Sep 13, 2024 | Food for Thought
Herbs! There are so many beautiful herbs this time of year. It’s inexpensive to purchase a bunch and dry or freeze for later use. I learned from Cornell Cooperative Extension- Broome County that you can microwave your herbs for 30 seconds at a time on a plate or...
Aug 23, 2024 | Food for Thought
Right now there are PEACHES EVERYWHERE! It’s making me sing the Peaches song from the Super Mario Brothers Movie. “Peaches. Peaches. Peaches,peaches,peaches!” In honor of all the peaches everywhere here are some storage tips to keep them fresh: Keep...
Aug 9, 2024 | Food for Thought
It is National Farmers Market Week, August 4-10, and we want you to have the tools to take advantage of these great resources all year. Many farmers markets accept SNAP benefits and many have programs that will give you extra bucks to spend at the market when you use...
Aug 8, 2024 | Food for Thought
By Natalie Lowin, AmeriCorps VISTA Communications AssociateAs a Communications & Development VISTA, I have had the opportunity to work with multiple Rural Health Network programs over the past year-and-a-half. Most recently, I had the privilege to work with the...
Aug 5, 2024 | Food for Thought
By Kate Miller-Corcoran, Food as Medicine CoordinatorThe Food as Medicine program of the Food and Health Network works with healthcare providers throughout the Southern Tier to create better health outcomes for patients diagnosed with diet-related chronic health...
Jul 3, 2024 | Food for Thought
By Kevin Davidson, Farm to Early Care and Education Coordinator You may know that Farm to ECE is our newest program at the Rural Health Network, but you might not be aware that it’s still a relatively new initiative nationwide. Due to budget restrictions,...
