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Here are some recipes using ingredients you can find locally and seasonally. In Western Massachusetts we are surrounded by farms and farmers growing delicious fruits and vegetables. We grow many of these crops in our schools gardens as well!
Here are some recipes using ingredients you can find locally and seasonally. In Western Massachusetts we are surrounded by farms and farmers growing delicious fruits and vegetables. We grow many of these crops in our schools gardens as well!
These recipes are great for chefs of all ages, but adult assistance/supervision is recommended!
These recipes are great for chefs of all ages, but adult assistance/supervision is recommended!
For additional recipes, visit our Farm to School page to view Harvest of the Month resources!
For additional recipes, visit our Farm to School page to view Harvest of the Month resources!
RECIPES INSPIRED BY OUR SCHOOL GARDEN CROPS
RECIPES INSPIRED BY OUR SCHOOL GARDEN CROPS
All recipes courtesy of ARPS School Nutrition. Thank you, Julia!
All recipes courtesy of ARPS School Nutrition. Thank you, Julia!
RECIPES FOR SPRING
RECIPES FOR SPRING
Spring Greens in the Fort River Garden, June, 2018
Storage Crops and Spring Greens!
Storage Crops and Spring Greens!
In early spring, farmers in our area are still distributing winter, storage crops that they have been keeping cool in their root cellars and coolers throughout the winter. These long-storing crops include things like carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, turnips, radishes, cabbage, winter squash, onions, and garlic. As the ground thaws, farmers can plant early-growing spring greens, like lettuce, spinach, tatsoi, kale, broccoli, fresh herbs, radishes and spring turnips! Here in Western Mass, we also will be seeing a ton of fresh, local asparagus come late April! And don't forget about strawberries! Here are a few simple recipes featuring some of these ingredients available from our local farms!
Mashed Potatoes with Herbs (Lesson plan attached!)
Spinach Smoothies (Lesson plan attached!)
Lettuce Wraps (Lesson plan attached)
Homemade Salad Dressing (to go with all of those fresh, spring greens!)
RECIPES FOR SUMMER
RECIPES FOR SUMMER
APS School Garden Tomato Harvest, September 2018
Hot Crops!
Hot Crops!
Once the summer heat begins, crops that need lots of sun and warmth start showing up in our farmers markets! These crops include things like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, okra, summer squash, zucchini, and melons! Did you know that squash, zucchini, cucumbers and melons are all in the same plant family? They are called Cucurbits! Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and potatoes are also all related. They are called Nightshades! Here are a few simple recipes featuring summer, heat-loving crops!
RECIPES FOR FALL
RECIPES FOR FALL
APS School Garden Harvest, October 2018
Autumn Bounty!
Autumn Bounty!
In Western Massachuessets in the Autumn, you can find almost every type of produce imaginable! Tomatoes, winter squash, apples, pears, fresh raspberries, spinach, potatoes, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, onions, kale and so much more! The Fall is a glorious time to be a farmer (and eater!) in New England - time to bring in the big harvests and see the fruits of your labor!
Apple Carrot Salad (Lesson plan attached!)
Sweet Potato Applesauce (Lesson plan attached!)
Plant Part Salad (Ask your chef: what are the 6 different plant parts? (Roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds! Lesson plan attached!)
RECIPES FOR WINTER
RECIPES FOR WINTER
Yellow carrots harvested from the Crocker Farm garden, October 2019
Storage Crops and Hardy Greens!
Storage Crops and Hardy Greens!
Many farms in our area plant large amounts of crops to be harvested in the fall and stored and eaten throughout the winter and into the spring. In early winter, you can often find fall greens that keep well, such as leeks, kale, collards, cabbge and sometimes spinach! You can also find storage fruit, such as apples and some pears. In late winter, some farmers continue to grow fresh tender greens in greenhouses, but many farmers still have lots of very hardy storage crops available, such as root veggies (carrots, beets, turnips, radishes), tubers (potatoes and sweet potatoes), bulbs (such as onions and garlic), and REALLY hardy greens, like cabbage, collards and kale. Did you know that cabbage, collards, kale, turnips, broccoli, brussels sprouts and bok choy are all in the same plant family? They are called Brassicas!
Sweet Potato Fritters (Lesson plan attached)
Apple Quesadillas & Cabbage Salad (Lesson plan attached)
RECIPES FROM BROOKFIELD FARM
RECIPES FROM BROOKFIELD FARM
Focaccia Garden baked by Farmer Leila to feed the farmers at Brookfield Farm!
Lunch Program!
Lunch Program!
When she's not working in the school gardens, Farmer Leila is often cooking lunch for the Brookfield Farm crew! Every work day, Brookfield farmers gather together for crew lunch, to share a meal prepared by either Farmer Leila or Karen Romanowski, Co-General Manager of Brookfield Farm. Here are some of their favorite, farm-inspired recipes using the food that is grown and harvested at Brookfield.
Check out more recipes from Brookfield Farm HERE!
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