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    Food as Medicine Summit, Featured Speaker: Bernadette Martin
    LI Greenmarket Inc. Press Room
    • Nov 10, 2017
    • 1 min

    Food as Medicine Summit, Featured Speaker: Bernadette Martin

    LI Greenmarket Director, Bernadette Martin, will be a speaker and panelist at the upcoming "Food as Medicine Summit," hosted by Hunter...
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    Taste NY Marketplace at the Long Island Welcome Center at Dix Hills to Host Culinary Demonstrations
    LI Greenmarket Inc. Press Room
    • Jul 25, 2017
    • 3 min

    Taste NY Marketplace at the Long Island Welcome Center at Dix Hills to Host Culinary Demonstrations

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dix Hills, New York- Cooking enthusiasts are invited to join Long Island Master Chefs and accomplished cooks for a...
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    FREE SNAP Educators visit LI Greenmarkets for Healthy Eating Tips
    Georgia Meckes
    • Jul 8, 2017
    • 1 min

    FREE SNAP Educators visit LI Greenmarkets for Healthy Eating Tips

    We want to take the opportunity to introduce our Friends, SNAP Nutrition Health and Obesity Prevention Program Family Residences and...
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    Kennedy Plaza Farmers Market hosts Operation Community Compost program with Girl Scouts to collect f
    LI Greenmarket Inc. Press Room
    • May 5, 2017
    • 2 min

    Kennedy Plaza Farmers Market hosts Operation Community Compost program with Girl Scouts to collect f

    Have you always felt terrible about throwing out so much food waste, and wished you could start composting? But maybe don't have a yard...
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    LI Greenmarket wants to help get 1 million plastic bags off the street: Crowdrise Campaign
    LI Greenmarket Inc. Press Room
    • Mar 20, 2017
    • 2 min

    LI Greenmarket wants to help get 1 million plastic bags off the street: Crowdrise Campaign

    One of my favorite things to see at Farmers' Markets, as silly as it may sound, is to observe all the varieties of reusable bags that our...
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    The Sprout Project: Positive Vibes for Positive Greens
    LI Greenmarket at Nike Work-Based Learning Center
    • Mar 16, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Sprout Project: Positive Vibes for Positive Greens

    Have you seen The Sprout Project out on the produce isle of Key Food on East Park yet? Maybe you've seen some pictures of sunflower...
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    Potatoes, 2 ways with Swiss Chard
    LI Greenmarket
    • Oct 8, 2016
    • 1 min

    Potatoes, 2 ways with Swiss Chard

    Last week, LI Greenmarket kicked off its Garden Mentoring Program at the Nike Alternative High School with a great day in the garden, and...
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    Spaghetti Squash with Tomato Sauce
    LI Greenmarket at Spinney Hill
    • Oct 7, 2016
    • 1 min

    Spaghetti Squash with Tomato Sauce

    Ingredients 1 (3-pound) spaghetti squash* 4 tomatoes * Cooking spray 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil, divided* 1 tablespoon olive oil 2...
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    A Pasta alternative – Spaghetti Squash
    Yiyang HU, LIU-Post Nutrition Student
    • Oct 7, 2016
    • 1 min

    A Pasta alternative – Spaghetti Squash

    Where does the spaghetti go to dance? THE MEATBALL. - Well, now there’s a new girl in town, the Spaghetti Squash. There is more than one...
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    Troop 2260 Learns Composting with LI Greenmarket Inc!
    LI Greenmarket Team
    • Sep 30, 2016
    • 1 min

    Troop 2260 Learns Composting with LI Greenmarket Inc!

    It was a fun day for new LI Greenmarket Director, Georgia Meckes and the Long Beach Girl Scout Troop 2260. Together, everyone discussed...
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    THE INCREDIBLE, EDIBLE POTATO
    Andrea Fields at LI Greenmarket at Spinney Hill
    • Sep 29, 2016
    • 2 min

    THE INCREDIBLE, EDIBLE POTATO

    Potatoes are extremely popular in the United States and are eaten by 54 percent of the population daily. According to the United States...
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    Shop, Store, Clean and Cook Mushrooms
    Yiyang Hu, LIU CW POST Farmer’s Market Volunteer
    • Sep 25, 2016
    • 2 min

    Shop, Store, Clean and Cook Mushrooms

    The intense flavor of mushrooms is welcomed in many dishes, whether it’s soup, stew, stuffing, or raw. Mushrooms have a high water...
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    Hydration: It’s more than just drinking water!
    Heather Pence
    • Sep 10, 2016
    • 2 min

    Hydration: It’s more than just drinking water!

    We often hear how important is to stay hydrated. But what really is hydration? It’s our body’s balance of fluid and electrolytes. On...
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    Lycopene: A Potent Antioxidant
    LI Greenmarket/ Northwell Health Team @ Spinney
    • Sep 2, 2016
    • 1 min

    Lycopene: A Potent Antioxidant

    Lycopene is a carotenoid pigment found in red, orange, and yellow fruits and vegetables. It is the compound that gives foods these...
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    Health Benefits of Eating the Rainbow
    Erica Lowenkron
    • Aug 26, 2016
    • 2 min

    Health Benefits of Eating the Rainbow

    Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables is the easiest way to “eat the rainbow.” The color of the fruit or vegetable indicates the...
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    Facts about Fats
    Erica Lowenkron
    • Aug 17, 2016
    • 2 min

    Facts about Fats

    Fats provide the most amount of energy than other types of nutrients and give our bodies essential vitamins and fatty acids. Fat is...
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    The DASH Diet
    Yiyang Hu
    • Aug 9, 2016
    • 2 min

    The DASH Diet

    Cardiovascular (Heart) disease is the number one killer in the U.S., but it can be prevented by lowering blood pressure. A high blood...
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    Healthy Summer Plant Based BBQ
    Felicia Di Fiore
    • Jul 20, 2016
    • 2 min

    Healthy Summer Plant Based BBQ

    Image from: fillyourbelly.com After a long cold winter, summertime is finally in full swing. The sun shines bright above us, kids are...
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    Teach the children well: Pre-K learns the benefits of gardening vegetables at the LI Greenmarket Nik
    LI Greenmarket
    • Jun 24, 2016
    • 2 min

    Teach the children well: Pre-K learns the benefits of gardening vegetables at the LI Greenmarket Nik

    Two weeks ago, LI Greenmarket Director Bernadette Martin, led a very successful gardening program with Long Beach District Pre-K classes....
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