Page 10 - Abacoa Community News - March '25

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Abacoa Community Garden

Garden membership
The Magic Of Community runs from August 1 to
Gardening: From Fresh July 31. Download
forms at https://www.
Herb Pesto To Kimchi abacoa.com/abacoa-
community-garden or
The beauty of a community garden is that it brings find one in the outside
people together—not just to tend to plants, but to create mailbox at the garden
something delicious from what the earth gives us. It’s about e nt ra nc e a t 1022
the conversations we have while we pull weeds and the Com m uni t y Dri ve .
simple joy of sharing. There is a waiting list
Not every community garden has its own pesto wizard, for independent beds but
but at ours, our herb garden coordinator transformed freshly if interested, just check
harvested herbs into culinary magic. On a recent Saturday the box. Stop by, especially Saturday mornings, and check
morning he crafted two delicious versions of pesto using out our Facebook page.
ingredients that had been picked just minutes earlier.
The first pesto was a nod to tradition—arugula, lemon
basil, sweet basil, green onions, parsley, and even carrot Meet the New Cardiologist in
tops made their way into the blender along with some olive
oil, walnuts, pine nuts, garlic, and a pinch of salt. The result
consumed on the spot. A second version was a bit more the Neighborhood!
was an aromatic pesto that we spread on fresh bread and
unexpected: a blend of carrots, red chard, turmeric, and
nasturtium (yes, the edible flower!). So yummy! Dr. Hemang B. Panchal, MD, MPH,
These pesto creations are an example of the magic FACC, FSCAI, is board-certified Highlights of Dr. Panchal:
that happens when you grow, harvest, and share food in a in cardiology, interventional • 13+ years of experience
community space. cardiology, echocardiography, and • Well-published in top-rated
A few weeks ago, another member of our community nuclear cardiology. He recently journals, including the Journal
hosted a kimchi demonstration on site, showing us how to established his new cardiology of the American College of
turn the garden’s bounty into a tangy, flavorful fermented practice, South Florida Heart & Cardiology and Circulation.
dish. Lest you think this is the Hallmark channel or a Vascular, located in Jupiter, FL. • Helped reform the guidelines
Norman Rockwell painting, just know it is about a little by the American College of
plot of land in your neighborhood at the corner of Central Hospital Affiliations: Cardiology.
Boulevard and Community Drive. • Reviewer for many journals,
• Jupiter Medical Center including the American Heart
Journal, British Medical
• Palm Beach Gardens Medical Journal, and many others.
Center

• Good Samaritan Medical
Center

• Cleveland Clinic Tradition South Florida Heart
Hospital & Vascular
4425 Military Trail, Suite 102
• Cleveland Clinic Martin North Jupiter, FL 33458
and South Hospitals. Phone: 561-208-5246
Fax: 561-245-5399
For more information, please visit Email: infosfheart@gmail.com
our website at www.sfheart.org. We offer same-day or next-day
appointments whenever possible.

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