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Well, this weekend’s weather was not as bad as advertised, thank goodness. We did a little emergency work on Sunday morning: harvested the popcorn and planted another bed of lettuce and some more bok choi. We were feeling ready for the 6 inches of rain that never really came, I […]

News from the Farm – September 10, 2011



*recipe is the The Greens Cookbook by Deborah Madsion *recipe is for a single parchment package; alter recipe according to number of people to be served ½ cup winter squash, cut into ¼ inch cubes 2 to 3 tablespoons leeks, chopped into ½ inch squares or smaller ¼ teaspoon garlic, […]

Winter Squash and Leeks Baked in Parchment



Serves 6 1 oz butter 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 8 cups hot vegetable stock 1 cup orzo 1 lb 2 oz swiss chard, stalks removed, leaves shredded a large handful of basil, torn Gruyére Croutons ½ baguette, or other loaf of bread, cut into slices […]

Swiss Chard and Orzo Soup with Gruyére Croutons


It’s the end of August. September is upon us! After this week’s box there are SIX more weeks of the CSA. We spent Saturday afternoon and evening at Green Toe Ground Farm up in Celo. As part of the educational experience for our interns we tour another farm once a […]

News from the Farm – September 3, 2011




from Food to Live By Serves 6 to 8 ¼ cup olive oil 1 large yellow onion, cut into ½ inch dice (about 1 cup) 1 medium carrot, cut into ½ inch dice (about ½ cup) 4 cloves garlic, minced About 8 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock 2 cups […]

Portuguese Kale Soup


from Food to Live By by Myra Goodman Serves 4 8 ears fresh corn, shucked and silk removed 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Cut the kernels off the corn cobs. You should have at least 4 […]

Sweet Creamed Corn With Thyme


Hurray for Greens! The Fall greens are starting to come on. It’s still August, still Summer, but it certainly felt like Fall this morning. It was just about cold, especially on our hands as we harvested wet greens and lettuce this Tuesday morning. The harvest list has started to change, […]

News from the Farm – August 26, 2011




serves 4 1 large eggplant 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 garlic clove, crushed juice of ½ lemon olive oil to coat pan salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro or parsley toasted pita bread strips, to serve Preheat oven to 425 F. […]

Roasted Eggplant Dip


makes 4 servings 1 large or 2 small fennel bulbs 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium carrot, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, finely chopped ½ teaspoon ground ginger 2 cups or more vegetable stock 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes** salt and freshly milled black pepper dry […]

Tomato-Fennel Soup