Winter Local Harvest: farms, food, family

Slow Food Northern NJ Invites
Garden State Folks to Enjoy Eating Local Year Round
For Immediate Release
Contact: Margaret Noon 908-654-3242/slowfoodnnj@yahoo.com
 
  The 4th Annual Local Harvest: Farms, Food, and Family will be held Saturday, February 11, 2012 (snow date: February 12) from noon to 4 p.m. at Morristown High School in Morristown. Sponsored by Slow Food Northern New Jersey in partnership with the Morris County Park Commission, the event will bring together 28 local farmers and food artisans for an afternoon of sustainably, locally produced foods to stock up on for the winter.
  Visitors can purchase seasonal vegetables and fruit, grass-fed beef and pork, pastured poultry, eggs, cheese, breads, and prepared foods from local growers and producers while learning about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and how to purchase seasonal farm shares. CSAs participating are School Lunch Farm in Morris County and Community Supported Garden in Warren County. Appleridge Farm, Good Fields Farm, Bobolink Dairy & Bakeyard, Churutabis Farm, Harvest Home Meats and Valley Shepherd Creamery will be on hand with artisan breads, cheeses and grass-fed meats.
Arthur & Friends, an entrepreneurial training program for adults with disabilities will sell locally grown hydroponic greens. Rogowski Farm and Best Fruit Farm will offer seasonal vegetables and fruit. Artisan chocolates & sweets for Valentine’s Day from Donna & Company Chocolates, Charley’s Toffee, and Made with Love Organic Bakery.
Displays about Northern NJ’s agricultural past from Fosterfields Living Historical Farm’s interpretive display on early farm life, sustainable farming, and heritage breeds will round out the program.
Morristown High School, is located at 50 Early Street, Morristown, NJ 07960 
Entrance fee is a three dollar donation to support Slow Food Northern NJ school vegetable garden programs. For more information, visit www.slowfoodnnj.org. For snow closing information, phone 908-451-0051.
Participating farmers, food artisans, and friends
Appleridge Farm, Saylorsburg, PA: brick-oven naturally leavened artisanal breads
Arthur & Friends, NJ: local hydroponic greens
Best Fruit Farm, Hackettstown: apples and cider
Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse: artisanal cheese and bread, pastured meats
Charley’s Organic Toffee, Mountainside, NJ: toffee and caramel
Churutabis Farm, Branchville: rabbit, duck guinea-hen, freedom ranger chickens
 
CSG at Genesis Farm, Blairstown: CSA shares, winter vegetables, honey, flour
Degage Gardens: eco-handcrafted herbal aromatherapy products
Donna & Company:  Artisan Chocolates for Valentine’s Day!
Edible Jersey: local food & farming publication
Flint Hill Farm, PA: goats milk cheese
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm: sustainable farming, heritage breeds
Good Fields Farm, South New Berlin, NY: organic grass-fed beef & pastured pork
Griggstown Quail Farm, Griggstown: sustainably raised poultry

Havenwood Farm, Newton: pastured poultry, pork, and eggs
 
Harvest Home Meats, PA: pastured grass-fed meats
Ian’s Shiitake Mushroom Grow Kits, NJ: inoculate logs for shitake
Made with Love Organics, Jersey City: granola, breads, & baked goods

Rogowski Farm, Warwick, NY: CSA shares, winter vegetables, & prepared foods

Runa Tea, Brooklyn, NY: Amazon guayusa tea
Sandy Guzikowski Farm, PA:  eggs, winter fruit & vegetables, fruit preserves
School Lunch Farm, Mount Olive, NJ: CSA shares & baked goods
Southtown Farms, Mahwah, NJ: pastured chicken and duck, eggs, heirloom seeds
Sustainable Morristown: working for economic, environmental & social well-being
Sustenance on the Farm, NJ: Farm to table dinners that support school gardens
Tassot Apiaries, Inc, NJ: honey and honey products
Valley Shepherd Creamery, Long Valley: artisanal cheeses
Willow brook Farm, Wykertown: CSA, jams, jellies and pickles
 
Slow Food Northern NJ is dedicated to spreading awareness and nurturing appreciation of slowing down to enjoy healthful, locally grown food by connecting New Jersey residents with earth-friendly farmers, chefs, and food makers. The goal of Slow Food Northern NJ is to develop school gardens in every town in northern NJ. For more information, visit www.slowfoodnnj.org.
Morris County Park Commission oversees Northern New Jersey’s premier county parks system, featuring 37 parks on more than 17,000 acres of preserved open space.   Visit www.morrisparks.net for more information.
Directions From Interstate 287
 
Traveling North: Take exit 36B for County Highway 510 W/Lafayette Ave.
Merge onto County Highway 510/Lafayette Ave. Turn right onto Morris St. Take the 1st right onto Spring St. Take the 1st left onto Water St.
Take the 1st right onto Speedwell Ave. Turn left onto Early St
Destination will be on the left
 
Traveling South: Take Exit 36 for Lafayette Ave/ Ridgedale Road toward Morris Ave.
Keep left at fork and merge left onto Lafayette Ave. Turn right onto Morris St.
Take the 1st right onto Spring St. Take the 1st left onto Water St.
Take the 1st right onto Speedwell Ave. Turn left onto Early St

"Hidden" Spinach Smoothie

Looking for a way to incorporate leafy greens into your picky eater's diet?  Try this delicious smoothie featuring "hidden" spinach and strawberries.  Spinach is a powerhouse vegetable high in nutritional value.  Among its many vitamins and minerals, fresh spinach contains Vitamin A (especially Lutein) which promotes healthy eyes, Vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant, and Folic Acid which prevents anemia by helping the body to produce red blood cells.

Spinach and Strawberry Smoothie
1 1/2 Cups of plain, lowfat yogurt
6 Cups of fresh whole leaf baby spinach, washed
2 Cups of frozen strawberries
2 TBS of honey

Place all ingredients in a blender and pulse until smooth. 
Serve and enjoy!

Recipe courtesy of http://www.veggiecation.com/