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Opening Days Announced! June 5th and 7th!
It’s official — FDC Depots will open on June 5th and June 7th. So mark your calendars and get ready for another great season.
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Deadline has passed for Newsletter Editor
Thanks to everyone who applied for the FDC Newsletter Editor position. The deadline for application has passed. We are in the process of reviewing all the terrific resumes we have received and will soon be contacting applicants regarding next steps.
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Pumpkin Spice Bread
Adapted by Michelle Raso Carli from www.bostonchannel.com I got this recipe from a friend years ago. It’s very easy and a nice gift – when they open the jar, the pumpkin bread slides right out. •Eight 1-pint wide-mouth canning jars … Continue reading
Great Grapes!
The grapes in this week’s share are delicious — complex, tasty and more adult than the standard supermarket fare. However, they also have seeds. If seed spitting is not your thing, here are a few ideas: Make Grape Juice concentrate: … Continue reading
Edible Flowers
By Rita from the Herb FARMacy Edible flowers are a mixed selection of nasturtiums, lemon/tangerine marigolds, calendula, chervil, borage, garlic chives, Mexican mint marigold and/or lavender. The bottom of each container will be “lined” with nasturtium leaves or chervil … Continue reading
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From Farm to Depot: a Day on the FDC Truck
By Jennifer Percy, Salem Depot I had a week off from work during the first week of August, and so naturally I decided to get up at 4:15 am one morning to ride the FDC truck. Steve Fowler, FDC’s … Continue reading
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What to Do With All That Kale? A MUST-Use Recipe!
By Heidi Rubin, FDC Board President, Marblehead Depot As an FDC member for more that 10 years, I have at least five go-to recipes that many of my family kale naysayers will eat. Here is one of them. I would like … Continue reading
Raspberry and Currant Jam
By Karen Yates, Melrose Depot A friend told me about a wonderful raspberry and currant jam that her grandmother used to make. I pieced this recipe together from several currant-containing confitures I found in my collection of vintage cookbooks. It … Continue reading
Chilled Cucumber Salad
Jennifer Ritter, Marblehead Tuesday Depot Coordinator, heard a great suggestion for a chilled cucumber salad yesterday – chop them up, lightly salt them and let sit for a bit, then toss in some sesame oil and rice wine vinegar.
Oregano Fettuccini with Lacinato (Dino) Kale
By Stefanie Timmermann, Salem Depot I picked up lacinato kale on Tuesday, and rather to my surprise, a simple pan-searing brings out wonderful flavors. Of course, adding garlic scapes didn’t hurt… A lot of store-bought pasta is extruded, and somewhat … Continue reading