Hello everyone! We hope you’ll join us at another yummy
Pathfinder Produce fresh fruits and veggie market at the Village Commons this
Thursday, from 1 to 5 p.m. We have a
great selection of fresh and bulk items to share with you and your family. Fresh never tasted soooo good!
One item of
interest, our Otsego Academy students and staff will be taking part in a local
American Heart Association walk in Oneonta on Saturday, Feb. 10. Coordinated by the Greater Utica Area Chapter
of AHA, this indoor walk will be held at the FoxCare Center, and should be a
great deal of heart healthy fun. If you
would like to sponsor our OA-PV participants, go to the AHA link
here (this event is considered to be part of the Greater Utica event, which
is set for March 3!).
Below, our Senior
Director of Education Maura Iorio offers some thoughts on that powerful little bulb,
garlic!
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At
Pathfinder School, we walk by the Pathfinder Hoop Houses each day, which are now
closed for the winter. They certainly
were bustling places over the summer months … members of our Adult Day Services
program were busy planting and tending an impressive array of fruits and
veggies. These were then featured at our
weekly market.
While most
of our PV-grown produce is now a pleasant memory, one crop – garlic, continues
to be featured at the market. Garlic is
a favorite flavoring for many; although this flavor-packed vegetable sometimes
has a bad reputation for leaving behind bad breath, its health
benefits more than make up for it.
Garlic has
been found to boost your immune system, reduce your blood pressure, lower
cholesterol, strengthen bones, and even enhance your athletic performance. It’s
easy to incorporate garlic into your diet, as it is hardly ever eaten alone but
rather mixed into recipes for flavor.
Want to get
a jump start on adding more garlic? Try this roasted garlic
recipe—who knew that when prepared properly garlic can actually be used as
a spreadable condiment? Swap out butter in favor of roasted garlic for even
more heart healthy benefits!
Until next
time, eat and be well!
Maura (and
Lori)
