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Strawberry Thyme Shortcakes excerpted from Full Belly: Recipes and Stories from a Family Farm by Jenna Muller and Amon Muller. Photography by Molly DeCoudreaux.

100 easy, seasonal recipes from the beloved, third generation organic family farm located in the verdant Capay Valley in California.

Full Belly‘s recipes follow seasonal rhythms, highlighting fresh, organic ingredients. Dishes like Corn and Summer Squash Pizza and Vibrant Little Gem Salad embody the warmth and simplicity of California cooking. Learn to minimize food waste with recipes for Late Season Tomato Jam and Peach Leaf Creme Brûlée. Founded in 1985, Full Belly Farm is one of the oldest sustainable farms in California and supplies to beloved restaurants like Chez Panisse and Zuni Cafe.

Seasonal recipes: Cook seasonally with recipes from Full Belly’s farm kitchen
Farm life: Learn about life on one of California’s oldest sustainable farms―from animal husbandry to the rhythms of planting, growing, and harvesting four seasons of produce.
How-to: Find practical advice on choosing the best produce, the difference between varieties, and how to garden with sustainable farming practices.
CSA subscribers: CSA box subscribers will find it easy to cook along with Full Belly’s 100 seasonal recipes.

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Baked Rosemary & Nutmeg Nectarines, At the Kitchen Table by Megan Davies. Photography by Clare Winfield.

At the Kitchen Table by Megan Davies

Influenced by nostalgic meals and cooking for loved ones, Megan Davies has written this book for the eco-minded home cook.

She includes invaluable tips on how to make ingredients stretch; from potato peel chips to pickled cucumber and beets. Megan also features ways to turn leftovers into a new meal, such as a Roasted Fennel, Chive, and Dill Pasta Bake or Frittata, both from a leftover Raw Fennel, Chive, and Dill Salad. Multi-tasking recipes include brunch and late-night dishes such as Bircher Pancakes and Sweet Potato Baked Eggs.

Suppers for Sharing that can be scaled up to feed a crowd or down for a more intimate occasion range from Roasted Squash with Almonds and Tarragon to the best Roast Chicken recipe with Pan Pastry Croutons (plus, of course, ways to use up any uneaten chicken!)

From On the Side accompaniments and stunning Sweet Things such as Pot Luck Tarte Tatin this collection of ingenious recipes will give you all the inspiration you need to help run a more sustainable home kitchen, reduce your carbon footprint, and make the sort of small changes at home that can make a big difference to our world. (more…)