We had a great evening overlooking the beautiful 17-acre nature area next to Glencoe Hill Apartments. This nature area which will remain beautiful forever, now that McKinley Properties has donated a permanent conservation agreement to the Washtenaw Land Trust to protect this land. Thank you to Arbor Farms Market for their sponsorship of this event.
For photos from the event and recipes for the Michigan-inspired refreshments, please see below.
Interested in volunteering? Give us a call at 734-302-5263, and/or come out to our 'Green Team' training on March 25. Here are the details:
 Tuesday March 25, 7-9 p.m. - Join the Green Team: Become a Volunteer Ambassador! You can help protect nature and open spaces, simply by spreading the word about the Land Trust. If more people know about what we're all doing to protect local lands, then more land can be saved! At this training, you'll learn how to talk to people at local community events about land protection. It's easy and it's fun - we'll teach you everything you need to know!
Food and fun will be provided. To sign up for the training: 734-302-5263 or suzie@washtenawlandtrust.org.
Interested, but can't come on the 25th? Just contact Suzie & we'll find a time that works for you.
Location: Washtenaw Land Trust office, NEW Center Building, 1100 N. Main Street #203, South conference room (upstairs). Map & Directions.
Michigan-Inspired Recipes
Thank you to Megan Hanner for these recipes - and for preparing these tasty dishes for the party!
Black Bean and Corn Salsa
2 15-ounce cans black beans, rinsed and drained (southwestern flavored black beans with cumin and other spices are best, or season to taste)
1 lb corn kernels, cut off the cob (or 1 17-ounce package frozen whole kernel corn, thawed)
2 large tomatoes, seeded and diced (or cans of diced tomatoes)
1-2 large avocado, peeled and diced
1 small onion, diced
4 tablespoons lime juice (about 1 lime)
Garlic to taste (fresh is best!)
2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and serve with tortilla chips.
(Ann Arbor Tortilla Factory chips are delicious with this-- and made locally! They are available at Arbor Farms Market and other stores.)
Did you know?
 Michigan leads the nation in the production of dry
black beans, generating 69% of the nation’s total.
Michigan ranks 11th in the nation for corn production
and harvested 2.02 million acres or a total of 232.3 million bushels in 2002.
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Onion Roasted Potatoes (to feed 8)
4 pounds potatoes
1/3 cup oil (olive oil recommended)
1 pack of onion soup mix
Garlic powder/ soy sauce to taste
Cut potatoes into bite-sized pieces.
Mix ingredients in a large roasting pan.
Cook at 425 for 35 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Did you know?
Michigan is the nation's leading producer of new potatoes and produced 1.5 million pounds of different varieties of potatoes in 2000.
Michigan ranks 9th in the nation in onion production, growing more than 94.5 million pounds of onions in 2000.
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Asparagus roll ups
Thinly sliced ham
Fresh Asparagus
Cream Cheese (one 6 oz package of cream cheese can be used for about 15 slices of ham)
Chop the thick ends off of the asparagus.
Blanch the asparagus by covering them with water, bringing them to a boil, and then immediately placing them in cold water. Spread cream cheese on each slice of ham.
Place two asparagus stalks on each piece of ham and roll.
Cut into thirds to serve.
Did you know?
In 2000, Michigan produced approximately 28.3 million pounds of asparagus, ranking third in the nation.
Michigan asparagus, unlike other states, is hand-snapped above the ground, resulting in a more
tender and flavorful veggie.
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Berry Cream Punch
Old Orchard pomegranate-blueberry juice
Faygo cream soda
Blueberries to float
Berry sherbet
Chill all ingredients. Mix together and serve.
Did you know?
Michigan leads the nation in blueberry production,
producing nearly 45% of the blueberries eaten in the U.S.
Old Orchard Juice is produced in Sparta, Michigan, and
Faygo soft drinks are produced in Detroit, Michigan.
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