Carrots are harvested nearly all year long in Southern California. I often accumulate an abundance of them from my Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box and run out of ideas for what to do with them. As a member of the parsley family, the carrot tops have cleansing benefits along with being a rich source of [...]
In Southern California, we are fortunate to enjoy celery all year, but its season peaks in the cooler months of November through February. Given its omnipresence, it’s easy to take this powerful health food for granted. According to Michael Murray’s Encyclopedia of Healing Foods, with only 20 calories per rib, celery is an excellent source [...]
Photo by David Young-Wolff (www.davidyoung-wolff.com) A Bowl of Summer’s Bounty With so many delicious fruits and vegetables ripening in the summer, it’s an ideal time to mix up a tasty salad. This versatile, portable coleslaw is perfect for summer parties and barbecues. The base mixture of cancer-fighting cabbage becomes more tender [...]
Community Supported Agriculture By Red Jen Ford Before managing a farmer’s market, I was a member of a CSA – Community Supported Agriculture. At the time, the only CSAs available were of the traditional model: pay a flat fee directly to the farmer or coalition of farmers at the start of each season and reap [...]
Seasonal Citrus In Surprising Colors With Spring-Cleansing Benefits Of course we know that citrus fruits like oranges, tangerines and lemons are high in Vitamin C, and that accordingly they help strengthen our immune system. But did you know they also help to detoxify the blood? Surprisingly colorful varieties of citrus provide additional health benefits and [...]