The Farm to Heart Initiative
Farm to Heart is a partnership between April Joy Farms and Fruit Valley Elementary Family & Community Resource Center (FCRC). Through grant funds the farm is able to provide weekly you-pick CSA boxes from May-October to food insecure families. The SNAP-Ed program supported this endeavor by providing food demonstrations to show participants ways to use less familiar vegetables.
Farm to Heart volunteer Jeanne Franke has created a plethora of quick and nutritious recipes that highlight the produce from April Joy Farms. SNAP-Ed compiled these into a recipe book where you can look recipes up by the produce utilized. Not sure how to use kohlrabi, collards, beets, etc.? This recipe book will give you lots of inspiration! Recipes are available in English, Spanish and Russian.
Click on the links below for the Farm to Heart Recipe Book:
- Fresh Produce Recipe Book – English
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Libro de recetas de productos frescos – Spanish
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Книга рецептов свежих продуктов – Russian
About April Joy Farm
Located near Ridgefield, Washington, April Joy Farm is a 24 acre diversified, direct market family farm. April Joy Farm crops are 100% certified organic by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Inspired by the work of Donella Meadows and her systems-based approach, April Joy Farm is committed to building relationships and resilience for the long haul. From the cultivated annual and perennial crops, to the topography of canyon, creek and cropland, the rare breeds of heritage livestock and community of eaters it sustains, April Joy Farm is a celebration of the power and possibilities of integrated diversity. April Joy Website