CROP Walk

Posted on October 23, 2013 by megganmanlove

Last Sunday afternoon I walked three miles in Caldwell, ID with five-year-old twins and a six-year-old from Trinity Lutheran Church.  It took a long time but it was a perfect fall day and in addition to seeing the community through the eyes of these children (bus benches are a novelty, freshly mowed lawns are for everyone to play on, and people putting shingles on a roof deserve our undivided attention) I had a fun adult conversation with the girls’ mothers. Continue reading →

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ELCA World Hunger Appeal Letter

Posted on September 27, 2013 by megganmanlove

Here it is, the latest ELCA World Hunger appeal letter, featuring Trinity Lutheran Church and Univ of Idaho Canyon County Extension: Continue reading →

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Food Preservation and Family

Posted on September 20, 2013 by megganmanlove

by Diane Helton

No one was more surprised than I when I signed up to take a class last spring from the University of Idaho Extension office to become a Master Food Preserver.  Friends and family know I haven’t gardened, canned, or preserved food since the mid-1980’s when I canned peaches in August in a house without air conditioning. After that, I decided store bought was good enough. As for cooking, my family joked about dinner being ready when they smelled smoke or heard the smoke alarm. Continue reading →

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Freezing

Posted on September 6, 2013 by megganmanlove

Last night was the final class in our Home Food Preservation Workshop.  We learned about freezing produce and we TASTED samples from all three classes. Continue reading →

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Hands-on Pressure Canning

Posted on August 30, 2013 by megganmanlove

Our Home Food Preservation Workshop continues, in partnership with Univ. of ID Extension.

Last night’s class included lectures, lots of prep time, and waiting for our pressure-canners to heat up and cool down. Continue reading →

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Home Canning Made Easy

Posted on August 23, 2013 by megganmanlove

Our Home Food Preservation Workshop began last night.  We have spent grant money on supplies (most of them have piled up in my study–is there anywhere else to store things in a church than in the pastor’s study) and to train Master Food Safety Advisors.  The Trinity Community Garden coordinators brought most of the produce on our grocery list.  Last night it all came together.  The lectures were great but it was much more fun to take photos of our participants working in labs with our excellent Advisors. Continue reading →

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Recipe Submissions Welcome

Posted on August 20, 2013 by megganmanlove

We are starting to collect recipes for our cookbook (part 2 of the After the Harvest Grant).

yellow-squash2

Requirements include:

  • 6 ingredients or less (doesn’t include salt or pepper)
  • Produce grown in Southwest Idaho
  • The main ingredient needs to be the produce (No recipes for pot roasts please) Continue reading →
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Meals at Summer Camp

Posted on August 15, 2013 by megganmanlove

Every summer I spend at least one week at the Lutheran camp with which my congregation is affiliated.  During my six summers in Iowa our camp was Lutheran Lakeside Camp on the shores of East Lake Okoboji.  Here in Idaho, I go up into the Sawtooth Mountains to Luther Heights Bible Camp.  Continue reading →

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August at Trinity Community Garden

Posted on August 4, 2013 by megganmanlove

Friday afternoon our Master Food Safety Advisors and Extension Educator met.  They chose which produce they will use in the Home Food Preservation workshop.  We hope that some, if not most, of the produce will come from the Trinity Community Garden.  This morning I took some photos of the home garden at Midland and Lonestar.

Can you identify all of the fruits and vegetables?

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An extension of what?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by megganmanlove

Last Monday I was reminded why we at Trinity Lutheran are so blessed to be partners with the Univ of ID Extension.  It’s the extension of what?  That’s what I remember asking my mom long ago.  I remember my parents calling the Extension when I was a kid.  Occasionally we would have weeds of new varieties at the ranch.  The people on the other end of the line were experts—they knew the species and, more importantly, what to do about them. Continue reading →

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