About: Cindy Brison MS RD LMNT

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CSA for Fall

            It's the second week in October, and as usual in Nebraska--the weather changes every hour. One day we had the air conditioner on, then yesterday the heat. This makes it a perfect time for the second crop of vegetables that were planted late this summer. My CSA bag was full of wonderful fall items--a few sweet peppers, some potatoes, a few cucumbers, a kohlrabi, and a few red onions. I also picked some fresh eggplant from the garden at work,
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Spaghetti Squash!

                This week’s CSA bag was incredible.  It had so much produce in it.  When I was picking it up, I noticed all the other great produce, and felt the need to purchase a large quantity of zucchini too!   I looked at my huge bag of goodies for a minute, much like an Iron Chef must—what to do????? I had just pulled a recipe out of my favorite Penzy’s catalog for zucchini—so I thought I would try that!  It was a
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Other Uses for Canning Jars!

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I work in an extension Office.  We are in contact with many groups.  We have a large data base to use when we need something for a class.  This summer we used donated canning jars for a 4-H camp.  We placed hose clamps on a 3’ x 12” board.  We tightened them up with the jars inside, and filled them with dirt and herb seeds.  The kids
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