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</div>Happy #CSAWeek!</h1><h2>So you’re interested in a CSA?</h2><h3>We’ve rounded up all the CSA details we could find!</h3><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;">>>This post is a round up of local CSAs. If you would like to know what a CSA is or how to choose one, please start by reading our recent post, “</span><a href="https://growinggreenmassave.blogspot.com/2022/02/its-csa-week-lets-pick-csa.html">Let's Pick a CSA</a><span style="font-size: medium;">”<<</span></blockquote><div>The list is organized into <b>PRODUCERS</b> [<b>P]</b> and <b>AGGREGATORS [A]</b>. What's the difference?<br /><ul><li><b>Producers</b> are farms and businesses cultivating, raising, and making the products they offer. This can include but is not limited to fruit and vegetable production, animal husbandry (breeding, raising, and caring for farm animals), baking, fermenting, and preserving. Look for the P after their business name.</li><li><b>Aggregators</b> are businesses that work with producers and wholesalers to build an inventory of products. Aggregators are packaging products sourced from multiple vendors. Aggregators may even work with some of the producers listed here. Look for the A after their business name.</li></ul>Note that some producers may bring in a few items from other producers to fill out their share. If a business is producing the majority of their own products, we noted them as a producer.<br /><br />When it comes to producers and aggregators, one is not better than the other. Your CSA decision should be based on your personal food values budget and lifestyle. There is no one size fits all CSA. Remember, producers are people! Farmers are open to your questions and love to share about what they do. No question is a dumb question. <br /><h4>Now is the time to get to #knowyourfarmer and start eating more local food. Happy hunting!</h4><div><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;">This list is limited to producers that folks at MAP know about. There are definitely more options! Farmers, please <a href="mailto:danielle@mass-ave.org">email us</a> with updates, missing information and farms to add. We will update accordingly. THANKS!</span></blockquote><h2>WNY CSA Options A-Z</h2><h4>African Heritage Food Co-op <b>[A]</b></h4></div><div>African Heritage Food Co-op is a member-owned produce business with a retail location in Niagara Falls, home delivery in Buffalo, mobile locations in Buffalo during the summer, and coming soon! a new retail location in Buffalo's Fruit Belt. AHFC offers a monthly buy-in program where you can purchase a whole or half box of conventional or organic produce for pick up or delivery. There is no subscription, opt in when needed. Membership is encouraged but not required. <br /><br />AHFC contact info: <a href="https://myahfc.com/product-category/produce-boxes/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ahfcbuffalo/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/africanheritagefoodcoop/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/buffaloahfc">Twitter</a><br /><h4>Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards [<b>P]</b></h4>Becker Farms and Vizcarra Vineyards is a farm, brewery, and vineyard located in Gasport, that features fruits and vegetables, u-pick patches, event space, and a customizable CSA. Becker Farms offers a small share and a large share with flexible payment options and full and partial season subscriptions. There are pickup locations across Buffalo and Niagara Falls. You can add Becker Farms baked goods, Vizcarra Vineyards wine, Becker Brewing Company Beer, jams, and fudge to your fruit and vegetable share! </div><div><br />Becker Farms contact info: <a href="https://www.beckerfarms.com/copy-of-csa">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Beckerfarms01">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beckerfarms">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/beckerfarms?lang=en">Twitter</a><br /><h4>Brewster Street Farm [P]</h4>Brewster Street Farm - Journey's End Refugee Agricultural Program is a natural urban oasis operated by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Journey's End Refugee Services</a>, where produce is grown exclusively by area refugees taking part in the Green Shoots for New Americans Refugee Agricultural program. Brewster Street Farm's affordable CSA runs from June to October. You can also find their produce at farmers markets, including MAP’s Market at the Farmhouse, and local restaurants.<br /><br />Brewster Street Farm contact info: <a href="https://www.jersbuffalo.org/brewster-street-farm">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JourneysEndGreenShootsforNewAmericans/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brewsterstreetfarm/?hl=en">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JERS_buff">Twitter</a><br /><h4>Crown Hill Farm [P]</h4>Crown Hill Farm is a beautiful historic farm home set on a hill in Eden, NY, with a view of Lake Erie from the front porch and 13-acres surrounded by organic hay fields, woods and a vineyard. Committed to diversity, honoring history and a passion for food, farm owner, Missy, grows all heirloom vegetables with mindful low/no-till methods and raises heritage chickens, ducks, geese and wool sheep on pasture.<br /><br />Crown Hill has become a hub for a number of local food makers with multiple options for a bi-weekly CSA with pickups in Buffalo or on the farm. Shares can include: Crown Hill Farm Soy-Free, Pasture-Raised chicken or duck eggs, Crown Hill Farm Heirloom Produce, Flat#12 Gourmet Mushrooms, BABS of Buffalo Artisan Sausages made with local sustainable ingredients & The Savage Wheat Project Breads and Baker’s Baskets made with whole-ingredients and non-conventional wheats.<br /><br />Crown Hill offers a Spring Share that is 12-weeks starting March 8th (6 pickups) and a Summer/Fall shares that is 22 weeks (11 pickups)</div><div><br />Crown Hill Farm contact info: <a href="https://www.crownhillfarm.com/csa-information">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CrownHillFarm">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/crownhillfarmny/?hl=en">Instagram</a> <br /><h4>Dirt Rich Farm [P]</h4>Dirt Rich Farm located originally in East Aurora and now in Springville, is a USDA Certified Organic farm that believes good food comes from good soil. Growing a wide variety of traditional and heirloom vegetable varieties, this farm has everything you could possibly grow hungry for! Dirt Rich also offers a seasonal CSA, available for pickup in East Aurora, Springville, and at the Hamburg Farmers Market. In the Dirt Rich Farm CSA, you always get to choose exactly what vegetables you eat. Options include a Sampler Share, a Full Share AND a Tomato Share! Dirt Rich offers a summer share and a late fall share. Their produce is also available for sale at the East Aurora Cooperative Market and occasionally through Fresh Fix and at the MAP Market at the Farmhouse.<br /><br />Dirt Rich Farm contact info: <a href="http://www.dirtrichcsa.com/csa">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DirtRichCSA/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dirtrichcsa/">Instagram</a><br /></div><h4>Dreamland CSA [P]</h4>Dreamland is located in Eden NY on 14 acres of restorative meadows, forest and creek. Mindfully growing heirloom cut flowers, herbs and dye plants in addition to communal food gardens and an orchard where are offerings are grown in loving reciprocity to the land and all beings. Dreamland CSA shares include bi-weekly shares of flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables. All shares are identical but offered in tiered pricing to meet your needs. Choose from Market, Meadowside, or Mutual Aid. You may also donate a CSA for mutual aid. Pickup your bi-weekly Dreamland share at the farm in Eden. <div><br /></div><div><div>Dreamland CSA contact info: <a href="https://lovedreamland.com/products/2022-csa">Website</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/of.dreamland/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></div><h4>Erba Verde Farms [P]</h4><span style="background-color: white;"><span>Erba Verde Farms is a pasture-based farm located in Aurora, NY. Erba Verde offers grass-fed, no-grain, fresh milk shares. You can board a cow at Erba Verde Farms and pick up milk and yogurt at 7 different sites in Buffalo and surrounding suburbs, including MAP's Market at the Farmhouse on Thursdays. They also produce pasture-raised poultry, pork, and grass-fed beef found for sale on their website, at local restaurants and through FreshFix WNY. Frozen whole chickens, chicken cuts and bone broth made at MAP with Erba Verde chicken are all available at MAP's Market at the Farmhouse on Thursdays! </span><br /></span><br />Erba Verde Farms contact info: <a href="https://erbaverdefarms.com/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/erbaverdefarms">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/erbaverdefarms/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/erbaverdefarms">Twitter</a><br /><h4>Farmers & Artisans [A]</h4>Farmers & Artisans is a grocer and bakery filled with locally-sourced goods. They offer in-person shopping, an online marketplace, and a wide selection of shares sourced from quality producers in WNY. Choose from produce, eggs, milk, fresh flowers, kombucha, and soup. Pick up right at their Snyder location on Tuesdays and Thursdays. <br /><br />Farmers & Artisans contact info: <a href="https://www.farmersandartisans.com/shares-orders/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/farmersandartisans">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/farmersandartisans/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FarmersArtisans">Twitter</a><br /><h4>5 Loaves Farm [P]</h4>5 Loaves Farm goes beyond organic with their farm on Buffalo’s west side. This urban oasis produces an array of seasonal vegetables. They also tend chickens and honeybees! 5 Loaves Farm provides a 22-week CSA that offers a pay-as-you-can sliding scale payment option. You can find 5 Loaves Farm produce at their farmhouse on Fridays in the summer time, at the Bidwell Farmers Market, AND aboard MAP's Mobile Market. <br /><br />5 Loaves Farm contact info: <a href="https://5loavesfarm.org/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/5LoavesFarm">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/5loavesfarm/">Instagram</a><br /><h4>Flat #12 Mushroom [P]</h4>Flat #12 Mushrooms is an urban farm that produces gourmet mushrooms, year-round, right in the heart of Buffalo. They mainly produce oyster, Lion's Mane, shiitake, and chestnut mushrooms, with other gourmet options rotating in. You may have seen them at the Bidwell Farmers Market or tasted their mushrooms at local restaurants. Flat #12’s CSA includes 1lb of mushrooms available for weekly and bi-weekly pick up at their spot in Buffalo’s Black Rock neighborhood. The Chandler St location is also stocked with local produce and artisan options. You can also find Flat #12 Mushrooms at MAP's Market at the Farmhouse. <br /><br />Flat #12 Mushrooms contact info: <a href="https://www.flat12mushrooms.com/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Flat12Mushrooms/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/flat12mushrooms/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/flat12mushrooms">Twitter</a><br /><h4>The Flower Stand [P]</h4>The Flower Stand is a unique country getaway, located south of Buffalo, in Springville, NY. This location boasts groomed aisles of seasonal blooms, flush with pollinating bees and fluttering butterflies. The Flower Stand is open for u-pick throughout the summer and offers a flower CSA that you can pick up on the farm. Their CSA program offers a striking alternative to imported grocery store and flower shop bouquets that are traditionally truck shipped, packaged, preserved, fumigated or refrigerated for an extended period before you get them. Fresher flowers are healthier and generally live much longer than their counterparts. Members receive a bucket of fresh-cut flowers, ready for you to design into one large or several mini arrangements.<br /><br />The Flower Stand contact info: <a href="https://theflowerstand716.com/csa-4.html">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theflowerstand716/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theflowerstand716/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/flowerstand716">Twitter</a><br /><h4>FreshFix [A]</h4>FreshFix is a family-owned and operated business that seeks to link the Buffalo community to fresh and local produce year-round. Working with area farmers, producers, and distributors, FreshFix curates weekly produce, meat, and artisan product subscription service that meets personalized food needs, delivering each box right to your door! Boxes are customizable and flexible, making this a great option for busy and on-the-go types. With FreshFix, you have the option to pay it forward by purchasing a box for someone in need. FreshFix also partners with Massachusetts Avenue Project to make their produce options available to folks utilizing SNAP at MAP Mobile Market locations in the City of Buffalo.<br /><br />FreshFix contact info: <a href="https://www.freshfix.com/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yourfreshfix">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/freshfixwny/">Instagram</a><br /><h4>George's Produce Market [A]</h4>George’s Produce Market is a small grocery located in Williamsville, NY. They offer a weekly produce box of vegetables and fruit including local and seasonal options. You can buy in using the form on their Facebook page. Pickup is on Saturdays.<br /><br />George’s Produce Market contact info: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Farmers-Market/Georges-Produce-Market-231491533899344/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/georgesproducemarket/?hl=en">Instagram</a><br /><h4>Green Heron Growers [P]</h4>Green Heron Growers are located in Sherman, NY. They focus on grass-fed beef, GMO and nitrate-free pork, and organic chicken, as well as shiitake mushrooms and heirloom vegetables. The Heron offers Taste of the Farm protein boxes for purchase online anytime for pickup at seasonal markets or at their Farm Store in Sherman. They also offer home delivery in Chautauqua County, the Buffalo/Williamsville, NY and Erie, PA regions.</div><div><br />Green Heron Growers contact info: <a href="https://theheron.org/product-category/edible-gifts/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GreenHeronGrowers">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/greenherongrowers/?hl=en">Instagram</a> <br /><h4>Groundwork Market Garden [P]</h4>Groundwork Market Garden is a USDA Certified Organic urban farm on Buffalo's east side. They grow over 50 varieties for their CSA, farm stand, farmers markets, and restaurants. Their full-size share includes 8-12 items weekly. Groundwork's CSA season runs June-October and pickups are on Tuesdays, right on the farm. <div><br /></div><div>Groundwork Market Garden contact info: <a href="https://www.groundworkmg.com/join.html">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groundworkmg">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gwmgbflo/">Instagram</a> </div><h4>Native Offerings Farm [P]</h4></div><div>Native Offerings Farm is a USDA Certified Organic farm located in Little Valley, NY. Fun Fact: Native Offerings is the longest-running CSA in Erie County! You may recognize these farmers from the weekly Bidwell Farmers Market. They have a traditional summer vegetable share available in individual, small, and large sizes, fruit and beef shares, as well as an option to extend the veggie season through December. They even have a Seedling Share for those growing their own food at home! Native Offerings has pickup locations at their farm, on the west side of Buffalo and in Orchard Park, making connecting with this incredible farm convenient for many.</div><div><br />Native Offerings Farm contact info: <a href="https://nativeofferings.com/" target="_blank">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Native-Offerings-Farm-122693579905">Facebook</a> <br /><h4>Nickel City Floral [P]</h4>Nickel City Floral operates in conjunction with 5 Loaves Farm to offer hand-tied bouquets of fresh flowers in 4- or 10-week subscriptions. Floral arrangements are grower’s choice, made from the freshest blooms in season. Their flower share runs May-October with flexible opt-in arrangements for Monday pickups on the west side of Buffalo.