"[The] amazing diversity of foods from local farms can be confusing. ... We want you to understand what produce is available, how to choose truly ripe vegetables and fruits, and how to best store them."
-The authors
About Julia:
Julia Shanks is a chef and entrepreneur who consults with food businesses and farms, helping them maximize profits and streamline operations through business planning, feasibility studies and operational audits. In addition to Julia Shanks Food Consulting, Julia also runs CSA Cookbooks, which creates custom cookbooks for small farmers seeking a way to build loyalty with their customers.
Julia Shanks, Food Consulting
Contact
Kristen IrvinSEMAP
kirvin@semaponline.org
336-509-0044 - Cell
Where
Allandale Farm
259 Allandale Road
Brookline, MA 02467
Workshop 5
The Ultimate Guide to Enjoying Your CSA and Farmers' Market Foods
with Chef & Author, Julia Shanks
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Allandale Farm in Brookline, MA
Course Overview
In this workshop, Julia Shanks, food consultant and author, will demonstrate how to best cook, store, and preserve the fruits and vegetables you receive in your CSA (community supported agriculture) share or purchase at your local farmers' market. Wondering what to do with your garlic scapes? Looking for a new, creative way to use radishes? Julia can provide some great tips and recipe ideas!
You will gain knowledge about the following:
-How to properly and safely preserve
-What are the different shelf lives of certain fruits and veggies
-Different ways of serving your farm-fresh goodies
The course will start off with a tour of Allandale Farm with farmer John Lee, and will feature produce from an Allandale Farm CSA share!
Photo courtesty of bostonherald.com.
Cost: $25 per person, $20 for SEMAP Members.
Limited to 12 parcipants.
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