I love tomatoes. I love the way the plants smell, I love the way they can be acidic and sweet at the same time. I love snacking on a little cherry tomato or slicing open a real big one. I love all the colors they come in. I don’t always Read more
On the agenda for this weeks blog: the produce list, some ideas on how to use borage and other veggies this week, and then some overall updates about the farm and season. This week’s produce share includes: Apples Cherry tomatoes Heirloom tomatoes Cucumbers Green beans Watercress Hot peppers Chives Borage Read more
Another salad heavy week as we are still dealing with a lot of rain and seasonably cool temperatures. We are seeing a warm up coming in the next week so plan on more variety coming soon. This week’s produce share includes salad mix 2 heads lettuce 2 bunches scapes beets Read more
If you enjoy cooking and baking, this is the time of year to start firing up the oven again! The warmth and aroma is the perfect compliment to chilly October nights. What to cook though? Consider the recipe below for a roasted pepper spread. In Poland and eastern Europe, peppers Read more
The late summer means pepper season to us! Depending on your pick-up, you have already received in previous weeks some combination of shishitos, green bell peppers, hatch chiles, and/or jalapeños, but the abundant diversity continues to expand into September. This week will be our first addition of red and yellow Read more
Many of you ordered one of our special storage shares for the 2017 season. This means that the goodness of the CSA can last for a little bit longer even after our regular season is over. Included in this year’s storage share: Squash Beets Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Garlic Leeks Kohlrabi Read more
Do you have enough peppers yet? Who likes hot sauce? Some like a lot and some like a little but almost everyone likes hot sauce from time to time. So, make some! Take stems off peppers and throw them into a blender or food processor. Add garlic, acid (lime, lemon, Read more
There is a nice assortment of herbs in this year’s Thanksgiving box! Some of them may be recognizable, while others might leave you wondering. Just in case you need help identifying which herbs you got, here are some pics! Herb bouquets — (Sage, parsley, thyme) OR (sage, curry, thyme) Read more
Vegetables with longer shelf lives to keep you eating seasonally into the cold weather! Storage shares have: 1. Cherry tomato salsa (Tuesday) or pickled beets (Saturday) and cucumber pickles (both days) all canned this summer. Good up to 1 year if left sealed; refrigerate after opening. 2. Daikon radishes. Read more