</div><div><br />Nickel City Floral contact info: <a href="https://nickelcityfloral.com/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nickelcityfloral/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nickelcityfloral/">Instagram</a></div><div><h4>Oles Family Farm Promised Land CSA [P]</h4>Oles Family Farm is a fourth-generation farm located in Alden, NY. Their lush fields are full of fruits and veggies, a 600-tap sugarbush, and active pastures where our animals graze. The Oles Family offers their Promised Land CSA to over 200 members annually. The Promised Land CSA is a diverse veggie share with a locally-sourced fruit share option. You can subscribe weekly or bi-weekly in the summer and bi-weekly or monthly in the winter. They accept cash, check or credit card for their share.<br /><br />Oles Family Farm contact info: <a href="https://promisedlandcsa.com/csa/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OlesFamilyFarm">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/311528924/united-states/alden-new-york/promised-land-csa-at-oles-family-farm/">Instagram</a><br /><h4>Peaceweaver Organic Farm [P]</h4>Peaceweaver Farm is located in Bath, NY. Their organic vegetable share comes in full or half-size and runs mid-June through mid-October. Peaceweaver offers working or nonworking memberships. Working memberships require two hours of farm support per week and members receive their share at the farm. Non Working members can pick up their share at locations around Buffalo and Rochester, including the Elmwood Village, Williamsville, and Snyder. All members receive a weekly email with the harvest list, cooking tips and recipes for the veggies in your Farm Share.<br /><br />Peaceweaver Organic Farm contact info: <a href="http://peaceweaverorganicfarm.blogspot.com/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PeaceWeaver-Organic-Farm-CSA-1800143013552064">Facebook</a> <br /><h4>Plato Dale Farm [P]</h4>Plato Dale Farm sustainable rural farm located in Arcade, NY. They raise grass-fed Jersey cows, pastured chickens, and organic vegetables. In 2020, Plato Dale began offering a 22-week home delivery subscription service delivered weekly or bi-weekly. Their share options include produce, eggs, meat, sourdough and more.<br /><br />Plato Dale also offers a long-standing market-based CSA that allows both the benefits of CSA membership through a “buy-down account” spent at their stand at the farmer’s market. They attend the Bidwell Farmers Market and the Williamsville Farmers Market, mid-May through November. You may also use your account at their farm stand weekly (May-Nov) and online (wintertime). Members can receive up to 20% discount for purchasing credits ahead of time and have the freedom to spend them on anything the farm brings to market.<br />Plato Dale Farm contact info: <a href="https://platodalefarm.com/farmers-market-csa">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/platodalefarm/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/platodalefarm/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PlatoDaleFarm">Twitter</a><br /><h4>Porter Farms [P]</h4>Porter Farms CSA is a 3rd generation, certified-organic, family farm in Elba, NY that celebrated their 25th Anniversary of their CSA in 2020! Pioneers in the local organic movement, the Porter family grows the staples your family needs to eat healthy, organic produce without breaking your budget. They offer both Small and Full shares with Saturday distribution to over 10 sites in the Buffalo area, including Kenmore, Amherst, and Clarence. They also have delivery options available to employers. You can also find Porter Farms produce aboard MAP's Mobile Market in the summertime!<br /><br />Porter Farms CSA contact info: <a href="https://www.porterfarms.org/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Porter-Farms-CSA-133180736733190/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/porterfarmscsa/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PorterFarmsCSA">Twitter<br /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Providence Farm Collective [P]</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>Providence Farm Collective (PFC) is addressing food scarcity and land inequity by providing Buffalo’s Somali Bantu refugee community with access to farming. In East Aurora, NY, as a collaborative effort of the Somali Bantu Community Organization of WNY, Providence Farm, and the East Aurora Huddle, farmers grow crops on eight acres of rural land. PFC is a place where generations of families, immigrant and native-born Western New Yorkers, urban and rural residents, worked side-by-side toward a common goal of fresh, affordable food. PFC's CSA is scheduled to run for ten weeks. Members pick up their bounty weekly on Mondays from 3-6 pm in Orchard Park. <br /><div><br /></div><div>Providence Farm Collective contact info: <a href="https://providencefarmcollective.org/csa/">Website</a> <a href="https://checkout.square.site/buy/NWGSZ3YUC4YZRH4NIHWIYKER">CSA</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ProvidenceCollective">Facebook<br /></a></div><div><h4>Root Down Farms [P]</h4>Root Down Farms is located in Clarence Center, NY. Produce at Root Down is grown using organic standards and without synthetic or artificial pesticides, herbicides or fungicides. CSA members choose from small and large shares. Members pick up at the farm weekly where they can access a generous u-pick garden that includes vegetables, herbs, and flowers. With u-pick you get a chance to pick and harvest what you want, in the quantities you need. Shares are picked up on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Root Down’s CSA is full for the season, so add your name to the waitlist or find them on social media to stay tuned for next year’s share availability.<br /><br />Root Down’s contact info <a href="http://www.therootdownfarm.com/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Root-Down-Farm/466848803397726">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therootdownfarm/?ref=badge">Instagram</a><br /><h4>Sitka Salmon Shares</h4>Sitka Salmon is a collective of fishermen who home-deliver shares of premium, sustainable, wild Alaskan seafood harvest. By joining their community-supported fishery (CSF), you become a member of Sitka's merry small-boat fishing family, distributed from a new WNY hub.<br /><br />Sitka Salmon Shares contact info: <a href="https://sitkasalmonshares.com/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SitkaSalmonShares/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sitkasalmonshares/">Instagram</a><br /><h4><b>Thorpe’s Organic Family Farm [P]</b></h4>Thorpe’s is a certified organic farm located in East Aurora, NY. Thorpe’s offers a roadside farm stand, u-pick fruit, and weekly CSA. CSA shares are available for summer and winter for pick up at the farm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Members choose from fruit, small veggie, and large veggie shares. Thorpes also operates a small citrus farm in Florida and includes citrus fruit and orange juice in their winter share options.</div><div><br />Thorpe’s contact info: <a href="http://thorpesorganicfamilyfarm.com/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thorpesorganicfamilyfarm">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thorpesorganicfarm/?hl=en">Instagram</a> <br /><h4>West Side Tilth Farm [P]</h4>WestSide Tilth Farm is an urban farm located on Buffalo’s west side. They grow a large variety of vegetables, as well as microgreens and oyster mushrooms. All of their produce is grown using sustainable and organic practices in all imported soil separate from the city soil. West Side Tilth’s CSA runs June through November. Pick up is on a weekly basis, on Saturdays, right at the farm. They offer full and small size shares.<br /><br />West Side Tilth Farm contact info: <a href="https://westsidetilth.com/">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/westsidetilthfarm">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/westsidetilthfarm/">Instagram</a><br /><br /><h4>List updates and questions can be emailed to danielle@mass-ave.org.</h4><span><a name="more"></a></span><h3>Hi, Farmers & Aggregators!</h3>If you would like to be included in our CSA post, please provide a short paragraph and links to websites and social media (if applicable).<br /><br />If you're interested in a new drop site, MAP's Farmhouse is a great spot in the City of Buffalo.<br /><ul><li>We are close to downtown, the 190 and 198/33</li><li>We are open evenings</li><li>We have folks on hand to staff your pick up; and</li><li>We have plenty of cold storage available.</li><li>We are available to greet your members and manage your list, too.</li></ul>We work with two CSAs on Thursday evenings and have room for plenty more. Contact our Market Director, Danielle, to drop your boxes at MAP’s Farmhouse today.<br /><h3>Sip & CSA Day</h3>Today's post was made in lieu of MAPs annual Sip & CSA Day farmer meet & greet event. Each year, we try to do something fun for #CSADay (now #CSAWeek) that supports y'all making awesome local food choices. We will miss seeing you all at our Farmhouse this winter but hope you will visit MAP's Market at the Farmhouse or a MAP Mobile Market location soon.<br /><br />Check out images from the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/31030517/4804681828911661315#">2020 Sip & CSA Day event here</a>.<br /><h3>More Support</h3><ul><li>Reply to any of our #CSAWeek posts on your favorite social media for more information.</li><li>Join <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/31030517/4804681828911661315#">Find Your Farmer in WNY</a> on Facebook to ask questions and read posts from local farmers.</li><li>Check out <a href="https://www.localharvest.org/">Local Harvest</a> online for listings from many local farms</li><li>Search <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/31030517/4804681828911661315#">#CSAWeek</a> on social media to read posts from farms across the U.S.</li><li>Pencil in the 2023 Sip & CSA Day event, held annually during #CSAWeek</li></ul></div></div>Danielle R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12564084958195421097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-30469058183641059492022-02-25T16:00:00.001-05:002022-02-25T16:00:00.170-05:00Echo's Food Story! <p> </p><blockquote>When we think of food, ingredients, dishes and meals come to mind -- the dinner we recently enjoyed, something served at a favorite restaurant or take out spot, a go-to lunch plate, or maybe a family recipe. There are many layers to a favorite food. Is it the taste? The practice of procuring that meal? The good times you’ve had while enjoying it? Or the careful art of making it? </blockquote><blockquote>Food is visceral experience. We make deep connections through the food we eat. Our memories, experiences, and preferences are what make up our food values. These food values are important to our daily lives. They help shape our personalities and forge connections with people, places and points in our lives. </blockquote><blockquote><b>We learn so much about each other when we talk about what we eat, what we ate, and what we want to eat. </b></blockquote><blockquote>MAP Youth in the Mobile Market work group recently worked on telling our Food Story -- the practice of recalling and sharing a deep connection to food. We traced a favorite food back to our earliest or favorite memory of it, in hopes to get to know each other a little better.</blockquote><h2>This is Echo's Food Story! </h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjROlb6bLrc6gPJjf41KAr9jqjJ5D0qiQ30C8Bls_J5jXuKSECkEuraF5PvEBrEJHSKrMRi1e12eWVT5_Quy0GmaTZlVT_i5YC56RXLaMNceNR3IsaHYOAV_g0KcyiaJk1ukohyb66ha-N7Z2RSV8svO4qhAp9TPdPtw7MM6QqGDxI5lpr4XyE=s2304" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjROlb6bLrc6gPJjf41KAr9jqjJ5D0qiQ30C8Bls_J5jXuKSECkEuraF5PvEBrEJHSKrMRi1e12eWVT5_Quy0GmaTZlVT_i5YC56RXLaMNceNR3IsaHYOAV_g0KcyiaJk1ukohyb66ha-N7Z2RSV8svO4qhAp9TPdPtw7MM6QqGDxI5lpr4XyE=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I never had a good relationship with food. Since I was little, I've always had a small stomach meaning no matter how hard I wanted or tried to eat a lot or average amounts of food I wasn't able to. <br /><br />I always try to eat as often and as much as I can, though I am picky and don't have a great appetite T_T so sometimes it is very hard for me to feel full. As a kid, I would often end up in hospitals since I wasn't able to get enough nutrients by eating. Now this does not mean I disliked eating, I enjoy eating and making food an immense amount, I just never had the stomach to eat as much as I wanted to. <br /><br /> Where I come from (Puerto Rican and Dominican heritage), food is very important. Food is a way of coming together with family, staying healthy, and (in my family) it includes a few rules to show appreciation and respect. One of the things that is expected is that we eat all of our food to show we enjoyed it. </div><div><br /></div><div>In my family, cooking [techniques & recipes] are mostly passed down to the oldest daughter or daughters over all. Although I don't like this from our tradition, women are usually the one to make the food, so it is passed down by/to them only.</div><div><br /> Now, some practices that I do enjoy are cooking with family as a group in special events and coming together to eat all at the same time.<br /><br /> Habichuela Dulce comes from my mom's side of the family and it is very special to me since it was one of my favorite desserts. I have happy and upsetting memories with it, but that just makes it more special. When I first tasted it, I was just a toddler. Although I don't remember much, I recall enjoying it a lot. I mostly have it when my families get together. The oldest women were always asked to make it, thanks to having the most experience at making the dish. I'm not sure where this dish comes from but I do know that it's been in my family for a long while as a very special traditional Dominican dessert. <br /><br /> Habichuela Dulce is a bit dense, but incredibly yummylicious. It's warm like hot cocoa, and also has a good amount of sweetness to it, not too sweet or too bean-ie. The density of the sauce and how warm it is feels nice in the mouth. It's light but filling. Sometimes we add cookies and raisins to it too, giving it a slight chewy texture to make the taste stay in your mouth for longer and being able to enjoy it more. Every time I eat it, I just keep wanting more. Every time I eat it, I think about my family and get flashbacks of all the good and not so good memories with them.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Make Habichuela Dulce!</h3><div>You buy dried beans and put them to boil and when they are really tender, you add sweet potato, cinnamon sticks, sugar, evaporated milk, vanilla, and you leave it until it gets a LITTLE dense. You serve it in a tiny bowl and add tiny cookies.<br /><br />Ingredients:<br />~<a href="https://www.goya.com/en/products/red-kidney-beans-dry">dried beans</a><br />~boiling water<br />~sweet potato<br />~cinnamon sticks<br />~sugar <br />~<a href="https://www.verybestbaking.com/carnation/products/nestle-carnation-evaporated-milk-2/">evaporated milk</a><br />~vanilla<br /><br />Here's a recipe that is similar to how we make Habichuelas Dulce! </div><div><br /></div><div>In Spanish: <a href="https://www.goya.com/es/recipes/habichuelas-con-dulce-sweet-dominican-beans">https://www.goya.com/es/recipes/habichuelas-con-dulce-sweet-dominican-beans</a></div><div>In English: <a href="https://www.goya.com/en/recipes/habichuelas-con-dulce-sweet-dominican-beans">https://www.goya.com/en/recipes/habichuelas-con-dulce-sweet-dominican-beans</a><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-99910237-7fff-bc42-d8b4-24929fb559ab"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><h2>Share Your Food Story!</h2>Think of<div>-your relationship with food.<br />-your personal history with food, eating, diet, wellness.<br />-your food heritage.<br />-food patterns you participate in, traditions you hold dear, practices that are unique to you.<br />-how you have come to know a particular food<br />-where ingredients come from<br />-how food is made, where food is made, when food is made<br /><br />Choose a food you are close to.