It’s kiwiberry season! I nearly jumped for joy when I saw the first of these sweet and tasty green berries on the shelf for the first time this fall. Kiwiberry harvest begins in early to mid-September and continues through late…
What makes a good school lunch? Creativity and advance planning, if you talk to Tracey Rezapour of Keepin’ It Real. As a real-food advocate and health coach, Tracey believes in eating healthy whole foods for every meal. In 2012, the Rezapour family made a…
Apple season is in full swing, and a new school year is underway. It’s a perfect time to turn a love for apples into a learning experience. Whether you’re teaching school, homeschooling, or just looking for activities to do with children,…
Well, it happened again. Summer break turned into school year, a time when kids everywhere put down their video game controllers, picked up their backpacks and asked the age-old question: “Why are there dirty socks and old banana peels in…
When you think about cooking with apples, what kinds of recipes spring to mind? Maybe your grandmother’s apple pie recipe, or that apple crisp you always whip up in the fall? Or perhaps the applesauce that makes your kitchen smell like cinnamon?…
Local food writer and all-around talented cook Phoebe Canakis was at it again, teaching a Tuesday cooking class at the orchard. Weaver’s Orchard’s Brandon Hertzler, newly married and fresh from his honeymoon, introduced Phoebe and served as her able helper. They…
Canning applesauce and apple pie filling is a great way to take advantage of early season apples and preserve the taste you know you will be craving around the holidays. Here are our recipes for homemade, no-sugar added applesauce and…
“Baking asks you to think,” says Pastry Chef Instructor Diana Penn, CEPC, CCE who led a Weaver’s Orchard cooking class this Tuesday, teaching participants to make blueberry crostata with sweet corn ice cream and grilled pound cake with no-churn peach…
At a cooking class at Weaver’s Orchard on August 4, nutrition coach Tracey Rezapour of Keepin’ It Real shared two vegan, whole food recipes: vegan mint chip “nice” cream and a hearty, healthy vegan peach salsa. “
Her “farm” is her back yard. Her passion is to inspire others on the topics of food canning and gardening. Nan Reinert of Chubby Pickle Farm addressed a full house Tuesday, July 28th at the Weaver’s Orchard weekly cooking class.…