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Food Shuttle Donors Crunch Spring Match ...

Our Spring Match challenge, made possible by generous funders, including SOLV Energy and the Mead Family Foundation, exceeded the $105,000 goal, raising an additional $70,000 to erase hunger!

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The Support from Love, Tito's to Create Garden ...

Love, Tito’s has a heart for community gardens and increasing access to fresh, healthy foods. Their philanthropic Love, Tito’s Block to Block program, reconnects neighborhoods and creates community gardens and farms throughout the United States. Our hearts are in full bloom knowing that our Camden Street Garden will be the next beneficiary of Block to Block, allowing neighbors with mobility challenges to access our many activities more easily.

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Summer Brings Exciting Volunteer Opportunities ...

Gardening is an incredible way to spend a summer day. These opportunities will allow you to have fun while also helping others!

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beets

To the BEET of a different drum

Today's Ripe Recipe takes a unique approach to cooking home-grown beets. Tonya Post, our Director of Programs, recommended this pasta/beet combo from her expansive repertoire of recipes. So, harvest some beets from your garden and dish up this ripe recipe for dinner tonight!

Beet Pasta

Serves 6

  • 2 pounds small red or golden beets, scrubbed well
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 1 pound whole wheat spaghetti or other short tubular pasta
  • 6 ounces blue cheese or feta, crumbled (1 cup)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place beets in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish; add 1/2 cup water. Seal dish tightly with foil. Bake beets until tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp paring knife, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool 10 minutes. Using a paper towel, rub off skins. Slice beets into wedges.
  2. In a large bowl, toss beets with garlic, orange juice, oil, and coriander; season with salt and pepper.
  3. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, according to package instructions. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup of cooking water. Return the pasta to the pot; toss with half of the blue cheese and enough reserved pasta water to coat pasta. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Divide the pasta mixture among plates; top with beets and remaining blue cheese. Serve immediately.

Did you try this beet pasta recipe? Let us know what you think by leaving a comment!