Bounty from the Box

Happy New Year! Are you up for making 2023 the year of "food generosity"? bountyfromthebox.com/a-happy-new-ye…

Feeling frustrated by all the delicious fresh fruits and veggies flooding in but can't afford them with inflation? Our new blog post on 11 tips to improve your food budget (as well as several resources for budget meal planning and recipes) can help: bountyfromthebox.com/11-tips-to-imp…

The Fiddle Leaf Fig Is Dead: Meet the man working to put the next big “It” plant on every windowsill in North America: nytimes.com/2022/04/16/sty…

A rare rose that was planted during one of America's most shameful eras is finally blooming for the first time in nearly 80 years in Colorado: ow.ly/fMAN50JlikL

Bounty from the Box has an inspiring new blog post about how creative thinking, innovative technology, and sheer human drive is helping the most marginalized people in America not go hungry tonight: bountyfromthebox.com/foodaccess7591…

Bounty from the Box is finally back! We'll be sharing fun tips for enjoying your favorite fruits and veggies; blog posts on the culinary and farming scene; delicious new recipes; and interviews with fantastic food bloggers. Summer, here we come! ow.ly/agS050JlisE

Every day is #EarthDay. 🌎🌱

We don't just care about edible plants here, we love them all! Have you turned to #houseplants to curb your quarantine boredom? ow.ly/x53w50DPpzh

Happy #NationalCSADay ! Make sure to show support for your local farms today (and every day). 👩‍🌾👨‍🌾 Check out this link for more information on CSA, as well as a sign-up list for free content! bountyfromthebox.com/what-is-a-csa/

Did you know that we offer a FREE set of sample chapters for the book? 📚 You can get them easily, just by clicking here! ➡ ow.ly/6ktC50Dj2DJ

A coalition of sustainable farming groups is calling on FTC to regulate use of the term "independent family farms," which it calls deceptive to customers and harmful to "truly independent farmers." Check out this article from @TheCounter: ow.ly/IyLb50DcGvI

#FoodTip: A good sweet potato is heavy for its size and free from any signs of shriveling, soft, or moldy spots. Otherwise, it’s pretty tough to tell a great sweet potato from a mediocre one—size, sheen, and color are not necessarily reliable indicators of density and sweetness.

“I crawled into the vegetable bin, settled on a giant onion and ate it, skin and all. It must have marked me for life for I have never ceased to love the hearty flavor of onions.” — James Beard, American chef and food writer

As the saying goes, nothing is more American than apple pie! This classic dessert is especially good when made with different kinds of apples. A traditional pairing is a wedge of aged Cheddar cheese—the sharper, the better. Or, the classic scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Happy #NewYearsEve! May your #2021 be much, much better than your 2020! 🎉🎊

Fresh shell beans shouldn't be eaten raw or even nibbled on while being prepared for cooking because they contain PHA, a natural plant toxin that can cause severe illness. Kidney beans contain the highest levels of PHA, while favas and soybeans do not contain any!

“Let us be many-sided! Turnips are good, but they are best mixed with chestnuts. And these two noble products of the earth grow far apart.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German polymath

Although we often associate sweet potatoes with dishes flavored with maple syrup, cinnamon, and marshmallows, don’t be afraid to try them with savory ingredients too, like horseradish, black pepper, chiles, and leafy greens. #CookingTips

“What I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.” - A.A. Milne, author of Winnie-the-Pooh

Merry Christmas Eve! May this unprecedented holiday be bountiful for you and yours 💚🧡