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Produce for "School Garden" Posted by Brandon L on August 29, 2023, 10:43 am A late summer offering of produce will be available this Friday, September 1st, between 9 and 11 am. Sweet Potatoes (batata or comote) from the garden. Vartan, Argeniss and John went to harvest Mangoes, Star Fruit (carambola) and Limes that were donated and will have them on hand to sell. Proceeds will help support the School Garden Project. Vartan will set up a table across from the south east corner of El Jardín or central plaza near Cafe del Mar 👨🏾‍🌾 Come by, chat and visit with some of the workers and find out how the student garden is being managed over the summer. Always a plethora of ways to volunteer.   Click this link link for directions to the “School for Community Gardening”. The main website is: http://www.huachucagave.com/garden-project Here is a link to the June newsletter. link

Re: Produce for "School Garden" Posted by Carol on September 1, 2023, 12:18 pm, in reply to "Produce for "School Garden"" I always buy those camotes, as they are so different than the ones available in the tiendas in La Manzanilla. They are either white or bright purple inside, and have a different flavor. With the white ones, I usually parboil them, then make French fries, or something similar. The purple ones can be used to make a beautiful Hawaiian dessert, called Haupia pie ( I'll check the spelling, and try to post a photo.) If you buy some of those camotes, be sure and cut off parts that look like they will sprout. Plant them (almost anywhere, I think). After a few months, you'll have your own supply!

Re: Produce for "School Garden" Posted by Carol on September 1, 2023, 1:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Produce for "School Garden"" https://www.google.com/search?q=okinawan%20purple%20sweet%20potato%20pie&tbm=isch&hl=en&client=ms-android-motorola-rvo3&sa=X&ved=0CBsQtI8BKAFqFwoTCLCDxcSLioEDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAG&biw=412&bih=767

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