<br /><br />Trace this food back to your earliest memory of it. Think of a dish or ingredient, its significance, the preparation, the taste and overall feeling you get when eating it. Think of how you will carry on the tradition of making or eating this food for years to come.<br /><h3>Tell me your food story.</h3></div><p><i>If you would like to share your food story on our blog, please leave a comment below or send your submission to danielle@mass-ave.org. </i> </p></div>Danielle R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12564084958195421097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-69728832109104163242022-02-22T17:49:00.002-05:002022-03-01T11:19:53.705-05:00It's CSA Week: Let's Pick a CSA!<h1 style="text-align: left;">It's #CSAWeek!</h1><h2>So you’re interested in a CSA but you're not sure which farm to choose. We can help! </h2><div>>>This post is all about HOW to choose a CSA. If you feel ready to make your choice, check out our <a href="https://growinggreenmassave.blogspot.com/2022/02/csaroundup2022.html">2022 CSA Round Up post HERE</a>!>></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">It's important to know that MAP does not have their own CSA. <span style="font-weight: normal;">We proudly support our CSA farmer friends by sharing information about CSAs, hosting CSA pick ups at our Farmhouse, and teaching people how to work with what they've got -- a key component to being a successful CSA member! </span></h4><div><b>What is a CSA?</b> CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, meaning that the community (us eaters), support the work of a farmer (and therefore agriculture in general) by forming a direct relationship with a farm. A CSA farmer sells subscriptions or memberships to their CSA program. Members receive a share of produce, generally once per week, for typically 12-24 weeks. CSA farmers might also have a farm stand, attend a farmers market, or sell their produce wholesale. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Did you know the CSA model is rooted in Black History?</b> <a href="https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/csas-rooted-in-black-history-zbcz1502?fbclid=IwAR33z2BOv1RYJ4NhcJKfWotnN05iApwNSHGztCKnS97kCPARbdptVJyCVi4">Mother Earth News has a great article</a> that chronicles U.S. Community Supported Agriculture's start in Alabama in the 1960s where Booker T. Whatley developed a direct marketing plan for his farm called a clientele membership club. The club solidified his customer base, allowed for reliable crop planning and cut out the middle man, making it possible for his farm to offer produce directly to customers, mostly to folks in a nearby city. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>We love CSAs</b> because they strengthen our connection to our food source and helps us eat a well-rounded seasonal diet. We have TONS of options in WNY. You can subscribe to virtually anything in 2022 (even beer! ::shameless plug for our previous Sip & CSA Day event sponsor, <a href="https://shop.communitybeerworks.com/">Community Beer Works</a>::), but nothing beats a fresh box of local veggies straight from the farmer themselves. </div><br /><b>CSA shares are limited</b>, so do your research & remember to sign up ASAP to reserve your spot. Whether you are a long time CSA member, or joining for the first time, we encourage you to learn more about CSAs before choosing your forever farm. But first, we offer a little guidance to help you narrow down the pool of awesome options. <h2 style="text-align: left;">When? Where? </h2><div>A good place to start narrowing the options is where and when you want to receive your CSA. Most CSAs have one day set aside for distribution. Some CSAs might have two. Two important factors to consider regarding pick up day:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Summer Schedules</b> - Do you play a summer sport or have children who do? Are you often out of town on weekends?</li><li><b>Driving Time</b> - Will your daily commute impact your ability to make it to the pick up on time? </li></ul></div><div>Here are some of the ways you can get that CSA box in your hands. </div><div><div><ul><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxmXoyAbhUNTiSrq4YFLOiEeHezfJP2yjXAIyQJ8rTnnWUH4cPU1gWEOUdivBgxCnYL46R_7jHjeEio0LO32ZOSEPiugs_hh5s70fEaSD8Az4rOfH7No1E6KJRg4HhRyHc8yBMw/s1024/3657721516_d71b41b98f_b.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxmXoyAbhUNTiSrq4YFLOiEeHezfJP2yjXAIyQJ8rTnnWUH4cPU1gWEOUdivBgxCnYL46R_7jHjeEio0LO32ZOSEPiugs_hh5s70fEaSD8Az4rOfH7No1E6KJRg4HhRyHc8yBMw/s320/3657721516_d71b41b98f_b.jpg" /></a></div><b>Farm Pick Up - </b>Farms that have their CSA pick up at their farm or farm stand tend to have flexibility inside the box. Some will set out bins with signs that read “Pick two from this table” or “choose one large or two small” to offer you a little bit of freedom. On-farm pick ups might include u-pick items or have an open farm stand where you can purchase add-ons like honey, eggs, meat, and flowers. Picking your share up at the farm offers the greatest connection to your farmer. You get to see the farm flourish throughout the season and chat with farmers each week. </li><li><b>Drop Site Pick Up - </b>Many farms utilize drop sites to help with distribution. MAP's Market at the Farmhouse is a drop site for several farms! Farmers drop their boxes off at a central location - school, church, or community center and members stop by during the allotted pick up time to get their share. </li><li><b>Community Pick Up - </b>Some CSAs rely on members to help with distribution. Members will take turns driving to the farm to get a number of shares for their neighborhood. Then that member hosts the pick up at their home or a central location. This option is fun because you get to see the farm a couple of times per season.</li><li><b>Home Delivery - </b>This option is on the rise. Farmers may have delivery available as part of their share cost or for an additional fee. This is a great option for those who don’t drive, anyone who is super busy, and those of us who are less mobile. Some shares even include coolers or cooler bags for porch storage. When you see the fee for delivery, don't gasp just yet! This is the fee for the whole season. When you consider gas, time spent, and the convenience, the math works out just fine. </li><li><b>Business Delivery - </b>Thinking of getting your whole office on board? Ask your farmer before you send everyone to a far away drop site. Your CSA farmer might be willing to make a special drop for 5+ members, right to your office, community center or even your gym. </li></ul></div></div><h2>Variety</h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoB7zAc_lgGFVs7xJ0VPcrmixnALDRIfDJOZg-cojT3JBlsphgchp9MEQXrsX9wkdyw7cFxrzvetYWNHM4PhHOE2nSgADD4ltA8bjNHGzbXbqWfj1rl0ID-z01NIWNyd7bRL6dw/s2048/_MG_0095.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoB7zAc_lgGFVs7xJ0VPcrmixnALDRIfDJOZg-cojT3JBlsphgchp9MEQXrsX9wkdyw7cFxrzvetYWNHM4PhHOE2nSgADD4ltA8bjNHGzbXbqWfj1rl0ID-z01NIWNyd7bRL6dw/w400-h266/_MG_0095.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Variety will vary depending on the season, but each farm should be able to tell you what staples they are planning on. Most of the websites have pictures of an average share and lists of crops they intend to grow. If they don't, just ask! The variety of fresh produce in your CSA box might inspire you to cook new things. Most farms will offer a weekly email or newsletter filled with simple recipes you can follow. Farmers are very generous with information about their work so you’ll find yourself learning a lot when you ask questions.<br /><h3>Size</h3>CSAs come in many sizes. You might consider splitting larger shares with neighbors and friends. Each CSA farmer has a pretty good idea of how many people their CSA will feed. They will even know how to consider those new to veggie eating!<br /><ul><li><b>Standard Shares</b> usually feed a family of four or 2-3 strictly veggie eaters.</li><li><b>Bi-weekly or monthly</b> options are great for those worried about waste or hoping to plan around summer vacations.</li><li><b>Share Add-Ons</b> typically provide enough fruit, eggs or protein for the same number of people as the veggie component intends to feed.</li></ul></div><div><h3>Price & Payment</h3>Price and payment arrangements can vary depending on share size. Remember to carefully consider your budget when choosing a share. You will need to make a larger payment at the beginning of the year but you won't be spending nearly as much all summer. <br /><ul><li><b>Installments</b> can be paid to farmers. Most CSAs already have a payment arrangement spelled out in their contract. Some farms may accept payment arrangements outside of those listed on their website, so do not hesitate to ask.</li><li><b>Farmers accept</b> cash, check, and in most cases, credit card.</li><li><b>SNAP users</b> can find CSAs in WNY that accept EBT. These options are more limited but they definitely exist. </li><li><b>Work shares</b> are reserved for those who pledge to give time to the farmer when they need it most. Typically workers set aside a few hours a day or each month to help wash produce, pack boxes, or assist with distribution. The time you give has value! Your contribution may be worth a discount on your share or in some cases, a whole season of boxes. Check with your farm to see if work shares are available.</li></ul></div><div><h3>Perks of CSAs</h3><div><ul><li><b>Recipes and inspiration </b>are a part of every CSA. Whether you chat for a moment with your farmer for tips or read their weekly email, you're going to learn a thing or two. Hopefully your CSA share inspires you to try a new cooking technique or enhance your diet.</li><li><b>Choice </b>of which greens, squash, or root veggies you prefer may be a part of your share. Farm pick ups tend to have more flexibility inside the box than drop sites. </li><li><b>U-Pick</b> may be available weekly or occasionally when produce is abundant. This may include berries, tomatoes, beans or even flowers.</li><li><b>Bulk pricing</b> on larger quantities of produce during peak season may be possible. All you have to do is ask ahead of time! Remember to consider pricing, harvest and delivery times, and shelf life before you buy in bulk.</li><li><b>Compost</b> drop off may be accommodated on share pick up day. Be sure to ask what you are allowed to include as many places don’t want citrus peels or conventional produce scraps in their compost piles.</li><li><b>Fall-time celebrations</b> will be in order and each farm celebrates differently. A potluck dinner, recipe swap, or pumpkin harvest might be part of your CSA. Don't miss out on those perks! They often include taking home additional produce and you'll definitely meet new friends. </li></ul></div></div><h3>Sip & CSA Day</h3>Today's post was made in lieu of MAPs annual Sip & CSA Day farmer meet & greet event. Each year, we try to do something fun for #CSADay (now #CSAWeek) that supports y'all making awesome local food choices. We will miss seeing you all at our Farmhouse this winter but hope you will visit for our socially distanced Market at the Farmhouse, opening soon, or a MAP Mobile Market location this summer.<div><br /></div><div>Check out images from the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9PltGLhtDQ/" target="_blank">2020 Sip & CSA Day event here</a>. <br /><div><h3>More Support</h3><div><ul><li>Check out our post, Know Your Farmer, that launches later this week for a rundown of WNY CSAs.</li><li>Join <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/893902477748081/">Find Your Farmer in WNY</a> on Facebook to ask questions and read posts from local farms.</li><li>Search <a href="https://www.csainnovationnetwork.org/">#CSAWeek</a> on social media to read posts from farms across the U.S.</li><li>Pencil in the 2023 Sip & CSA Day event, held annually during #CSAWeek.</li></ul></div><h3>References</h3><div><ul><li>A portion of this post was inspired by <a href="https://civileats.com/2020/04/09/community-supported-agriculture-is-surging-amid-the-pandemic/" target="_blank">this article from our friends at Civil Eats</a>. They recently took a look at how the pandemic has impacted CSA subscriptions. </li><li>Thank you to the folks at Mother Earth News for <a href="https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/csas-rooted-in-black-history-zbcz1502?fbclid=IwAR33z2BOv1RYJ4NhcJKfWotnN05iApwNSHGztCKnS97kCPARbdptVJyCVi4" target="_blank">their chronicle on the Black History roots of the CSA model</a>. </li><li>The USDA tracks CSAs and other direct to farm relationships consumers have. There are a TON of resources <a href="https://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/community-supported-agriculture" target="_blank">in this post on USDA.gov</a>.</li></ul></div></div></div>Danielle R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12564084958195421097noreply@blogger.com0Buffalo, NY, USA42.886446799999987 -78.878368914.576212963821142 -114.0346189 71.196680636178826 -43.7221189tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-6224924833546411052022-02-18T16:00:00.001-05:002022-02-18T16:00:00.164-05:00Amariella's Food Story<p> </p><blockquote>When we think of food, ingredients, dishes and meals come to mind -- the dinner we recently enjoyed, something served at a favorite restaurant or take out spot, a go-to lunch plate, or maybe a family recipe. There are many layers to a favorite food. Is it the taste? The practice of procuring that meal? The good times you’ve had while enjoying it? Or the careful art of making it? </blockquote><blockquote>Food is visceral experience. We make deep connections through the food we eat. Our memories, experiences, and preferences are what make up our food values. These food values are important to our daily lives. They help shape our personalities and forge connections with people, places and points in our lives. </blockquote><blockquote><b>We learn so much about each other when we talk about what we eat, what we ate, and what we want to eat. </b></blockquote><blockquote>MAP Youth in the Mobile Market work group recently worked on telling our Food Story -- the practice of recalling and sharing a deep connection to food. We traced a favorite food back to our earliest or favorite memory of it, in hopes to get to know each other a little better.</blockquote><h2>This is Amariella's Food Story! </h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7hZ44WOYYveLdaViLcTjBffSuNSuW4i18fm-KznrEHA_CXnfqaL-DOf3-38xYgGgEhRyjMKxC_-V6AtJThHDjMSuJ9m1aJaMOjfOGO5G_iFNlruynTZERzkcEw-4_9zRx74cGGQpC3kNYpy2BydFsEYO4ruVeK8Jnw9c9R6pPpqcLrIORHnw=s2304" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7hZ44WOYYveLdaViLcTjBffSuNSuW4i18fm-KznrEHA_CXnfqaL-DOf3-38xYgGgEhRyjMKxC_-V6AtJThHDjMSuJ9m1aJaMOjfOGO5G_iFNlruynTZERzkcEw-4_9zRx74cGGQpC3kNYpy2BydFsEYO4ruVeK8Jnw9c9R6pPpqcLrIORHnw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>As a child (and still now) I would always go over to my grandma's house. Each time I went to her house she would ask me if I wanted Mac and Cheese for dinner. I would get myself comfy on the couch and turn the T.V. on. While watching T.V., I would smell the cheese and if I was cold I would go up to the stove and put my hands over the hot water as I watched it boil. <br /><br />Mac and Cheese to you might just be a food that you crave once a while and something you can get at The Dollar Tree [store]. To me, it is very meaningful. It’s something we can make together and bond over. It is like a way my grandma showed her love by making me my favorite meal. Even my great-grandmother made it for me. <br /><br /> Mac and Cheese is cheesy and gooey. It’s pasta that isn't mushy and doesn't swim in watery sauce, instead it’s coated with cheese and buttery goodness. Mac and Cheese is caloric, which carries its fair share of delights. Macaroni looks as good as candy [to me]. It’s pleasantly buttery, without being too wet or soggy. It's creamy, comforting and innocuous. <a href="https://nationaltoday.com/national-macaroni-day/#:~:text=Each%20year%2C%20the%20nation%20gets,its%20own%20day%20of%20celebration.">July 7 is actually National Macaroni Day</a>.<br /><br />The smell is rich. It smells like my childhood. It smells like buttery melting cheese. Mac and Cheese taste as good as honey. The taste of the cheese shouldn’t be too sharp, too sweet, or artificial. The cheese sauce is balanced, mild, and also has a tangy taste. Mac and Cheese is also one of the most popular [American] comfort foods.