i Eat Green

Guest today is Owen Taylor, who is the City Farms Program Manager for Just Food. Just Food is a New York City based organization that aims to unite local farms and city residents of all economic backgrounds with fresh, seasonal, sustainably grown food. He graduated from San Francisco State University in Urban Studies, where he focused on the role of urban agriculture in food security and community development. Owen has also completed the 8th International Agro-Ecology Short Course at the University of California, Santa Cruz and was a member of the Food Project’s 2006-2007 BLAST Leadership Cadre. Owen spent a year teaching Urban Ecology and Design in New York City public schools, and several years giving gardening and composting workshops in San Francisco and New York City (as a Just Food trainer). He began with Just Food in late 2005 as the Chicken Intern, and continues this work with eggs, fertile soil, and delighted hens, hen-keepers, and the people who love them. Bhavoni gave us a great recipe for the week, Enjoy: Contact Owen at: owen@justfood.org Bhavoni gave us a great recipe for the week, Enjoy: Raw Kale and Mizuna Salad with Lemon Dressing 4-6 cups kale leaves (or other greens) avocado cherry tomatoes sunflower seeds or walnuts Olive oil Lemon juice Raisins or currants Rinse and dry one bunch of greens (or a combination), tear it up and place it in a roomy bowl. Add two or three cloves of finely minced garlic, a light coating of cold-pressed olive oil, the juice of one lemon, salt and pepper. Toss the greens together and take big handfuls and squeeze the greens. Keep doing this for about a minute. Everything will get nice and juicy and the greens will soften and shrink in volume. Then you can let it sit for a while. The lemon will ‘cook’ the kale, soften the greens and garlic even more. Before serving, add whatever sliced of grated veg you have. I like sliced or diced avocado, grated beets or carrots, or diced apple and top with sunflower seeds and raisins. or any other chopped nut or seed you have for a bit of crunch and texture.