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Food Literacy Center is Raising Kale (and why you should too)

April 12, 2021 by Brittney Plaskett

The local Sacramento nonprofit, Food Literacy Center, has been fighting against food injustice and  inspiring children to eat their vegetables through education and interactive activities since 2011. This month, Food Literacy Center launched the podcast, Raising Kale, to tell the stories of our multi-layered food system. Host and Food Literacy Center’s Founder, Amber Stott talks to the kale raisers who are solving problems and enacting change in their communities.

Amber speaks to guests with a variety of backgrounds: Krystal Oriadha from National Farm to School Network, Elise Bauer from Simply Recipes, and Ken Myszka from Epiphany Farms Hospitality Group are just a few people listeners can learn from when it comes to the fight against food injustice.

What exactly is a kale raiser? A person who gets in good trouble, using food as a tool. Raising Kale’s guests are involved with remarkable, action-oriented initiatives from improving school lunches to building local food economies in Haiti to ending hunger through culinary education in San Diego.

“The Raising Kale podcast represents a long-time goal of mine for the nonprofit: to provide wider education to the public outside the walls of our elementary schools,” said Amber Stott, Food Literacy Center’s Founder and Chief Food Genius. “I get to speak to my peers in food thought leadership across the nation and share their powerful stories. I hope listeners will join me to learn more and to raise kale in their own community.”

In addition to launching a podcast, Food Literacy Center announced their very first book, Food Anatomy Activities for Kids: Fun, Hands-On Learning, perfect for middle school-aged students and available for pre-order on Amazon. Stott noted “this is a true food literacy book. I was the book’s author, but the entire staff helped! We divided up the recipes and experiments, and everyone created some of them. It’s something we created that will be available for the public to purchase because we know that everyone needs food literacy.”

With hands-on education for elementary students, a book for middle schoolers, and a podcast for adults, Food Literacy Center is teaching everyone the importance of food literacy!

Raising Kale is streaming on Radio.com. Follow Raising Kale on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. To learn more about Food Literacy Center and the work they are doing in Sacramento neighborhoods, www.foodliteracycenter.org.

Disclosure: Food Literacy Center is a pro-bono client of FleishmanHillard Sacramento

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Tillamook Wants You to Ditch the Zero and Get with the Hero

April 12, 2021 by

Feeling unfulfilled in a sea of boring cream cheese options? You’re in luck: it’s time to find your bagel’s everything with Tillamook Cream Cheese Spreads. How? With a simple call to the first-ever cream cheese break-up hotline, 844-SAY-GBYE (844-729-4293), air your grievances with your current brand and get advice for moving on to a better one (hint, hint, we recommend Tillamook). We love sharing our clients’ work on SacFoodies and this was too much fun to pass up! Take Tillamook’s quiz to find your perfect flavor profile and read more about the campaign here!

P.S. Find Tillamook near you at Tillamaps.com

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Sacramento Kings and Sierra Nevada Partner to Fight Food Insecurity with a “Dankful” New IPA

November 16, 2020 by SacFoodies

By: Liz Conant

Sierra Nevada Dankful IPA

There’s nothing the SacFoodies like more than enjoying a drink that gives back. So, when we heard the good news about a new partnership between the Sacramento Kings and Sierra Nevada to fight food insecurity with the release of a hoppy new beer, we were all in.

Here are the details: Earlier this year, Sierra Nevada unveiled a new program centered around the release of their Dankful IPA, pledging $1 million dollars to nonprofits nationwide to support and help raise awareness for work occurring in local communities. As part of this program, Sacramento nonprofit Sol Collective will receive $25,000 from Sierra Nevada and an additional $10,000 donation from the Kings for food boxes to be distributed to area families. The Kings will also provide volunteers for food box assembly and distribution as part of the team’s annual Season of Doing Good.  

Committed to taking arts, culture and educational programming to youth since its establishment, Sol Collective had to close its doors and move online in early March. Since then, they have pivoted their work to meet the immediate needs of the community, distributing food boxes, personal protective equipment and garden starters to local families. The funds donated by both Sierra Nevada and the Kings will help the organization to ramp up the distribution of Sol CARE food boxes, allowing them to keep serving those in need into the critical Fall and Winter months. For more information, visit Kings.com.

Categories // Uncategorized Tags // Beer, Food Insecurity, Sacramento Kings

When Life Gives You Cake Mix, Make Cookies!

