Entries by Veggie Fairy

Cooking with kids – Tip #2

February 28, 2017 in , /by

LET THEM DO HARD THINGS Second in a 4-part series on cooking with kids By Jamila T, chief area manager & veggie fairy godmother: (TIP 1: Start with projects) (TIP 3: Set kitchen ground rules) (TIP 4: Use common sense) (PS: Clean up & celebrate!) Knives are important culinary tools, even when you’re cooking with […]

Eat Better Live Better / Feb 22-23

February 22, 2017 in /by

A TRIBE CALLED SEASONAL ROOTS: OUR SHARED VALUES By Kristin Henderson, chief veggie conversationalist Sure, everyone likes the way Seasonal Roots makes fresh, local food convenient and affordable. But there’s so much more to it than that. When each of us got involved in Seasonal Roots, we became part of something larger than our individual […]

Cooking With Kids – Tip #1

February 21, 2017 in , /by

START WITH PROJECTS First in a 4-part series on cooking with kids By Jamila T, chief area manager & veggie fairy godmother: (TIP 2: Let them do hard things) (TIP 3: Set kitchen ground rules) (TIP 4: Use common sense) (PS: Clean up & celebrate!) Confession: I love to cook. I HATE cooking with my […]

A Sustainable Valentine

February 14, 2017 in , /by

SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FAMILY FARMERS AND GIVE THE PLANET A VALENTINE! By Kristin Henderson, chief veggie conversationalist At Seasonal Roots, we believe in that old saying, “You reap what you sow.” When you help local sustainable family farmers, you don’t just reap fresher, more delicious, nutritious food. You also reap a healthier environment. Here’s why. The […]

Eat Better Live Better / Feb 8-9

February 8, 2017 in /by

COOKED GRAPEFRUIT?! TAKE A PEEK AT WHAT YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE UP TO IN THE KITCHEN! Seasonal Roots member Kristen shared a kid-friendly recipe with us on Facebook that involves a broiler and grapefruit. Krista, another member, shared a recipe for carb loading the right way, with sweet potato hash brown patties. Krista wrote: “These were […]

Word-of-Mouth

February 7, 2017 in , /by

HOW THE LOCAL FOOD MOVEMENT IS SWEEPING THE NATION By Kristin Henderson, chief veggie conversationalist Our food system is broken, but word-of-mouth is changing it. People are telling each other about their personal experience with local food, one friend at a time. For Margo LaMarsh, it started at Bible study. That’s when a friend told […]

Eat Better Live Better / Feb 1-2

January 31, 2017 in /by

WHERE DO YOUR EGGS AND MEAT COME FROM? And why are ours so much better? In 2009 Keith Farrish noticed that, while many things in life made him happy, few compared to driving his tractor. After 20 years in the buttoned-up business world, Keith and his wife Wendy started SADDLE RIDGE FARM. It’s a small […]

7 Ways OUR Local Food Will Change Your Life

January 30, 2017 in , /by

By Duane Slyder, founder & head veggie fairy: Can local food really change your life? It can… but only if it’s done right. Here are 7 ways our Seasonal Roots veggie fairies will change your life here in Virginia. 1. Convenient home delivery = a total time saver! All those perishables that have to be […]