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July 20, 2018/in Newsletter Archive /by Veggie Fairy

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / July 18,2018


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COOKING WITH KIDS

SCHOOL'S OUT - TIME FOR FUN PROJECTS IN THE KITCHEN

First in a 4-part series

By Jamila, Seasonal Roots’ Veggie Fairy Godmother 
Confession: I love to cook. I HATE cooking with my kids. I have four of them, and every adventure that begins in the kitchen ends in a mess. A big one. They eat half of what I’m preparing and poke holes in the rest. Boredom is inevitable, which leads to wandering during tasks, or frustration. It’s borderline terrible, but in my eyes, it’s absolutely necessary.
Learning to cook is an important life skill and will empower kids to make wise food choices. Time in the kitchen is also an opportunity to model practical applications of math, reading, and following instructions. It helps my girls hone fine motor skills, explore food science, and practice the art of patience. Cooking with kids is important, even if it drives me crazy...
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			  Veggie Fairy2018-07-20 09:25:472018-07-20 09:25:47Cooking with kids

`Amazing potato nutrition facts`

July 9, 2018/in Newsletter Archive /by Veggie Fairy

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / July 11,2018


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AMAZING POTATO NUTRITION FACTS

Behold the mighty potato!
Fresh potatoes like the ones grown by the McKenney family at Sion House Farm in Farnham, Va., above, may look like pretty dull company. But beneath every potato’s mild-mannered exterior lies a super-tasty, super-nutritional SuperSpud! Or they are when you eat potatoes fresh like these– not processed into store-bought fries, tater tots, hashbrowns, or potato chips.
The healthiest way to cook a fresh potato is to...
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			  Veggie Fairy2018-07-09 16:00:042018-07-09 16:00:04Amazing potato nutrition facts

`11 Tasty tips to boost flavor`

July 2, 2018/in Newsletter Archive /by Veggie Fairy

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / July 5,2018


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11 TASTY TIPS TO BOOST FLAVOR

The Flavor Fairy tells all!
Take it from me, the Flavor Fairy: You have the power to boost flavor, and you don’t need a magic fairy wand to do it. Here’s how.

1. Start with fresh, local produce and artisan fare. The fresher food is, the more flavor it has.

2. Prep garlic, onions at the last minute. Once cut, with time their flavor can get too strong.

3. Keep all those tomato seeds and goopy stuff, too. That’s where the flavor is. Who...
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			  Veggie Fairy2018-07-02 14:41:242018-07-02 14:41:2411 Tasty tips to boost flavor

`How to find your local farmers markets … and why`

June 26, 2018/in Newsletter Archive /by Veggie Fairy

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / June 27,2018


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HOW TO FIND YOUR LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS … AND WHY.

'Tis the season for a field trip to explore local food!
Here at the Seasonal Roots online farmers market, we love in-person farmers markets – they’re our inspiration! If you love them, too, check out our Veggie Fairy Blog series on in-person markets before you get out and explore. We’ve got helpful info on markets in Richmond, Fredericksburg, Northern Virginia, and the Hampton Roads/Virginia Beach area. View links to each area on the Veggie Fairy blog.
In-person or online, farmers markets bring communities together around local food. Both have benefits. At in-person markets, you can enjoy face-to-face interactions with the folks who produce your food. The online market’s convenient online ordering and home delivery save valuable time ...
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			  Veggie Fairy2018-06-26 09:24:582018-06-26 09:24:58How to find your local farmers markets ... and why

`This farm family’s local produce tastes better. Here’s why.`

June 19, 2018/in Newsletter Archive /by Veggie Fairy

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / June 20,2018


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THIS FARM FAMILY'S LOCAL PRODUCE TASTES BETTER.  HERE'S WHY.

Supermarkets sell you a lie. Local farmers deliver the truth.
Local produce tastes better than supermarket produce. For local farmers like the Flores family in Hauge, Va., three facts add up to one huge advantage when it comes to flavor:
1. Local produce travels a short distance in a short amount of time — within 150 miles of where we deliver, going from Dirt to Doorstep® within just a couple days. 
2. On its way to you, our local produce passes through just a few hands...
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			  Veggie Fairy2018-06-19 08:34:502018-06-19 08:34:50This farm family's local produce tastes better. Here's why.

