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Bob Benenson

Sep 81 min read

UI Extension Tells You Why You Should Beet It

HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES l Many of us love beets. Others of us may need persuasion. Illinois Extension and UI Health are here to help...

Bob Benenson

Aug 131 min read

Oven-Baked Ratatouille: Great Way to Use Lots of Local Produce

RECIPES l Oven-baked ratatouille is delicious anytime, but especially in the summer when you can utilize the bounty of local produce...

Bob Benenson

Jul 251 min read

Turn the Beets Around, Love to Eat This Hummus

VEGETABLES l There are many ways to enjoy beets, e.g. roasted, pickled and in salads. You can also use beets make a tasty (& pretty) hummus

Bob Benenson

Jul 172 min read

Three Sisters Garden's First Sweet Corn Delivery is a Golden Moment

Tracey Vowell grows,many crops at her Three Sisters Garden in Kankakee, Illinois. Yet it is sweet corn that customers await most anxiously,

Bob Benenson

Jun 281 min read

Leeked Video is an Eye-Opener

VEGETABLES l The leek is a delicious, milder-tasting cousin of onions and garlic in the allium plant family. Learn about it in a short video

Bob Benenson

Jun 203 min read

Shelling Peas is Very Nice in My Pseudo-Amish Paradise

COOKING l Local Food Forum's Bob Benenson is cooking it old school. He processes food by hand... including his zeal for shelling fresh peas.

Bob Benenson

Jun 192 min read

We're Having a Heat Wave — Protect Your Tomato Plants

Gardening l Tomatoes thrive when growing in very warm weather. But there are limits: Severe heat can be deadly to tomato plants.

Bob Benenson

Jun 191 min read

Say It With Florets

Vegetables l Broccoli is a delicious and nutritious veggie. Check out a video of tips on how to use broccoli, plus some helpful facts...

Bob Benenson

Jun 143 min read

Veggies with Foreign Roots

Vegetables l So many veggies that we see in grocery stores and at farmers markets arrived in the U.S. with one of the waves of immigration..

Bob Benenson

Jun 93 min read

Life is Just a Container of Cherries

Farmers Markets l Cherries are the latest variety of delicious local fruit to hit Chicago's farmers markets.