June 2010

Shopping at Farmers' Markets

Farmers' Markets are opening up for the season all around the Boston area. One of the many great benefits of shopping at a farmers' market is enjoying the outdoors while you shop.

Top 10 Reasons to Shop at Farmers' Markets

• Support small, local farms
• Get fresher, tastier food
• Avoid genetically modified produce
• Avoid inhumanely-raised, factory-farmed meat
• Support food distributed with smaller carbon footprint
• Support organic produce and naturally-raised meat and eggs
• Increase your involvement in your community
• Know where your food comes from
• Learn about your food from informed farmers
• Enjoy shopping outdoors among beautiful displays

Highlighted Events

June 8
Rosalind Michahelles

This interactive session will offer migraineurs the chance to talk about both prevention and treatment . . . Read more »

June 1 - 16
Various Locations
throughout the Boston Area

Fresh, a film about how to improve our problematic industrial food system, is coming to Boston. In honor of this showing, activists, restaurants, and food artisans will be hosting Fresh-inspired events, including how-to workshops, farm to table dinners, lectures and tastings. Almost all of these events include a redeemable voucher for a Fresh movie ticket. (See movie information below.) Read more »

June 18 - 23
Brattle Theatre

Fresh offers profiles of farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. These include urban farmer and activist, Will Allen; sustainable farmer and entrepreneur, Joel Salatin, featured in The Omnivore’s Dilemma; and natural supermarket owner, David Ball. Read more »

June 26
Shunyam Productions

Come for a day and night of kirtan, free yoga classes, classical Indian dances, exhibits, vegetarian food, and more. The Sage Guide will be there. Visit our table at the fest! Read more »

Highlighted Discounts

$20 Discounts on Shiatsu and Herbal Therapy

Taproot Healing is offering $20 off a shiatsu or herbal therapy treatment. Offer ends June 15. Read more »

Recipe

With the start of farmers' market season, we're going to start a series of recipes that focus on local ingredients, many of which are available through farmers' markets and CSAs. Buying local food has so many advantages and we're lucky that New England is such a fertile source of a variety of foods.

In this issue we have a recipe for a crustless quiche. All of these ingredients are easily obtained from local sources. (See "Notes about the Ingredients" below.)

Crustless Kale Quiche

• 6 eggs
• 2 cups of grated Vermont sharp cheddar
• 2 cups of cream or milk
• about 1 cup chopped kale

Beat the eggs
Mix in the milk/cream, cheese, and kale
Bake in an 325° oven for about 35 minutes.

Notes about the Ingredients