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Make Amariella's Mac and Cheese!</h3></div><div>Steps:<br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Grab a pot</li><li>Fill the pot up halfway with water</li><li>Boil for 20 min</li><li>After boiling grab 1 ½ cups of macaroni</li><li>Let them cook for 10-15 min</li><li>Take them out and strain them</li><li>After straining put it back in the pot you cooked it in</li><li>Add 1 cup of milk</li><li>A slice of butter </li><li>Then add <a href="https://www.myfoodandfamily.com/brands/velveeta/products/20001/products?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=velveeta&utm_content=brand-paid&utm_term=velveeta%20cheese&gclid=Cj0KCQiA3rKQBhCNARIsACUEW_YqXKiopkP4wld6WiRhq8_Xcq8uH8WT-MYycAWipXxJKl4zIc1zfYYaArRYEALw_wcB">Velveeta cheese</a> or any cheese of your choice</li></ol></div><div><h2>Share Your Food Story!</h2>Think of<div>-your relationship with food.<br />-your personal history with food, eating, diet, wellness.<br />-your food heritage.<br />-food patterns you participate in, traditions you hold dear, practices that are unique to you.<br />-how you have come to know a particular food<br />-where ingredients come from<br />-how food is made, where food is made, when food is made<br /><br />Choose a food you are close to.<br /><br />Trace this food back to your earliest memory of it. Think of a dish or ingredient, its significance, the preparation, the taste and overall feeling you get when eating it. Think of how you will carry on the tradition of making or eating this food for years to come.<br /><h3>Tell me your food story.</h3></div><p><i>If you would like to share your food story on our blog, please leave a comment below or send your submission to danielle@mass-ave.org. </i> </p></div>Danielle R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12564084958195421097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-55701991093634899542022-01-05T16:33:00.004-05:002022-01-05T16:34:25.376-05:00Meet MAP Youth Bith !<p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b6dc399f-7fff-e533-9531-b6a7434d8be1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBg0fd9WfLn6YQV6OGWvZj0jpx9AhKSAcSKTWcsD9hIr_EvYB1cyYe2dEZkwOUeG-da7g77-Ex8vrAaqnadZ2igrSw-kP2zv6hcD-a51hy7wukNPODnZ6iAeHpnqAqowchRrJCxgBUlH4z1zhRZGTKsXRXTXg5ynn0Q_mWFQJS5O9PQI5TGQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBg0fd9WfLn6YQV6OGWvZj0jpx9AhKSAcSKTWcsD9hIr_EvYB1cyYe2dEZkwOUeG-da7g77-Ex8vrAaqnadZ2igrSw-kP2zv6hcD-a51hy7wukNPODnZ6iAeHpnqAqowchRrJCxgBUlH4z1zhRZGTKsXRXTXg5ynn0Q_mWFQJS5O9PQI5TGQ=w279-h320" width="279" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi my name is Bith. I am 16 years old and I am a junior at City honors. In my free time I enjoy playing basketball and hanging out with friends . After highschool I plan to go to college. I hope to go to the University of michigan and then attend med school in hopes of becoming a doctor. I’ve only just recently started working at MAP but one of my favorite things about it is the environment. Whenever I am MAP, everyone is extremely nice and welcoming no matter the circumstances or day. With the money I earn from MAP I plan to save for college and spend some on myself. Even though I’ve only been at MAP for three weeks I really do enjoy working here and hope to stay. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Neenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12475848868195428490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-57465507639317976662021-12-08T16:30:00.006-05:002021-12-14T14:42:07.349-05:00Meet MAP Youth Sara !<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTCnBfgO2oOjR5rn62PVOTVBD1VZbcz9UDb79JwDzSv1kx3zXBfY8STjwQr0z6YIBz-v_lz97iWmUj8GT2QRGx06ZatmJuGNTXpg_Dln8of59MVosSafAHjE5gONEXxZALfOjf6V6u_LHJCzxsFC3kP4BAYcwuXdLQjHu8AaUAqU9HJqPZhw=s177" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="177" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTCnBfgO2oOjR5rn62PVOTVBD1VZbcz9UDb79JwDzSv1kx3zXBfY8STjwQr0z6YIBz-v_lz97iWmUj8GT2QRGx06ZatmJuGNTXpg_Dln8of59MVosSafAHjE5gONEXxZALfOjf6V6u_LHJCzxsFC3kP4BAYcwuXdLQjHu8AaUAqU9HJqPZhw=w200-h194" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div> My name is Sara Hill! I am a senior at City Honors. I've been at map for three maybe two years! My favorite part of working at map is coming together on Mondays and discussing what we did or a lesson that was planned. MAP is important to me because, although my brother introduced me to map, I have been taught about so many things, from college stuff, to like the food system and its design. I’ve totally developed my views and have totally become a better leader than 14 year old me was, starting here. My favorite thing we’ve grown was the spikey cucumber Katie grew on the farm, and Sketch is also one of my favorite parts working here. :D He’s a black cat who lives on the farm, he is so cute!! One of my hobbies I’ve picked up is playing the bass, and I’ve been learning some songs I like. I’m glad I stayed at MAP because I’m surrounded by strong people who are passionate about what they do here, and their own interests. I hope I can be like them in the future. In the future, after highschool, I would like to good to college to be a forest ranger or something related to the environment or sustainability. <span id="docs-internal-guid-faa5e6c6-7fff-451b-b4a8-b61bdc3971fa"><br /></span>Neenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12475848868195428490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-22165385664924902552021-12-01T16:00:00.007-05:002021-12-14T14:41:49.093-05:00Meet MAP Youth Falena !<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlpxkowi6EB_oFTZDf9U0HLIC-FZtbsmKY-DUYnQGGHbmexSrVjDZ2Zvg9_DN2MmnIYAMsgYOb8K2Z8N_hAfi66IX89U_tLTgevtlzDjsZMQXNCWXtcTvuKfU9g5VcQVhF_HxmiflPJB4hlzU1Q13dU2bUpJAM49bCRoAD8M_up5hh6paGjg=s296" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="296" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlpxkowi6EB_oFTZDf9U0HLIC-FZtbsmKY-DUYnQGGHbmexSrVjDZ2Zvg9_DN2MmnIYAMsgYOb8K2Z8N_hAfi66IX89U_tLTgevtlzDjsZMQXNCWXtcTvuKfU9g5VcQVhF_HxmiflPJB4hlzU1Q13dU2bUpJAM49bCRoAD8M_up5hh6paGjg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> My name is Falena Berdine, I am 16 years old and go to City Honors. After graduating this June I’m considering going to college, taking time off, or doing humanitarian work abroad. If I do go to college I hope to study environmental or women's studies. I am very Interested in the Climate Justice Movement and hope to turn my climate anxiety into meaningful climate action. I have lived in Buffalo my entire life and have been very inspired by MAP’s work towards food equity in Buffalo. I shopped at MAPs mobile market and wanted to work here for around a year before I got the opportunity to join the program. So far I have loved working at MAP, everyone has been very nice and welcoming. I love the environment and adorable cats. Working here has opened my eyes to different aspects of our local food system. My grandparents farm in Oregon has always connected me to nature and food in a very personal way. I am excited to continue working here and connect to Buffalo’s food system and support their efforts towards food equity.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Neenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12475848868195428490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-59883150636932228722021-09-24T16:00:00.000-04:002021-09-24T16:00:00.225-04:00Friday Lunch Recap - Burmese Cuisine (+ Recipe!)<p style="text-align: left;">I'll never forget eating Burmese cuisine for the first time - I was instantly in love! One of my mother's co-workers had a close friend who made and sold Burmese food. Nearly every week mymom bought more, it was so divine! </p><p style="text-align: left;">So this Friday lunch was a real treat. The menu included Mohinga, noodle salad, Kyuak Kyaw, and milk tea. Mohinga is a staple aspect of Burmese cuisine. It is a soup that is even often eaten at breakfast time. The Burmese noodle salad was a big hit! So big, it is the chosen recipe to feature in this blog post. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwrB4Tg5Z8kevsxHy9A4SFj16XNOzTKM9-2tRf0TLTRxccypLDZo0h6q_OGHjNoBNQ5GP0lvKzkySjqXJr9CghfdQh3s7s04bqpmnMP8bWbElrj-KRoOlbztkwYF4ztHhYSJ4itxu6dDxDihDY-AQ0MxAQVS_QurT-1r-QcjqTr10VoaOhAQ=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwrB4Tg5Z8kevsxHy9A4SFj16XNOzTKM9-2tRf0TLTRxccypLDZo0h6q_OGHjNoBNQ5GP0lvKzkySjqXJr9CghfdQh3s7s04bqpmnMP8bWbElrj-KRoOlbztkwYF4ztHhYSJ4itxu6dDxDihDY-AQ0MxAQVS_QurT-1r-QcjqTr10VoaOhAQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kyuak kyaw is a coconut jelly. Agar agar is an essential component in the dish that helps</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">it attain fun jelly-like consistency. To wash it all down, Burmese milk tea added a light sweetness and warmth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Food builds relationships. Food tells stories. Friday lunch was a success again, thanks to Bethany and MAP teens. MAP is happy to learn and respect all niches of the world (especially through food - yum!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now go verify the divinity of that noodle salad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hDfFEdJ-xmqwdTidWCXrjjx5MUDhHJ1ePH0sK0ikiQhEBoek6U7s9nORzVwGXkB6TlPCwgVrnufvMHT55M5_q7hRdyE57z_buxts4RTprh2aPX4MtPXHtAJx6xXR7mLbhsN0/s263/PictureB.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hDfFEdJ-xmqwdTidWCXrjjx5MUDhHJ1ePH0sK0ikiQhEBoek6U7s9nORzVwGXkB6TlPCwgVrnufvMHT55M5_q7hRdyE57z_buxts4RTprh2aPX4MtPXHtAJx6xXR7mLbhsN0/w264-h320/PictureB.png" width="264" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Learning in the kitchen</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br />InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-78630923435764918532021-09-17T16:00:00.012-04:002021-09-17T16:00:00.214-04:00Friday Lunch Recap - Italian Cuisine (+ Recipe!)<p style="text-align: center;">Mamma mia! This week's spotlighted cuisine comes from a wonderful country shaped </p><p style="text-align: center;">like a boot -- Italy! </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsz8AyUF3Zx2HRJboBnt_0QakRb4Fd-RXpIEI2I8bQGyC_qb0isx_wH27CXfWDdX_sdt8vmQSdHQQya61SbW5uYUqAQw-GWtq8zGjav6auWQ3nr_9gApK0jXkYX_bQHnmGKJvVdGb8lxsWIGdR_AGRF86xi_vFg85fRTZ60Kdza9FTMKC7yA=s591" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="591" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsz8AyUF3Zx2HRJboBnt_0QakRb4Fd-RXpIEI2I8bQGyC_qb0isx_wH27CXfWDdX_sdt8vmQSdHQQya61SbW5uYUqAQw-GWtq8zGjav6auWQ3nr_9gApK0jXkYX_bQHnmGKJvVdGb8lxsWIGdR_AGRF86xi_vFg85fRTZ60Kdza9FTMKC7yA=w320-h282" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Everyone wants a taste!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span> </span>MAP's summer program teens learn about food safety, diverse</p><p> cuisine, and cultural ties to food under our talented Kitchen Manager</p><p><span> </span>and Farm-to-Table Coordinator, Bethany. </p><p><span> </span>Buffalo has a long historical linkages with Italian immigrants.</p><p>The West Side (also MAP's beloved home), was a hotspot for new</p><p>Italian families to come to forge new roots alongside their ever-</p><p>standing traditions. </p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpLwd6ODuFaPBgjqLVgEMPb7RjzA7K36HqNh1IqCt8IuTWAF5stE8zAbC-BmCgQuFSZ3Zz2L7n0y-LiHIWR0pbeVSugSwY6qYx31zO4i2MbitZh6llPdP2O80RywP4yYbZVUvQXjTyZcltskuPSBtaWKUgISgdfibgFREw7KHgEBVgG3DQlg=s471" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="471" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpLwd6ODuFaPBgjqLVgEMPb7RjzA7K36HqNh1IqCt8IuTWAF5stE8zAbC-BmCgQuFSZ3Zz2L7n0y-LiHIWR0pbeVSugSwY6qYx31zO4i2MbitZh6llPdP2O80RywP4yYbZVUvQXjTyZcltskuPSBtaWKUgISgdfibgFREw7KHgEBVgG3DQlg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A fine feast</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Since Northern Italy relates more closely to Western<p></p><p>New York climate, most of the meal's components </p><p>reflect Northern style and cuisine. </p><p>A light summer squash salad with Italian vinaigrette</p><p>paired great with the summer heat. A Tuscan </p><p>vegetable stew sat beside it. The stew had added</p><p>heartiness to it as day-old bread was mixed in during </p><p>preparation.</p><p><i>Ribollita </i>means re-boiled in Italian. This concept is</p><p>a great mindset to adopt to avoid kitchen waste. </p><p>Rather than tossing extra and nearly-too-old bread and veggies, give them a second life in a stew!</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2KWU95nkLv5pXdfATUvn2oH6PlfET593yCqi30g5E9bCR4zKrh1WHG75dC_lqEZAqciL_TL49Hz_-lpRgtpsuExu0mXbEvtJpr8J5LP_bADL4Q5pxg_B_HG5NV4ozwOVjAmzz-Ek0C7OclKFwzIbVvqXUE42Z-bK1kDgldyDF3FLzbktXMQ=s441" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="441" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2KWU95nkLv5pXdfATUvn2oH6PlfET593yCqi30g5E9bCR4zKrh1WHG75dC_lqEZAqciL_TL49Hz_-lpRgtpsuExu0mXbEvtJpr8J5LP_bADL4Q5pxg_B_HG5NV4ozwOVjAmzz-Ek0C7OclKFwzIbVvqXUE42Z-bK1kDgldyDF3FLzbktXMQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Save room for dessert</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><i>(Currently staring at the stale bread and plentiful</i></p><p><i>carrots on your counter? Check out the ribollita</i></p><p><i>recipe at the end of this post).</i></p><p>Gnocchi molded by hand had everyone drooling -</p><p>better yet it was topped with MAP grown basil</p><p>pesto. 😋 For dessert, tiramisu. What a treat! </p><br /><p>Food builds relationships. Food tells stories.</p><p>Thanks for exploring cuisine and culture with us and hopefully we have inspired </p><p>you to get cooking yourself!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM2pwEzYutWolPjTQFAjTpJQ2wIDUCLudG2ag93GeOCWjlz4GxJ3u8bMShh446qsqPNAIHXyZKpyWr3nw4pu-WAKyf3QS3izboOCjnl8Uit-A4_4DDUJousrV-vfWPG3GaJYORPbQ0C0J2dhGBoVJVh2owCbmN5a9ETeUcB5eG3ol2q0GpzA=s1102" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="735" height="757" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM2pwEzYutWolPjTQFAjTpJQ2wIDUCLudG2ag93GeOCWjlz4GxJ3u8bMShh446qsqPNAIHXyZKpyWr3nw4pu-WAKyf3QS3izboOCjnl8Uit-A4_4DDUJousrV-vfWPG3GaJYORPbQ0C0J2dhGBoVJVh2owCbmN5a9ETeUcB5eG3ol2q0GpzA=w504-h757" width="504" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-26186035883097930342021-09-10T16:00:00.026-04:002021-09-10T16:00:00.224-04:00ID Some Pesky Garden Weeds! <p>Tuesday afternoon, Cornell Cooperative Extension taught a handful of MAP staff and local urban farmers how to identify different kinds of weeds.</p><p>Learning from knowledgeable experts in the field was both interesting and engaging. Scientists passed around various parts of weeds to get an up-close look at how to differentiate the endless kinds we encounter in our farms and gardens.</p><p>Weeds were divided into three types: grasses, vines, and mustards.</p><p>With grasses, we looked at massive growths like Giant Foxtail, which aggressively outcompetes crops. Witchgrass was an artful looking weed, MAP's Farm Manager, Katie, described it best as "fireworks"!</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4aYCrZrj4Y8ITspem09dg9ZrmgsN0e1RlaQ7McKIAJJCL0UU8t7ZJgCj7xCOa3aGobdurQBHIAveVvXT8A7AGOloDhNGl_sgW46hFZi3Uw6_NinLGWdo3rIs6TuE9wgmcG0P/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="327" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4aYCrZrj4Y8ITspem09dg9ZrmgsN0e1RlaQ7McKIAJJCL0UU8t7ZJgCj7xCOa3aGobdurQBHIAveVvXT8A7AGOloDhNGl_sgW46hFZi3Uw6_NinLGWdo3rIs6TuE9wgmcG0P/" width="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fireworks in witchgrass!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>In the vine category, the morning glory made a lovely yet unwanted appearance. In many gardens, hummingbirds and bees adore these delicate vine flowers. Yet, the hardy rhizome system that empowers morning glory growth ensures it grows fast and EVERYWHERE. Rhizomes are an underground network of shoots and roots. For plants like morning glories who have structures like rhizomes, they can better survive the winter.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovkuakBeKMHoveOtn4rBLpoyv6FX6ntD94UnAFDlvA1ejd7dbNEPVmG0TDof7T7eN5_g1a332pJYVRwN51e6iiUcl_i6wGpqdk3kJmhoJOe6ptRMpE4oaURswOiwEAni34EYg/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img alt="" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="425" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovkuakBeKMHoveOtn4rBLpoyv6FX6ntD94UnAFDlvA1ejd7dbNEPVmG0TDof7T7eN5_g1a332pJYVRwN51e6iiUcl_i6wGpqdk3kJmhoJOe6ptRMpE4oaURswOiwEAni34EYg/" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rhizomes (light brown stem) create a hardy, interconnected system of <br />roots, shoots, and stems in the soil.