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Roasting is one of the easiest ways to use up your leftover pumpkins and squashes from the last few days of fall. And since they will be in season for the next month or so, now is the time to incorporate them into your weekly meals. They make a tasty side dish or can be kept in the freezer for later use. Look for winter squash at our online market!

Ingredients

Winter squash of any type (acorn, butternut, sunshine, pumpkin, etc)
Olive oil or coconut oil
Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Wash squash and dry well.
Cut squash in half and scoop out seeds. If squash is large in size, cut into smaller chunks.
Rub each piece of squash with olive oil or melted coconut oil.

Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper, to taste.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until the flesh of the squash is tender.  Serve immediately or let cool to freeze.

To freeze: Once cool, scoop out flesh from skins and place in freezable containers. Freezer bags allow for flat storage in the freezer. Freeze up to 6 months and use in soups, pastas, breads, smoothies, and more!

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to take a moment to remind everyone that Giving Tuesday is…you might have guessed it already…this Tuesday! As I look at the growing list of organizations taking part in this day, it serves as a reminder of how fortunate we are to have so many wonderful nonprofits in Arkansas. Your donations financially support organizations like ours, but even more than that, they show us how much you care! So whether it’s $2, $10, or $100, we really appreciate your generous giving. It’s great to know that there are so many people in the state of Arkansas who are dedicated to providing access to healthy food for everyone. Our organization supports programs like Green Groceries, which provides healthy meals to low-income families, ensures that farmers have a market to sell their product year-round, and gives urban residents a chance to get real, locally produced food. We have set up a page on our website for your donations, and hope to see you there on Tuesday!

Thanks guys! I know we all have a lot of post-Thanksgiving exercising to get back to, right? 😉

Claire Hodgson

Program & Market Manager

Welcome to our new website, and thanks for stopping by! This blog will be the go-to spot for information about our organization, local food-related events, and editorial posts from myself and, more excitingly, guest writers! This is one of the new ways we hope to share what our organization is up to beyond just our market updates (which all of our market users will still receive regularly). Speaking of which, if you’re here and you’re not a member of our online, weekly farmer’s market, then sign up!

This is a fantastic time to debut our new website and telling you about the ways we’re improving our organization, because it is also the season of community and gratitude, and WE are grateful for YOU! ALFN would like to thank every person who has been a part of growing this network, including our volunteers who show up week after week to set up our market (interested?), our past and present board members, all of our market customers, the people who keep the Green Groceries program running, and every person who has encouraged us along the way. This is a true grassroots community that has been built by many, many hands from the ground up!

On Tuesday, November 29th, nonprofit organizations across Arkansas will be taking part in Giving Tuesday. This campaign is managed by the Arkansas Nonprofit Alliance, and gives people across the state of Arkansas the chance to donate to their favorite nonprofits. We are once again participating, and would appreciate your support next week on Tuesday! We will be sharing more information with you about how to give in next week’s blog post. More to come, so please stay tuned.

With warm, grateful hearts, we wish you all have a wonderful week with your friends and family. If you’re afraid your leftovers won’t stretch much farther than Saturday, don’t forget to order on the market – we are open this week! I know I will have to be rolled to the market on Saturday after spending a week with my family on the West Coast!

Thankful in Seattle,

Claire Hodgson, Program & Market Manager