October 6, 2020 by Brittney Plaskett

Have you ever had a box of cake mix sitting in your pantry when you just don’t feel like eating a cake? I definitely have. I buy cake mix far more often than I’d like to admit, but I don’t use it for cake. I’ve never been a huge cake gal. Even at my wedding I chose to eat cookies instead of our $400 wedding cake. My favorite way to use cake mix then? Turn it into cookies! I love love LOVE turning cake mix into cookies. They come out so soft and moist, it’s dangerous. My favorite this time of year is spice cake mix cookies. It was my parents wedding cake flavor and I’ve always been a fan of all things cinnamon. 

Here are some flavor combination ideas:

Spice cake + cream cheese frosting + sprinkle of cinnamon on top (my personal fave!!)

Red velvet cake + cream cheese frosting

Funfetti cake mix + strawberry frosting

Devil’s food cake mix + chocolate frosting

For this recipe you’ll need:

1 box of cake mix in your preferred flavor

2 large eggs

1/3 cup of vegetable oil

1 container frosting of your choice (optional)

Preheat oven to 350° F (or 325° F if using a dark or nonstick pan)

In a medium bowl, combine your cake mix, eggs, and oil.

Refrigerate your dough for 10-15 minutes or until chilled.

Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on a baking sheet.

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until a knife comes out clean

Let cool until firm and transfer to a cooling rack.

Once completely cooled, frost and decorate according to your preference. Enjoy!

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Our Favorite Hometown Coffee Shops!

May 19, 2020 by Brittney Plaskett

Photo Credit: Identity Coffees

I don’t mean to knock on chain coffee shops or anything – I LOVE a good salted cold foam cold brew, but there is just something about a hometown coffee shop that draws me in.. In college, I was so loyal to my favorite coffee shop that I sat in my graduation ceremony holding a cup of their sugar-free spiced dirty chai with oat milk in one hand, my diploma in the other. There are so many things that make small, local coffee shops special. The people that are always coming and going, that are vastly different but somehow all so familiar. The pride of being loyal to a favorite drink that only that one coffee shop does right – you all have that specific drink in mind right now, I would bet on it. The surge of productivity that only a local coffee shop’s atmosphere can provide. And it’s also the joy you get from being able to support a local business. Hometown coffee shops just feel so personal and intimate. If you’ve been wanting to test out a few new coffee shops in your area but don’t know where to start, here’s a list of some local places in the Sacramento area and a few drink ideas to get you started! All of these shops are taking orders for curbside to-go. 

Pachamama Coffee (Midtown, East Sacramento, Davis)

  • Drink recommendations: Honey Bear Cold Brew; Matcha Latte; Rooibos Tea

Tiferet Coffee House (Downtown, East Sacramento)

  • Drink recommendations: Vanilla Lavender Latte; Caramel Macchiato; Chai

The Trade Collab (Midtown)

  • Drink recommendations: Shakerato; London Fog Latte; Nola

The Mill Sacramento (Midtown, East Sacramento)

  • Drink recommendations: Golden Milk; Gibraltar; Wildwood Flower Latte

Temple Coffee Roasters (Downtown, Midtown, Arden-Arcade, Davis, East Sacramento)

  • Drink recommendations: Mexican Mocha; Nitro Cascara Tea; Hazelnut Latte

Identity Coffees (Midtown, West Sacramento)

  • Drink recommendations: Hibiscus Berry Tea; Cortado; Cocoa Rouge Mocha

Milka Coffee (Mansion Flats)

  • Drink recommendations: Mint Matcha; Apple Hill Latte; Sparkling Milka

Goodside Coffee (Mansion Flats)

  • Drink recommendations: Nitro Cold Brew; Raspberry Vanilla Oat Milk Mocha; Dirty Chai

Old Soul (Downtown, Midtown, North Oak Park)

  • Drink recommendations: Vanilla Spiced Turmeric Latte; Matcha Hot Chocolate; Drip Coffee with Caramel

Philz Coffee (Midtown)

  • Drink recommendations: Mint Mojito; Ecstatic; New Manhattan

Naked Coffee (Midtown, Downtown)

  • Drink recommendations: Thai Coffee; Hammerhead; Keith Richards

Camellia Coffee Roasters (Downtown)

  • Drink recommendations: Horchata Cold Brew; Cortado; Sparkling Omija Berry Tea

Insight Coffee (Downtown)

  • Drink recommendations: Gibraltar; Spiced Mocha; Chai Latte

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