`5 Simple grilling tricks`

June 11, 2018/in Newsletter Archive /by Veggie Fairy

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / June 13,2018


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5 SIMPLE GRILLING TRICKS

The Do's and Don'ts ... in honor of Father's Day
Though fatherhood has nothing to do with a person's ability to captain a grill, Father's Day does roll around just as grilling season gets underway. So whether you're an alpha-griller dad or a guy who likes to kick back and watch someone else do the sweating in all those clouds of smoke, we veggie fairies salute you with these tricks for grilling fresh, local food!
Anything you can cook inside in your oven or on your stovetop, you can cook outside on your grill -- that includes fresh local fruits and veggies in season, as well as grassfed meats.
TRICK #1: DON’T use lighter fluid if you have a charcoal ...
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			  Veggie Fairy2018-06-11 15:18:202018-06-11 15:18:205 Simple grilling tricks

`A vegetable storage cheat sheet`

June 5, 2018/in Newsletter Archive /by Veggie Fairy

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / June 6,2018


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A VEGETABLE STORAGE CHEAT SHEET

PART THREE in a 3-part series on making fresh taste and nutrition last!
The following list covers this week’s harvest. For an all-season cheat sheet that you can download, print out, and post on your fridge, visit the Veggie Fairy Blog.
When the storage advice calls for plastic bags, you can always substitute plastic or glass storage containers for plastic bags. Store everything unwashed, uncut, and unpeeled. Wash and prep just before using.
BEETS: Remove greens, store separately in vegetable crisper, store greens like other greens.

BERRIS: store in single...
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			  Veggie Fairy2018-06-05 08:49:102018-06-05 08:49:10A vegetable storage cheat sheet

`The mystery of the crisper drawers!`

May 29, 2018/in Newsletter Archive /by Veggie Fairy

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / May 30,2018


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THE MYSTERY OF THE CRISPER DRAWERS!

PART TWO in a 3-part series on making fresh taste and nutrition last!
The typical crisper drawer is nothing more than a partition inside your refrigerator that offers a more humid environment than the rest of the fridge. In general, vegetables last longer in a more humid environment, while fruits prefer a slightly less humid environment.

Some crispers have a sliding humidity control setting that ranges from low to high. If there are two drawers, they may be labeled for “vegetables” (high humidity) and “fruit” (lower than veggies but still higher than the rest of the fridge). If the drawer has no humidity control, it’s sometimes labeled for “meat”. But you can still use it as a crisper to separate your produce.

The simple, low-tech humidity control slider just opens or closes a little vent in the drawer, so moisture and ethylene gas can escape. Beware the ethylene gas...
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			  Veggie Fairy2018-05-29 14:19:322018-05-29 14:19:32The mystery of the crisper drawers!

`How to store fresh local vegetables & fruits`

May 21, 2018/in Newsletter Archive /by Veggie Fairy

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / May 23,2018


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HOW TO STORE FRESH LOCAL VEGETABLES & FRUITS

PART ONE in a 3-part series on making fresh taste and nutrition last!
When you eat fresh local produce, you’re eating the most nutritious, delicious food you can get, picked at the peak of ripeness shortly before you receive it. True, it doesn’t last forever. It’s not like grocery store produce, which is usually grown far away, picked early for the lengthy trip, and then waxed and sprayed with preservatives so it will look beautiful and “fresh” for an unnaturally long period time. Fact is, grocery store produce looks great long after many of the nutrients inside have faded away. With local food, what you see is what you get. If it looks fresh, that’s because it really is. The key is to handle and store it right. So...
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			  Veggie Fairy2018-05-21 16:15:442018-05-21 16:15:44How to store fresh local vegetables & fruits

`10 spring superfoods`

May 16, 2018/in Newsletter Archive /by Veggie Fairy

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / May 9,2018


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10 SPRING SUPERFOODS TO PUT IN YOUR BELLY NOW!

Discover their amazing super powers
Spring’s a great time to go local, because to tell the truth, no list can do justice to spring's amazing bounty. Every spring, Virginia's fields overflow with foods bursting with flavor and nutrition and week by week, they're all on offer in our online farmers market. It was really hard to settle on just ten spring superfoods, so treat this list as a starting point for enjoying Mother Nature's seasonal treats...
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			  Veggie Fairy2018-05-16 20:22:432018-05-16 20:22:4310 spring superfoods

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