At the Market this week:
Mint
Chives-garlic
Dill
Cilantro
Winter medley bags
chrysanthemums
arugula
Green cabbage
Red cabbage
Hon Sai Tai
Mei Qing Choi
Pak Choy
Tatsoi
Mizuna
Broccoli
White Cauliflower
Purple cauliflower
Green kale
Dinosaur kale
Curly mustard
Red mustard greens
Turnips w/tops
Collard greens
Spinach
Green kohlrabi
beets
Green lettuce
Savoy cabbage
Red dandelion
green dandelion
Swiss chard
fresh herbs
pastured eggs
onions
local honey
pepper jellies
handmade soaps
goat cheese
flowers
soups AND MORE!
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FRESH MARKET NEWS
On Saturdays, you'll find us behind ONION CREEK CAFE at 3106 White Oak Drive between Heights Blvd and Studemont, in the Heights. We're there from 8 AM til noon.
On Tuesdays, visit us in the parking lot of CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH, in Rice Village, 2353 Rice Blvd at Greenbriar. Tuesday hours are 4 PM til 7 PM, every week!
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Real Food, Naturally: Flu Update
by Glen Boudreaux
President, Houston Farmers' Market
www.jolievuefarms.com
Good news comes from scientists in Holland and Japan simultaneously on the possibility of a flu pandemic - they think it is unlikely from the current strain.
The form of avian flu which is causing all of the concern is a known form catalogued as H5N1. This version is known to be found in the lower lung cavity, and was first identified in the 1950's. Consequently, the mechanics of its ability to infect from human to human is believed to be difficult. We spread viruses from human to human by the sneeze or cough, and this strain burrows so deep in the lungs that it is not expelled through this reflex. Bird to human infection seems likely only in people who are consistently exposed to infected flocks, such as those that sleep in close proximity to an infected flock.
Peter Palese, a virologist at Mt. Sinai, says he "feels strongly that H5...is not the virus which is likely to be the next pandemic."
Let us hope that he is right. In the meantime, continue to bolster your immunities with fresh, nutritious foods from your local farmers and food artisans at your nearby farmers market. It's "thousands of miles fresher".
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Seed Cheese Cabbage Rolls
- 1 1⁄4 cup finely grated carrots
- 1/3 cup thinly sliced red bell pepper
- 1 garlic clove pressed
- 1 tsp minced green onion
- 1⁄2 tsp dill
- 1 tsp Namo Shoyu
- 1⁄4 tsp lemon zest
- Dream Cream (recipe below)
- Green cabbage leaves – left out for several hours to wilt
Mix ingredients into Dream Cream and spoon 1⁄4 cup into cabbage leaf. Remove the core if cabbage is tough.
Dream Cream:
- 1/3 cup raw macadamia nuts
- 2/3 cup pine nuts
- 1⁄2 cup almonds
- 1 cup filtered water
- 1⁄2 tsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
Recipes courtesy Pat Greer, Central City Co-op
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Houston Farmers Market
Every Saturday from 8 AM to 12 noon, behind Onion Creek Coffee House, 3106 White Oak Drive in the Heights, between Heights Boulevard and Studewood
Every Tuesday from 4 PM to 7 PM, 2353 Rice Blvd at Greenbriar in the parking lot of Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston Farmers Market - Market Contact: Joan Gundermann joan1@gundermannfarms.com or Janice McIntosh jmcintosh001@hotmail.com
photo courtesy Monica Kressman
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