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>For mustards, many of the weeds carried that characteristically "mustardy" aroma. Shepherd's purse is an easy mustard to ID, with star-shaped hairy leaves that are named after the container that some shepherds used to carry their lunches in! The yellow rocket mustard was another standout with its bright hue and its notoriety for popping up first in springtime.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OtPqPtZx8aihXRQp2a-TW2g6RFFHVfx0I3carumsrmeH1qNpJTWyJ1E5UpR-pqmZ0xwO1022mlIFTrzfz1RucVIUyu4a8MPDMjfuc1gjf8uIB5EbyGXmueIH2UvzQ9HIKLHG/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OtPqPtZx8aihXRQp2a-TW2g6RFFHVfx0I3carumsrmeH1qNpJTWyJ1E5UpR-pqmZ0xwO1022mlIFTrzfz1RucVIUyu4a8MPDMjfuc1gjf8uIB5EbyGXmueIH2UvzQ9HIKLHG/" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shepherd's purse</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Weeds are an annoyance, but also quite fascinating. They are persistent and adaptive beings. To combat them, a gardener or farmer must also be persistent and adaptive.</p><p>Thank you so much to the knowledgeable agriculture and plant experts at Cornell Cooperative Extension!</p><p>Have a weed you can't identify? <a href="https://blogs.cornell.edu/weedid/sample-sumission/">Submit it to Cornell for Weed ID.</a></p><p>(All weed images are from Cornell University.)</p>InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-78812210152944897292021-09-03T16:00:00.001-04:002021-09-03T16:00:00.222-04:00Friday Lunch Recap - Polish Dishes (+ Recipe!)<p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></p><p>Welcome back to another Friday lunch recap! Meals are prepped by MAP </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCE3TAQ718jkU-M0s6RV-aeCWytz7cBnUUWRbSLtRKyrq79HmkbXGYxhn3AWSbFqMyTdQXQ4PD9Ybo5h8x2Gy2b5x6mgN9KyLvx8QD6d-DdOXWm8EYl99kT5Y5aezrje8Ucdsmm6XF8JUYz_MbdgxNjALV5Snbk5Ha10onxSZAlUl_vrSuaw=s422" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="422" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCE3TAQ718jkU-M0s6RV-aeCWytz7cBnUUWRbSLtRKyrq79HmkbXGYxhn3AWSbFqMyTdQXQ4PD9Ybo5h8x2Gy2b5x6mgN9KyLvx8QD6d-DdOXWm8EYl99kT5Y5aezrje8Ucdsmm6XF8JUYz_MbdgxNjALV5Snbk5Ha10onxSZAlUl_vrSuaw=w200-h191" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Artful preparation</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>summer program teens in our awesome kitchen space.</p><p>Throughout preparing dishes, MAP youth also discover and </p><p>present the traditions, holidays, and meanings that come hand in hand</p><p>with food. </p><p>This post highlights Poland! Buffalo has an incredibly robust Polish population.</p><p>Polish food is known for its heartiness, built around root vegetables</p><p>and thick, meaty stews.</p><p>Sauerkraut was of course part of the food creation process - salty and the ultimate topping for so many</p><p>plates! Fermentation is required though to make a stellar 'kraut, so for now our taste buds await.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU3sgx17r8oR0aq5k8KwHD5lSPxXdbAALdv1DQBlONl7J2zACnYSt8ULAmnJMsPpzdhvKLPDKgsVKfiyP2qun4ae5p7qN-ojdkhMTEInN6G_Bcfd9Ftq-TOfg61-dEB2vXoGVWLrofyvQWwI4t-VETqpiQeY9q-3aht749lam_2WtvdvsYvg=s438" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="438" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU3sgx17r8oR0aq5k8KwHD5lSPxXdbAALdv1DQBlONl7J2zACnYSt8ULAmnJMsPpzdhvKLPDKgsVKfiyP2qun4ae5p7qN-ojdkhMTEInN6G_Bcfd9Ftq-TOfg61-dEB2vXoGVWLrofyvQWwI4t-VETqpiQeY9q-3aht749lam_2WtvdvsYvg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sauerkraut anticipation!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Yummy cabbage rolls filled with rice and lentils were piled up -- these are called Golabki!</p><p>A side salad of Mizeria was whipped up full of sour cream and cukes. Look at the recipe below!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7pj-1RfShI-CiCNlj64hyXtscxtP3bLcqh9jVQdjSEqeugS7ThUSoC6vfk1JNPxgXUpa3lMt_vB5yzChZxwB_Co4KU1x0X8YB5dSQ97gq790K_6lA6q97JuH3W5-fYoHZXLGLHzX2Z4oENOSlqoeX4CzQJ5EFW4fikFCLIl-KNCtsnYABOg=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7pj-1RfShI-CiCNlj64hyXtscxtP3bLcqh9jVQdjSEqeugS7ThUSoC6vfk1JNPxgXUpa3lMt_vB5yzChZxwB_Co4KU1x0X8YB5dSQ97gq790K_6lA6q97JuH3W5-fYoHZXLGLHzX2Z4oENOSlqoeX4CzQJ5EFW4fikFCLIl-KNCtsnYABOg=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI31MZbGdAHczs1-aSKBAcMe4DqJc9i9qVDaL3nGhjvGRokqbFP7jHVjy80cp7ttHmQPqUDzgcQDyQmGQQRV7IexsCdrgUtPBWOAFPOUI7Ij4dgIy1iL4s-acbXV2iJ8k1di7u5YKynQiMTLRjXklTC4HbFBYkVO-jzSItN882Qmq2l8EOYQ=s534" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="534" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI31MZbGdAHczs1-aSKBAcMe4DqJc9i9qVDaL3nGhjvGRokqbFP7jHVjy80cp7ttHmQPqUDzgcQDyQmGQQRV7IexsCdrgUtPBWOAFPOUI7Ij4dgIy1iL4s-acbXV2iJ8k1di7u5YKynQiMTLRjXklTC4HbFBYkVO-jzSItN882Qmq2l8EOYQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A delicious final plate that wouldn't last long</span></td></tr></tbody></table>The famous staple ... the Pierogi, joined too (a much<p></p><p>lazier version would do for this Friday midday meal). </p><p>Food builds relationships. Food tells stories.</p><p>Thanks for popping into the blog today. </p><p>Now go start on your 'kraut and mizeria!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-27211814863500279962021-08-20T16:00:00.009-04:002021-08-20T16:00:00.258-04:00Friday Lunch - Eid Recap (+ a Recipe!)<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Catching up on our Friday lunches posts, MAP presents our Eid ul-Adha theme week!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUr3N6Q35cKQ5xjB61RHz0d46Wk70jDrPjPvUgowzoFUp_2xfsSHTpN7EM4nU463H7-HMJz6uPNdm5BbEgECAI1lNup6ihKu9hDxz-7_yiRZB3fNNCmZO-SiyLdB9xLE508CXY272YmhaJFfHPhxEvosLq52eXQRM4irbWjd__XC5xPc2oPA=s483" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="483" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUr3N6Q35cKQ5xjB61RHz0d46Wk70jDrPjPvUgowzoFUp_2xfsSHTpN7EM4nU463H7-HMJz6uPNdm5BbEgECAI1lNup6ihKu9hDxz-7_yiRZB3fNNCmZO-SiyLdB9xLE508CXY272YmhaJFfHPhxEvosLq52eXQRM4irbWjd__XC5xPc2oPA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Plentiful flavors!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span>During Friday lunch sessions, MAP teens go through kitchen safety, </p><p style="text-align: center;">food nutrition, and cooking fundamentals while</p><p style="text-align: center;">exploring linkages between culture and cuisine. MAP's kitchen manager </p><p style="text-align: center;">and farm-to-table coordinator, Bethany,</p><p style="text-align: center;">guides teens through prepping a shared meal that hones in on a particular country</p><p style="text-align: center;">or culture. Through this, teens learn about holidays, special dishes, and traditions.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Eid ul-Adha is a holiday celebrated by the Muslim religion. It is a day in </p><p style="text-align: center;">recognition of Abraham's sacrifice of his son for Allah. Allah then saved his son from</p><p style="text-align: center;">sacrifice because of Abraham's devotion, using an animal instead.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> On Eid ul-Adha, many Muslims donate a lamb or goat to less fortunate individuals in </p><p style="text-align: center;">remembrance of Abraham's love and faithfulness.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Since Eid ul-Adha is celebrated by many Muslim countries and cultures, MAP</p><p style="text-align: center;">youth recreated dishes from all over the world. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Haleem served as the center dish, a stew of goat meat and lentils. Halal goat meat</p><p style="text-align: center;">was utilized, meaning the goat was blessed and killed in a manner </p><p style="text-align: center;">considered more humane.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sheer Khurma was featured too. It is a spice-filled pudding dotted with raisins</p><p style="text-align: center;">roasted nuts and vermicelli. Check out the recipe below!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqEtrxqU7VT7ek6VHZvYZBQ-dD_tvGaDrLTJ23M_qKLumq4zswItjWXsFRagWiQHRUU55eKIYRnk_6poad0AO9_KXd4JrPP_p4gmdPocuQSgmCSn2CkTCdSHpe7N4j21-T2RmGu-urGWdtkCh0tLtgS3pSDyktCT3YyHxe8jC54SXJW19cqQ=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="652" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqEtrxqU7VT7ek6VHZvYZBQ-dD_tvGaDrLTJ23M_qKLumq4zswItjWXsFRagWiQHRUU55eKIYRnk_6poad0AO9_KXd4JrPP_p4gmdPocuQSgmCSn2CkTCdSHpe7N4j21-T2RmGu-urGWdtkCh0tLtgS3pSDyktCT3YyHxe8jC54SXJW19cqQ=w434-h652" width="434" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Food builds relationships. Food tells stories.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">MAP loves to bring light to the many beautiful cultures and their scrumptious </p><p style="text-align: center;">food-based traditions. Check back on the blog soon to see what else MAP Summer</p><p style="text-align: center;">Youth have used their cooking skills to showcase. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-zDGSa8o3XuzxAW1voaf1Sj18YUJsmfr6mg-MJdNMjm5jSGp4IzQ7bkgVAz36yKHpdYPmBo0AJgsOKIdfyebXaUwYaQnWkzBlpYu2y3qFjb-khglLgVQHXTzAST3i4cPXke3edPTzSaZUD3_4rqXsbg3pK-Am9uiDA23Ut51oX7pp5PA7Rw=s533" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="533" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-zDGSa8o3XuzxAW1voaf1Sj18YUJsmfr6mg-MJdNMjm5jSGp4IzQ7bkgVAz36yKHpdYPmBo0AJgsOKIdfyebXaUwYaQnWkzBlpYu2y3qFjb-khglLgVQHXTzAST3i4cPXke3edPTzSaZUD3_4rqXsbg3pK-Am9uiDA23Ut51oX7pp5PA7Rw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">MAP teens took charge of lunch</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-19256578257087448032021-08-18T15:20:00.000-04:002021-08-18T15:20:15.810-04:00Meet Emily!<p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMLLtgYpWhpG_JvfyHsDzFEPznyrNLRCVaZfYoYYgX4IIZ-X_YXsAUHPyuObjUZvloPF5oIHCZvoPmntE1zeQECTccdHmCuOuqywsoEhdvD7fnP_yucnca-bzXiGZdO741BNI/s1008/IMG_0336+%25281%2529.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMLLtgYpWhpG_JvfyHsDzFEPznyrNLRCVaZfYoYYgX4IIZ-X_YXsAUHPyuObjUZvloPF5oIHCZvoPmntE1zeQECTccdHmCuOuqywsoEhdvD7fnP_yucnca-bzXiGZdO741BNI/w400-h300/IMG_0336+%25281%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a>My name is Emily O'Bryan and I am happy to join the MAP community as their new Americorps VISTA Farmhouse Coordinator! Buffalo is my home and ultimate love. I recently graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in the lovely Finger Lakes region - surrounded by winery grapes galore! There, I focused on Environmental Studies with interest in improving local food systems and re-wilding urban spaces. 🦋</p><p>During my time on campus, I organized a <a href="https://www.foodrecoverynetwork.org/">Food Recovery Network</a> chapter for my school that collected and donated leftover packaged meals from to-go dining locations. This helped to combat food waste and food insecurity in the Geneva, NY area. I have been passionate about healthy food, animal welfare, and the planet since I was a kid.</p><p>I am a vegan, striving minimalist, and a lover of Pilates and dark chocolate. In my free time I enjoy hiking with my boyfriend, laughing with friends and family, reading books, and chilling with my dog Tinkerbell!</p><p>I am so grateful to grow here at MAP. </p><p>Sending fantastic vibes your way,</p><p>Emily ⚘</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.comBuffalo, NY, USA42.886446799999987 -78.878368914.576212963821142 -114.0346189 71.196680636178826 -43.7221189tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-20061819642654055122021-07-28T16:20:00.002-04:002021-07-28T16:24:02.303-04:00Meet the 2021 ABLE Team Leaders !!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8DSe-IXZor4eehRVsjj4GTyD61pYaBKMkTY51D40pSqygaAlK_hV3-Od1WbyzWoloVkDDKkuPYSelg4kWbiP8FzGqZqisia8OWnCXvg4khd0c6CpYnOUo3W5930KIRgRFoQD/s4032/IMG-4923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8DSe-IXZor4eehRVsjj4GTyD61pYaBKMkTY51D40pSqygaAlK_hV3-Od1WbyzWoloVkDDKkuPYSelg4kWbiP8FzGqZqisia8OWnCXvg4khd0c6CpYnOUo3W5930KIRgRFoQD/s320/IMG-4923.jpg" /></a></div></div><br />Christina Carissimo (she/they), AmeriCorps ABLE Team Leader<br /><br /><br />Christina received a Master of Music Education degree from SUNY Fredonia in 2021. They have worked as a graduate assistant researching LGBTQ issues in education, and as music teacher specializing in ages birth through nine. This is Christina’s second term of AmeriCorps ABLE service. Christina enjoys writing music, painting, and training her dog to become a volunteer therapy animal.During her time at MAP, she will facilitate the MAP Youth Program, empowering young leaders through food justice education and community engagement.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAfs-ox0QkztOJx0-zQUG3dE5a6fhF0-TIR6I2AfVvbmX4dVcHdYtuI_LJor-3355ebWEDttSvu1xFds65fNoVpkFVJWuNpWRvcWAyERL0CMUF4aEbw8WPK6sq0YjZx84l2Xg/s4032/IMG-4919+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAfs-ox0QkztOJx0-zQUG3dE5a6fhF0-TIR6I2AfVvbmX4dVcHdYtuI_LJor-3355ebWEDttSvu1xFds65fNoVpkFVJWuNpWRvcWAyERL0CMUF4aEbw8WPK6sq0YjZx84l2Xg/s320/IMG-4919+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br />Jaz Houston (she/her) Able Team leader<br /><br /><br /><br />Jaz is a Syracuse Native who came to Buffalo to attend school At Suny Buffalo State. After receiving her bachelor's degree in criminal justice, Jaz dedicated two years of service to the educational non-profit City year. During her time of service with City year she was able to work with the youth of buffalo, she led small group instruction with students to help improve their math and ELA scores all while maintaining a near peer relationship with students. Jaz has a huge passion for youth advocacy, mentorship , and restorative justice. Now partnered with Map through the Able program, Jaz is excited to bring forth her knowledge and experience as well as learn and grow with the Map youth and team as a whole. Some hobbies that Jaz loves to partake in consist of trying new foods, fashion , and music. During her free time Jaz Manages an Artist and loves to travel.<span id="docs-internal-guid-d0455a82-7fff-ca44-bfe9-0a9b6587c838"><span id="docs-internal-guid-df76985e-7fff-38d6-8be4-b92f26a1bb41"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></span></div>Neenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12475848868195428490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-2122287948902966192021-07-27T18:00:00.001-04:002021-07-28T09:34:18.244-04:00Friday Lunch - Week 1!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoizWrM6Ucm0BhDw6ETmIP-JRLnbywlU4PB1CHoVhmEfC0m8ISuhmEr8KVJ9T1HtqKUDIg5nDIcT4bv6rBBxVi9OFgoNqB11q2W5Mib0lt5wT3v0scVyH4QtpU79L_cEpxXD9_/s1440/Image+from+iOS+%25286%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoizWrM6Ucm0BhDw6ETmIP-JRLnbywlU4PB1CHoVhmEfC0m8ISuhmEr8KVJ9T1HtqKUDIg5nDIcT4bv6rBBxVi9OFgoNqB11q2W5Mib0lt5wT3v0scVyH4QtpU79L_cEpxXD9_/s320/Image+from+iOS+%25286%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MAP Youth grabbing lunch</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Our Friday Lunches are back! After a year off, we’re so happy to bring back this tradition! Each week as part of our MAP Summer Program, a new group of teens rotates through the kitchen spending a week learning about kitchen safety, nutrition, basic cooking skills, and the relationship between food and culture. At the end of the week, the teens work with Bethany, our Kitchen Manager, to prepare a lunch for the group using a different country or culture as a theme for the menu. The teens learn a bit about the background of that culture’s food including traditions, staple dishes, holidays, etc. