Farmers’ Market Tour Update from Stonegate and delicious kale chips!

Finally a farmers’ market with beautiful sunny weather and no rain!  Tuesday evening we visited Stonegate farmers’ market in Etobicoke with a fresh food drive for St. James Humber Bay Food Pantry. The Buy Local Share Local tour stop raised over 75 pounds of fresh produce for those in need in the surrounding community. The public donated lots of fresh fruit and corn, and at the end of the market Fisher’s Farm from Janetville generously donated potatoes, beans and orange cauliflower. I purchased some organic popcorn (yum!) and kale from Nature’s Way Organics to take home with me.

produce display from Nature's Way Organics

My Kale Experiment

I’ve never cooked kale so I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. After a little research I found out that kale is packed with nutritious vitamins, and I decided on whole wheat penne with kale (amongst other local, in-season veggies). I still had a lot left over, so as an experiment, I decided to make kale chips. I was completely surprised at how good they were; actually I couldn’t stop eating them after I took them out of the oven. They were easy to make, and there are tons of different recipes online. I used a recipe similar to this one but with a few modifications (and a lot less salt). I sprinkled a bit of parmesan on top before I put them in the oven, but garlic powder or cayenne would be nice too.

Post-oven kale chips

Kale chips pre-oven

 

 

 

 

Buy Local Share Local will be at Guildwood Village Farmers’ Market next Thursday (August 6th) from 2:00 -6:00 pm. Come on out and visit us!

Also, if you have any different ideas for kale recipes or a new fruit or vegetable recipe for me to experiment with, let me know!

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