How To make Anasazi Beans with Juniper
2 c Dried Anasazi or pinto beans
10 Coriander seeds
8 Juniper berries
1 sm Onion
1 tb Sunflower seed or light
-olive oil 1 ts Ground red chile (opt)
1 ts Dried Mexican or Greek
-oregano 2 1/2 qt Water
Salt Uncomplicated and satisfying, this recipe for anasazi beans is from Deborah Madison's "The Savory Way." You can find juniper berries in the spice section of specialty food markets. Sort through the beans, rinse them well, cover them with cold water, and set them aside for six hours or overnight. (Or use the quick-soaking method.) Bruise the seeds and berries in a mortar, and chop the onion into small squares. Warm the oil in a wide-bottomed soup pot; add the onions, coriander seeds, juniper berries, chile and oregano. Cook together over medium heat for 3 or 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Drain the beans and add them to the pot along with the fresh water. Bring to a boil; then lower the heat and simmer for 40 minutes. Add salt to taste and continue cooking until the beans are as tender as you like them ~ probably another 30 minutes or so. When done, check the seasoning. Serve the beans in a bowl with the broth. Suggestion: There are lots of tasty additions you can use - cilantro, mint, scallions, sour cream, cheese and so on. But try the beans plain first. Nutritional analysis per serving: 401 calories, 4.84 grams fat, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 27.6 milligrams sodium; 11 percent of calories form fat.
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Devon G. Peña, Ph.D. :: The San Luis Food Sovereignty Initiative: Deep Seeds and First Foods
The 12th annual San Luis Valley Seed Exchange was held April 2, 2022. The Speaker Series theme was Nourishing Our Bodies Through the Garden.
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The ‘Deep Seeds’ of the San Luis Food Sovereignty project are the native landrace varieties of concho corn, bolita bean, and calabazas that acequia farmers have stewarded for generations. The ‘First Foods’ are the heritage recipes and cuisine grounded in these crops which creates a community’s culinary and taste memories. The revival of traditional multi-crop acequia farming methods by our cooperative of “community farmers” will revive the planting of Deep Seeds and the nourishment of our bodies by First Foods, in an initiative based on the principle that the garden is our pharmacy and our food is our medicine.
Dr. Peña is a biodynamic farmer, seed saver, plant breeder, and philanthropist. He is Founder and President of The Acequia Institute (TAI), a Colorado-based non-profit foundation dedicated to supporting the environmental and food justice movements. He manages the Institute’s 181-acre acequia farm in Viejo San Acacio under a conservation easement with Colorado Open Lands. Since 2006, TAI has provided more than $180,000 in direct-to-producer grants, scholarships, fellowships, and support for acequia and other traditional and Indigenous farmers and their children. In December 2021, TAI was awarded a $1.5 million grant from The Colorado Health Foundation for ia two-year “San Luis Food Sovereignty Initiative” which includes the restoration of the historic R&R Market (est. 1857) and its conversion into a community food cooperative, mutual aid center, and food sovereignty incubator.
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