On My Plate: Once in a Blue MOON Bash
To Oxford’s year-round residents: please come out in force this summer to support all of our community’s locally owned and locally managed businesses.
On My Plate
On My Plate: Kohlrabi
“Like other brassicas, such as broccoli, cauliflower, collards, and kale, kohlrabi is a nutritional superstar.”
On My Plate: Radishes
Something very bright and red was the first item to catch one’s eye last Saturday at Oxford’s Farmers Market. Could it be the first strawberries of the season? Alas, our local growers report that last week’s frost destroyed much of the local strawberry crop. The bright red
On My Plate: Rhubarb
"Since Shakespeare’s time, rhubarb has become popular in England. Growers in Yorkshire, England, had particular success growing rhubarb beginning around 1800."
Birch Creek Bakery
"My favorite is the organic whole grain stone milled sourdough bread, a densely packed bread, weighing nearly 2 pounds, twice as heavy as most loaves."
On My Plate: Asparagus
"Asparagus comes in three colors – green, purple and white. Green and purple have been spotted this year at Oxford’s Farmers Market."
On My Plate: Spinach
"Spinach was first cultivated in ancient Persia, and the word spinach may have derived from the old Persian word aspanakh."