League of Urban Canners

04/09/2020

Time to get that garlic mustard!

07/10/2018

Foraging might be illegal in New York City's public spaces, but not on its waterways. This public floating food forest "relies on the principle that commons can be sustainably managed where people know each other, trust each other, and work together in caring for a place. There is no limit in foraging on Swale. In fact when Swale launched, and there was not much ripe to pick, on some days we found more people bringing plants than taking them. ... In 2016, Swale hosted over 60,000 visitors and 100 public programs."

A public floating food forest Swale is a floating food forest built atop a barge that travels to piers in New York City, offering educational programming and welcoming visitors to harvest herbs, fr…

05/21/2018

How do you get a pre-season "harvest"? Thanks go to pruners!
Here's a more basic recipe for tkemali, the Georgian sour plum sauce that uses the "harvest" from unripe thinned fruit - and how this Brooklyn cooperative farming project came to have so much fruit to thin.

Since our fruit trees got pruned this year, we’re seeing an impressive amount of fruit, way more than we’ve ever had, presenting us with a new problem — our pluot tree had branches so heavy with fr…

05/15/2018

You can thin out a productive tree to get better quality fruit later - and still use what you’ve culled.

07/23/2017

Considering the level of poverty in the city, free access to fruit is a fantastic idea. With no means to

05/11/2017

Is there lead in our urban fruit? Prof. Dan Brabander and his research team from Wellesley College have proposed an informal gathering to share their current research results from this year’s work: Cherries will be one highlight, and their new processing technique for the study that they’ve developed - from their ongoing lead study started in the summer of 2014!

Please join us, all are welcome:
Thursday My 11 at 7:30p
Clover Food Lab – Kendall Square
355 Main Street, Cambridge

We will be either inside at the large wooden table in Clover, or in the seating area atrium, next to the MIT Coop and Google entrance.
Looking forward to the discussion!

Wellesley college, Prof. Dan Brabander and his research students will present their current results of the on-going citizen-science research study on Pb in local fruits, established in 2014. Cherries will be the primary focus and a presentation of improved protocol techniques and strategies will be…

05/20/2016

The Trustees South Boston plant sale is tomorrow, Sat. 5/21. They have elderberry and serviceberry native perrennials along with a nice variety of herbs and vegetables:

http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/greater-boston/event-23336.html

Come find all of your spring planting needs, from heirloom vegetable seedlings and native perennials to organic fertilizers and cover crop seed. Come at 11:00 for a container gardening workshop. You'll find a great selection of plants and supplies as well as organic gardening tips!

05/17/2016

LUrCers eager to start harvesting are looking to violets - these little flowers are everywhere and make a beautiful syrup. Dress up ice cream, lemonade, or a glass of champagne with this intense hue.

04/29/2016

Watch the bulbs bloom in Somerville!

04/08/2016

Don't miss the Get Growing Festival in Cambridge tomorrow!

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03/25/2016

Do you have too much chunky applesauce in your cupboards? Amy recommends blending the applesauce (or any fruit sauce) to a smooth consistency. I hear it goes well with pork tenderloin :)

12/04/2015

http://www.npr.org/2015/11/26/457504466/swapping-the-street-for-the-orchard-city-dwellers-take-their-pick-of-fruit

Urban foragers don't just pick their meals from the trash; many eat only the finest, freshest produce — picked from city trees. The League of Urban Canners harvests fruit from trees to make jam.