This month we got to join parents at Young Roots Oregon for our second cooking class of 2024. We made Scallion Pancakes and Sticky Garlic Tamari Green Beans served with white rice and soft boiled eggs.
This month we join residents at Orchards of 82nd for our first cooking class of 2024 in partnership with the Montavilla Farmers Market! We were joined by farmer and guest chef Kevin Cruz who shared some of his family’s recipes from Honduras.
This month we got to join parents at Young Roots Oregon for our first cooking class of 2024! We were joined by guest chef, Diego Nieto, the Linn County Healthy Communities Coordinator. Together we highlighted the early summer produce available from Eloisa Organic Farm and Ejido Oso.
In our second class of the season with Growing Gardens, we visited the Providence Milwaukie Hospital Community Teaching Kitchen. Farmer and Chef, Zani Refugio showed everyone how to make rich pupusas filled with spinach and cheese, and delicata and peppers from Eloisa Organic Farm.
In our second class of the season with Keep Growing Seeds, we visited the garden club at Butternut Creek Elementary to learn all about how bright and colorful winter carrots and radishes can be. Featuring bright pink and purple radishes and multicolor carrots of all shapes and sizes, together we made savory scallion pancakes that were a big hit with the kids.
In this class, we partnered with Blanca Sanchez at Young Roots Oregon to offer a cooking class for young parents featuring veggies that Eloisa Organic Farm had in their CSA box that week. Together we made delicious delicata squash and black bean tacos con una ensalada de berros con rábano, and folks went home with lots of veggies and recipe cards.
In this class, co-instructor, Rosario Allende and I went up to Ladd Acres Elementary to have a cooking class with the kids at their afternoon garden club led by Keep Growing Seeds. Together we made a tasty stir-fry, got to know butternut squash, and kids shopped to take home full bags of local veggies from.La Finquita del Buho.
In this class, a farmer from Little Wings Farm in Eugene joined me and the staff team at The Head Start of Lane County to talk about financially accessible CSA options available to families they work with locally, and how to cook a simple and delicious dinner stir fry with white turnips and baby bok choy. All participants at our classes go home with a bag of produce for the week and recipe cards for inspiration.
In this class, we joined the staff team at The Head Start of Lane County to talk about financially accessible CSA options available to families they work with locally, and how to cook a simple and delicious breakfast medley with fresh produce. All participants at our classes go home with a bag of produce for the week and recipe cards for inspiration.
In this class, we joined families at Growing Gardens’ annual Community CSA Celebration and sampled co-instructor Zani Refugio’s Amaranth Quesadillas. Together with peppers that Zani grew from seed her family sent her from Guerrero, and amaranth greens from Burundi grown by Happiness Family Farm, the quesadillas were delicious and lots of folks got to celebrate a beloved quelite.
