals Magnesium, Potassium, & Manganese Recipe: Crunchy Chard Chips 1 bunch acelgas or chard, stems removed 1 TBS olive oil ½ tsp sea salt Optional: nutritional yeast, or your choice seasonings and herbs from the garden! Directions: Preheat oven to 300°F. Tear chard leaves into chip-si

Nov 3, 20251 min read

OCTOBER: Chiltipin

Arizona Local Food Feature Farm: You might notice these at your local farmer's market and you can also buy seeds here. Nutrition Components: Vitamin A & C Recipe: Crushed Preserved Chiltipins Use care when harvesting these spicy peppers! You can let them air-dry and then grind them to add to salsa, mole, pesto, chili, and more! These peppers can also dry on the plant and then harvested as well. Flavor Profile: spicy Classroom Activity Suggestion: As a defense mechanism, chil

Oct 6, 20251 min read