As a nutrition major, I am all for buying healthy, nutrient dense foods. However, healthful foods are not necessarily local or sustainable. When I first came to UNH, I was…
Author: Jill Hall
Root Vegetable Salad
I went to the Portsmouth Farmer’s market last Saturday, and it was PACKED (check out some of the pictures I took)! I left with some eggplants, onions, tomatoes, flowers and…
Hacking Your Snacks
Snacking is one of my favorite parts of the day. Whether you need a mid-morning pick me up or some energy to beat off that 3:00pm drowsiness, a well-balanced snack will usually…
Spicy Kohlrabi Fries
Happy “almost” fall everyone! I am sure some of you have spotted a knobby round veggie called kohlrabi at the fall or winter farmer’s market and thought, “That sounds…
Healthy Blueberry Pancakes
Blueberries are in season in New England from the beginning of July to mid-September. Many farms offer pick your own blueberry events starting towards then end of July and lasting…
Wheat Berries Breakfast Parfait
When I saw wheat berries on a list of products to try at farmers markets, I thought, “What in the world are wheat berries!?” I have done some research on this…
Kaidy’s Post: Introducing Myself as an SEL Intern!
Hello everyone! I am Kaidy, a senior nutrition and dietetics major at the University of New Hampshire. This fall semester I will be interning with Seacoast Eat Local at the…
Welcome Sofia, new SEL Intern!
Hello! My name is Sofia Rodriguez and this semester I am working with Seacoast Eat Local as the media and marketing intern. I am in my last semester at UNH studying…
Melissa’s Post: Eating Locally, Where I am From!
While I spent my summer working to promote and support local agriculture and food accessibility in the Seacoast area, for my last blog post I wanted to write a little…
Summer Squash Chips
I have always loved to snack throughout the day to hold me over between meals and my guilty pleasure has always been something crunchy and salty, aka potato chips. To…
3 Sweet Uses for Watermelon (That Aren’t Fruit Salads!)
Despite the stormy weather lately, you can’t hide the fact that melon season is poking through! Little cantaloupes, golden melons, and watermelons were spotted at farm tables like Shagbark and…
Summer Dill Pickles!
My mom, aunt and I take care of our own garden at my memere’s house and the past couple years we have planted less cucumber plants but we still seem…