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Meet “the team”

There’s a lot of action on the farm that kinda goes unnoticed. Meet “the team” – pollinators, protectors, replenishers and elements – for a peek into nature’s magic. Teaming up with our farmers, they make organic deliciousness possible.

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Ran-Lew Dairy Eggnog is the Reason for the Season

Find out why this Happy Dirt Farmer’s holiday beverage is the cream of the crop!

Happy Dirt Farmer, Randall Watkins, Joins The Fair Food Program

What the Fair Food Program means, what it means to us, and what it means to Happy Dirt farmers.

Happy Dirt Recipe: Sweet Potato Biscuits

If you’re looking for the perfect potato pairing with your holiday meal, this one is pretty sweet…

HAPPY RECIPES | It's finally soup szn in North Carolina! We're inspired by @bellabeanorganics' chicken noodle soup and ⁠@thefictionkitchen's creamed turnip and potato soup. And, both include seasonal produce from our farm partners. ⁠
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What are your favorite soups to enjoy during the winter months?⁠
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let’s be social

@happydirtproduce

EDUCATION | We have so many fun things in store for 2022, including our Fun On The Farm activity book.⁠
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We came up with the idea in 2021 when thinking of unique ways to give kids a peek into nature’s magic while their parents filled the shopping cart with produce. Our Fun On The Farm activity booked is filled with colorful stickers, scratch offs, and word puzzles that educate children on the pollinators, protectors, replenishers and elements that team up with farmers to make the organic produce in the grocery cart possible!

Keep your eyes peeled this year for these magical activity books. Until they make an appearance, let us know what fun, educating content you would like to see from us to you this year!

FRESH | Happy New Year! We're making our Spicy Braised Collards for dinner tonight, using farmer Stanley Hughes' collard greens for continued prosperity in 2022. ⁠
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We are extremely grateful for many positive things that unfolded for our farmers and for Happy Dirt as a whole in 2021, one of them being that we were able to visit our farm partners again. We're excited to share more stories about incredible farmers like Stanley Hughes in 2022. Until then, take some time to make and enjoy our Spicy Braised Collards recipe this week.⁠
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What You Need ⁠
1.5 lbs. NC organic collards, chopped ⁠
3 c. NC organic fresh tomatoes, chopped (or, sub a seasonal vegetable)⁠
1 tsp. hot sauce or 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper ⁠
2 cloves garlic, minced⁠
1 c. onion, minced⁠
1.5 tsp. ground cumin ⁠
salt and pepper to taste ⁠
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Directions ⁠
1. Wash the collards and slice the leaves crosswise into 1/8-inch strips. ⁠
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2. Combine tomatoes (or seasonal vegetable of your choice) onions, cumin, garlic, hot sauce, salt, and pepper in a saucepan.⁠
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3. Cover the saucepan and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.⁠
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4. Add collards and recover the saucepan, simmering on low for 10-15 minutes or until the greens are tender. ⁠
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5. Add pepper to taste and serve.

HAPPY DIRT HEROES | We hope you have a safe, happy, and healthy holiday! As always, it’s an honor to share nature’s magic with you. 💜🌱

HAPPY RECIPES | It's finally soup szn in North Carolina! We're inspired by @bellabeanorganics' chicken noodle soup and ⁠@thefictionkitchen's creamed turnip and potato soup. And, both include seasonal produce from our farm partners. ⁠
⁠
What are your favorite soups to enjoy during the winter months?⁠
⁠

let’s be social

@happydirtorganics

EDUCATION | We have so many fun things in store for 2022, including our Fun On The Farm activity book.⁠
⁠
We came up with the idea in 2021 when thinking of unique ways to give kids a peek into nature’s magic while their parents filled the shopping cart with produce. Our Fun On The Farm activity booked is filled with colorful stickers, scratch offs, and word puzzles that educate children on the pollinators, protectors, replenishers and elements that team up with farmers to make the organic produce in the grocery cart possible!

Keep your eyes peeled this year for these magical activity books. Until they make an appearance, let us know what fun, educating content you would like to see from us to you this year!