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Bob Benenson
UI Extension Tells You Why You Should Beet It
HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES l Many of us love beets. Others of us may need persuasion. Illinois Extension and UI Health are here to help...
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Bob Benenson
Aug 131 min read
Oven-Baked Ratatouille: Great Way to Use Lots of Local Produce
RECIPES l Oven-baked ratatouille is delicious anytime, but especially in the summer when you can utilize the bounty of local produce...
Bob Benenson
Jul 251 min read
Turn the Beets Around, Love to Eat This Hummus
VEGETABLES l There are many ways to enjoy beets, e.g. roasted, pickled and in salads. You can also use beets make a tasty (& pretty) hummus
Bob Benenson
Jul 172 min read
Three Sisters Garden's First Sweet Corn Delivery is a Golden Moment
Tracey Vowell grows,many crops at her Three Sisters Garden in Kankakee, Illinois. Yet it is sweet corn that customers await most anxiously,
Bob Benenson
Jun 281 min read
Leeked Video is an Eye-Opener
VEGETABLES l The leek is a delicious, milder-tasting cousin of onions and garlic in the allium plant family. Learn about it in a short video
Bob Benenson
Jun 203 min read
Shelling Peas is Very Nice in My Pseudo-Amish Paradise
COOKING l Local Food Forum's Bob Benenson is cooking it old school. He processes food by hand... including his zeal for shelling fresh peas.
Bob Benenson
Jun 192 min read
We're Having a Heat Wave — Protect Your Tomato Plants
Gardening l Tomatoes thrive when growing in very warm weather. But there are limits: Severe heat can be deadly to tomato plants.
Bob Benenson
Jun 191 min read
Say It With Florets
Vegetables l Broccoli is a delicious and nutritious veggie. Check out a video of tips on how to use broccoli, plus some helpful facts...
Bob Benenson
Jun 143 min read
Veggies with Foreign Roots
Vegetables l So many veggies that we see in grocery stores and at farmers markets arrived in the U.S. with one of the waves of immigration..
Bob Benenson
Jun 93 min read
Life is Just a Container of Cherries
Farmers Markets l Cherries are the latest variety of delicious local fruit to hit Chicago's farmers markets.
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