Yearly Archives: 2011

1 bunch (about 1 pound) Swiss chard, any variety 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons minced shallots grated zest of 1 lemon ¼ cup raisins ½ cup toasted pine nuts kosher salt and freshly ground pepper Rinse the chard and cut the ribs off the leaves. Cut the ribs into […]

Swiss Chard with Raisins and Pine Nuts

from Food to Live By by Myra Goodman Serves 4 as a side salad ½ cup sheled English peas (from ½ pound unshelled peas) 4 ounces (about 1 cup) fresh sugar snap peas, stems and any strings removed 3 ½ ounces (about 5 cups) mâche, carefully rinsed and dried, if […]

Spring Mâche Salad with Kohlrabi, Radishes, and Peas

It's been a busy few days! We've gotten many, many plants in the ground! Let's see...we planted Basil, Tomatoes, Eggplant, Peppers, Summer Squash, Cucumbers, Sweet Corn, sweet potatoes, peanuts (experimental), and many flowers. We also sowed, carrots, beets, lettuce mix, cilantro, radishes, arugula, sorghum, and soybeans.

News from the Farm – May 28, 2011

This week we were planning on planting all the Summer crops. Mother Nature had other plans for us. We are having to wait out the cooler weather to plant the peppers. eggplant, tomatoes & basil. Those crops don’t appreciate temperatures under 50, but everything is ready for them to go […]

News from the Farm – May 18, 2011

Offered every other week, beginning in May, ending in September – What’s In The Box will offer a 1 ½ hour cooking class demonstrating how to use the weekly, seasonal CSA box. The class will follow the seasonal garden, teach fresh preparation as well as how to preserve and conserve.

Weekly Cooking Classes

Spring seemed to have passed us by, it was well over 80 degrees today! The farm has really come alive over the past week or so. We’re all moving around with renewed purpose. Though Spring has only officially been around for a couple of weeks, we’re preparing to move onto […]

News from the Farm – May 11, 2011

Here we are at the beginning of what we hope will be a very bountiful season. This year’s CSA is starting a little earlier than in years past because the strawberries are early this year. We picked and picked and picked those red berries today! It’s a regular bonanza of […]

News From the Farm – May 4, 2011