Look no further. The Produce Lady has a great YouTube Channel with videos on all sorts of vegetables and fruit -- how to slice them, how to dice them, how to store them and how to cook them. Plus, she gives some very useful information about how nutritious these fruits and veggies are and why they are good for your health. You’re sure to learn something new so check it out
Monday, March 28, 2011
Wondering What To Do With All That Early Spring Garden Produce?
Looking to spice up your potatoes? What about your collard greens? Did you say Broccoli? Spring onions? Cabbage?
Look no further. The Produce Lady has a great YouTube Channel with videos on all sorts of vegetables and fruit -- how to slice them, how to dice them, how to store them and how to cook them. Plus, she gives some very useful information about how nutritious these fruits and veggies are and why they are good for your health. You’re sure to learn something new so check it out
Look no further. The Produce Lady has a great YouTube Channel with videos on all sorts of vegetables and fruit -- how to slice them, how to dice them, how to store them and how to cook them. Plus, she gives some very useful information about how nutritious these fruits and veggies are and why they are good for your health. You’re sure to learn something new so check it out
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Lewiston Community Garden Early Spring Planting
Residents of the Lewiston community came out last Saturday (March 12th) to sign up for garden plots at the Lewiston Community Garden on Thompson Drive. Gardeners will grow food for themselves and their families, for donation to those in need and/or possibly to sell at roadside stands or the new market to be built this summer in Windsor. There are currently twenty-one 20’ by 25’ plots in the garden. Several garden plots are already reserved by families, but plenty are still available and there is room for garden expansion.
Those with new plots include Martha Thompson, the ex-Mayor of the Town of Lewiston-Woodville. Another plot owner is Shildia Bond, a USDA employee who works at the Perdue Lewiston Plant. Clarence Bond (Shildia's husband) owns the land and donated it last year for the use as the Lewiston Community Garden. The garden coordinator, James Peele, will maintain one of the plots as a demonstration plot and the food will be donated to the local food pantry at the Bertie County Family Resource Center.
To obtain a plot in the garden, contact the garden coordinator, James Peele (see Contact Us).
To obtain a plot in the garden, contact the garden coordinator, James Peele (see Contact Us).
Scotland County High School Connects Agriculture & Culinary Art
It started with a donation of an old high tunnel structure and an idea to bring agriculture curriculum back in Scotland County High School. It ended with a generous donation by Richmond Community College, a new agriculture teacher at Scotland County High School, a reconstructed high tunnel that looks like new, a plan to guide students in growing produce (in ground and also using hydroponics) that will be used to supply the school's Bagpiper Restaurant, and a town brought together in excitement for the new project and its exciting possibilities for students.
Sharon English speaks at dedication ceremony - March 10, 2011
On Thursday March 10, 2011 a dedication ceremony marked the beginning of what is sure to be a positive collaboration between Scotland County High School, Richmond Community College and Cooperative Extension. Those who have been most influential in bringing this idea to fruition are:
- Melissa Tomas (Wagram Community Garden Coordinator)
- Sharon English (Scotland County Extension Agent)
- Chef Dibble (Chef and Culinary Teacher at Scotland County High School)
- Steve Smith (Richmond Community College representatives)
- Amanda Dixon (District Grant Writer)
- Fred Thomas (curriculum development)
- Bill Carmichael (farmer who donated high tunnel)
- Roger Ammons and staff (maintenance staff in charge of assembling high tunnel)
- Rickie Holness (Extension Associate, A&T State University)
- Farm Bureau and Carolina Farm Credit
This project is connected to the NC CYFAR Sustainable Community Project and the Wagram Community Garden through the garden coordinator, Melissa Tomas. It is one take on the youth agri-entrepreneurship project promoted by the CYFAR project in which students will learn the steps of creating a small business using garden produce as the commodity. In this case, the business is the school's Bagpiper Restaurant where some students are already working. Through an integrated, hands-on program, students will learn how this commodity goes from seed to table and what it takes to make a business profitable and sustainable.
This project is connected to the NC CYFAR Sustainable Community Project and the Wagram Community Garden through the garden coordinator, Melissa Tomas. It is one take on the youth agri-entrepreneurship project promoted by the CYFAR project in which students will learn the steps of creating a small business using garden produce as the commodity. In this case, the business is the school's Bagpiper Restaurant where some students are already working. Through an integrated, hands-on program, students will learn how this commodity goes from seed to table and what it takes to make a business profitable and sustainable.
Friday, March 11, 2011
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