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Have You Tried: Tomatillos?

Tomatillos are another item that I’d tried before in salsas and sauces, but that I’d never personally cooked with. Tomatillos are a member of the tomato family, and the fruit is surrounded with a paper-like husk. Amy from Living Stones … Continue reading

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Movers & Shakers: Amy Heath, Farmer and Founder of Living Stones Community Farm

We can trace all of our fresh food back to a farm. And of course, with every farm, comes a farmer (often many helping hands). We wanted to bring you stories of farmers and their farms to help everyone get … Continue reading

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Real Time Farms Adds Restaurants!

The Real Time Farms food web is expanding! With plans to get every locally-sourcing restaurant across the country on board, we’ve launched with four premier Ann Arbor restaurants; Jolly Pumpkin, Grange Kitchen & Bar, Logan, and Selma Cafe. Chef Maggie … Continue reading

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Look Out Tomatoes, Here Comes Watermelon Gazpacho!

It probably won’t be a big surprise to hear that as a team we spend a lot of time talking about food. Really, a lot. One thing that we all agree upon is that often times the simplest items come … Continue reading

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Have You Tried: Fennel?

I had tried fennel before, but had never personally made anything with it. Once I saw Sprouted Kitchen’s recipe for a Nectarine & Fennel Salad though, I knew that had to change. For this recipe you’ll only need the bulb, … Continue reading

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Pickling Party

Earlier this week Cara and Karl hosted a pickling party, and each of the three couples in attendance brought supplies and ingredients to pickle a different vegetable. I have been missing Japanese tsukemono (pickles), so my initial idea was to … Continue reading

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Make Your Veggies Famous With Real Time Farms!

Today marks the launch of our “Make Your Veggies Famous” video! Click the link to watch it, after all, when is the last time you saw a skateboarding watermelon?! This video kicks off our 5 photo campaign to get 5 … Continue reading

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Have You Tried: Kohlrabi?

What? You haven’t?? Holy Kohlrabi! Get thyself to a farmers market near you and pick up some kohlrabi! (Find out where you can get kohlrabi on Real Time Farms here). Kohlrabi is a member of the cabbage family, it has … Continue reading

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Composting 101

What is composting? “Composting is a process for converting decomposable organic materials into useful stable products” (thanks Wikipedia!). This mean that you can take your kitchen scraps and yard clippings, and turn them into a fertilizer-type soil additive to use … Continue reading

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Have You Tried: Cilantro?

Cilantro is one divisive little herb. People seem to love it or hate it, and with such strong feelings, I think newbies to cilantro can get scared off from even trying it. These recipes can be made heavy or light-handed … Continue reading

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