It’s now officially summer and therefore time to start handling produce in big quantities! Our tomatoes have just started with a big BANG (they weren’t ready for Wednesday’s Farm Shares but today we harvested hundreds of pounds!) and spring vegetables are still in abundance. It’s time to put up some food. Stock the larder. We have… Continue reading Pickles, Sauerkraut, & Tomatoes! …plus CSA & mkt 6.24.2017

Vegetables. Flowers. Bread. That sums us up. The week in review, as told by photos: The tiniest ones around here. The very first tomatoes! A lucky catch. What our Farm Share CSA pick up looks like. A good motto around here. Saturday’s/Monday’s Farm Share will most likely include: Salad Mix, Broccoli, Cucumbers, Summer Squash, Beets, Onions, Garlic,… Continue reading Vegetables & Flowers & Bread!…Plus CSA & Mkt For 6.17.2017

From time to time we like to remind ourselves of the basics of healthy eating. We’re not nutritionists, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. As Michael Pollen has famously said “Eat food. Real food. Mostly plants. Not too much.” So – we try to hold ourselves to covering most of our plates with vegetables.… Continue reading Vegetables, Protein, Fat, & Carbs…plus CSA & mkt for 6.10.2017

Our region’s and nation’s food system is diverse. And for good reason. As nature shows us, there is strength in diversity. Last Saturday’s hail storm in our community was a tangible reminder of the importance of this diversity. We are very grateful that all we received was a few minutes of small hail. Had the… Continue reading Hail of Gratitude…plus CSA & mkts 6.3.2017

The cucumbers have recovered! There’s been big excitement around here because of this. If you have tasted our cucumbers, you can understand this enthusiasm. How does one describe the flavor of a high-quality cucumber as compared to what is offered in the grocery store? It’s an interesting challenge to put into words the taste of… Continue reading Taste-Testing…plus CSA & mkts for 5.27.2017