Thank you to all to the participants that volunteered their time on Saturday, September 24th to help clean up litter along the Greenway for Bear Creek Creek Stewardship Day! This fall we expanded our efforts from Barnett Road north to Highway 62.
Thank you to everyone who came out to Thrive’s 2nd Annual Salsa Festival & Showdown on The Commons in downtown Medford last Saturday!
Celebrate the abundance of local food this harvest season with Thrive’s 12th Annual Eat Local Celebration!
Sweet, crunchy, and boldly colored, the bell pepper is a versatile summer vegetable. With origins in Central America and South America, the Europeans were not introduced to the bell pepper until Columbus brought them back from his adventures in 1493.
With tomatoes and peppers coming into season, it’s the perfect time of year to make a fresh tomato salsa. Fresh salsa is also known as salsa fresca or pico de gallo (which translates to ‘beak of the rooster’) in Mexican cuisine. If you are new to salsa making, peruse the basic recipes listed below.