Time to Grow

by Fresh Roots | Jun 19, 2014 | Field Poetry

Sunshine, make those greens grow! Gone are days of rain and gray as springtime comes along to say ‘Huzzah hello – I’ll make you grow with a blue blue sky and wind to blow Over fields filled with seed and leaf and good thoughts, and one belief that...

Tabouleh: a fresh salad with parsley & mint

by Fresh Roots | Jun 19, 2014 | Recipes

Use your curly parsley and scented mint in this amazing recipe. Try this easy Tabouleh for a fresh and healthy salad! 250g couscous 4 vine-ripened tomatoes half a cucumber 1 bunch of Fresh Roots green onions, sliced 1 bunch Fresh Roots parsley 1 bunch Fresh Roots mint...

Oven Baked Balsamic Swiss Chard

by Fresh Roots | Jun 19, 2014 | Recipes

Not sure what to do with your Swiss chard? Try this easy recipe for a sweet side dish! 1 bunch of Swiss chard 3 Tbsp of olive oil 1 Tbsp of balsamic vinegar Chop Swiss chard; make sure the stems are chopped in smaller pieces. Put the Swiss chards on a large piece of...

Farmer’s Log – June 11, 2014

by Fresh Roots | Jun 11, 2014 | Farmer's Log, Stories from the Field

The harvests keep getting bigger and tastier as the season moves forward. We gradually seem to be winning the battle against wireworms – they have been eating our transplants’ roots at the David Thompson Schoolyard Market Garden through the spring. This...

Farmer’s Log – June 10

by Fresh Roots | Jun 10, 2014 | Farmer's Log, Stories from the Field

The season keeps getting better with new crops starting to reach maturity each week. With the help of the rain and sun, it seems we are also growing a healthy crop of weeds: wild mustards, purslane, grass and dandelions are growing alongside our veggies. This means...