Glue and Glitter » local food http://www.glueandglitter.com/main Eat! Drink! Craft! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Atlanta Fruit Tree Sale is Back! http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2011/01/19/atlanta-fruit-tree-sale-is-back/ http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2011/01/19/atlanta-fruit-tree-sale-is-back/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:07:18 +0000 Becky Striepe http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/?p=4968

What’s more local than food you grew in your very own back yard, right? This Saturday, Atlanta folks can pick up their very own fruit trees at the annual Fruit Tree Sale!

Last year, they sold out in 30 minutes, so you probably want to try to get there early. The sale [...]]]> Atlanta Fruit Tree Sale

What’s more local than food you grew in your very own back yard, right? This Saturday, Atlanta folks can pick up their very own fruit trees at the annual Fruit Tree Sale!

Last year, they sold out in 30 minutes, so you probably want to try to get there early. The sale runs from 9am to 12pm this very Saturday, the 22nd at the Atlanta Community Food Bank. They offered over 1000 trees in their online presale (I wish I’d known!), and those are all sold out already. They’ll also have fruit tree experts available to chat with you about your plant and how to help it thrive.

I’m happy to hear that so many Atlantas are getting into growing their own food! Are you planning to hit up the fruit tree sale?

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How awesome! Georgia Organics and Atlanta Community Food Bank are teaming up to host an edible plant sale on Saturday, January 23rd! They’re calling it “The Incredible Edible Grow-It-Yourself Fruit Tree, Vine, and Berry Bush Sale!”

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How awesome! Georgia Organics and Atlanta Community Food Bank are teaming up to host an edible plant sale on Saturday, January 23rd! They’re calling it “The Incredible Edible Grow-It-Yourself Fruit Tree, Vine, and Berry Bush Sale!”

The sale benefits the Atlanta Local Food Initiative, a network of individuals, businesses, and government agencies working to build a sustainable, healthy local food system in the Atlanta area.

They’ll be selling plants that thrive in north Georgia’s climate, so they should be easy to grow and maintain.

You can check out the sale which is taking place on January 23rd at the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Need directions? Here’s a handy Google map to the Food Bank!

Image Credit: Creative Commons photo by dogbomb

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]]> http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2009/12/16/edible-tree-sale-in-atlanta/feed/ 2 Sorrel Pesto http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2009/06/04/sorrel-pesto/ http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2009/06/04/sorrel-pesto/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:00:48 +0000 Becky Striepe http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/?p=1861 Last week’s Vegetable Husband delivery included some local garlic and a big bag of sorrel. I’d never cooked with sorrel before, but my mom did a little googling while we were gabbing and mentioned sorrel pesto. Sorrel! Pesto! This was so on. I was able to make this with just ingredients from my pantry, [...]]]> Sorrel. CC photo by Flickr user townandcountrygardensLast week’s Vegetable Husband delivery included some local garlic and a big bag of sorrel. I’d never cooked with sorrel before, but my mom did a little googling while we were gabbing and mentioned sorrel pesto. Sorrel! Pesto! This was so on. I was able to make this with just ingredients from my pantry, and it was fresh and delicious tossed with some whole wheat pasta.

Sorrel has sort of a tangy, lemony flavor. Every recipe mom saw advised that you remove the center ribs from the leaves, so I’m guessing that’s a standard part of prepping the stuff. The leaves have a pretty strong flavor, and I bet those ribs are even more tangy!

Sorrel Pesto

  • 1 1/2c sorrel, ribs removed
  • 1/2c almonds (you could use any nuts or seeds you like in place of the almonds)
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1/2c olive oil
  • 1/4c nutritional yeast
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Toss everything into the blender except for the nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper. Blend, scraping down the sides of your blender as needed, until the mixture turns semi-smooth. A few chunks of nuts or sorrel here and there are totally fine.

Pour the mixture into a large bowl and stir in the nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper. Toss with freshly cooked pasta!

This would also be a great dip for bread or as a sandwich spread. So many possibilities! I added some steamed broccoli to the pasta, because broccoli also came with our Vegetable Husband this week!

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]]> http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2009/06/04/sorrel-pesto/feed/ 2 Bikes, Local Food and Sustainability! http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2008/09/10/bikes-local-food-and-sustainability/ http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/2008/09/10/bikes-local-food-and-sustainability/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:30:12 +0000 Becky Striepe http://www.glueandglitter.com/main/?p=364 So there are two really cool events coming up in Atlanta this month that I wanted to post about. Both are sustainable-living themed and look like they’re going to be a lot of fun!

Sustainable Living Roadshow – Sept 20-21
The Sustainable Living Roadshow is [...]]]> Evolution So there are two really cool events coming up in Atlanta this month that I wanted to post about. Both are sustainable-living themed and look like they’re going to be a lot of fun!

Sustainable Living Roadshow – Sept 20-21
The Sustainable Living Roadshow is touring the country in biofuelled vehicles spreading the word about green living. They’re hitting Emory University on the 20th and 21st! I’m a little worried that I won’t be able to make this one, since the 20th is the Strut AND the Munny show at MINT Gallery. If I can move at all on Sunday, though, I want to go check it out!

Farmers Market Bike Rally – September 27
September is Local Food Month, and three Atlanta markets are teaming up for a bike rally to showcase the goodness of local food! The rally starts and ends at the Green Market in Piedmont Park and hits two other markets along the way. There’s even music and a picnic lunch afterward!

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