Food for Thought
Growing Healthy Futures: One Year with Farm to Early Care and Education
After over a year of piloting Farm to Early Care and Education (Farm to ECE), we’re thrilled to share the progress we’ve made across community, regional, and state levels. This past summer, we launched community-supported agriculture (CSA) distributions for families...
Roots and Growth: A Year Serving My Hometown Through Food and Health
By Lani Kosick Ames Reflecting on my time as the Food and Health Network Program Assistant VISTA member, this past year has been transformative, both professionally and personally. This position allowed me to move home from the Gulf Coast to serve the community where...
The Many Varieties of Winter Squash
It's SQUASH SEASON!!! For a long time, I thought butternut squash was the only winter squash. Boy, was I wrong! Every time I turn around, another winter squash comes into my life. My favorite was the gigantic Hubbard squash I was...
What the Heck is Fennel?
Fennel. A feathery looking friend that everyone seems to ask "what the heck is this?" Don't sleep on fennel. You can use the whole thing, and it changes flavor as you cook it. Check out the great info below! Stay healthy! Kate M-C
Saving Herbs!
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 paper...
It’s Peach Season!!!
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 peaches at room...
Let’s Talk Farmers Markets
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...
Produce Rx Video Project
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...
Food as Medicine
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...