Go-To Breakfast Medley with Head Start Staff

As a part of the work we do with the Pacific Northwest CSA Coalition to promote Community Supported Agriculture, this year we are offering free cooking classes to help bridge the gap between local farms with financially accessible CSA programs and low-income or low-access communities. This year we partnered with community organizations, co-instructors, and local farmers to bring this free cooking class series to life.

In this class, we joined the staff team at The Head Start of Lane County to talk about financially accessible CSA options available to families they work with locally, and how to cook a simple and delicious breakfast medley with fresh produce. Most of us aren’t familiar with many of the vegetables available locally, but all it takes is a little oil and salt to bring out their flavor. All participants at our classes go home with a bag of produce for the week and recipe cards for inspiration.

Together with my very good friend and co-instructor, Rosario Allende, we made our recipe with potatoes, celeriac, bell peppers, and a fresh tomato salad on the side drizzled with sticky sweet balsamic reduction. Produce for this class was from FOOD For Lane County Youth Farm & Gathering Together Farm. After class, we visited the Youth Farm and saw the beautiful veggies and CSA program that their team offers.