It’s Holiday Season!! Even if you’re watching what you eat, this is the time when those good habits seem go out the window. Wait! Home-made cookies can give you the taste treats you want with a bit of healthy goodness and portion control.
By now, you should have received your November SNAP benefits. And Thanksgiving is only days away. Our Harvest Home markets are loaded with fresh fruits and veggies that can give your Thanksgiving festive color, attention-getting taste, and a bit of healthy goodness.
It’s Fall. Time for the amazing varieties of winter squash like white delicata, sweet dumpling, pale yellow butternut, dark green, round acorn, and of course, pumpkin.
The weather is changing to cool and breezy. The air is fresh again, and Harvest Home Farmer’s Markets are filled with vibrant produce, including carrots, broccoli, peppers, corn, squash, and ripe tomatoes!
It’s starting to get cooler! Fall is coming: you can use the oven again! Most importantly, the best of summer crops are in our Harvest Home Farmers’ Markets.
Staying healthy this past year has not been easy. Eating the right combination of foods can help keep you healthy. The key is more fruits and veggies and less meat and fats. At Harvest Home, we have learned that taste is very important because if it doesn’t taste good, no matter how healthy it is who wants to eat it. Like most of you, we’re busy, so simple and delicious ways to prepare healthy meals is the only way to eat healthy consistently.
Summer heat has arrived, look for food that coincides with the growing season and buy farm fresh veggies from one of our Harvest Home farmers markets. Have a taste of sweet peas, red and yellow peppers, carrots, squash and greens. Combine them to make fast and easy pasta meals, and best of all you can serve it hot or cold.
Summer berries are arriving at our Harvest Home farmers markets, make sure to visit us at our Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn locations for our fresh picked and naturally grown produce. Blueberries and strawberries are packed with antioxidants that fight disease and are good for a healthy heart. Berries have a short growing season so grab them while you can.
