Today’s newsletter has so much information, here’s a list of topics to let you know what’s new in this issue!
1. FREE BROCCOLI!
2. Our new YouTube video:  processing collard greens to freeze
3. Great recipes for collards, chard, and eggplant
4. New produce boxes--a trial run of an all-Alaskan Community Supported Agriculture box on the South Side!

free broccoli!!
Introducing the Great Alaskan Broccoli Challenge! Sponsored by the South Anchorage Farmers’ Market, A&M Farms, VanderWeele Farms, and Rise & Shine Bakery.

You know broccoli’s good for you, and yeah, yeah, you should be eating it by the bushel according to the latest health reports… But does it seem like a bit of a chore? Maybe when you shop at the farmers’ market, you head for the snap peas and carrots, lettuce and tomatoes, instead of those great big bunches of fresh broccoli.

But when was the last time you ate Alaskan broccoli?  And not only ate it, but prepared in a way that was so good you couldn’t stop eating it?  We think this recipe and this broccoli will change the way you think about broccoli forever!  In fact, we think our Alaskan broccoli is SO good, and our garlic-roasted broccoli recipe is SO fantastic, that we want you to try this recipe ON US.  Yep. Free. You can have three beautiful heads of sweet, tender, fresh broccoli, if you commit to trying this recipe. Come early—because VanderWeele Farms can only bring so many cases to give away—so this offer is only good while supplies last!

Here’s how it works.
1. Print out the following page, with the recipe and the broccoli coupon.
2. Cut the coupon off the recipe, keep the recipe for yourself.
3. Make plans to get up early on Saturday morning (the market starts at 9am).
4. Bring your coupon to the South Anchorage Farmers’ Market (O’Malley & Old Seward Hwy) on Saturday, August 30.
5. Make a beeline to VanderWeele Farms’ stand.
6. Promise solemnly to make the garlic-roasted broccoli recipe, and get your free broccoli!
7. Then give us your feedback! Did you love it? Did you already love broccoli, but this recipe was a revelation? Do you have a recipe you like even better? Please share it with us!

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the recipe: roasted broccoli with garlic

This recipe is one of the absolutely easiest recipes from Alison Arians’ 2008 South Anchorage Farmers’ Market Cookbook, but it’s also one of the yummiest. It makes such a nice side dish, a great snack, a fantastic pizza topping… that is, if you can resist eating the whole batch straight off the baking sheet.
I find that it’s easy to eat lots of vegetables and resist snacking on unhealthy food as long as I have plenty of ready-to-eat vegetable dishes like this hanging around in the refrigerator.

2 pounds broccoli
4 (or more) cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Peel the broccoli stalks, starting from the bottom, using a paring knife—the thick skin will peel away from the stalk. Then slice the stalks into coins less than ¼” thick. Keep them separate from the florets. Cut the florets into bite-sized pieces.
3. Coat 1 or 2 large baking sheets with non-stick spray or oil. (This makes clean-up a lot easier.)
4. Toss the broccoli stalks with half the oil, garlic and salt in a bowl until evenly coated with oil. Spread the broccoli stalks out into a single layer. Roast until the stalks are tender and beginning to brown, about 20 minutes.
5. Toss the broccoli florets with the remaining oil, garlic and salt, and roast them like the broccoli stalks until tender and beginning to brown. That will take less time—more like 12-15 minutes. Enjoy!

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the coupon: three free heads of broccoli!

I, ___________________________________, solemnly promise to make the
[your signature here]

roasted broccoli with garlic recipe with my free broccoli.

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Present this coupon to VanderWeele Farms’ stand at the South Anchorage Farmers’ Market on Saturday, August 30, 2008, to receive THREE FREE HEADS OF BROCCOLI, while supplies last. One coupon per household, please.

Saturday South Anchorage Farmers’ Market
Hours: 9am-2pm
Location: Subway/AT&T Sports Centre at the corner of Old Seward and O’Malley
Website: http://www.SouthAnchorageFarmersMarket.com
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