Seven Springs Speaker Spotlight: Jennifer R. Bartley, Kitchen Gardener and Cook

Reader Contribution by Erica Binns
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Get to know Jennifer R. Bartley of American Potager.

What are you going to speak about at the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR?

I will be giving a cooking demo called Organic Food and Flowers from the Fall Kitchen Garden. We will be harvesting the last of the warm season herbs and vegetables to make spicy garden curry with cool yogurt Sauce and hot peach chutney from my new book The Kitchen Gardener’s Handbook. We heat a little ghee in a pan and add freshly harvested green beans, carrots, potatoes and whatever else is growing in the garden till it sizzles. We’ll add garlic, broth, curry spices, coconut milk, flat leaf Italian parsley and Thai basil and simmer to perfection. Two sauces are served on the side so everyone concocts their own curry bowl to taste. Cool Yogurt Sauce with mint balances the spiciness of the curry. Spice lovers can add more heat to hot peach chutney with jalapenos and cilantro to kick up the flavor. We will also gather coneflowers, goldenrod, bronze fennel and Joe Pye weed to plop in a vase. When you harvest from your own garden, each meal is a celebration.

What are you most looking forward to sharing with FAIR attendees?

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