MACSAC Food Book

marcy ostrom (ostrom@engr.wisc.edu)
Tue, 10 Dec 1996 15:32:08 -0600

>New Resource
>
> The Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition (MACSAC)
>announces our new cookbook, //From Asparagus to Zucchini: A Guide to
>Farm-Fresh Seasonal Produce//. The cookbook, written by members of MACSAC,
>contains 200 pages of recipes, essays, and local and regional resources. The
>recipe portion features 46 different vegetable and herb sections and
>includes nutritional, historical, and storage information as well as cooking
>tips and over 370 recipes. Restaurants from Madison, Wisconsin contributed
>recipes as did MACSAC members. Choice recipes were also selected from
>quality food journals and cookbooks. The essays focus on how our food
>choices fit into our economy, environment, communities and quality of life.
>The food pages of the cookbook are illustrated by a local artist. We are
>finding that many different groups of people are interested in the cookbook
>in addition to CSA members, including: food and Farmers' Market enthusiasts,
>gardeners, and people interested in local economies.
>
> From Asparagus to Zucchini is available for mail-order through the
>Michael
>Fields Agricultural Institute, W2493 County Road ES, East Troy, WI 53210,
>(414) 642-3303. Please send a check made payable to MFAI for $18.50 to
>cover the cost of the book plus shipping and handling. Wisconsin residents
>please include an additional 5.5% tax. For wholesale orders of 10 or more
>books, at the cost of $12.00 plus shipping an handling, please contact Lauri
>McKean at (608) 251-8049. We also encourage other CSA groups to consider
>purchasing an electronic copy of the book, enabling you to add your own
>information and regional resources and print copies locally. Please contact
>Lauri at the above phone number if you are interested in this option.
>Income from the book will be used for MACSAC activities, including education
>and outreach on agricultural and community issues. MACSAC is a
>not-for-profit organization that works to build a coalition of support for
>CSA farms, to promote cooperation and information sharing among CSA farms,
>to help new or struggling CSA farms, and to ensure the availability of CSA
>produce to people of all incomes.
>