Michael Carroll Green's Blog – April 2010 Archive (5)

Time To Order Your Farm Fresh Turkey for Thanksgiving 2010!

Talking Turkey:

Orders for Farm Fresh Thanksgiving Turkeys

From the Certified Farmers Market

Need to be Placed By the End of April.

Ever tasted a fresh locally-grown free-range turkey? Now you can!

The Certified Farmers’…

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Added by Michael Carroll Green on April 13, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Fresh Pick of the Week from the Certified Farmers' Markets!

A plethora of locally-grown mixed lettuce greens are available this week at the three Certified Farmers’ Market locations. Leaf lettuces of several varieties (including oakleaf, red oakleaf, and Italian leaf lettuce) can be purchased from Sage Mountain Organics, Doug Powell Farms, Lichen Z Farm and others! But the leaf lettuces are only the beginning. There are also romaine varieties, mesclun, baby romaine, dandelion,… Continue

Added by Michael Carroll Green on April 13, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Get Your Greens (and fruits and veggies) at Coachella and Stagecoach

Certified Farmers’ Market

To Offer Fresh Fare to

Coachella and Stagecoach Fans

Coachella Music Festival fans and Stagecoach fans will discover a fresh new food option at both events this year. The Certified Farmers Market, which is sponsored by the Palm Springs Cultural Center, will have a market set up on the…

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Added by Michael Carroll Green on April 13, 2010 at 4:33pm — No Comments

Fresh Pick of the Week from the Certified Farmers' Markets!

Egyptian Pharoahs believed they could bestow immortality, and kept them only for themselves. Chinese healers have used them as medicines for over 2,000 years. Ancient Aztecs used them in religious ceremonies and shamanic rituals. But modern day humans have found what is possibly the best of all uses for mushrooms – eating them!

The cultivation of edible mushrooms got started in the United States just over one… Continue

Added by Michael Carroll Green on April 7, 2010 at 10:08am — No Comments

Certified Farmers Market Fresh Pick of the Week for March 28, 2010

The milky sweet, almost nutty flavor of Cauliflower is best when the florets are at their freshest – and when it comes to Cauliflower, the whiter the florets, the fresher the product. Cauliflower florets, the part of the plant that we typically eat, are the undeveloped flower buds of the Cauliflower plant. They are white because they lack the green chlorophyll found in other members of the cruciferous family of vegetables (like… Continue

Added by Michael Carroll Green on April 1, 2010 at 6:15pm — No Comments