This Saturday's Fall Harvest Festival, Weekly Microgreens, Vegan Collards & Black Eyed Peas
#64: Fall Happenings @ Featherstone Garden
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This Saturday (10/22): Fall Harvest Fest
Don’t forget to mark your calendars: This upcoming weekend is the Motor City Grounds Crew Fall Harvest Fest! Join us for a day of neighborhood fun— we’ll be selling homemade caramel apple crisp and worms & dirt (pudding cups), plus we’ll have pumpkin painting for the kiddos, complimentary cider & doughnuts, music, and more!
When?: Sat, October 22, 2022, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
Where?: 4143 Barham Street Detroit, MI 48224 (map it!)
Weekly Microgreens
Each week during our microgreens subscription cycle, we’ll be sharing a photo of how we’re using our greens at home. This week, Renee added a handful of crunchy sunflower shoots to her breakfast bowl consisting of an over easy egg served on a toasted English muffin, sautéed apples & onions, and Featherstone’s Peach Turmeric Hot Sauce.
Note to our microgreens subscribers: This week, you’re receiving a variety of sunflower shoots (nutty + crunchy), pea shoots (sweet + bright), radish shoots (mildly spicy), oxalis (bright + tangy) & marigold petals (bitter + citrusy). We hope you enjoy them, and encourage you to tag/mention @featherstone.garden on instagram so we can share all the different ways our subscribers utilize their greens!
If you’re interested in signing up for the remaining 4-weeks of our Microgreens cycle ($10/wk), click below for signup details.
Vegan Collard Greens w/ Black Eyed Peas
By Renee S.
I think it’s fair to say it’s officially soup season (aka, anything that’s broth-forward?). This week, we’re featuring a warming bowl of hearty collard greens with black eyed peas in a vegan broth. Head to our Garden Goodness Blog for the additional Jalapeño Cornbread recipe, pictured above. We’re also sharing prep notes and a great tip on how to create a dairy-free alternative to buttermilk for the cornbread recipe for any dairy-intolerant readers. Click below to view both recipes & our notes on the blog.
Recipe: Vegan Collard Greens w/ Black Eyed Peas
Yields: Approx. 4-6 servings
Ingredients:
1 bunch collard greens, rinsed and torn
1 onion or 2-3 shallots, thinly sliced
2-3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (15oz) can black eyed peas
2 tablespoons olive oil (or other oil of choice)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
4 cups mushroom broth (or other broth of choice) (add more water/broth as needed)
1 dried red pepper or 1 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
salt & pepper to taste
1 lemon, juiced (tip: if you’re making the cornbread, reserve 1 tablespoon of lemon juice for the batter)
Directions:
Step 1
In a large pot on med-low heat, add olive oil, onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt. Sauté until onions are translucent and slightly browned (about 6-8 minuets). Stir in tomato paste and let it cook down with the onions/garlic for a few minutes, until the red deepens in color (about 2-3 min).
Step 2
Add 4 cups broth (add more water or broth, as needed!), collards (torn into smallish pieces to make your eating experience more enjoyable and less messy), dried red pepper or red pepper flakes. Turn up heat and bring pot to a boil. Stir well, then turn down to a low simmer, cover with lid and cook for 40-50 minutes. (Giving you enough time to make your cornbread! 👏🏼)
Step 3
Once your collards are cooked through and tender, add can of black eyed peas and simmer for a few more minutes. Turn off the stove, squeeze in lemon juice, and stir well. Add salt & black pepper to taste if needed.
Enjoy!
Head to the Garden Goodness blog for the additional Jalapeño Cornbread Recipe.
Thanks for reading!
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Have a great week,
Annie, Aaron, Renee + Chili & Bean (our farm cats ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄₎◞ ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄₎◞)
