Buy Fresh Buy Local Cape Cod | Cape Cod Cooperative Extension

Nutrition educators have assisted in coordination of Buy Fresh Buy Local Cape Cod with the mission of connecting people and businesses on the Cape with locally grown farm and sea products. Through Buy Fresh Buy Local Cape Cod, resources are created to assist individuals and families in purchasing, cooking, and storing fresh foods. Below are collections of cooking videos, recipes, cookbooks, and other resources to help families and communities better understand Cape Cod’s local food system and access to fresh, local food.

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Everyone Eats Community Cookbook

The Ethnic Garden Community Cookbook will introduce you to a variety of new, fresh vegetables and ingredients that are staples in the kitchens of our Portuguese, Haitian and Jamaican neighbors. They have shared these traditional, family recipes you can create at home. Click on the link below to access the digital versions of the cookbooks.

Everyone Eats Community Cookbook in English and Portuguese / Português

Everyone Eats Community Cookbook in English and Haitian Creole / Kreyòl Ayisyen

Cape Cod Local Farms & Food Cookbook

Recipes from Cape Cod’s farmers, fishermen, chefs and artisans. Videos Coming soon!

Simple and Delicious Veggie Cookbook

Pantry to Plate Cooking Videos: Butternut Squash, Kale, and Sweet Potatoes!

Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Series

Click here for our Kids in the Kitchen Video Library. The goal of this series is to highlight our region’s local agriculture in ways that resonate with children.

Buy Fresh Buy Local Cape Cod will be distributing the cooking videos on social media through their facebook page. Like them here and feel free to share the posts!

Buy Fresh Buy Local Website

Visit BFBL online to connect with local land and sea products.

HIP

Find farmers and markets that accept HIP, and other info on programs aimed at affordability and access to locally grown fruits and vegetables.

In previous years, Nutrition Educators have conducted cooking demonstrations at area farmers markets as well food preservation workshops focused on freezing and drying techniques, canning tomatoes, and homemade holiday gift giving ideas with an underlying theme of utilizing locally grown ingredients whenever possible. This project was made possible through grant funding from Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources.