Author Archives: Laura

Spinach and Gruyere Soufflé

  From a great collection of spinach recipes from, yes, Martha Stewart. Direct to the soufflé!  COOK’S NOTE Souffles are much simpler to make than you think. Just stir egg yolks and spinach into cheese sauce to create your base. All that’s left is to fold in egg whites and bake. INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, […]

At the Farmstand: May 23-30

Seasonal highlight of the week:  Spinach, no doubt.  This is the moment of all things spinach, spinach roulade, salads, soups and even blanching and freezing some.  Let us know if you want some processing spinach.  Ok, joining the spinach are delightful baby romaine lettuce heads, Flashy Troutback is the variety (for those salad & fishing fans). […]

Grass Fed Beef from dedicated farmers

We are excited to be partnering with Ray & Janet at Greenfield Highland Beef to offer their wonderful grassfed beef in the farmstand.  And what a perfect season for burgers and salad or steak and salad..yep, greens and beef are both plentiful.         Magen Farley offered the following insight into Greenfield Highland […]

Cilantro-Lime Chicken Salad

In honor of this warm Spring weather and lots of greens!  Perhaps serve this chicken salad over a bed of greens. Chicken (1…or more) Olive oil, bacon fat, lard, poultry fat herbs Yogurt Lime juice Cilantro Garlic onions dried tomatoes dried currants salt pepper Fennel (optional but nice when in season to add a nice […]

At the Farmstand: May 15-21

Seasonal highlight of the week:  Salad Greens…or is it plentiful spinach?  Greens, yes, Greens!     This week at our Farmstand you can find: • Eggs   Fresh/Stored Veggies & Herbs • Beets • Black Currants, frozen • Carrots • Chard • Chives • Cilantro • Garlic • Ginger, Baby (LRF), Frozen • Kale, Fresh • […]

Green Mountain Girls = Food Revolution

It is the inspiration of our name, certainly.  The new commercial and video (also above) about the farm from Guy’s Farm & Yard (produced by Mt. Mansfield Media) explains our name quite nicely and we love that.  We know it is sometimes confusing. Does our name refer to the owners, the leaders in the pasture […]

At the Farmstand: May 3-10

Seasonal highlight of the week:  Kale-sparagus, truly one of the Spring ephemerals and this hot, summery day may advance it quickly.  So delightful quickly sauteed (see last week’s recipe). This week at our Farmstand you can find: • Eggs, plentiful!*   Fresh/Stored Veggies & Herbs • Beets • Black Currants, frozen • Carrots • Chard, frozen […]

Everyone Loves LOCAL Spring Salads

We have arrived at that season when local salad greens are no longer a rare, special treat in these cold climates which of course coincides with the weather warming such that one wants to eat lots of lush, fun salads.  Here on the farm, all of the beings love this season.  The farmers get salad […]

At the Farmstand: April 26-May 2

Seasonal highlight of the week: oh, a tie between Claytonia, as it is prolific, succulent and enabling delightfully large salads and Kale-sparagus, truly one of the Spring ephemerals. This week at our Farmstand you can find: • Eggs, plentiful!*   Fresh/Stored Veggies & Herbs • Beets • Black Currants, frozen • Carrots • Chard, frozen (large […]

Sautéed Kale-sparagus

Sometimes Mari’s ideation gets us in trouble, sometimes it opens great doors.  One year ago, it was the latter and we are excited that the moment in time for Kale-sparagus has arrived. We introduce a Spring ephemeral on the farm – Kale-sparagus.  Tender, succulent, delicious fast growing shoots of the Kale plant heading to flower. […]