Gospel-Inspired Creation Care.
Come to Herrick District Library this Monday (February 22nd) at 7 PM for Sharing the Harvest, a great opportunity to learn more about local agriculture and food access. Featuring presentations by Jeff and Melissa Roessing, Sarah Hofman Graham (Backyard to Table project director), Lisa Uganski (Chair of Ottawa County Food Policy Council), and Diane Devereaux […]
Thank you to our co-sponsors: Hope College, Urban Roots, and Eighth Day Farm! Schedule 8:30-9:00 Registration 9:00-10:30 Opening Remarks: Framing the Question Levi Gardner – 45 minutes Panel – Steve, Tom, Nurya, and Lance 10:45-11:45 Breakout 1 (Theological) Tom Boogaart: Industrialized Eating Steve Bouma-Prediger: Why Be An Earthkeeper? 12:00 -1:00 Lunch (Semelink Hall at WTS) […]
Big thanks to the Clif Bar Family Foundation for their $2500 grant to help us launch the Urban Youth Market Growers Program!
A Dialogue on Food, Faith, & Justice in West Michigan Vision + Mission The Oikos Conversation will be a gathering to have honest and transparent dialogue about the complex and unfolding relationship between sustainable agriculture, faith, food, and justice in West Michigan. The mission of this gathering is to honor God by fostering community awareness […]
Our Fall 2015 newsletter is out today! Check it out!
What are they and what do I do with them? I am not sure why in America we need to be obtuse and call them eggplants. I feel so refined when I call them aubergines, even if my pronunciation is weak. In preparing for this equally weak post I found some satisfying trivia. Did you […]
The other night I was cleaning the fridge and went for making some Baba Ghanouj. The following recipe is more Middle Eastern inspired, but there are recipes spanning from Morroco to Southeast Asia. 1 eggplant 1 lemon As many cloves of garlic as you like a few Tbsp of tahini olive oil salt cilantro or […]
Our 2015 Farm to Fork fundraising event was a lovely night of food, fellowship, and fun! Check out some photos. (Couldn’t make the event? We’d still greatly appreciate a donation.)
Here is a simple recipe for tzatziki, of course adjust flavors to taste. 2 cups greek or homemade yogurt 1-2 cucumbers 1 small clove garlic Juice of one lemon or 2-3 tablespoons 1 tablespoon of fresh mint or dill Strain 2 cups of greek or homemade yogurt until at least half the liquid is removed. […]
What is it and what do I do with it? Cucumber is a member of the Cucurbita family along with melons, gourds, and squashes. There are a wide variety of cucumbers out there, but a question that has come up at recent pick ups is the difference between “regular” cucumbers and pickling cucumbers. There are […]
Recent Comments