Looking for ways to use raw fennel bulbs from Food to Power? Make this quick & easy salad featuring lemon and your choice of mix-ins!
How do huge grocery stores play a role in the mission to more equitably distribute food? To better understand how food is distributed (and often wasted along the way), let’s start all the way at the beginning of the food supply chain with the farmers.
You’ve probably heard about the egg shortage or even seen it with your own eyes at the grocery store. What’s behind it, though? Actually, there are several factors. Read on to learn more!
Leaf ‘em or take ‘em? That’s definitely the question on homeowners’ minds this time of year as leaves fall off the trees!
After a months-long campaign, Proposition FF to fund Healthy School Meals for All has passed! This measure passed with a 55% yes vote statewide, and even earned a yes vote in El Paso County by a margin of 755 votes.
As we move into colder seasons, it’s the perfect time to bring squash into your kitchen! Wholesome and comforting, there are a variety of foods you can make including squash. Our Farm Manager, Shane Nelson, wanted to share his insight on the squash we grew on the farm at the Hillside Hub this year. Check out the celebrity profiles he wrote up for the squash below!
Dying your own clothes and bags can be a great way to customize, but how do you do it? It turns out you can use parts of food you ordinarily wouldn’t eat or pollinator flowers to create several colors! We showed Community Corner participants three colors they could make with avocado pits, red cabbage, and marigold, and we’re happy to share the information with you as well! Special thanks to Mel Williams for instructing us on these options and demonstrating how it’s done.
Harvest Celebration is this Saturday! Harvest Celebration is Food to Power’s largest fundraising event, but it’s much more than that. This event is a time for our community to gather and celebrate everything we have accomplished together.
September is one of those in-between months that feels like neither summer nor fall. (So far, it definitely has felt more like summer than fall!) Enjoy summer’s bounty while it’s still here (peaches and plums will be out of season before the end of the month) and get excited because it’s finally pumpkin and winter squash season!
When driving past a King Soopers in a different part of the state or across town, there is the expectation that despite the unfamiliar surroundings, the inside of those four walls will be familiar – a semblance of your own King Soopers. The unfortunate reality, however, is that not all grocery stores – even those of the same chain–are created equally.
The mission of Food To Power is to grow a healthy, equitable food system that provides culturally relevant food for all. But what do we mean when we say food system?
August is one of the most bountiful months of the year! Check out what produce is in season this month.
FLY Intern personal projects are a unique opportunity where the youth are able to take control of their education and take a deeper exploration into the food system. Learn more about what projects this year’s class took on.
When attempting to keep cool, we often think about what we can do, rather than what we can consume. Although fans, drawing the blinds and drinking more water are all great strategies to stay cool during the summer months, what we eat and drink can make a huge difference as well.
There are a multitude of benefits to eating seasonally: eating produce that is in season is fresher, it tastes better and is even more nutritious! It also allows for a varied diet in accord with the Earth’s changing seasons.