Just Food For Thought
Just Food For Thought
Friday, May 3, 2013
In 2012, Chelsea’s PS 11 got some new school pets, but they weren’t the usual gerbils and turtles. Thanks to the help of Just Food, the school was able to build a chicken coop now occupied by nine hens. Over the past year, students have come to love the flock, including favorites Pecky, Roxy, and Kebab . “Sometimes when I feed them they come to me,” one fourth grader proudly...
Monday, April 8, 2013
This season, Norwich Meadows Farm owner Zaid Kurdieh is one of 100+ regional farmers providing New York City communities with fresh, locally grown food through Just Food’s CSA Network. If you want to support local farms and get access to healthy, organic produce, now’s the perfect time to join a CSA: find yours!...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Meet the Keynote:
On Saturday, March 30, award-winning documentary filmmaker, writer, and activist Byron Hurt will present the keynote address at the Just Food Conference 2013. Hurt's latest film, Soul Food Junkies, was awarded Best Documentary by the 2012 American Black Film Festival, and has been called "an instant...
Monday, February 4, 2013
Spicy Moroccan Carrot Salad
Ingredients
- 2 pounds carrots
- 1/3 cup olive oil, plus extra to finish
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 serrano chile, finely chopped (and seeded, if you want less heat)
- 1 green onion, finely chopped
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4...
Sunday, January 20, 2013
In January, 60+ local food lovers gathered at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery for the finale of Just Food's first ever CSA cooking competition: The Great CSA Smackdown. Over the course of the 2012 season, 7 CSAs held their own smackdowns to determine who would attend this finale to compete for bragging rights to the title of best home CSA Chef. Watch our slideshow to meet our five final teams and see the winning dish!
Friday, January 4, 2013
John KixMiller (center, in hat) and fellow Farm School NYC students learn season extension techniques.
In 2001, when gangs, drugs and violence were on the rise in the neighborhood, John KixMiller, a longtime resident of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, decided to take a stand. He started an after-school program for teens at the 64th Street Community Garden. Ten years later John was eager to grow...