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8k6Ff1tpBLLrGNz7_nyAUaT-TTTkGxWtyqHbHHSrIIrn45czsviCQDs_PgCjVd5PH8uTH0eqAaww5-HXgi39k_xf-6bmDRHVdwmwIXi_XrMAjAD4pY9rBg4cNEBPo5mYwlPw/s1440/Image+from+iOS+%25285%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8k6Ff1tpBLLrGNz7_nyAUaT-TTTkGxWtyqHbHHSrIIrn45czsviCQDs_PgCjVd5PH8uTH0eqAaww5-HXgi39k_xf-6bmDRHVdwmwIXi_XrMAjAD4pY9rBg4cNEBPo5mYwlPw/s320/Image+from+iOS+%25285%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MAP Youth Sara (left) and Rifat (right) prepare Friday Lunch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div dir="auto" style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For our first week, the menu theme was Native American, specifically food inspired by the tribes who originally lived in this region. We began our meal with a land acknowledgement, recognizing the land rights and sovereignty of the Haudenosaunee/Six Nations Confederacy and the teens shared a bit about the dishes they made. MAP Youth Specialist Sara Hill suggested “Indian Tacos” as our main dish and shared her family’s recipe for fry bread which we used as the base for the tacos. You can read more about Sara and her relationship to this traditional food <a href="http://growinggreenmassave.blogspot.com/2021/05/saras-food-story.html" target="_blank">on our blog</a>! </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i_AfcfhAf-cKvCPjCqQ7awse5xk49_R8_ui-W0Y8bdzhkWfT8ZC8Rh-arKtrON7ffSbujG9zYul81GrPakJqQSVEzlwkkYZG-L42EehViWCyP4BBU_80KDUe3_OI72ihKk0a/s1440/Image+from+iOS+%25287%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i_AfcfhAf-cKvCPjCqQ7awse5xk49_R8_ui-W0Y8bdzhkWfT8ZC8Rh-arKtrON7ffSbujG9zYul81GrPakJqQSVEzlwkkYZG-L42EehViWCyP4BBU_80KDUe3_OI72ihKk0a/s320/Image+from+iOS+%25287%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fry Bread</td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="auto" style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We also made a Three Sisters dish of boiled cornbread w/ beans topped w/ roasted squash purée! More information about this dish including the recipe can be found <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">here</a>.</div></div><div style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For dessert, we had a type of berry "pudding" known as <i>Wojapi</i>, made with local cherries, blueberries, and blackberries.</div><div style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44IyWyfF6U8aqtNIleRSw9ZKA5udDS1PNMcKtPzBtrPb5gZ9N6pARfZiOF2TcQ9SzhA98p0YWXzb6vtpMsS-XKCWRe3n-OeV6fjkbS_ITrxS_D2FP8h5urk69WnspjXAtkdxt/s1440/Image+from+iOS+%25288%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44IyWyfF6U8aqtNIleRSw9ZKA5udDS1PNMcKtPzBtrPb5gZ9N6pARfZiOF2TcQ9SzhA98p0YWXzb6vtpMsS-XKCWRe3n-OeV6fjkbS_ITrxS_D2FP8h5urk69WnspjXAtkdxt/s320/Image+from+iOS+%25288%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished Friday Lunch! </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Stay tuned for more updates! We're excited to keep sharing our Friday lunches with you!<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3rG3kjA7xr7H1-cChs8C9y2nVdpa3l_CsxbDBA8pb-4CuTWpC2jNQ3y0W6jePGyXTOCb6HzIy1lLVH3ULBQfwTD27K_MPKdC-EeNGwgpIRJ5kJQgvCTyq20WbhZVhVmu_8B_/s1440/Image+from+iOS+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3rG3kjA7xr7H1-cChs8C9y2nVdpa3l_CsxbDBA8pb-4CuTWpC2jNQ3y0W6jePGyXTOCb6HzIy1lLVH3ULBQfwTD27K_MPKdC-EeNGwgpIRJ5kJQgvCTyq20WbhZVhVmu_8B_/s320/Image+from+iOS+%25284%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MAP Youth Rifat (left) and Solomon (right) in the kitchen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-2478572232592584872021-07-13T16:00:00.002-04:002021-07-16T15:09:53.609-04:00Meet the 2021 Mobile Market Team! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkttHCoVraXpgMx0OCwwaCFAZaENPnunvGkzXPwUURTHumD8z86iy_qLCjgJaQb5gX4qfvKmiTYWQvypVaWO_mL8DactdVYIeyd-wyFo-cj6vJFGicqmJraZ5ku57WKM2iXFv6jA/s2048/PXL_20210507_164455163.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkttHCoVraXpgMx0OCwwaCFAZaENPnunvGkzXPwUURTHumD8z86iy_qLCjgJaQb5gX4qfvKmiTYWQvypVaWO_mL8DactdVYIeyd-wyFo-cj6vJFGicqmJraZ5ku57WKM2iXFv6jA/s320/PXL_20210507_164455163.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />They are busy restocking market tables, always ready to ring up your order, happy to offer advice on just how much squash to buy, and excited to learn more about your favorite recipes. These are the folks who drive out to farms to gather up the freshest produce for our markets each week. This is the team that packages up all the goodies. These are the smiling faces at our markets!<p></p><p><b>It takes a village to get fresh food to your neighborhood! Here are this year's Mobile Market team members. The team is comprised of full time & seasonal staff, interns and volunteers. </b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhds8S08z4hCV7R6eIt1w5c6a_w5VIORFwD9Elo496RPzAVgQQ3wiGStFmVvGSPMCW2EOZ0RwgiEbTGW2_3YYI2T2AjBhgM8wxDI1OerRlTjKkzEfJxz5OSmVTBatwFQObEctcibA/s2048/pxl_20210611_141018178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhds8S08z4hCV7R6eIt1w5c6a_w5VIORFwD9Elo496RPzAVgQQ3wiGStFmVvGSPMCW2EOZ0RwgiEbTGW2_3YYI2T2AjBhgM8wxDI1OerRlTjKkzEfJxz5OSmVTBatwFQObEctcibA/s320/pxl_20210611_141018178.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br />Meet Danielle!</b><p></p><p><a href="https://www.mass-ave.org/meet-the-staff">Danielle</a> is the Markets Director and Mobile Market team leader. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/31030517?blogID=31030517&q=label%3A%22Danielle%20R%22%20Danielle%20r#allposts/src=dashboard">Danielle has been with MAP for 7 years</a> now, and loves spending her time making sure that you know just what to do with swiss chard and when yellow watermelon season begins. Find Danielle popping into each of the different markets. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Mobile Market Coordinators</b></h3>Mobile Market Coordinators are the seasonal staff who support each market location. They procure food, prepare packaged products, and keep everything running smoothly. When you see them driving the market truck around town, remember to wave hello! <div><b><br /></b></div><b>Meet Dan!</b><div><a href="https://growinggreenmassave.blogspot.com/2020/06/meet-2020-mobile-market-crew.html">Dan is on his second season with MAP</a> as a Mobile Market Coordinator and his third year being involved in the food system. "I value sustainable living, which to me is living locally. I have enjoyed learning about our local food system through the communities and farmers of the greater buffalo area. Lastly, I am a big peach guy. Peaches are an exceptional fruit." You'll see Dan at Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, Neighborhood Health Center, Hispanics United, MAP's Market at the Farmhouse, and The Belle Center. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fD81eeQFxMmeqjBLijgci2jEgS87A6agThaT-0QbYV4q_c0RooY2oWd0YmO0_TwUgwwnZZUEmes2BYkONyXvtPO2TjGRiadE-jxqGyMP7tzUu0F__M7kE6qMd-6w4YpwPeGCWQ/s2048/PXL_20210622_154837878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fD81eeQFxMmeqjBLijgci2jEgS87A6agThaT-0QbYV4q_c0RooY2oWd0YmO0_TwUgwwnZZUEmes2BYkONyXvtPO2TjGRiadE-jxqGyMP7tzUu0F__M7kE6qMd-6w4YpwPeGCWQ/s320/PXL_20210622_154837878.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Meet Karine! </b></div><div><a href="https://growinggreenmassave.blogspot.com/2020/06/meet-2020-mobile-market-crew.html">Karine is returning for a second season</a> as a Mobile Market Coordinator and has spend many years working in the food system. "I’m excited to be back at MAP this year to bring all the beautiful fresh produce your way. Looking forward to seeing all our previous customers as well as meeting new people at the markets." You'll see Karine at Jericho Road, Elim Church, MAP's Market at the Farmhouse, and The Belle Center. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7K1z0p-wUJM4Gxw3roDVkUy86QQrvNjJzcEilBI2D-k3R1w9tSUk2LnwS8fdv8QOX-rlg1AKfcOt33IAfEMBAZ_gePYFG8B62hRvh92AU29JgrpuD6ie5IpERybZYII_NahCFA/s2048/PXL_20210610_152902672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7K1z0p-wUJM4Gxw3roDVkUy86QQrvNjJzcEilBI2D-k3R1w9tSUk2LnwS8fdv8QOX-rlg1AKfcOt33IAfEMBAZ_gePYFG8B62hRvh92AU29JgrpuD6ie5IpERybZYII_NahCFA/s320/PXL_20210610_152902672.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Meet Meghan! </b></div><div><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/31030517/4642936530944847853">Meghan joined our team in April as an Americorps VISTA</a>. This is her first term of service with MAP but she has been involved with the food system for a while now. Meghan is focused on coordinating MAP's partnership with The Veggie Van Study and helping build interest for two new market locations. You'll see Meghan at Jericho Road, Neighborhood Health Center, Elim Church, Hispanics United, MAP's Market at the Farmhouse, and The Belle Center. <br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Mobile Market Interns & Volunteers</b></h3><b>Meet Regan!</b><div>Regan is a UB architecture student and a graduate from Buffalo State’s urban planning program. "I love food, and thinking of ways we can bring people together! What better way is there than with food?!" Regan's favorite dish to prepare is pasta salad and her fav veggie is cherry tomatoes. You'll find Regan at the Jericho Road stop on Tuesdays. <div><br /></div><b>Meet Maisy!</b></div><div>Maisy is a Dietetics Intern at University at Buffalo. Maisy is completing her Community Wellness internship rotation at MAP! Maisy's favorite veggie is lettuce and her favorite dish to prepare is Chinese-style noodles. Maisy attends all of our markets to provide nutrition support. Talk with Maisy about what's in season and snap a photo or grab a link to one of our tried and true recipes. </div><b><div><b><br /></b></div>Meet Julia! <br /></b><div>Julia is a Daemen College alum joining us for the summer. "I love sustainability. If I had the space, I would have a big garden to grow my own food. I love trying new recipes with my husband who enjoys cooking." Julia's favorite veggies is broccoli and her favorite dish to eat is dumplings. Yum! You'll see Julia at MAP's Market at the Farmhouse and The Belle Center. </div><div><br /></div><b>Meet Jamal! </b></div><div>Jamal is joining us for the summer. You'll find Jamal at the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood stop. <b><br /></b><div><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdGqzDnB-q7L3Ek5BVQNVWyRdnogmvRY_s5iqvKEuIX0UY8qGp6dovAllmI260P3O6lTB-wYpH-mJRpDf3niEosQOxYWiEvQ9aTlcLAotkJwaunncsePw_1LZ5JWp5MxoN9igjw/s2048/PXL_20210609_203228160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdGqzDnB-q7L3Ek5BVQNVWyRdnogmvRY_s5iqvKEuIX0UY8qGp6dovAllmI260P3O6lTB-wYpH-mJRpDf3niEosQOxYWiEvQ9aTlcLAotkJwaunncsePw_1LZ5JWp5MxoN9igjw/s320/PXL_20210609_203228160.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Meet Anthony!</b><div>Anthony is a UB student joining the Mobile Market team for the summer. "On paper I’m a graduate student studying environmental health and urban planning. Off paper I’d consider myself a curious adventurer who’s interested in building solidarity through food security. Visual arts; especially photography, capture my imagination and I often think about how storytelling through different mediums helps us along our journeys." Anthony's favorite vegetable is sweet onion and he loves to prepare Ciorba [a Romanian meatball soup]. Find Anthony at Buffalo Promise Neighborhood and Elim Church. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Meet Taylor! </b></div><div><a href="https://growinggreenmassave.blogspot.com/2020/06/meet-2020-mobile-market-crew.html">Taylor is a seasoned MAP alum</a> returning for a few months of fun at MAP's Market at the Farmhouse and Buffalo Promise Neighborhood. </div><h3 style="text-align: left;">MAP Youth Employees</h3><div><b>Meet Sara! </b></div><div><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/31030517?blogID=31030517&q=label%3A%22Sara%20H%22%20sara%20h#allposts/src=dashboard">Sara is a MAP Youth employee</a> and rising senior in high school. Sara has been an awesome team member since spring when she ran circles around everyone at the Spring Seedling Sale. Find Sara at MAP's Market at the Farmhouse and The Boys and Girls Club - Town Clubhouse stop (coming soon!).</div>InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.com0Buffalo, NY, USA42.886446799999987 -78.878368914.576212963821142 -114.0346189 71.196680636178826 -43.7221189tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-40083659125223290372021-06-16T09:00:00.000-04:002021-06-16T09:00:00.229-04:00Youth Poems - Part 2 MAP Youth did an activity Big Group Meeting MAP Youth penned "I am" and "I am feeling" poems. Youth had the opportunity to reflect and express themselves in writing. Below are two examples of MAP Youth Poems:<div><br /></div>Laliya - I am from Poem <br /><br /><blockquote>I am from the place where the dust never settles I am from a port where the languages are just as intricate as the dishes I am from the land whoes private/public beaches are warm. I am from a place that greets guest where even the poor has tea to offer with chapati on the side or maziwa ya chai I am from brightly colored fabrics and I am returning to it.</blockquote>Sara - I am feeling Poem<br /><br /><blockquote>Today I am feeling like my strawberry seeds I started growing. Even Though I feed it water everyday nothing happens, even though I give it everything it needs sunlight fertilizer water space its still not growing. Slowly ever so slowly it grows but not enough to notice or pay any credit to. I know it takes a long time to start sprouting but what if it doesn't even amount to a good sized strawberry plant. My other plant is growing just fine, it has nice green leaves and flowers started sprouting. It’ll probably be fine but i’m worried. sometimes I feel like everything I do is for naught all the school work I do all the bread I tried and failed at making . My strawberry plant will probably grow up just fine its just taking a long time to grow probably because it started late. Maybe the dirt needs to be changed. Maybe it needs more sunlight. My mint started growing though !! maybe I should feel like my mint it pops up the right time and is enough to make tea. </blockquote><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtnJQTEKcMDMHtPCZFQXzi5wBLLXekxIw8AXGAve2eTdIXSg4lIXQPhjleiatt-tIwTNnzM0R1yPygi1HeGxN-50OqG_L-nuEXjqfvBqQhwTxq3CnrcgPsAOBU6LVCdCtl1R3/s2048/PXL_20210610_162050215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtnJQTEKcMDMHtPCZFQXzi5wBLLXekxIw8AXGAve2eTdIXSg4lIXQPhjleiatt-tIwTNnzM0R1yPygi1HeGxN-50OqG_L-nuEXjqfvBqQhwTxq3CnrcgPsAOBU6LVCdCtl1R3/s320/PXL_20210610_162050215.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-46301996807319586722021-05-28T16:06:00.010-04:002021-07-16T14:53:07.676-04:00Sara's Food Story<blockquote>When we think of food, ingredients, dishes and meals come to mind -- the dinner we recently enjoyed, something served at a favorite restaurant or take out spot, a go-to lunch plate, or maybe a family recipe. There are many layers to a favorite food. Is it the taste? The practice of procuring that meal? The good times you’ve had while enjoying it? Or the careful art of making it? </blockquote><blockquote>Food is visceral experience. We make deep connections through the food we eat. Our memories, experiences, and preferences are what make up our food values. These food values are important to our daily lives. They help shape our personalities and forge connections with people, places and points in our lives. </blockquote><blockquote><b>We learn so much about each other when we talk about what we eat, what we ate, and what we want to eat. </b></blockquote><blockquote>MAP Youth in the Mobile Market work group recently worked on telling our Food Story -- the practice of recalling and sharing a deep connection to food. We traced a favorite food back to our earliest memory of it, in hopes to get to know each other a little better.</blockquote><h2 style="text-align: left;">This is Sara's Food Story! </h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVknBo6RCLBgyxzJ6RvF8VGyFtsrhIFg8-TmLrcDQmiy7xeHuGaWPZbqk3oeCZrS9qQPMr_9WZb4QrG4Ef8E7EYLNu4IDgdU9CKtZBD5oxzfs7pm7aclOEmODzzSQO-4I-fc-Y1w/s960/Frybread%2521.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVknBo6RCLBgyxzJ6RvF8VGyFtsrhIFg8-TmLrcDQmiy7xeHuGaWPZbqk3oeCZrS9qQPMr_9WZb4QrG4Ef8E7EYLNu4IDgdU9CKtZBD5oxzfs7pm7aclOEmODzzSQO-4I-fc-Y1w/w400-h225/Frybread%2521.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />The earliest I remember eating fry bread is when I was just a wee little child. My mom, feeding me pieces of bread. I think that's where my love for bread came from (lol). Fry bread is a golden, flat, bread that is fried in lard, shortening or oil. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fry bread was developed out of necessity using flour, sugar and lard originally to feed thousands of natives. In the 1800’s, when natives were being forced into internment camps (reservations today), they were given commodity food boxes. They were boxes that were filled with rations of flour, lard, salt, sugar, coffee beans and canned foods, supplied by the U.S. government. