This post comes to us courtesy of Melissa Graham, founding Executive Director of Purple Asparagus. Let’s admit it. A farmers’ market can be an overwhelming place. Don’t get…
Melissa Graham
Melissa Graham
Melissa Graham, a former attorney, is the founding Executive Director of Purple Asparagus, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to educating families about all things associated with good eating, eating that's good for the body and the planet. Though its Delicious Nutritious Adventures program, Purple Asparagus has taught thousands of parents and children about healthful, sustainable eating in schools, community centers, and farmers' markets throughout Chicago and the suburbs. Melissa speaks and writes regularly on child nutrition and sustainability both in the Chicago community and online, blogging at Little Locavores, as The Sustainable Cook on The Local Beet, and as a regular contributor to Kiwi Magazine’s KiwiLog. In recognition of her contributions to the Chicago community, the Chicago Tribune recently awarded her a 2011 Good Eating Award, an honor previously bestowed to Rick Bayless, Alinea chef Grant Achatz, and First Lady Michelle Obama. Melissa resides in Chicago with her husband and 7-year old son in a rowhouse built in 1896.
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This post comes to us courtesy of Melissa Graham, founding Executive Director of Purple Asparagus. Ah, Mother’s Day: a day for dads and kids to celebrate Mom by making a…
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This post comes to us courtesy of Melissa Graham, founding Executive Director of Purple Asparagus. Spring has arrived alarmingly early in Chicago. With five straight record setting 80-degree days in…
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This post comes to us courtesy of Melissa Graham, founding Executive Director of Purple Asparagus. Kids are funny, aren’t they? I don’t know about yours, but my son’s favorite…
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This post comes to us courtesy of Melissa Graham, founding Executive Director of Purple Asparagus. In the beginning, I cooked because I was hungry. I was a young college…
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This post comes to us courtesy of Melissa Graham, founding Executive Director of Purple Asparagus. My mom was an elementary school teacher, and every year on the last day of…
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This post comes to us courtesy of Melissa Graham, founding Executive Director of Purple Asparagus. Whenever I’m looking for inspiration for a new sweet treat, I turn to the expert…
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This post comes to us courtesy of Melissa Graham, founding Executive Director of Purple Asparagus. Few ingredients are as festive or as evocative of the holiday season as cranberries. Jewel-like…
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This post comes to us courtesy of Melissa Graham, founding Executive Director of Purple Asparagus. If you ask an ordinary kid about a pumpkin, he or she will probably tell you…
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This post comes to us courtesy of Melissa Graham, founding Executive Director of Purple Asparagus. Anticipation permeates the heavy August air . . . school is starting. During these last precious…