We continued to expand our partnerships for experiential learning opportunities this past year, utilizing the Huss campus as an outdoor, nature-based classroom. Our partnership with Three Rivers Area Mentoring (TRAM) continued this year. We hosted TRAM's After School program at the Huss Project one day a week during warmer months and provided outdoor programming alongside TRAM's...
We completed our fourth season of the Huss Project Farmer's Market this year! What began in 2020 as an emergency response to Three Rivers closing its market due to COVID has become a joyful (and delicious) hub of activity at the Huss Project every Saturday morning from June through September! The market featured 17 vendors this...
We continued our focus on increasing access to food for our neighbors in 2023 at the Huss Project through several programs. Our Fresh Food Initiative, in partnership with the South Michigan Food Bank, provides free food boxes for 150 families on the third Saturday of each month—which adds up to over 5,400 neighbors receiving food through...
*culture is not optional (*cino)/The Huss Project is also looking for four compassionate, creative, hard-working people to join us full-time for 10 weeks this summer as AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associates! Applicants should be 18 years of age or older, with a passion for serving our Three Rivers community through urban farming, event planning, and youth engagement. The term runs...
The weather outside might be frightful today, but we've been busy planning for warmer months and the Huss Project Farmer's Market! The market will once again happen every Saturday, 9:00am to 1:00pm from June through September and will feature fresh local produce, syrup, baked goods, kids activities, farm tours, forest trails, bike tune-ups, and more...
Eater’s Almanac is our weekly newsletter for the Huss Project Farmer’s Market. You can receive a print copy each week at the market, which includes a recipe for seasonal vegetables! “We are each other’s harvest. We are each other’s business. We are each other’s magnitude and bond.”Gwendolyn Brooks We hear a lot these days about “agreeing to...
Eater’s Almanac is our weekly newsletter for the Huss Project Farmer’s Market. You can receive a print copy each week at the market, which includes a recipe for seasonal vegetables! Below is an excerpt of the poem "From Blossoms" by Li-Young Lee, which we first encountered in the excellent collection of food poems called The Hungry...
Eater’s Almanac is our weekly newsletter for the Huss Project Farmer’s Market. You can receive a print copy each week at the market, which includes a recipe for seasonal vegetables! “Everyone who has ever lived took the lives of other animals, pulled plants, plucked fruit, and ate. Primary people ...
Eater’s Almanac is our weekly newsletter for the Huss Project Farmer’s Market. You can receive a print copy each week at the market, which includes a recipe for seasonal vegetables! “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” Thorin to Bilbo in The Hobbit by J.R.R....
This potato and green bean salad is a light, fresh and healthy vegetarian summer side dish that you’ll want to make all season long! Ingredients 1.5 pounds little potatoes cut into halves 8 ounces French or green beans steamed or boiled 2 eggs hard boiled Salt & pepper to taste Dressing: 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice + zest from 1/2 lemon 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon fresh chives chopped 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped ...
Adapted from Giada De LaurentIis Ingredients 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon minced garlic 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 pound zucchini (about 3 large), trimmed and sliced diagonally about 1/4-inch thick 1 pound yellow crookneck squash (about 3 large), trimmed and sliced diagonally about 1/4-inch thick Directions Whisk...
Adapted from Lemon Tree Dwelling Ingredients Fruit 4 c. sliced strawberries 1/2 c. basil simple syrup Bring 1/4 c. water and 1/4 c. sugar to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 c. fresh basil leaves. Cool before using. Shortcakes 2 c. flour 5 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 8 Tbsp. unsalted...
