We are not perfect. Neither are we puritanical. It is with hesitation that we admit that some days around here aren’t fueled with bok choy and grass-fed beef. But it’s important that everyone know that we are human and imperfect, just like everyone else. As in, a recent day of hustling vegetables was, for at… Continue reading Balancing Nutrition in an Imperfect World…for 6.6.2015

This week’s Farm Share will most likely include: Green Beans, Summer Squash, Cucumbers, Basil, Salad Mix, Lettuce head, Bok Choy, Garlic Scapes, and Broccoli. Recipe Suggestions: (which we catalog weekly on our Recipe Page) Garlic Scapes – Hopefully last week you all go oriented to this early summer wonder. You can also enjoy it as Pickled… Continue reading CSA Shares for 6.3.2015

As people tied to our climate and weather patterns, we like identifying with our bioregion. We grow vegetables in the Piedmont region of Virginia. This is more descriptive than simply saying we grow vegetables in Virginia. (This nifty campaign for “Piedmont grown” is great, though it is a North Carolina project and hasn’t yet caught… Continue reading A Diversified Piedmont Farm in Late May…for 5.30.2015

This week’s Farm Share will most likely include: Summer Squash, Garlic Scapes, Cucumbers, Salad Mix, Kale, Asian Spinach, Turnips, and Chard or Bok Choy. Recipe Suggestions: (which we catalog weekly on our Recipe Page) Garlic Scapes – this is the item in the share this week that is most likely unknown to those of you new… Continue reading CSA Shares for 5.27.2015

This is our fifth season growing vegetables for sale, our fourth season with it getting at least one person’s full time attention, and our first full season with it being our family’s only source of income. (Janet worked a part time job for half of last year.) We (and the USDA) still consider ourselves beginning… Continue reading Vegetables as Mellowing Agents…for 5.23.2015