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Have you ever cooked with a cover crop before? You might be surprised by what you can make with ...
Have you ever cooked with a cover crop before? You might be surprised by what you can make with these vital plants!
Most cover crops are turned into the soil before they fruit or flower to further enrich the soil, but others are grown for their edible (and delicious!) culinary applications:
👉 Legumes like black-eyed peas and fava beans are utilized for their nitrogen fixing abilities.
👉 Radishes and oats have long root structures that aerate the soil.
👉 Barley and winter peas help with water filtration.
Here are 5 recipe ideas to explore the delicious flavors of these important plants:
🌾 Buckwheat pancakes with oranges and honey | cover crops: buckwheat, wheat, and canola
🥒 Sesame barley salad with seaweed and cucumber | cover crops: barley, soybeans
🫘 Fava bean and fresh mint spread | cover crop: fava beans
🍄 Pea shoots and soba noodles with oyster mushrooms | cover crops: soy, peas, buckwheat
🍠 Sweet potato and kale mac and cheese | cover crops: kale, wheat, and oat (if using oat milk)
P.S. you can get the full recipes at the link in our bio! #EarthDay #EarthDay2025 #CoverCrops #SustainableCooking #SoilHealth
We believe that building connections over food is key to supporting our guests' well-being! ...
We believe that building connections over food is key to supporting our guests' well-being!
At St. Olaf College, our team hosted a Food For Your Well-Being event called Culinary Connections, which featured customizable popcorn and an opportunity to share a favorite food memory with each other through small cards! Of the almost 400 students who stopped by for a snack, 150 wrote down their favorite food memories.
These cards are going to be shared by @bonappetit_stolaf with students at a later date to deepen everyone's connections with the food!
#LoveBonAppetit #CulinaryConnections #StOlafCollege #FoodMemories #StudentLife
Have you ever considered the importance of soil health to the climate movement? 🤔
Trust...
Have you ever considered the importance of soil health to the climate movement? 🤔
Trust us: Developing a climate-friendly food system goes beyond just eating less meat or supporting local farmers and artisans.
Dig into cover crops and their importance to soil health with us this Earth Day. 🌱
The health of our soil is at risk, which carries direct consequences for food security and ecological resilience:
👉 Half of all topsoil has been lost in the last 150 years.
👉 Poor agricultural practices have led to erosion, soil contamination, and lessened soil fertility.
The solution? Cover crops! Here’s how:
1️⃣ They actively improve soil health by rebuilding organic matter.
2️⃣ Their roots bind soil together, preventing erosion and runoff while increasing water retention.
3️⃣ Some evidence suggests that using cover crops help sequester carbon from the atmosphere into soil.
What are cover crops?
Crops like buckwheat, rye, radishes, fava beans, sunflowers, and much more are planted between harvests to enrich the soil. The crops are then turned into the ground as a nutrient-dense fertilizer.
🫘 Beans fix nitrogen to the soil.
🌾 Some plants help with soil aeration and water filtration.
Not all cover crops are harvested, but those that are both edible and delicious! Dig into the tasty power of cover crops with us this Earth Day. 🌎 #EarthDay2025 #SoilHealth #CoverCrops #SustainableAgriculture #ClimateAction #EarthDay #SustainableFarming
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- Get excited when fresh, local produce arrives on your loading dock
- Enjoy creating all-new dishes from scratch
- Love interacting with people through delicious and nutritious food
- Thrive when part of a close-knit team that takes your and others’ safety seriously
- Enjoy helping people reach their full potential, nourishing them through at-work learning opportunities
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