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Fresh Recipes for Labor Day Weekend

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Summer isn’t over just yet. Take advantage of our remaining grilling weather and summer produce with these delicious recipes! They’re perfect for holiday weekend picnics, potlucks and barbecues. Honey Ginger Lemonade…

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Family Meals Week Meal Plan

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Courtesy of East Side Table, here’s a week’s worth of delicious, low-waste, budget-friendly meals you can make for your family, complete with a shopping list, prep steps, and four easy recipes! Shopping List Bulk 2 cups dry brown rice 2 cups dry black beans ¼ cup taco seasoning 6 bay…

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Fast Flaked Salads

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Meal-prepping salads is a great idea when getting ready for the week. They’re easy to grab and go, along with protein from last evening’s dinner. These customizable recipes utilize your food processor to make lightning-fast salads in minutes. (You can also use a box grater to get a similar effect…

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Summer Reads: Picks from Dr. Artika

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Dr. Artika R. Tyner is a passionate educator, award-winning author, sought-after speaker, and advocate for justice. She is the founder of Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute, working to “plant people” while offering them key educational and learning opportunities. This organic process aims to cultivate a multicultural literary and…

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Community Partner Spotlight: La Boulangerie Marguerite

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By Madeline Summers, Community & Outreach Specialist In 2017, when West African-born French pastry chef François Kiemde and his Midwestern-rooted wife, Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, purchased PJ Murphy’s Bakery, they understood their opportunity — and their responsibility — to steward the legacy of this neighborhood establishment forward. I stopped by…

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6 Summer Mocktails to Keep You Cool

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Hot weather calls for mocktails! These fresh, fruity drinks are the perfect way to cool off this summer. Enjoy at dinnertime, as an afternoon pick-me-up, or share a batch with friends at your next outdoor party! Berry Shrub Ginger-Peach Lemon Spritzer Pineapple-Lime Mocktail…

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Plant-Based Grilling

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Grilling season is the best, and it’s not just for meat and kabobs! Plant-based menu planning for the grill means using creative, colorful combinations that will please any BBQ fan, especially when using local, peak-season produce. Here are some of our favorite ideas for grilled vegan goodies that you can…

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Top 6 Vegan Recipes for Earth Month

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Reducing the amount of red meat in our diets is one of the most effective ways of reducing our carbon footprint. Just cutting down to no more than half a serving of red meat per day could reduce food-related greenhouse gas emissions by about one third by 2050. Eating less…

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