Archive for the ‘Spring’ Category
Bitter Lettuce & Sorrel Quiche
This Tuesday night was the first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) pickup at the Eagle Street Rooftop Farm. I’d harvested sorrel, scallions, and lettuces for the shareholders, as well as collected enough eggs for everyone. It’s been a hot few weeks, so the lettuce has gathered quite ...
The first seed
In years of teaching children, one thing we’ve learned is that kids love to care for something smaller than themselves. A seed fits the bill, and so do most plants! In the Growing Chefs tradition, we teach ...
Senposi Curried-Rice Wraps
Senposi (sen-poe-sigh), a Japanese, collard-greens-like leaf, has a new incarnation as a tortilla today. After cooking up some curried rice with ...
Springtime Salad
Hurrah, it’s our first big harvest of the year! To celebrate spring, the Family Garden ended the month of May with a picnic. ...
Asparagus: Don’t Knock It ’til You’ve…
Here in New York City, springtime at the Greenmarket is a stumble towards the oh-my-God glorious harvests of our rich summers. Don’t let the slim-pickin’ fool you: there’s a wide range of tasty delights to be found on farmers’ tables even these rainy ...
