January 17, 2010 In neighborhoods where it has been hard to find fresh produce, a new organization, La Mesa Verde, helps put raised-bed vegetable gardens within reach – just outside their backdoor.
“Nobody was going into the homes,” said Raul Lozano, 55, the son of farm workers, whose passion for gardening inspired him to form [...]
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Making Berry Delicious Pies
Cooking Up a Story: Stories
Those frozen pies that seem to fill the supermarket frozen display bins, where do they come from, and how are these frozen fruit pies made. We discovered one company, the Willamette Valley Fruit Company, in our own backyard that processes fresh picked berries, and within hours, the fresh berries are frozen, [...]
Posted in Food Stories Also tagged delicious recipes, dessert, frozen berries, frozen pies, frozen store bought unbaked pies, pie, Recipes, recipes pies, stories, willamette valley fruit company 4 Comments
Freezing Fruit For All Seasons
Cooking Up a Story: Stories
An inside look at the Willamette Valley Fruit Company plant that freezes fresh, and locally produced fruits, for year-round uses.
As many of you might already know, I’m a berry big fan of berries—all berries!! On top of that I love to see how things are done. So, going to visit [...]
Posted in Food Stories Also tagged berries, fresh berries, frozen berries, frozen fruit, frozen fruits, frozen nutrition, marionberries, red berries, stories, sustainable agriculture 2 Comments
Urban Fruit Gleaning
Cooking Up a Story: Food News
Portland Fruit Tree Project provides a valuable service that helps communities benefit directly from local resources. Fresh fruit that grows on neighborhood trees is collected by volunteers, and dropped off at local Food Banks for distribution to those in need. The great thing about this program is that in large [...]
Posted in Food News Also tagged conservation, food conservation, fruit, fruit gleaning, fruit on trees, Local Food Economy, recycling, sustainable food 3 Comments
Small Batch Fresh Strawberry Jam
From the episode: Preserving Food And Friendship
Posted in Recipes Also tagged canning, food preservation, fruit, jam, strawberries, Sustainable Living 13 Comments
Making Small Batch Strawberry Jam
Marge Braker, a retired home economics teacher demonstrates how to make small batch jam using fresh strawberries, sugar, and other simple ingredients. It’s strawberry season now, from May through June is the best (maybe) only time to find fresh strawberries in your neck of the woods. The ones that grow in the Portland area [...]
Posted in Cooking Fresh Also tagged berries, food preservation, home made jam, strawberries, strawberry fruit, strawberry jam, Sustainable Living 4 Comments
