In your box: Arugula Garlic scapes Kale Salad Mix Scallions Strawberries After weeks of lousy growing weather, this 4th of July week has been perhaps the most beautiful I've ever experienced as a farmer, and certainly the most appreciated. All of our temporary lakes and rivers have finally dried of standing water, though many … Continue reading Week 2 Newsletter
Arugula and Apple Salad with Creamy Mustard Dressing
From 1,000 Vegan Recipes 2 TB white wine vinegar 1 TB Dijon mustard 1 TB minced fresh parsley 1/3 c. olive oil ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper 2 c. arugula leaves 3 c. chopped salad mix ½ small red onion, sliced, or one bunch scallions 1 apple, such as Gala or … Continue reading Arugula and Apple Salad with Creamy Mustard Dressing
Thai Kale with Coconut Milk
From 1,000 Vegan Recipes 1 TB canola or grapeseed oil small bunch scallions crushed red pepper (optional) 1 medium bunch kale, thick stems removed and coarsely chopped 1 (13.5 oz) can unsweetened coconut milk 1 tsp light brown sugar salt 1. In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the scallions, cover, … Continue reading Thai Kale with Coconut Milk
Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
From Asparagus to Zucchini, 3rd ed. ½ lb. Chopped rhubarb 2 c. strawberries 1/3 c. sugar 1 TB flour ½ TB grated orange zest Topping: ½ c. flour 1 TB sugar ½ tsp., baking powder ¼ tsp. Baking soda ¼ tsp. Salt 2 1/s TB cold butter, cut up ¼ c. sour cream 2 TB … Continue reading Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
Week 1 Newsletter
In Your Box: --Mizuna --Radishes --Rhubarb --Salad Mix --Sorrel --Strawberries Welcome to our first week of produce delivery! We are thrilled to be offering you the first harvests from our garden this year, and we thank you for your support as we kick off 2013. I'll try to not belabor the point too much, … Continue reading Week 1 Newsletter
Calamity Upon Calamity
To all of our members, In the usual definition of "CSA"--shared risk and reward--everyone always hopes for an emphasis on the rewards of a bountiful harvest. The weather this year, unfortunately, has brought only new and diverse risks and calamities every week. After the coldest, wettest spring we've ever experienced, with planting dates some four-six … Continue reading Calamity Upon Calamity
June Update
Hi all, As everyone has noticed, the weather this whole spring has been absolutely unacceptable. Jeremy and I pooled together some money and offered it to the sun to come out for just a little bit, but we were soundly rejected. We had rain on 22 of 31 days in May, and now 6 of … Continue reading June Update
May Update
As everyone has noticed, the weather this spring has been offensive and ridiculous. We keep bouncing from one extreme to another, none of which is particularly helpful to us poor farmers. However, we had a strong push last week to plant seeds and set out transplants that were long overdue, and we actually caught up … Continue reading May Update
April Update
Greetings from the never-ending winter of 2013! T.S. Eliot's famous first lines of "The Waste Land"--"April is the cruelest month"--were meant to convey the injustice of plants being roused from their winter hibernation by the cruel warmth and sun of spring. From the perspective of dormant roots underground, "Winter kept us warm, covering / Earth … Continue reading April Update
Thought for the Day
Some thoughts on Celeriac (although we still haven't successfully grown this divisive root) "There is no way to disguise the origins of a celery root or, really, even to think of it as a vegetable. It is a hideous-looking creature, and it takes work. You need a sharp knife and a strong arm and the … Continue reading Thought for the Day
