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This aromatic blend of apple cider and pear juice creates a beautifully balanced warm drink that celebrates Serves 4 Ingredients 4 cups apple cider (or good quality apple juice) 3 cups pear juice (or pear nectar stick for garnish Instructions Combine apple cider and pear juice in a large saucepan or pot. Add apple and pear slices, spices and ginger. Bring just to a gentle simmer over medium heat. To serve: Ladle into footed glass mugs and garnish with apple slices and a cinnamon stick.

Ingredients For pie crust 2 cups flour 1 cup butter 1/4 cup ice water 1 pinch salt For pie filling 3 apples To make filling : Toss apples and pears together with the rest of the filling ingredients and allow to Tip : Leave the skin on the apples and pears for a more robust flavor.

Reduce food waste by composting leftover food scraps, then use the dirt for your garden. Composting leftover food scraps helps reduce trash in the landfill and creates nutrient-rich soil. When initial searches for an organic waste recycler proved futile, Bess launched her own in-house composting As the owner of Apple Rabbit Compost, Bess collects food scraps for a small but growing number of residential Throughout Northeast Florida, efforts to compost and help reduce waste are largely independent initiatives

Vendors are encouraged to use compostable packaging when possible, and we even have a resource section They always have a small compost box next to their table that all of their food scraps go into. Currently, MHFM is a drop-off option for Apple Rabbit Compost subscribers. have their resource recovery bins at the market every week, which separates waste into 3 categories: compost

Mike Kelcourse checks the level of moisture in the compost soil at Sunshine Organics and Compost. It’s a clear, sunny day at Sunshine Organics and Compost . at Duval County’s first commercial food composting facility. Commercial composting is the large-scale processing of organic waste. Currently, Compost Jax is producing “1,600 to 1,700 tons of finished compost a month” according to Mike

Allen Skinner holds a handful of composted soil at Eartha's Farm and Market in Jacksonville. Ingham’s research to bring dead soil to life by amending biologically rich compost over a period ofyears of the underground microbial ecosystem, while regular maintenance applications of biologically rich compost are applied. While this research was done on a larger scale than most home gardens, these methods can also be applied

garden rake or small garden tiller Organic weed spray or propane weed torch (optional) 5-6 bags mushroom compost To add soil amendments, start by covering the area with about an inch-deep layer of organic mushroom compost When combined with composts rich with both highly available carbon and macronutrients, the resulting In successive seasons you can simply add a one-inch layer of organic compost over the existing mulch. Use a hose to wash the compost through the mulch layer and freshen with new mulch where needed.

Tiffany Bess at work turning a pile of compost. Photo by Natalie Theis. The act of composting, alchemizing scraps into black gold, is my meditation practice. My compost piles remind me that the most profound transformations take time.

who are changing the way we think about food and drink in our region, but by no means is this list complete Group 4 Meghan Fiveash – Fresh Access Bucks Outreach Coordinator, Feeding Florida Tiffany Bess – Owner, Apple Rabbit Compost, Sustainable Food Advocate Hannah Werthman – Co-owner, Snaxsonville Food Blog Christina

dish features a blend of cheddar, Colby-jack, and gouda cheeses for a flavorful twist on a classic comfort

This flavorful dish combines smoky bacon and well-seasoned black-eyed peas, perfect for a comforting