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Killer Chicken Soup
Who's thinking hot soup in August? It was great for the rainy day on Thursday though. My sister Kristen gave Heather and I a nice hearty helping of this soup and it was Excellent. Although, I may have offended my mother by saying it was the best I ever had! Here...
EAT MORE KALE
Quinoa and Kale Salad 1 cup uncooked quinoa 1 large bunch kale, stems removed 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup yellow raisins 1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped and toasted 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted 1 block Parmesan cheese, shaved for garnish salt and pepper to...
Weatherman Says It’s Gonna Be A Hot One
...well we've been due. The watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber, okra and quite a few others are going to appreciate the 90 degree days and 70 degree evenings. We might end up losing the lettuce mix to this heat next week, but it's been a nice run. We will plant...
Hold on to your hats
Wow, that was a windy weekend. The garden was begging for mercy by the end of it, but I think we'll pull through ok. Nothing that we shouldn't be able to recover from anyway. The rough weather is really pushing things back though. We will have a rather light box...
Staying the course
Despite the cooler temps and dry, breezy conditions we have stayed on track for a May 21st start to the CSA. Some crops, like the spinach, are really thriving in this weather. Others, like our tomatoes, are hurting! Speaking of tomatoes, Heather and I just had a...
How about a cold one?
This has been the coldest March we've had in a while. Since we have been gardening on a larger scale in 2010 we have always had peas, radish, turnips, swiss chard, beets, carrots, and a few other types of greens planted directly in the soil by this time. But this...
Let the seeds hit the dirt
As is becoming tradition, we planted our onion seeds on March 1. Four trays with 100+ seeds in each. We are starting 3 types of onions from seed this year - a white (white wing), a red (red marble), and a yellow (utah spanish). We will also be planting a couple...
Starting to prepare for 2013
We hope the new year finds everyone healthy and happy! Our preparations for 2013 farm season are coming along nicely. We have our seed orders together with the bulk of it coming from FEDCO seed in Maine and the Seed Savers Exchange, which is a grassroots network of...
Sweet Potatoes and a Baby
We are back this week, and better then ever! Heather gave birth September 20th at 6:29pm to Jonas Hunter Edelman. 8lb 8oz. One week later, and both Mom and baby are doing very well. We look forward to having Jonas out in the garden picking beans with us soon!...
Any Day Now…
My wife and I are expecting our first child any day now. Monday, September 10 is the official due date, however we are both thinking it will be a bit later then that. We are very thankful for all the help from from my mother, Joyce and my sister, Kristen, in...
Day after Blue Moon
Hi Everyone! We made it past the Blue Moon (old wives tale- more babies are born around a full moon) but I don't plan on keeping this lil guy in til the next full moon comes around. Last night Greg and I enjoyed some sweet corn from the garden. Some cobs were immature...
Celeriac
A new addition to the garden this year is Celeriac. While I was researching about Celeriac I came across this article and felt it merited sharing. Following the article is a link to the recipe we will be trying our Celeriac in. The Vegetable World's Ugly Duckling:...
Preserving the Harvest
At 36 weeks pregnant the nesting urge is starting to materialize. We’ve been overrun with beans and tomatoes, and potatoes. Canning is a great way to preserve the tastes of this season for those winter and spring months when you could just die to eat a fresh, sunshine...
AHHHHHH
What to expect in your CSA box this week: Garlic Squash/Zucchini Green Beans/Yellow Beans Swiss Chard/Kale Fingerling Potatoes Cauliflower Fennel Red Onions HERBS in the PYO patch: Basil, oregano, rosemary, parsley, and dill. AHHHHH. We finally got some rain last...
Giving Thanks
First line of business- What to expect in your box this week--- Lettuce mix Heads of Romaine Carrots Peas (Shelling and Snap) Red Beets Scallions Turnips Swiss chard Napa Cabbage Mark your calendars- June 23 we will be processing our first batch of pasture raised...
Garden Maintenance
What to expect in your CSA box this week: Strawberries, Lettuce Mix, Spinach, Kale, Carrots, Snow Peas, Shelling Peas, Turnips, Broccoli, and scallions. New this week are Turnips. Last week we had Turnip greens, which were seeds strictly used for growing the greens...