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CSA Week 10

CSA Week 10

The CSA share has a couple of new looks on some traditional vegetables this week.  The heirloom sweet red frying peppers that we have been growing the past few years are now starting to be picked.  Although the red color is fierce looking, these elongated peppers are...

CSA Week 9

CSA Week 9

The summer veggies are really starting to roll in now with this heat wave.  It can feel a bit overwhelming at times.  Just keeping up with the daily harvest takes a few hours!  With all the harvesting going on the share size can also start to get a little overwhelming...

CSA Week 8 Summertime Goodness

CSA Week 8 Summertime Goodness

This week's share is full of summertime favorites.  The weather has that tropical feel to it right now and the plants are loving it... weeds included!  The share will consist of: Sweet Corn:  a yellow variety is first which will be followed soon after by a white...

CSA Week 7

CSA Week 7

The CSA share for this week will include: New Potatoes - best steamed, boiled, or roasted.  These Red Gold potatoes are the 1st of 4 varieties we planted this year.  Later in the season we'll have fingerlings, russets, and a mid season purple skinned potato called...

CSA Week 6 Bzzzy Weekend

CSA Week 6 Bzzzy Weekend

There was a lot of activity at the farm this weekend.  Pappy the beekeeper decided to start taking some of the honey off the beehives on Friday.  Turns out the bees had a wonderfully prolific Spring harvest and we now have a good amount of honey back in stock.  In...

Week 5 Summer Has Arrived

Week 5 Summer Has Arrived

Summer is officially here and it feels a bit like we have reached a turning point at the farm.  The big push to get things planted is starting to wane just a little.  We still have a decent amount to plant yet for Fall but it seems less daunting.  The big task at hand...

CSA Week 4 Recipes

CSA Week 4 Recipes

Broccoli Cheese Bake Ingredients: 8 cups fresh broccoli ½ cup butter 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 small onion, chopped 1 ¼ cups milk salt and pepper to taste 4 cups shredded Swiss cheese 2 eggs, beaten Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) Place broccoli...

CSA Week 4

CSA Week 4

What a pleasant surprise the strawberry harvest has been so far!   I'm still not sure we will get a 3rd week of harvest out of them, but we will surely get our 2nd round of strawberries is this week's CSA share.  All the worry back in May after the late freeze/frost...