Adaptive Gardens of the Lowcountry has reached a major milestone in it’s young history. On Wednesday of this week, April 20, 2011, AGL received it’s 501c3 designation as a recognized non-profit. As our partner sharing Thornhill Farm, we are always encouraged by the activities we see at AGL, and how their motivated team helps with the continued development of these kids and young adults. We appreciate all of the efforts that others have given on behalf of AGL, particularly the Coastal Community Foundation, who helped incubate the entire project!
For any questions about AGL, please contact Leslie Wade .

Our Local Foods has been delivering food to the Pawley’s Island area, and is expanding into Myrtle Beach with our Kitchen Table Cuisine program. In their April, 2011 issue, Grand Strand Magazine has written a nice article describing what we’re doing. Read More >>

• Chicken Breast with Beets and Greens with Orange Butter
• Fettuccine with English Peas, Pea tendrils and Basil
• No Cream, Creamy Winter Squash Soup
• Appetizer – grilled yellow squash with arugula and goat cheese on baguette rounds

Shopping List

@Kitchen Table Cuisine

* Seasonal Vegetable box
* Boneless skinless Chicken Breast
* Happy Cow Creamery Whole milk
* Happy Cow Creamery Butter
* Fresh Normandy Farms Baguette
* Fresh Seasonal Fruit
* Happy Cow Creamery Parmesan Cheese
* Rio Bertolini Whole Wheat Fettuccine
* Organic Vegetable Stock

Extras to pick up at the grocery store

* Extra virgin olive oil
* 1 Peperoncino
* Sea Salt
* Carrots
* Onions
* Celery
* ½ lb boiling potatoes
* Sherry wine vinegar
* Shallots

KTC Take Home

• Asian Noodle Bowl Soup with Mepkin Abbey Oyster Mushrooms for $9.95.

The Noodle Bowl is a satisfying way to inject the goodness of fresh vegetables in their own healthy broth into your culinary repertoire. It utilizes the simplest cooking technique and captures the flavors and nutritional elements into a light meal.

• Korean Chicken Wings for $14.95.

Korean Chicken Wings are heralded as something special in all the right places! From the New York Times to Guy Fieri of The Food Network, and now KTC!! We love fried chicken, and the satisfying stickiness of a well seasoned Korean Seasoned Chicken Wing is a great way to indulge in an updated and hip menu item! Enjoy with our “Noodle Bowl” Soup this week for an internationally sensational weeknight meal!

Great Wallet Friendly Specials this Week on KTC
* Sparkman’s Cream Valley Drinkable Yogurt Quarts 20% Off! Four delicious flavors now only $3.31. Choose from Natural, Mango, Peach and Strawberry.
* KTC International Combo Price: $22.50 Purchase one Asian Noodle Bowl Soup with Mepkin Abbey Oyster Mushrooms and one Korean Chicken Wings and receive 10% off the combined price. Use coupon “Take Home” BEFORE checking out. If you have any issues using the coupon, please call the store or send an email before you place your order.

Vegetable Bag Suggestions
We’ve all been enjoying the pea tendrils as the perfect spring salad, but there are other ways to enjoy pea tendrils as well. Use it with our farm fresh eggs in omelets and frittas for a heavenly Sunday brunch. Food process it into pesto sauce instead of basil and toss with al dente pasta. Or wilt the pea tendrils and toss into a light pasta salad. Enjoy!

KTC Welcomes MUSC!
Next week, on Friday April 1st, Kitchen Table Cuisine will make its first delivery to the MUSC community. Orders will be delivered to the lower lobby of the Wellness Center by 11:00 am on Fridays. All new customers will receiver their membership kits to include coolers and bags. please pick-up your membership kit even if you don’t place an order this wee. We suggest picking them up over your lunch break. Don’t forget to have your orders in by 10:30 am on Monday to get delivery this week!

Adaptive Gardens Out in the Community

• April 9: McClellanville Garden Club Plant Sale from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. Come visit to pick up all your seedlings for your summer garden!
• Also come by the farm for an open house. The first 25 visitors will receive a free one dozen eggs.
• April 16: Visit Joe Riley Stadium and Dogs with a Cause to support Adaptive Gardens of the Lowcountry. Contact info@adaptivegardens.org to purchase tickets. Game starts at 7:05 pm on Saturday April 16th.
• April 21: Earth Day Celebration at MUSC Horseshoe from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, raffle prizes will include organic produce from local farms and Adaptive Gardens’ herbal soap. Come join the celebration for Mother Earth!

From all of us at Our Local Foods- we wish you the best of luck and a Happy St. Patty’s Day. Here’s hoping the springtime weather continues to stay beautiful. It’s helping our farming efforts in a huge way; everything here on Thornhill Farm is greening up, and growing like crazy (that’s horticulture-speak) in this weather. BTW, we like clover, as the clover’s good for the organic farming we do here (and it can’t hurt to have some four leaf clovers mixed in there)!!

Cheers!

Saturday April 9th is the McClellanville Plant Sale and Adaptive Gardens of the Lowcountry will be there from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm with vegetables, flowers and herbs to sell. This is a great day to come visit the farm store as well for our Spring Open House.

At the Potting Station, you’ll be able to pot up your own miniature herb garden—using herbs purchased at the Plant Sale!

In the store, we’ll have wonderful springtime gifts for Easter, including Easter baskets with real grass! You’ll also be able to purchase all the eggs you need for coloring. Our farm fresh brown eggs make the most beautiful vibrant colors when dyed!

New Kitchen Table Cuisine (KTC) Drop-Off at MUSC

Maria and Jacqueline recently presented at MUSC about Kitchen Table Cuisine and how it makes it easy to eat healthy. As a result, Friday April 1st will be the first of weekly KTC deliveries to MUSC—and that’s no April Fool’s joke! If you work at MUSC, or know anyone who does who would like to sign up for Kitchen Table Cuisine, please email us at info@ourlocalfoods.com to get set up.

Deidre Schipani, of the Charleston Post and Courier, wrote a great review of Husk restaurant this past Wednesday in the
The team at Our Local Foods have been fortunate to work as an organic food supplier to Sean Brock and the entire Husk team as they’ve made their mark on the culinary world. If you haven’t eaten at Husk, it’s a must on the Charleston restaurant scene. And, be sure to make a stop at the Husk bar, which is just across the driveway from the main restaurant; it’s a great place to relax and meet friends.