Zani’s Spinach Pupusas with Growing Gardens

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 our second class of the season with Growing Gardens, we visited the Providence Milwaukie Hospital Community Teaching Kitchen. Farmer and Chef Zani showed everyone how to make rich pupusas filled with spinach and cheese, and delicata and peppers from Eloisa Organic Farm.

Thanks to the hard work of the PNWCSA Coalition, kids went home with great information about Community Supported Agriculture and financially accessible local food options in their area. A big thanks for making these classes possible!

And a big thanks to my good friend, Zani Refugio for joining us this season! Zani is the Assistant Greenhouse Manager at Gathering Together Farm and owner of Plato al Pueblo LLC.