In your box: --Garlic Scapes --Head lettuce (“Grandpa Admire”) --Komatsuna --Salad Mix --Scallions --Spinach --Strawberries --Turnips Our head lettuce this week is one my favorite varieties, an heirloom named “Grandpa Admire.” I had always figured it was named after an especially admirable grandfather, but in fact it was named for a Civil War veteran named … Continue reading Week 3 Newsletter
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Komatsuna Soup
Ingredients: Komatsuna (1 bunch) Small onion or bunch of scallions Potato (1) 1 cup milk 1 cup water Butter (1 tbsp) Chicken bouillon (1 cube) Bay leaf Salt and black pepper (to taste) How to make it: (1) Cut the komatsuna into 1 inch long pieces; slice the potato and onion thinly. (2) Melt the … Continue reading Komatsuna Soup
Week 2 Newsletter
In your box: --Bok Choy --Chard --Garlic Scapes --Head lettuce, “Red Romaine” --Radishes --Salad Mix --Scallions (full shares) --Spinach --Strawberries As we move along in the growing season, we've been blessed with a great stretch of weather. Past Junes have been marked with flooding and the resulting plagues of mosquitoes, but this year we're enjoying … Continue reading Week 2 Newsletter
Bok Choy Hot Pot Soup
from EatingWell.com 5¼ cups vegetable broth, or reduced-sodium chicken broth 4¼-inch-thick slices fresh ginger, peeled 2 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled 2 teaspoons canola oil 1¾ cups shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, wiped clean and sliced (4 ounces) ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper, or to taste 1 small bok choy, cut into ½-inch pieces, stems and greens … Continue reading Bok Choy Hot Pot Soup
Week 1 Newsletter
In your box: --Arugula --Bok Choy --Head lettuce, “Red Romaine” --Kale --Radishes --Rhubarb --Spinach Welcome to our 2017 season! We are thrilled to be kicking off the growing season this week, as we embark on our ninth season of providing naturally grown produce to our local community. After months of planning, preparing, seeding, weeding, watering, … Continue reading Week 1 Newsletter
March Update
I've had a lot of people ask me what this non-winter and really early spring will mean for the farm. My answer: I have no idea. We've had warm springs before, but hitting 60 degrees repeatedly in February and losing all of our snow cover by Valentine's Day make this year especially remarkable. I just … Continue reading March Update
Week 18 Newsletter
In your box: –Bok choy --Brussels sprouts --Celeriac --Garlic --Kale --Salad mix --Winter squash Welcome to our last delivery of the CSA season. We hope you've enjoyed the experience this summer and tried some new crops and recipes. We did have a hard frost on both nights over the past weekend and even ice in … Continue reading Week 18 Newsletter
Week 17 Newsletter
In your box: --Broccoli --Brussels sprouts --Celery --Chard --Napa Cabbage --Salad mix --Sweet pepper --Winter squash or pie pumpkin My summer reading this season somehow led me to a study of the history of agriculture in ancient Greece. The book ended up being a little too broad in focus, but it did provide me … Continue reading Week 17 Newsletter
Week 16 Newsletter
In your box: --Arugula --Broccoli --Cabbage --Garlic, “Purple Glazer” --Gourd --Kale --Rutabaga or kohlrabi --Tomatoes Thanks to all the brave souls to braved the rain and chilly temperatures on Sunday for our annual Harvest Party! You never know what kind of weather we'll get this time of year, and unfortunately the wet cold drizzle … Continue reading Week 16 Newsletter
Week 15 Newsletter
–-Bok Choy --Celery --Garlic, “Georgian Crystal” --Head lettuce --Parsley --Potatoes --Sweet pepper --Tomatoes Don't forget—our fall festival is coming up this Sunday, September 25th from 3pm until dark. We'd love to have you out to the farm for yard games, jumping in mud puddles, farm tours, and a potluck starting around 5pm. Please bring yard … Continue reading Week 15 Newsletter
