Roasted sweet potatoes and corn tossed with beans and avocado in an red and green salsa dressing. One of the ways I put up food to eat local all year long.
When the garden is barren and there's snow falling down is a strange time to talk about harvest and abundant vegetables, no?
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I think it's exactly the right time. You see, the vegetables I used in this salsa--the corn, sweet potatoes, tomatoes and tomatillos that is*--came from my Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm share. George, Mark, Josh and Erik of Patchwork Gardens grew and harvested them, and we got a weekly box of locally-grown vegetables during the growing season. Once in my kitchen, I performed Vegetable Triage--eating what won't keep, freezing or canning what can be put up, and using a cold corner of my breakfast nook as my Strategic Winter Squash Reserve (link to a photo on my FB page) for the long storage crops. Even though the fields are brown, we're still eating the fruits of our farmers' labors.
If you'd like to know more about where your food is grown, now is the time to research local eating in your area. Up on the left sidebar is a Local Harvest gadget. If you're in the US, type in your zip code and see what's available near you. Signing up with a CSA farm share before the season starts means your farmers will have the funds to purchase or repair equipment like the potato harvester shown here, which harvested the sweet potatoes I used in this salsa.
Photo credit Marguerite Mertz/Patchwork Gardens |
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