BMSP Finds Second Home in the Jewelry District

This fall we launched a pilot packed share program for Brown community members in the Jewelry District. Our intention was simple: we wanted to ensure that Brown staff and medical students in the Jewelry District had access to the same things offered up on the hill – in this case, weekly shares of affordable, fresh, local produce. We had conversations with previous shareholders who told us they loved the program, but their one-hour lunch break on Thursday was not enough time to walk one mile up the hill, pick up their share, return, and still have lunch. Others said that working in the Jewelry District was sometimes isolating and that they wanted local food too!

So, we responded.

Building a Community from the Ground Up

This summer, the coordinating team had the opportunity to help friend and fellow Brown student Tom Sullivan '15 with his photo essay on BMSP for the Swearer Sparks blog. We were thrilled when Tom contacted us in June saying he was interested in covering the program. Tom came to a few Market Days over the summer, showing up early to talk to farmers and snap pics while they unloaded, and later in the day to talk to shareholders (and pick up his own share!).

Farmer Chuck Currie of Freedom Food Farm delivering beets at Market Day.

Photo by Tom Sullivan.

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Clara's Kitchen

Check out these two amazing recipes that shareholder Annalisse Daly made with her daughter Clara (the toddler many of you have admired at Market Day the past few seasons). Annalisse also shared two of her own great cooking tricks!

We hope you'll all be inspired by the beauty, deliciousness, adorableness, and handy tips that follow, and continue to send us your favorite recipes and photos of the dishes you make with your share at info@brownmarketshares.com.

Thank you so much Annalisse! Read what she has to say about each of the recipes below.

Herbed Summer Squash and Potato Torte

"I really truly did try to get a picture of just the food, but my chef-in-training decided she couldn't wait to taste test the results. All the other pictures have a suspicious-looking dimpled hand slyly pulling the pie plate off the table.

This recipe uses the last of the market share potatoes and green onions from a couple weeks ago and the yellow summer squash from last week."

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Pat's Kitchen

We received an awesome idea from shareholder Patricia Falcon for a quick, easy Carrot Mushroom Soup with Rice recipe she invented. You can make it in an office kitchen, and it uses the mixed carrots we've been receiving from Four Town Farm the past few weeks. Thank you so much for sending this to us, Patricia - it looks great! We hope that you and anyone else reading this will continue to share your BMSP-inspired culinary adventures with us.

Here is the description Pat sent us, along with a photo of her creation!

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Pavitra's Kitchen

We received some FABULOUS photos from shareholder Pavitra Govindan of dishes she made using items from the share this past semester that we want to share with all of you as inspiration for your own culinary adventures. Summer is approaching, and with it lazy summer afternoons - the perfect time to take on adventurous cooking projects! We hope that our summer shareholders will be up to the challenge, and hope that we'll continue receiving photos like these from all of you.

In addition to using some recipes from this blog, Pavitra made a delicious-looking Kohlrabi Salad with Roasted Potatoes with a recipe of her own invention, and adapted this recipe for Roasted Potatoes, Shallots and Kale with Caramelized Garlic Dressing to use onions and a garlic lime dressing instead! Mmmmmm.

Kohlrabi Salad with Roasted Potatoes

Roasted Potatoes, Onions, and Kale with Garlic-Lime Dressing

2nd Market Day: Photos

We had a great second market day, decorated with beautiful valentine's day signs made by our purchasing coordinator, Katie Parker.

 Here are some photos: