Food Safety

How to Clean Produce

January 29, 2020

Explore recommended methods for cleaning a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. How to Clean Fruits How to Clean Apples How to Clean Berries How to Clean Cantaloupe How to Clean Citrus Fruits How to Clean Cherries How to Clean Grapes How to Clean Vegetables How to Clean Bok Choy […]

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Nuts & Seeds

January 15, 2020

Nuts and seeds from a wide variety of plant families are edible and eaten raw, roasted as snack foods, and used in baking. Nuts and seeds can be good sources of nutrients and often have high oil content. They are known for health benefits but also contain common food allergens. […]

Fermentation, Food Safety, Food Safety at Home

Understanding and Making Kombucha

July 25, 2019

What is kombucha? Kombucha is a lightly effervescent, cider-like beverage, made by fermenting sweetened tea. It is produced using a starter culture of bacteria and yeasts called a SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast). A mature SCOBY resembles a flat, jelly-like pancake, often referred to as a ‘mushroom’ or […]