There were about 50 people in attendance at the Richland County Main Library program June 17, says Kim Samuels – but her vegetables were the guests of honor.
The people in the audience came to watch a cooking demonstration of local produce from Bushels and Bags Farm in Ridgeway, which Kim runs with her husband, Lance. It was an event coordinated by a local chef to feature how locally sourced ingredients can be transformed into culinary creations.
First, her husband gave a power point presentation about their certified naturally grown produce (grown without pesticides or herbicides), she says, and then she did something she hadn't done before: cooked in front of a crowd, combining fresh veggies from the Samuels farm with minimal store-bought ingredients to make Korean pancakes.
"It's a savory dish, so I used zucchini, carrots, and spring onions plus flour and water. That's it, super simple …we added salt, pepper, and garlic powder," she says. "Everyone loved it and came back for seconds and thirds." Kim Samuels said that was one more validation for what they're doing on their vegetable farm. She says the interest in locally and naturally grown produce is growing as more and more people are trending toward healthy eating.
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