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fry bread is a symbol of perseverance, resilience, and sacrifice and although it may not be the healthiest, it’s very existence is special because of the many hardships so many natives went through. I am not that connected to my native culture, unfortunately, but I’m proud that I as a native can choose to make and enjoy fry bread, instead of how my ancestors were being forced to make it just to get sustenance and survive. </div><div><br /></div><div>It’s golden outside, the yummy white fluffy inside. It makes me happy when eating it now and remembering happy memories of my mom!! I remember coming home from school and hearing the pops of oil that came from frying it, and me waiting in the kitchen where the sun would come through the windows in my childhood house. My dad makes it now and he is teaching me how to! My mom tells me about how her grandma made it for her, which is different than how my dad does it because he doesn't use cups to cut it. He just rips the dough and then fries it. Although my mom rarely makes it anymore, my dad makes it just as yummy as she did! We have it every couple weeks now, although my dad makes fry bread as a little snack if I ask him to. Sometimes we eat it with certain soups, sometimes we make it into tacos! The fresh crisp of the lettuce, and yummy meat that goes onto it, the bright red tomatoes. So yummy. I know that it seems like a small thing to focus on to explain through my food story, but it makes me happy that this is something that I can experience!!</div><div><br />Here’s a recipe that my dad uses :D My mom used to just measure it randomly but my dad uses proper measurement:<br /><br />Ingredients: 5 cups of flour | 2 ¼ cup of room temperature buttermilk | 5 tsp of baking powder | ¼ cup of hot water | Salt (the more flour you use, the more powder/ salt/ buttermilk you use) <br /><br />Directions: Mix ingredients in a bowl to a dough consistency | Let sit for 20 minutes | Put whatever oil thing you're using into pan and heat it up | Roll out dough and cut it into circle shape or whatever shape and cut it, or rip a piece of the dough and flatten it | Place in pan until it is golden yellow on one side, flip, cook until the other side is the same | Eat it! <h2>Share Your Food Story!</h2>Think of<div>-your relationship with food.<br />-your personal history with food, eating, diet, wellness.<br />-your food heritage.<br />-food patterns you participate in, traditions you hold dear, practices that are unique to you.<br />-how you have come to know a particular food<br />-where ingredients come from<br />-how food is made, where food is made, when food is made<br /><br />Choose a food you are close to.<br /><br />Trace this food back to your earliest memory of it. Think of a dish or ingredient, its significance, the preparation, the taste and overall feeling you get when eating it. Think of how you will carry on the tradition of making or eating this food for years to come.<br /><h3>Tell me your food story.</h3></div><p><i>If you would like to share your food story on our blog, please leave a comment below or send your submission to danielle@mass-ave.org. </i> </p></div>Danielle R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12564084958195421097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-66736898329491910742021-05-21T16:00:00.001-04:002021-05-21T16:00:00.209-04:00Fatuma's Food Story<blockquote>When we think of food, ingredients, dishes and meals come to mind -- the dinner we recently enjoyed, something served at a favorite restaurant or take out spot, a go-to lunch plate, or maybe a family recipe. There are many layers to a favorite food. Is it the taste? The practice of procuring that meal? The good times you’ve had while enjoying it? Or the careful art of making it? </blockquote><blockquote>Food is visceral experience. We make deep connections through the food we eat. Our memories, experiences, and preferences are what make up our food values. These food values are important to our daily lives. They help shape our personalities and forge connections with people, places and points in our lives.</blockquote><blockquote><b>We learn so much about each other when we talk about what we eat, what we ate, and what we want to eat. </b></blockquote><blockquote><div>MAP Youth in the Mobile Market work group recently worked on telling our Food Story -- the practice of recalling and sharing a deep connection to food. We traced a favorite food back to our earliest memory of it, in hopes to get to know each other a little better. </div></blockquote><h3 style="text-align: left;">This is Fatuma's Food Story! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZ6amU0M8R2RZ8cGFBbvCszqXH83-NXm4JQXzmlvKezh8i9A8e6fEc_l6hzqc_qpi9QxwiDm4OJmmipeM3YNcdmfooj4D8vabkuwmSM-LdKm04pIuUOxZ-Tj1HGdj-r-I3yomtw/s2048/Fatuma%2527s+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZ6amU0M8R2RZ8cGFBbvCszqXH83-NXm4JQXzmlvKezh8i9A8e6fEc_l6hzqc_qpi9QxwiDm4OJmmipeM3YNcdmfooj4D8vabkuwmSM-LdKm04pIuUOxZ-Tj1HGdj-r-I3yomtw/s320/Fatuma%2527s+Collage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></h3><div><div>When I was toddler, and my mother first started getting the hang of feeding me actual human food not baby, food it was potatoes. Not mashed potatoes, but baked potatoes. She mushed them when she was feeding it to me like mashed potatoes but not actual mashed, if that makes any sense. That's when my obsession with potatoes grew; every meal my mom made had to have potatoes in it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Potatoes make you feel full, at least in my opinion, so having it in any single meal for me is a plus. When I'm sick and just not feeling the best, my mom makes me soup with ginger, carrots, onions, and potatoes. It's the best. It gives me a nice jump start to actually get up and get things done throughout the day. The best thing about potatoes is that they come in any way shape or form. You've got baked potatoes, fried potatoes, mashed potatoes, etc. </div><div><br /></div><div>My favorite kind of potatoes is baked potatoes with fried chicken and yellow rice, but with a hint of orange and red. The way my mother gets it with color is just when the rice is done, and the water has completely dried up, you add <a href="https://www.goya.com/en/products/seasonings/sazon">Sazon</a> right on top and stir. The color spreads and adds flavor with the rest of the seasonings you add into your rice, which my mom adds a lot, but they all even out with each other which is so mouth-savoring. </div><div><br /></div><div>There's so many different ways my mom can change the form of a single potato into different things, it's crazy. I didn’t used to like fried potato wedges, but now they are bombs and I can eat them by themselves. Even when I go out to eat, I have to have fries or some type of potato. If I don't, I feel like I haven't really eaten anything. For snacks, chips-wise, I have to have the specific yellow classic Lay’s bag of chips. If you hand me any other type of chips I would eat them, of course, but they just don't hit the way the yellow bag of chips do from Lay’s. </div><div><br /></div><div>My favorite meal of all time would have to be fried potatoes, onions, and carrots, sometimes yellow bell peppers. You have to get them all incredibly soft and moist so first you bake them and then fry, but not to the point they are crispy or burnt, just right in between. That's when they are best to eat. My food story is just about a simple potato, that can be changed and formed in multiple different ways, which tastes awesome in all of its different forms.</div><div><br />Here are a couple ways I like my potatoes:<br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Potato Soup </h4><b>Ingredients</b>: carrots, potatoes, onions, red & yellow bell peppers, ginger (in its original form or powder, doesn't matter really) <br /><b>Seasonings</b>: garlic powder, salt, chicken soup base, <a href="https://www.vegeta.us.com/us/products/all-purpose-seasoning/vegeta">Vegeta All Purpose Seasoning</a>, and <a href="https://tones.com/products/">Tones Nashville Hot Chicken Seasoning Blend</a> (only if you prefer it spicy)<br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Baked Potatoes, Carrots & Onions</h4><b>Ingredients</b>: potatoes, carrots, onions, (I prefer white onions over red), red and yellow bell peppers (if you want to), tomatoes (diced), tomato paste, and oil<br /><b>Seasonings</b>: garlic powder, salt, chicken soup base, <a href="https://www.vegeta.us.com/us/products/all-purpose-seasoning/vegeta">Vegeta All Purpose Seasoning</a>, <a href="https://www.goya.com/en/products/seasonings/sazon">Goya Sazon</a>.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Share Your Food Story! </h2>Think of<div>-your relationship with food.<br />-your personal history with food, eating, diet, wellness.<br />-your food heritage.<br />-food patterns you participate in, traditions you hold dear, practices that are unique to you.<br />-how you have come to know a particular food<br />-where ingredients come from<br />-how food is made, where food is made, when food is made<br /><br />Choose a food you are close to. <br /><br />Trace this food back to your earliest memory of it. Think of a dish or ingredient, its significance, the preparation, the taste and overall feeling you get when eating it. Think of how you will carry on the tradition of making or eating this food for years to come.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Tell me your food story.</h3><div><i>If you would like to share your food story on our blog, please leave a comment below or send your submission to danielle@mass-ave.org. </i></div><div></div></div>Danielle R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12564084958195421097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-1089260368428947162021-05-18T18:00:00.001-04:002021-05-18T18:00:00.208-04:00Meet MAP Volunteers!On May 4th, MAP had it's first Open Volunteer Day of the year! We had 5 volunteers join MAP Staff to prepare our Winter Street lot for the growing season. Our Open Volunteer Day was such a success that everyone who participated came back for a second week! We welcomed volunteers back to Winter Street to help spread straw. Check out the pictures below! Keep an eye out for future Open Volunteer Day Announcements on our<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MassAveProject" target="_blank"> Facebook </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/" target="_blank">Instagram </a>(@Massaveproject)<div><br /></div><div><i>Are you interested in volunteering at MAP? Check out how you can become a <a href="https://www.mass-ave.org/" target="_blank">MAP Volunteer!</a></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8BsPM6Mub21yL-Z8er4pLQldVlEjlM47BAGFKRCp-ZVbAFvrtwsTW5pF4pprNnogqm2AvmlrbQKR6w9i4dUkNqFPiosKIe1ciVo88ccv8i_8QmjmJpeHJjV8bzEIGGW1japB/s2048/IMG_0657.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8BsPM6Mub21yL-Z8er4pLQldVlEjlM47BAGFKRCp-ZVbAFvrtwsTW5pF4pprNnogqm2AvmlrbQKR6w9i4dUkNqFPiosKIe1ciVo88ccv8i_8QmjmJpeHJjV8bzEIGGW1japB/s320/IMG_0657.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volunteers on Winter Street lot!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><i><br /></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK0CKUu1Jrt30LeQTi02JAMTIpaL8qgBks20AM51jTvWxZ8joTs6F6blukpn3FvxDHzsYJUPw2OBlteMwGRhezdiq2LebrnwXNzDiZFaYm88OaaX_PWa4HxLiEpZr01AAhLQY/s2048/IMG_0636.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK0CKUu1Jrt30LeQTi02JAMTIpaL8qgBks20AM51jTvWxZ8joTs6F6blukpn3FvxDHzsYJUPw2OBlteMwGRhezdiq2LebrnwXNzDiZFaYm88OaaX_PWa4HxLiEpZr01AAhLQY/s320/IMG_0636.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spreading Straw helps keeps the soil moist.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwKgVthYpMfnB9zG7F_ed23RbxQO_mVIDz33B3HpRYeiDArRYdO4arOa5a-vTuv5Af8WjW0h38Z9en0agmwVxqEbSoZAkPpbDO4CYfptmyx0SvVW0mIZQp7icakwkOgqRzvaw/s2048/IMG_0626.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwKgVthYpMfnB9zG7F_ed23RbxQO_mVIDz33B3HpRYeiDArRYdO4arOa5a-vTuv5Af8WjW0h38Z9en0agmwVxqEbSoZAkPpbDO4CYfptmyx0SvVW0mIZQp7icakwkOgqRzvaw/s320/IMG_0626.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Straw also helps prevent weeds.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqi13qYVlxbPdNUsWrVDx9ZnjKJDT5BFkLGXvMI3unUlyB88CQ7NG3Hhvlz4EiNl0_XQkoM6jbKlS7BlLnB13nrIJ9QKojtB11bSvNn7vaQTJ4gch0ftWAHavePFMTYDY3SFw/s2048/IMG_0649.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqi13qYVlxbPdNUsWrVDx9ZnjKJDT5BFkLGXvMI3unUlyB88CQ7NG3Hhvlz4EiNl0_XQkoM6jbKlS7BlLnB13nrIJ9QKojtB11bSvNn7vaQTJ4gch0ftWAHavePFMTYDY3SFw/s320/IMG_0649.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A job well done!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQ1a7PSd4OS22ZbPkAl3iD9u8DMr4jLULhPSAtdr1D-bhx2WqTJ_d2fOTKkHzhnojUIJWxBi8NJOGJwAw2RUQaiyIEktg2XRPFWEKounds3DcJ8JAFVXKPCq31vneFiv8DC74/s2048/IMG_0661.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQ1a7PSd4OS22ZbPkAl3iD9u8DMr4jLULhPSAtdr1D-bhx2WqTJ_d2fOTKkHzhnojUIJWxBi8NJOGJwAw2RUQaiyIEktg2XRPFWEKounds3DcJ8JAFVXKPCq31vneFiv8DC74/s320/IMG_0661.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrating Success!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to everyone who volunteered for this project!</div>InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-64677318589844622252021-05-16T18:00:00.002-04:002021-05-21T15:10:03.755-04:00MAP Youth Poems<p><span style="font-family: arial;">During a Big Group Meeting MAP Youth penned "I am" and "I am feeling" poems. Youth had the opportunity to reflect and express themselves in writing. Below are two examples of MAP Youth Poems:</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">Fatuma Osman’s </span><span style="font-family: arial;">“I am from” Poem:</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><blockquote>I am from Buffalo where the winters are so cold my toes and fingertips go numb. I am from Buffalo where one day it’s sunny the next it’s snowing. I come from a place where the pot holes are so bad you can get injured. I come from a place where the sun can be so hot at times it feels like you’re burning but the next day is cold. I come from a place where the Zoo has nothing to offer, nothing to really see. I come from a place where there is so much violence my own classmates haven't gotten to see 20 and we are just turning 18. I come from a place where sitting on your porch you have to be aware of your surroundings not knowing with a blink of an eye your life is gone . I come from a place where once you hear someone blasting music in their car you know it’s summer.</blockquote></span><p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Ezekiel Williams “I am feeling” Poem:</span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Today I am feeling relaxed. Relaxed like the red rocket I have at home. Swaying back and fourth under the light getting the food and nutrients it needs. The red rocket rocket has it easy now that it has already germinated and now it just has to grow. It had hard times germinating but now it has gotten through those hard times we can now grow.</span></blockquote></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SRKNgE2xG1wETubffljIJwEpbNLRP6rd-5tF4KuGPE6NucQcYK4Ko1gU7viLcaBbdPfoOwKgsw6sOkcIx7p4IrhMdjnDI1J5CqvJd7k3jlR5s2xWf68tZ2NgDZ3NX6AWH8yI/s2048/IMG_0669.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SRKNgE2xG1wETubffljIJwEpbNLRP6rd-5tF4KuGPE6NucQcYK4Ko1gU7viLcaBbdPfoOwKgsw6sOkcIx7p4IrhMdjnDI1J5CqvJd7k3jlR5s2xWf68tZ2NgDZ3NX6AWH8yI/s320/IMG_0669.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Red Rocket Pepper Seedling at MAP's Spring Seedling Sale</td></tr></tbody></table><br />InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-50398944511148550372021-05-14T16:00:00.004-04:002021-05-14T16:00:00.331-04:00Nichols Students Volunteer at MAP<p> MAP welcomed a volunteer group from Nichols Upper School. Students from the Social Justice and Service Class volunteered on a rainy day, spreading 12 yards of soil that they donated. Students also helped clear out our big greenhouse, including moving a massive water tank. Thanks for the donation and hard work! We look forwarded to seeing this class again next year!