There are a few spaces left for CSR’s first-ever Harvest Dinner – where our Culinary Arts Students will be serving up a feast made entirely of local food paired with local wines. Sit outdoors amidst the beautiful Pastures of Plenty Farm while enjoying cuisine prepared by the Culinary Arts students while celebrating the culmination of their Farm-to-Table Externship.

Meet local farmers and chefs and take pleasure in enjoying all local fare and wine. Save the date on your calendar, Thursday, October, 9th. Come for cocktails at 4pm. Dinner will be served at 6pm. Seats are limited, so reserve your spot today! Only $75 per person. Register Today!

Get them while they’re fresh – our new locally purchased and printed t-shirts (thanks Onno and Swan Ink). CSR is committed to supporting local producers and farmers. At the school we are dedicated to purchasing 20% of our products from local sources. With that in mind we’ve created a new, cool shirt created through collaboration with local companies. There’s nothing else we’d rather wear while showing our support for all things ‘local’. You can purchase these fresh, 100% organic cotton t-shirts from the Culinary School of the Rockies for only $24. Show your pride for local Boulder products by being a part of the new CSR generation. Buy a shirt and wear it often!

By Sharon Halkovics, Director of Home Cook & Corporate Kitchen

There are many pros to having two apples trees in your front yard. You get free apples, and you are able to experiment with them.

This past weekend we decided to take advantage of the Colorado sunny skies (coupled with low humidity). Jean-Francois built a drying rack and stretched a roll of lightweight screen over the frame.

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I think we might have the next Food Network star on our hands. Chef Michael Montgomery’s TV debut on the CW2 was a major success. In conjunction with Colorado Fresh Chef Michael whipped up spicy quick dill pickles along side CW2 anchor Natalie Tysdal. Chef Michael discussed the myriad of cucumbers that our available at the local Farmers Market in Boulder ranging from Japanese cucumbers, to lemon cucumbers to gherkins. He then went through the steps of how to prepare the pickles, what other vegetables could be used for pickling along with how they make a great gift for friends and holidays. Click here to see the clip and get the recipe for Chef’s Michaels Spicy Quick Dill Pickles. Also, if you are interested in learning more about canning and preserving CSR just announced a Preserving the Harvest Class.

We are very excited to let our farmer’s market followers and readers know that our Market Chef Michael Montgomery will be on Channel 2’s (the new CW2) morning show on Thursday September 11th, at 8:38am. He will be demonstrating how to use Colorado fresh produce and give a recipe for quick dill pickles. Make sure to tune in and support Chef Michael.