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LocalHarvest Newsletter

 

February 20, 2008

 

 

 

 

If you're like us, every time the Farm Bill

is mentioned, an uncontrollable urge to drift

away from the conversation overtakes you. You

start wondering what's for supper, or whether

the car needs an oil change. You'd just as

soon leave the whole complex affair to the

people who are paid to make sure it all works

out.

 

Us too.

 

BUT.

It turns out that the Farm Bill is the

funding vehicle for the Community Food

Projects program, the country's major source

of funding for community food security

projects. And funding for the CFP is in

danger of being axed from the final version

of this year's farm bill. Though we rarely

ask readers to get involved in specific

political scuffles, we are devoting this

issue of our newsletter to convincing you to

do one thing: make three short but important

phone calls. Read our article on the CFP and

you'll see why this is a program well worth

saving.

 

If you need a minute and a little boost of

energy before you make those calls, grab an

orange and read our nutrition and recipe

columns. You'll see below just how far beyond

vitamin C those beauties go!

 

As always, thanks for your interest in

LocalHarvest.org and your support of family

farmers. See you next month, and until then,

take good care and eat well!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The CFP: Supporting Elegant Resolutions to Complex Problems

 

 

 

In eastern Tennessee, farmers are moving out

of tobacco production and into fruits and

vegetables. Thanks to the Jubillee Project's

Clinch Powell Community Kitchen, they are

able to extend their profitability by turning

some of the produce into preserves, sauces,

pickles and relishes. In New York, hundreds

of teenaged girls are helping to run "Juice

Joints" through Lower East Side Girls Club,

and are learning about local food, good

nutrition, and business skills. On the Tohono

O'odham reservation in Arizona, tribal

members are growing and eating traditional

foods again, and watching their diabetes rate

fall.

 

Read on...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the LocalHarvest Store:

 

 

 

With cold season dragging on, and the

cleansing season of spring coming soon, it is

a great time to stock up on some herbal

medicines to support your physical health. We

work with several well-versed herbalists, whose

products are among our most popular.

 

Speaking of health, few decisions affect it

as much as your food choices. How about trying

a CSA this year, and giving your body plenty of fresh, tasty vegetables?

 

 

The Spring holidays of Easter and Passover

will soon be here. LocalHarvest farmers have

raised beautiful

meats, perfect for your holiday table. Order yours now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video: Potato Leek Soup

 

 

 

Winter still socked in in your part of the

country? Try some of Chef Keith Snow's Potato

Leek Soup, and warm yourself tonight!

 

Watch the the video....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nancy's Nutrition Corner - "Ordinary Oranges"

 

 

 

More than just an excellent source of vitamin

C, recent research has revealed the health

benefits of oranges are actually due to a

myriad of phytochemical compounds. An orange

has over 170 different nutrients, many of

which have been shown to have antioxidant,

anti-carcinogenic, and anti-inflammatory

effects. The phytochemicals most currently in

the spotlight include citrus flavanones,

polyphenols, and limonoids.

 

Read on...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipe Corner: Oranges - By Lorna Sass

 

 

 

Lately I've been enjoying a love affair with

orange zest - in the kitchen, that is.

I recently added a bit to my chocolate chip

cookie dough to give the cookies a fruity

perfume. I scraped some into a stew of

chicken with prunes and olives to bring up

the flavors. And I stirred a heaping teaspoon

into a yogurt-muesli breakfast to bring

vitality to an otherwise sleepy concoction.

 

Read on...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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