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXp4Lz95RZXtyVS18UP7C64oMp0MpFpBTOuvZGbQIILpIW_HOTcZIpKX68v1kqrprOyiK_YdT1O8EqkE7qAPKYZ8MVAvpXBcyBOt3tG0B-QHCeQ08NqthELaGpqPVWdqyZ6R0a/s2048/IMG_0582.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXp4Lz95RZXtyVS18UP7C64oMp0MpFpBTOuvZGbQIILpIW_HOTcZIpKX68v1kqrprOyiK_YdT1O8EqkE7qAPKYZ8MVAvpXBcyBOt3tG0B-QHCeQ08NqthELaGpqPVWdqyZ6R0a/s320/IMG_0582.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moving Dirt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPeU5aIQcQ41By8RRRfqv6wghTyK-kImNHDR-qDScq7QrYcOcPMkZE1RGSSTZvOkdOYmtZsuddbz463xKS0j4OO51_9larn4o0OwMkGXQOn8yvg3P2oFpbnWbsVN4YR24JcfD/s2048/IMG_0573.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPeU5aIQcQ41By8RRRfqv6wghTyK-kImNHDR-qDScq7QrYcOcPMkZE1RGSSTZvOkdOYmtZsuddbz463xKS0j4OO51_9larn4o0OwMkGXQOn8yvg3P2oFpbnWbsVN4YR24JcfD/s320/IMG_0573.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moving the water tank</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-11094840467504967122021-04-23T16:27:00.001-04:002021-04-23T16:27:17.981-04:00National Volunteer Week - Meet Bob!<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's</span><a href="https://www.pointsoflight.org/nvw/" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank"> National Volunteer Week</a> <span style="font-family: arial;">and w</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">e're excited to feature one of our favorite volunteers, Bob! </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-c512160b-7fff-1537-4228-af0a38204bc2"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9ba63567-7fff-73a5-a3af-14698ceca511"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bob has been a volunteer at MAP for about a year and has already made a big impact!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">He was first connected to MAP through his church group and now volunteers regularly (every Thursday to be exact!) </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bob has worked closely with MAP’s Farm Manager, Katie and has been especially focused on MAP’s chickens. So far he's improved our chicken coup by adding nesting boxes for our birds to lay eggs, a transition home for our baby chickens and an attached compost bin for our girls to explore! He's also constructing raised beds in our greenhouse.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Bob has been up to every challenge thrown at him! Thanks for all your help Bob! We appreciate you, your smile and the amount of love and care you give to our chickens!</span></p><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24MOcOGXZOT_-SJ9AwBVLueMFF8i0gjCwhVnsC00ciYfFfLE43DvINPE8kTGKlIoFuSs8qvijDlA3dSMpJo8ytoeOm4mF9L_xH3VsPRwLW6FivUrJHNly5tARxFCjZlhMKzpi/s2048/20210225_160512.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24MOcOGXZOT_-SJ9AwBVLueMFF8i0gjCwhVnsC00ciYfFfLE43DvINPE8kTGKlIoFuSs8qvijDlA3dSMpJo8ytoeOm4mF9L_xH3VsPRwLW6FivUrJHNly5tARxFCjZlhMKzpi/s320/20210225_160512.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nesting Boxes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8nmMB2W_ROtc6uzVMjSStUClbbFcaHX2Y2ztq4M81ixWUmKxcNwRY1sLblLdlESq6v2cgQd22cyGqpWlrxFv_6HU4sVzNINARkHje_UNjS814R5ZwBRoZ-oRCH1ZOE5z_Q-Z/s2048/20200626_135712.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8nmMB2W_ROtc6uzVMjSStUClbbFcaHX2Y2ztq4M81ixWUmKxcNwRY1sLblLdlESq6v2cgQd22cyGqpWlrxFv_6HU4sVzNINARkHje_UNjS814R5ZwBRoZ-oRCH1ZOE5z_Q-Z/s320/20200626_135712.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Compost Bins</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2GbTmjJCInGJeFdYBgqMxzrBvSv72-21a0ufJ8rTxH1919rZFvR5BWWN6PVNsLy1inEiJMtjGM-KxTwcQi4SdR0Z0ilnFqxFY28fnRoDidwdzNT2iXWsMc0JWQG02Btft_-I/s2048/20200624_105934.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2GbTmjJCInGJeFdYBgqMxzrBvSv72-21a0ufJ8rTxH1919rZFvR5BWWN6PVNsLy1inEiJMtjGM-KxTwcQi4SdR0Z0ilnFqxFY28fnRoDidwdzNT2iXWsMc0JWQG02Btft_-I/s320/20200624_105934.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Transition Home</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LV-iUaD2fQr56rrK87RroZCA_CYFP4VdZm1me4BBAAUF1vQ57SW2V92nW0HGmD4PtPfYofruY-sh1TPfLNMYvn3SRmNW8E1tgIvhN-RfgkQiBiWTBt0hrAhhzO8VXqtAJmHi/s2048/20210318_110644.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LV-iUaD2fQr56rrK87RroZCA_CYFP4VdZm1me4BBAAUF1vQ57SW2V92nW0HGmD4PtPfYofruY-sh1TPfLNMYvn3SRmNW8E1tgIvhN-RfgkQiBiWTBt0hrAhhzO8VXqtAJmHi/s320/20210318_110644.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raised Beds and Bob!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>You can read more about volunteering at <a href="https://www.mass-ave.org/volunteer" target="_blank">MAP HERE! </a></div>InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-82403208284058899172021-04-22T12:30:00.002-04:002021-04-23T09:33:13.012-04:00Celebrate Earth Day with MAP!<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLhB_6A1dU_Sg8HtI2O69NCfhrvV-FZy75tgI8IjT-bsBu6pWF6vMpje3D6UsI9LXN-tz7VmxUiR-Oizz8-j3c5wS_qOK727BP__bltVpUU9MNo9H84EIfEsE0Bd6opiu9_qc/s2048/Civic+Engagement-Advocacy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLhB_6A1dU_Sg8HtI2O69NCfhrvV-FZy75tgI8IjT-bsBu6pWF6vMpje3D6UsI9LXN-tz7VmxUiR-Oizz8-j3c5wS_qOK727BP__bltVpUU9MNo9H84EIfEsE0Bd6opiu9_qc/s320/Civic+Engagement-Advocacy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MAP Youth at the 2017 People's Climate March in D.C</td></tr></tbody></table></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We will look upon the earth and her sister planets as being with us, not for us.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">—Mary Daly, "Beyond God the Father," 1973</span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Happy Earth Day! Today we celebrate our amazing planet! We also demand action and raise awareness of the devastating effects of climate change and environmental destruction. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We reflect on taking care of the planet and in turn each other. Believe in your ability to make a difference, take simple steps and hold those in power accountable. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Below is a list of resources to help YOU make a difference this Earth Day!<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">NPR Life Kit, <a href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/985307540">Taking On Climate Change At Home: How You Can Cut Carbon Emissions</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">NPR Life Kit, <a href="https://www.wmfe.org/eating-less-meat-helps-the-environment-here-are-recipes-to-help/179007">Eating Less Meat Helps The Environment. Here Are Recipes To Help</a></span></li><li><a href="https://www.earthday.org/education-resource-library/">Education Resource Tool Kit - EarthDay.org</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/content/earth-day-2021-toolkit">Earth Day 2021 Tool Kit Resources - NASA</a></li><li><a href="https://bnwaterkeeper.org/">Buffalo Niagara Water Keeper</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/demand-climate-action">Learn How to Demand Climate Action!</a> - NRDC</li><li><a href="https://www2.erie.gov/environment/index.php?q=home-composting">How to Compost</a> - Resource from Erie County </li><li><a href="https://buffalorecycles.org/" target="_blank">MAP is a permanent drop off location for food scraps</a>! Drop them off at any time!</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc7UVdv0_nS0S2gjRBOKf-gwHEgTQhmyfxZYzopN4mN3-p2SWr-W9MLPtRaPQDMwGIa7WhQjs7gpva6XHPaGFvVefOpGm1p2pcgHOIR2Vr3yHiz8gaHI4fkvxczq4vBi3derA/s1081/49777617188_25b021c2c2_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc7UVdv0_nS0S2gjRBOKf-gwHEgTQhmyfxZYzopN4mN3-p2SWr-W9MLPtRaPQDMwGIa7WhQjs7gpva6XHPaGFvVefOpGm1p2pcgHOIR2Vr3yHiz8gaHI4fkvxczq4vBi3derA/s320/49777617188_25b021c2c2_o.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Earth Day!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div></span></div></div>InfoMAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803336614432229566noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030517.post-40516892913314888212021-04-14T08:00:00.001-04:002021-04-14T08:00:00.224-04:00MAP Attends the 2021 Mobile Market Summit<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div><p style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLuU75UjpaxnsMW4mkAR5fnq5lV0Yd5xlS6upfszxDs6IOd_UNUckfMEMEzy6TqeTYIrwU4oja9dzq5Pnb6_vOOQiacSKBNxnA02WxYNAhQPR5aeBJsi5ns2yYs756gbHuIxSiQ/s243/mobile-market-summit-logo-final_7+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLuU75UjpaxnsMW4mkAR5fnq5lV0Yd5xlS6upfszxDs6IOd_UNUckfMEMEzy6TqeTYIrwU4oja9dzq5Pnb6_vOOQiacSKBNxnA02WxYNAhQPR5aeBJsi5ns2yYs756gbHuIxSiQ/s0/mobile-market-summit-logo-final_7+copy.png" /></a></div>On April 1st and 2nd of 2021, Danielle Rovillo (Markets Director), Meghan Dawe & Karine Amato (Market Coordinators), and Susan Petty (MAP Intern from Daemen College) attended the 3rd Annual Mobile Market Summit. This two-day, virtual event was organized by <a href="https://www.myveggievan.org/" target="_blank">Veggie Van</a>, an organization that created an evidence based toolkit for mobile produce market programs through years of hands-on research. The Summit featured sessions addressing the current needs of mobile market operators, information for funders and those seeking funding, current mobile market research, and information on the larger food policy environment that informs our work. </div><div><br /></div>With the spotlight 2020 put on everything from racial inequality to food insecurity, the Mobile Market Summit was an amazing way to network, share best practices, and learn about the future of food access. <div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="222" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ds6Gy8u1Yr-WlHcAAV2qYcQBukRDrLeJ4uRsNO3rsQaom-UnpLO_B6a8_Myxx9b_CcwwEvpu6A4KHO88x8TTgg49CN_LhwgrEhPIRFoH2WWzn4aMOKejT1389ea5uu8WnWFZlMTr=w222-h222" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="222" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DeVita Davison</td></tr></tbody></table>DeVita Davison, the Executive Director of <a href="https://foodlabdetroit.com/" target="_blank">FoodLab Detroit</a>, opened with a keynote address that focused on our country's successes and opportunities in addressing food security. 2020 demonstrated our robust food bank and pantry system’s ability to provide food. She noted that between April and December of 2020, 6.1 billion pounds of food was distributed vs 4 billion from the previous year. The USDA spent $6 billion dollars on produce, dairy and meat products for the Coronavirus Food Assistant Program (CFAP). So with all this food, why is there still hunger? “Hunger is about access and power, not a lack of food.” COVID revealed the opportunities in our food system such as structural poverty, institutionalized racism, and food's connection to health, equality and power. African Americans were disproportionately impacted by COVID due to a high number of service based jobs and a higher incidence of comorbidities such as diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer. Out of the $6 billion dollars from CFAP, a barely noticeable 0.01% of that money went to black farmers. </div><div><br /><div>This and many other obstacles are a side affect of Food Apartheid, a term coined by Karen Washington to explain the root causes of hunger in historically marginalized communities. “What I would rather say instead of “food desert” is “food apartheid”, because “food apartheid” looks at the whole food system, along with race, geography, faith, and economics. You say “food apartheid” and you get to the root cause of some of the problems around the food system.”</div><div><br /></div><div>So what do we do now? Veggie Van focuses their model to address multiple dimensions of access, including availability, affordability, accessibility, acceptability, and accommodation. MAP has focused on much of the same, with emphasis on food system equity and access to culturally-appropriate food. </div><div><br /></div><div>With the conference attendees ranging from Maine to California to Canada, we heard from many different speakers about how their markets address these obstacles and have adapted to 2020. Roberta Cosentino from Pennsylvania's <a href="https://chestercountyfoodbank.org/" target="_blank">Chester County Food Bank</a> and <a href="https://chestercountyfoodbank.org/programs-education/nutrition-education/fresh2you-mobile-market/" target="_blank">Fresh2You Mobile Market</a> have been focusing for years on incentives and resources to combat the root causes of poverty including cooking classes, raised bed gardens, farmers from the community on staff. Fresh2You converted their markets in 2020 from customers picking their own produce to market employees picking and packing requested food. Josh Trautwein from <a href="https://www.aboutfresh.org/fresh-truck/" target="_blank">About Fresh</a> in Boston MA, who focuses on health systems partnership and increasing purchasing power of low income customers, created a new Fresh Box program that allowed them to distribute 100,000 boxes in the last year, many of which were direct to doorstep. Matthew Kleinmann of Kansas City, Kansas explained how the residents on their council have taken on decision making and power to eventually ownership of the <a href="https://www.dottemobilegrocer.com/" target="_blank">Dotte Mobile Grocer</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>At MAP, we implemented a deli-style service model at our Mobile Market locations and worked closely with <a href="https://betterourcommunities.com/">Rich Family Foundation</a> to ensure equity among those experiencing hardships due to COVID. The <a href="https://www.mass-ave.org/shop-at-our-farmhouse">All Access Pass</a> made it possible for folks to receive support on their purchases when they needed it the most. We even added an affordable produce box at a few locations to speed up transactions and reduce our footprint in small spaces. We learned that our best practices were right in line with our colleagues in the mobile market industry. </div><div><br /></div><div>How does a community-run organization such as Dotte Mobile Grocer measure impact? In Elyse Guidas and Matthew Kleinmann’s interactive session on engagement, we, as the audience, responded about the level of public participation now and where we wanted to go. Currently, 65% of participants feel that they are currently at the Consult or Involve phase. In the future state, 77% of participants want to work toward Collaborate and Empower. The consensus is markets that are truly connected to the people they serve are better positioned to reach and lift up the community.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="410" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/i-B_joT2V3Gba7mRptZ-kj3Eju3CpGebq1U2VoPfWYdkdCtZlWVqHvuEHMUXgF8-nzALo2G5DztK27SmZwbIEdT4s8GamQ78i3YGlcTw_lHj2cDWLpH2F0TaNp4rY36QdxmmzTJ4=w587-h410" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="587" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IPA2 Spectrum of Public Participation</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>So how do we get there? At MAP, we do a ton of <b>listening.</b> We work very hard to get to know the communities we visit. We ask questions, share experiences and hold space for those who stop by our market stand. We also strive to build strong connections with community partners. Our Mobile Market only visits communities we are invited to and we do so by building a partnership with a community-based organization such as community centers, healthcare providers, schools or faith-based institutions. We continue to implement new strategies to better serve our customers and give our program a tune up each year. Collectively, we work to advance the state of Mobile Markets across the nation by establishing a mobile market coalition, continuing the evidence-based research on market impact with Veggie Van, and networking together with service providers, farmers, and customers. But the most important thing moving forward is to practice hope. DeVita Davison left us with a quote by James Baldwin that gives her the motivation to continue striving to build a better food system , “Hope is invented everyday.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Keep hoping!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p></div>Meghan - Mobile Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04503155326435536212noreply@blogger.com0Buffalo, NY, USA42.886446799999987 -78.878368914.576212963821142 -114.0346189 71.196680636178826 -43.7221189