It’s farmer’s market best season and we love it! There is nothing like buying fresh produce straight from the farmer, you get to ask questions, and you get to know where your food is coming from in detail. In other words, you get a better connection with the food you get and consume. By the way, we want to share some news!  If you live in Virginia, you can find us at the Community Farmer’s Market in  Fairfax.  We hope to see all our Virginian friends there, stop by our tent, say hi, and get all your goods! If you don’t live in the area,  you can get our product through this website, and if you have questions feel free to contact us, we’d love to hear from you!

 Did you know that eating seasonally adds great variety to your diet?  It is believed that fruits and veggies that are picked in season are way more nutritious than those that aren’t.  If you want to know which foods are in season here in DMV here’s a list: arugula,  basil, beets cucumber, garlic, cabbage, carrots, melons,  blueberries, and cherries (to name a few).

But because berries are our favorite fruits, the recipe of the day is a  delicious and easy to make berries & chia seeds jam.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of  organic berries
• 2 packets of Panela Ancient Cane
• 2 ½ tbsp organic chia seeds
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions:

• Place the pot over low medium heat and add the berries and the panela.
• Stir occasionally for a couple of minutes and lower the heat.
• Mash the berries with a fork, and add the lemon juice and the chia seeds.
• Stir often until thickened.
• Remove the pot from the heat and ladle the jam into a glass jar.
• Let it cool and store it in the fridge.

Enjoy!