http://ucanr.org/blogs/MFPLA/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed The LA County Master Food Preservers share tips for home food preservation enthusiasts en-us UC ANR http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:43:02 PST Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:43:02 PST UC ANR REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF ORGANIC AUTHORITY (www.organicauthority.com) Earth Day Profile: Chef Ernest Miller on a Different Kind of Soul Food Written by Lacy Boggs Renner   (image: The Farmer's Kitchen) In the heart of the bustling Hollywood Farmers Market sits The Farmer's Kitchen: a farm-to-table cafe as well as a commercial teaching, processing and retail kitchen offering affordable, healthy foods for patrons at all income levels. We chatted with chef Ernest Miller about the...
]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:28:41 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7373&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed sasco1900@gmail.com(Sarah A Spitz) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7373 On Saturday, April 14, the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County held their annual Earth Day Festival in Whittier. Crowds of people, young and old, were waiting eagerly at the entry gate well before the start time of 10 a.m. Teamed with our fellow UCCE/Los Angeles County Master Gardeners—and located between the booths of Engineers Without Borders, OrangUtan Republik Foundation, and across from Friends of the Los Angeles River, we shared a table and white canopied booth and stayed busy,...
]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:41:32 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7279&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed sasco1900@gmail.com(Sarah A Spitz) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7279                                The day dawned grey and drizzly but the intrepid UCCE/LA County Master Food Preservers were raring to go. The “concluding events” of City of LA Mayor's Day of Service – this year scheduled all across the city on Cesar Chavez Day (March 31) and dedicated to the theme of Good Food for All – took place in a lively corner of the urban jungle at the edge of Chinatown, at Metabolic Studios, an arts/eco experimental collective, which organized the “Cornfield” we’ve all...
]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:43:43 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7159&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed sasco1900@gmail.com(Sarah A Spitz) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7159                                                  It may not be the sexiest vegetable, but cabbage had its day in the sun (well, not exactly sun -- it was a grey day!). On Saturday, March 31, the UCCE/LA County MFPs participated in "Good Food Day LA," as judges for the "Mayor's Day of Service" Cabbage Contest, "From Kim Chee to Coleslaw." Pictured above is Paula Daniels, who heads the Los Angeles Food Policy Council, which had a big hand in organizing the day's activities -- and for getting...
]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:43:41 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7160&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed sasco1900@gmail.com(Sarah A Spitz) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7160 Students at Thomas Starr King Middle School in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, finish classes at 1:45pm on Tuesday afternoons. Since that is earlier than every other day of the week, there are lots of interesting clubs set up for kids whose parents can't pick them up until later. About 30 to 40, sixth and seventh graders elect to participate in the L.A.C.E.R. sponsored Garden Club.  Thanks to the efforts of Enrich LA, the beautiful garden at the center of this Title One campus has...
]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:35:25 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7132&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed freshrachael@gmail.com(Rachael Narins) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7132 This story originally appeared in LAist.com and is reprinted with permission. By Sarah Spitz (LA County MFP)/ Special to LAist The March winds roared in like the proverbial lion this weekend, propelling us through the 90-mile journey to the 4-H Antelope Valley Food and Fashion Revue in Rosamond, California. We were three: I am a newly-minted University of California Cooperative Extension Los Angeles County Master Food Preserver, judging a competition for the very first time in my MFPLA...
]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:46:11 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6965&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed sasco1900@gmail.com(Sarah A Spitz) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6965 I am in love with my Excalibur Dehydrator.  When I had dried persimmons at one of the fall classes, I knew I couldn't live without one. The exciting part is taking advantage of seasonal abundance. Who can resist a case of anything at $10? Especially when it's these crazy kiwis from Soledad Farms at the Hollywood Farmer's Market.As you can see, these kiwis don't make it to the grocery stores because of their odd shape. Mostly they look like two grew together as one.  I sliced them on the...
]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:25:11 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6906&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed jbcook4me@mac.com(Jennie Cook) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6906 ]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:58:01 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6784&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed sasco1900@gmail.com(Sarah A Spitz) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6784 It's that time of year when all the Master Food Preservers get marmalade fever. It is a banner year for citrus here in Southern California and getting sweeter every week. Look for Sevilles and bergamot oranges if you want a clear marmalade. The picture to the left is a Valencia orange marmalade - cloudy but delicious. (Sweet oranges make cloudy marmalade)This is a blood orage marmalade.  I heard Chef Ernie talking about adding a little baking soda in the pot to soften the rinds.Marmalade is a...
]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:26:17 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6756&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed jbcook4me@mac.com(Jennie Cook) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6756 The Fall Class of UCCE Los Angeles Master Food Preservers held its graduation on Nov. 22, with a wonderful potluck, a beautiful cake, some great looking badges and graduation certificates, and an attitude of community-minded giving in our futures. Our Silent Auction is indebted to the contributions made by the manufacturer of the All-American Pressure Canner (21.5 QT), a donated item of great value which launched a bidding frenzy; and the Thermoworks Thermapen and 2 Pocket Thermometers fetched...
]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:24:17 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6259&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed sasco1900@gmail.com(Sarah A Spitz) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=6259 This time of year, many food preservation enthusiasts are hard at work in their kitchens canning, freezing, drying and fermenting. They are scouring their recipe books (USDA approved, of course!) for interesting and delicious ways to take fruits and vegetables at the peak of their freshness and preserve them so they may be enjoyed year-round. For the home food preserver, this hard work will pay off for months to come, and lucky family members and friends will delight in the delicious gifts that...
]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:33:12 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5877&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed bkroche@ucdavis.edu(Brenda Roche Wolford) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5877 ]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:32:56 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5230&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed felicia@fig.la(Felicia Friesema) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5230 ]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:57:12 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5226&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed felicia@fig.la(Felicia Friesema) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5226 ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:58:00 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5096&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed felicia@fig.la(Felicia Friesema) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5096 ]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:29:06 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5071&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed felicia@fig.la(Felicia Friesema) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5071 ]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:06:04 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5059&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed felicia@fig.la(Felicia Friesema) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5059