Comments on: For Immigrants In Lowell, The Tools To Grow Familiar Foods http://www.wbur.org/2009/08/24/immigrant-farming WBUR is Boston's NPR News Station, featuring NPR news and programs such as Car Talk, On Point, Here & Now, Only A Game and Radio Boston. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eric http://www.wbur.org/2009/08/24/immigrant-farming/comment-page-1#comment-2848 Eric Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:30:14 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=5828#comment-2848 This article made me wonder how you'd actually cook the pumpkin greens, so I searched for a recipe... I'll save you the trouble: Pumpkin leaves 1/2kg (1.1 lbs) Ground Peanuts 1 cup Cooking oil 1 table spoon Tomato 1 Water 500 ml (20 oz.)[substitute milk to make it more creamy] Peel and wash the leaves thoroughly. Put in a pot and add half a teaspoon of salt. Cover and boil; do not add water or open the pot until it starts steaming (~ 5 minutes). If you do open, it will become hard and the taste will not be nice. When you see that it is boiling, stir and then add the tomato (peeled and chopped) and cover again. Let it boil for another 5 minutes. Keep checking so that it does not stick to the bottom of the pot. Once the tomato is cooked, add one tablespoon of cooking oil (do not add too much oil as the groundnuts are rich in fat already). Stir the nut powder and add a full cup of water. Stir and boil it at low heat to allow the groundnut powder to cook. This should take about 15 minutes. Then add half a cup of water and stir and cook for another 15 minutes. When the water reduces you will have a nice thick paste and aroma. It is ready to serve. Once done, serve hot with ‘Nshima’ or ‘Maize meal’. Source: http://www.mynippon.com/cooking/pumpkin-recipe.htm This article made me wonder how you’d actually cook the pumpkin greens, so I searched for a recipe… I’ll save you the trouble:

Pumpkin leaves 1/2kg (1.1 lbs)
Ground Peanuts 1 cup
Cooking oil 1 table spoon
Tomato 1
Water 500 ml (20 oz.)[substitute milk to make it more creamy]

Peel and wash the leaves thoroughly. Put in a pot and add half a teaspoon of salt. Cover and boil; do not add water or open the pot until it starts steaming (~ 5 minutes). If you do open, it will become hard and the taste will not be nice. When you see that it is boiling, stir and then add the tomato (peeled and chopped) and cover again. Let it boil for another 5 minutes. Keep checking so that it does not stick to the bottom of the pot. Once the tomato is cooked, add one tablespoon of cooking oil (do not add too much oil as the groundnuts are rich in fat already). Stir the nut powder and add a full cup of water. Stir and boil it at low heat to allow the groundnut powder to cook. This should take about 15 minutes. Then add half a cup of water and stir and cook for another 15 minutes. When the water reduces you will have a nice thick paste and aroma. It is ready to serve. Once done, serve hot with ‘Nshima’ or ‘Maize meal’.
Source: http://www.mynippon.com/cooking/pumpkin-recipe.htm

]]> By: Nick Knight http://www.wbur.org/2009/08/24/immigrant-farming/comment-page-1#comment-1472 Nick Knight Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:57:21 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=5828#comment-1472 How about focusing more on adapting to the country in which they now live, instead of growing foreign crops? The time would be better spent educating themselves. How about focusing more on adapting to the country in which they now live, instead of growing foreign crops? The time would be better spent educating themselves.

]]> By: Adam Mintz http://www.wbur.org/2009/08/24/immigrant-farming/comment-page-1#comment-1195 Adam Mintz Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:07:05 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=5828#comment-1195 This story made me yearn for some fresh picked vegetables and reflect on how powerful a "garden" can be in recreating a sense of community once lost. Nice job!!! This story made me yearn for some fresh picked vegetables and reflect on how powerful a “garden” can be in recreating a sense of community once lost. Nice job!!!

]]> By: Martin http://www.wbur.org/2009/08/24/immigrant-farming/comment-page-1#comment-1187 Martin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:02:13 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=5828#comment-1187 Kenyans call the green leaf veggie, sukuma wiki. The word sukuma means 'to push', while wiki means "week". Perhaps the name was derived to mean a veggie that prolongs life weekly. Kenyans call the green leaf veggie, sukuma wiki. The word sukuma means ‘to push’, while wiki means “week”. Perhaps the name was derived to mean a veggie that prolongs life weekly.

]]> By: Carolyn Howard http://www.wbur.org/2009/08/24/immigrant-farming/comment-page-1#comment-1042 Carolyn Howard Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:49:08 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=5828#comment-1042 Great story, great program for helping those in need to become self-sufficient in the healthiest fashion possible. Thanks for this heart-warming, important story! Great story, great program for helping those in need to become self-sufficient in the healthiest fashion possible. Thanks for this heart-warming, important story!

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