SNAP-Ed, University of Maryland Extension. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Accommodation request, contact your local UMD Extension office.
Derwood, MD
Joined February 2017
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Packaging & pricing with SNAP customers in mind! Farmer Lorien @mama_farms sells a fresh side salad for shoppers on a budget and/or cooking for one. Maryland SNAP-Ed partners with farmers & markets to expand food access for SNAP recipients and increase SNAP market sales! @NAFMNP
Summer fruits and vegetables were in full swing at Crossroads today! Still plenty of fresh local greens and blueberries around to make a delicious salad for dinner--no oven required
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SOOO many great things @ Crossroads Farmers Market today! Delicious apricots, beautiful greens, summer squash...and did I mention COVID VACCINES??? Open today until 2:30! University Blvd & Anne St Takoma Park @CrossroadsNtwk @MDHealthDept
Try some asparagus this weekend with your family--our recipe for Fresh Asparagus, Tomato, and Feta Salad is quick and delicious! go.umd.edu/Sth
TODAY (3/11) at 11am, SNAP-Ed will be hosting a Q&A session with our friends @NoKidHungryMD about Pandemic-EBT via Facebook Live. Please join us at facebook.com/EatSmartMD with your questions! @EveryMindInc @eathealthy_MCPS @MannaFoodCenter @MoCoFoodCouncil @CrossroadsNtwk @MCPS
Don't miss our Facebook Live TODAY at 11:00am on facebook.com/EatSmartMD. We will be making "snacktivities" with peanut butter along with our friends from @MannaFoodCenter! #mdsnaped #eatsmartrecipe #snacktvities #peanutbutter @eathealthy_MCPS
Have some parts of your school meals left over? Make the most of them! Join SNAP-Ed TODAY at 11:00 am for a LIVE demo of Apple Cranberry Salad Toss, using several items from the awesome meals by @eathealthy_MCPS! Join here - facebook.com/EatSmartMD.
Looking for another way to use some extra school meal fruit cups--and for something you and the kids can do together in the kitchen? Join #MDSNAPEd for a FB Live cooking demo & transform them into muffins! This Thursday (12/17) @ 11am - facebook.com/EatSmartMD. @eathealthy_MCPS
Don't forget to order your @eathealthy_MCPS New Year's food box for any children 18 years and younger by Friday 12/18. You MUST pre-register for pick up. Click here to order and find the pick up site nearest you: buff.ly/36HXBUb
Thankful for amazing teachers & staff @ Arcola ES who always put our nutrition education resources to great use with students. We're looking forward to seeing your basil in just a few weeks! #growisasnap @eemajor @blessings4
Today is the last day of the Farmers Market season at Crossroads! Stock up on some last minute vegetables for your Thanksgiving table, like acorn squash which can be used to make our delicious and easy Spicy Apple-Filled Squash: youtu.be/dvGBWiGf9tM @CrossroadsNtwk
Visit your school meal site this week to pick up meals and see what local foods you can find! 🍎🍏🍎@SallyKRide @StedwickStars
It's fall at Crossroads Farmers Market (today 11-3)! Stock up on apples, root vegetables, and winter squashes that last a long time and make a delicious Apple and Parsnip Soup go.umd.edu/5t8. SNAP benefits match to $50 through the market season! @CrossroadsNtwk
EXCITING NEWS! @eathealthy_MCPS will be providing TRIPLE MEALS on Fridays at their meal sites--a total of SIX MEALS to help feed students over the weekend! Go to montgomeryschoolsmd.org/reop… for location information. @eemajor @blessings4 @HHESHUSKIES @HHESBeWell365 @RoscoeNixES
Celebrate Dia de la Independencia today 11:00-3:00 at Crossroads Farmers Market! Bring home some sweet potatoes 🍠to make our Black Bean & Sweet Potato Chili go.umd.edu/5jk to keep the celebration going at home!
Did you make it to Crossroads Farmers Market today for tomatoes? If so, put some of them to good use in our Watermelon and Tomato Salad--a quick meal for a hot day, no oven required! @CrossroadsNtwk
Please join us to learn more about the amazing work that Crossroads Community Food Network does to create a more equitable food system for SNAP customers! @CrossroadsNtwk Register: go.umd.edu/ieK
Join us next Thursday, 7/30 at 1:00pm for a bonus Sustainable Food Systems Lecture featuring Lauren Goldberg and Sara Servin of @CrossroadsNtwk with "SNAP at the Farmer's Market: Creating a More Equitable Food System." Register: go.umd.edu/ieK #UMDfoodsecure
It's market day at Crossroads Farmers Market! Grab some peaches (or nectarines) & cucumbers to make delicious Peach Salsa (go.umd.edu/5Po)--a perfect way to cool off on these hot days! Eat with baked tortilla chips as a snack or w/fish, chicken, or beans. @CrossroadsNtwk
YES! Cold running tap water, and sometimes a clean brush, are all you need to get your fruits and veggies clean!
Q: How do I clean fruits and vegetables during #COVID19?
A:
🍏 Do NOT wash produce with soap, disinfectant, or any other chemical.
🍅 Rinse fruits and vegetables under cold, running tap water.
🥒 Scrub uncut firm produce with a clean brush.
More: bit.ly/2VzvMHW
