Your Guide to Specialty Crops
When you Know Farms, Know Food, you support the farmers who bring fresh, local food to your table!
Discover farms, learn about unique crops grown across New Jersey, and explore creative ways to cook and enjoy them. Through our webinars and workshops, you can meet farmers and chefs, and learn practical ways to access and enjoy specialty crops every day.
This engaging and interactive presentation explores the concept of “eating the rainbow” and how incorporating a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables into your meals can significantly boost your health and well-being. You will learn about the nutritional benefits of different colors on the plate, what a balanced[...]
Expert tips, a kimchi-making demo, and practical ways to support your wellness through specialty crops and local eating! Join fermented foods aficionado Warren Love for an insightful webinar on gut health and the benefits of fermentation! Learn how probiotics, prebiotics, and traditional fermentation can support digestion, immunity, and[...]
Learn the art of making nourishing soups using root cellar staples! Presented by talented chef Renee Marinelli, discover creative recipes that make the most of these hearty ingredients. Whether you’re a home cook looking for new ideas or simply love a good bowl of soup, this webinar will[...]
Learn how to make the most of your farmers’ market haul. Kate Munning is a curious cook, gardener, and lifelong learner. She tends a small but mighty food forest on Schooley’s Mountain and orchestrates farm dinners at the Community Supported Garden at Genesis Farm. From shiso to pawpaws,[...]
Overview Montclair native Jason DeSalvo explores how to invest in becoming a part of the solution to the world’s growing environmental crisis and how he and his wife built and live on a sustainable homestead in Tewksbury, NJ. Here is where they grow heirloom grains, fruits, berries, nuts,[...]
Overview Herbs locally sourced from farms near you can pack your food with amazing flavor and important nutrients that can support your good health. In this webinar, herbalist and forager Reid Giacomarra will showcase the benefits of using seasonal herbs from local farms in your cooking as well as in[...]
Overview Learn how to make the most of your farmers’ market haul. Kate Munning is a curious cook, gardener, and lifelong learner. She tends a small but mighty food forest on Schooley’s Mountain and orchestrates farm dinners at the Community Supported Garden at Genesis Farm. From shiso to pawpaws,[...]
Overview We are what we eat… but we also are what our food eats! Learn about how the health of the soil is deeply connected to our overall health, and how to choose fresh, healthy foods to support your body’s immune system. With Dr. Saul Bautista of Ethos[...]
Overview Two seasoned farmers and local food enthusiasts, Aslynn Parzanese of Rodale Institute, and Tomia MacQueen of Wildflower Farm & NOFA-NJ, discuss how we can all make informed choices about the foods we eat to make positive changes at the local level. View on YouTube [...]
