Susan Cypert

Bringing local farms to local tables

I just love discovering the new and creative ways that people are finding to bring the freshest seasonal foods to you and me.Here's an idea that is pushing the farmers' market envelope a step further. Chow...

CityCenter of CityNorth merry market this Sunday

I don't know about you, but it's been awfully cold and frosty where I live in Phoenix. But that's OK, as it really puts me in the mood for the holidays. And if you...

2011 Tour de Coops and Arcadia's Edible Garden Tour

Saddle up your trekkin' shoes and get ready for a great weekend next weekend. We have not one, but two, really fun self-guided tours on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4. You'll need to plan...

Roosevelt Growhouse - volunteers needed

Happy Thanksgiving all. I am grateful to have the opportunity to meet so many cool people doing so many wonderfully creative things around growing, eating and marketing locally.And if you are anything like me, at this time of the...

Sweet potatoes, anyone?

I know, they're big. But they're mine.Can you believe these grew from one little sweet potato sprout planted the end of June? I knew that sweet potatoes sprawled and needed lots of room and that...

CityCenter of CityNorth fall holiday farmers' market

This couldn't be more perfect - just in time for Thanksgiving.Ever since it went from summer to fall overnight, Phoenix families and winter visitors are looking for opportunities to get outside and enjoy the fall weather and farmers...

Pesto? Pistou?

I bet you think pesto is just that jarred green stuff in the Italian food section at the store.And that it's always made with basil, parmesan and pine nuts, right?Not so. Pesto is one of the...

Cabbage art

Fall vegetables, especially cabbages, are some of my most favorite things to mess with. By mess with, I mean cook with, play with and pretty things up with. Cabbages are colorful, versatile, good for you, low in calories (until you...

Last chance to vote for community mural at Phoenix Public Market

In honor of the second anniversary of the Urban Grocery & Wine Bar at Phoenix Public Market, Food Connect is running a competition for a local artist to paint a mural on the west-facing wall of the market. Now...

Favorite farming find of the week

I am a huge proponent of community gardens, and have been involved in this kind of gardening since WAY back in the 70's when it was possible to rent a plot of land to till and garden on...

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