Many thanks to everyone who participated in Urban Abundance’s Fall Soup Challenge last Friday at Torque Coffee Roasters! 

Born from Urban Abundance’s mission to strengthen and localize our food system, our Seasonal Challenges help to forge new relationships between farmers, chefs and eaters and encourage further conversation and collaboration.

Chefs Jodell & Hector Hinojosa of JoFoody Catering, Clark College Culinary Arts Program & student Marcus Morrison, and Blackbird Farm Kitchen prepared hearty, delicious soups with produce from Storytree Farm, 78th St. Heritage Farm, HalfMoon Farm, Kunze Farms & Backyard Bounty Co-Op.

Blackbird Farm Kitchen won the challenge with their Honey Roasted Butternut Squash Soup - recipe follows.

Stay tuned for more information about our 2013 Spring Seasonal Feast!

Urban Abundance: Inspiring people to eat, grow and share healthy, locally-grown food in Clark County and beyond.

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Blackbird Farm Kitchen’s Honey Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

6 butternut squash, halved lengthwise & seeds scooped out

1T vegetable oil

2 cups chicken or vegetable stock

1/2t freshly grated nutmeg

1/2t finely minced ginger

1t orange zest

1t cinnamon

1t salt

1/2 c. heavy cream

6T butter

1T honey

1c greek yogurt

Brush the squash with vegetable oil and bake at 375 for one hour, or until soft. Cool to handling temperature.

While the squash is cooling, bring the stock, nutmeg, ginger, orange zest, cinnamon and salt to a simmer. Scoop the flesh of the squash out and add to stock. Add heavy cream, butter, honey and greek yogurt and blend with immersion blender until smooth and creamy. Simmer for another 15 minutes, adding a bit more stock as preferred for consistency.

Butternut squash from Kunze Farms, honey from HalfMoon Farm. 

Urban Abundance presents the Fall Soup Challenge

A celebration of Clark County’s abundance!

Friday November 23rd, 2012

Torque Coffee Roasters

6pm, all-ages

Come enjoy hearty soups made by local chefs and farmers who’ve accepted the Fall Soup Challenge: To create the best soup made entirely from ingredients produced in Clark County! Each chef is paired with a Clark County farmer who will choose produce from which the chef must create a delicious, seasonal soup.

Soup is served from 6-8pm, just after Santa lights the Christmas Tree in Esther Short Park.

Cast your vote for the best soup! Winning soup award ceremony & Urban Abundance presentation at 8:30.

Enjoy coffee and tea from Torque and locally-brewed beer from Loowit Brewing Company.

Torque Coffee Roasters: 501 Columbia Street, Vancouver, WA (360) 771-2474

$15 adults, $5 kids under 12 (includes soup!)

Click here for an adult ticket and here for kids under 12. Proceeds go to support programs of Urban Abundance, whose mission is to inspire people to eat, grow and share healthy-locally-grown food in Clark County.