Unseasonably warm weather gets everyone excited for spring, but vegetable farmers get really excited. So excited that they start planting… Although the beginning of March is our normal target date to start seedlings, we were eager to get going this year….
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NEW YEAR.
Wow is it really January already? It seems like just yesterday we were loading up veggie boxes and pie pumpkins to do our last delivery of the season. Even though it doesn’t seem that long ago, we feel like we…
AS THE SEASON WINDS DOWN.
And before you know it, it’s the last day of September! We can’t believe we are in our final weeks of this CSA season. Our last deliveries will be Monday, October 19th and Thursday, October 22nd. This year has been…
RECIPE OF THE WEEK: MINESTRONE SOUP
OK, I know it’s still August, but don’t you think there’s a hint of fall in the air? We thought so, so we made a killer Minestrone Soup last night. With a bit of parmesan and some amazing toasty bread,…
RECIPE OF THE WEEK: LATE NIGHT CREAMY DILL DRESSING
While waiting for the loaves to bake, Jonathon decided to whip up his own version of a creamy dill dressing. Whoa, is it good! Keep in mind, we’re not recipe writers, so this isn’t exact, but a fine place to…
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED: DELIVERY UPDATE
Moving to Jonathon’s family farm meant a lot of things to us. We knew we’d have a space of our own, we’d be closer to family, and we’d be growing on untouched land that had been used years before as…
THE START OF SEASON TWO…
We are 2 weeks away from our first delivery and oh my I hope you’re excited! This season has been tremendous. All first plantings of crops are in as well as a few extra. Our intensive 1 acre plot is…
SPRING! (ALMOST)
We are so ready for our 2nd growing season. This is absolutely the most exciting time of year. Actually, harvesting the first tomato may top it, but it’s close! It seems there’s never really a good transition from winter…
LET THE ADVENTURE BEGIN.
Opportunistic eater: noun; one who never turns down a free meal. (Australian definition) Our friend, Anne, from Australia used to use the term “opportunistic eater” to describe the farmer we worked for there. Rod never passed up the opportunity…
A NEW YEAR, A NEW FARM.
A lot has happened in the four months since our last post… And to be honest, I don’t even know where to begin. We got married, moved into Jonathon’s grandparents’ house, finished out the CSA season, said see-you-later to our lovely…
Recipe of the Week: Julia’s Carrots
If you haven’t experimented with a Julia Child recipe before, you’re missing out. Many people think her recipes are too tough or are intimated, but honestly if you follow the recipe as she’s written it, you won’t be disappointed. One…
Recipe of the Week: Swiss Chard and Lemon Ricotta Pasta
We’re so excited to have baby chard in our boxes this week, a wonderfully refreshing addition. This is a smaller recipe for 2, but if you have extra greens such as spinach or kale, you can include them with the…