Author Archives: Laura

Eat, Play, Shop — with purpose!

Rejuvenate yourself, refresh your holiday traditions and recommit to supporting your neighborhood farms. Connect with farmers who grew and made gifts and products to make your holiday feasts and celebrations special. These are full circle gifts. Give your loved ones local foods and crafts wrapped in stories –stories of local ingredients, talents, your own adventures […]

At the Farmstand: Dec 1-7

Welcome to December! The farm elves have been busy harvesting and processing and will keep the markets and farmstand stocked as best we can.  Join us at the farm or one of the great upcoming markets for localvore holiday gifts as well as food for throughout holiday season. A new batch of Alsatian Christmas Sausage is […]

Delicious Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Another reason to love extended family…they roast veggies to perfection!  My brother-in-law and sister-in-law were linchpins in showing me how delicious two of my least favorite veggies growing up could be  — roasted beets and roasted Brussels Sprouts. Simple and perfection.  Only way I have had them better was Lee Duberman’s (chef at Ariel’s Restaurant) […]

Coming Together

As if operating on an off-kilt calendar there they came… over the river and through the woods! Cousin Kelsey reached out and next thing you knew more relatives from near and far wanted to gather and there we were twelve members of our extended family grateful for each other and our meal. It is a […]

Thanksgiving at the Farmstand: Nov 17-27

Thanksgiving is just around the corner.  Our farmstand will be stocked and staffed on Thursday, Nov 17th with all the goodness below and then we will do our best to keep it stocked throughout the Thanksgiving week and weekend for your self-serve  restocking needs.  We hope some of our meats and veggies, raised with care and […]

Nov on Farm in Photos

Some photos from our week on the farm   Still rotating our livestock on pasture even in November. Moving shelters, fences and the animals themselves.           The sows respond joyously, enjoying the grass first!                             All enjoy brassicas! This […]

At the Farmstand: Nov 10-16

Seems hard to believe we are approaching mid-November!  Fortunately through the hard work of the summer and continuing through the fall, the farmstand is stocked with wholesome food for cozy, comforting meals.  And the greens are still cranking away inside and out! This week at our Farmstand you can find: Fresh/Stored Veggies & Herbs   […]

Learning Curve

On Monday afternoon as I finished an easy move of our small gaggle of new pullets, I was struck by how much they had learned in the 10 days they had been on the farm.  It may seem strange to talk about chickens learning, after all many consider them not the brightest bulbs in the […]

At the Farmstand: October 27- Nov 2

Despite the cold weather, the greens are lush and plentiful along with all of the fall veggies and what great weather for slow cooking and a full oven! The broccoli is coming to an end so enjoy its bounty now and last call for Green Tomatoes.  4 varieties of Field Stone Pizza will be restocked on […]

At the Farmstand: October 20-26

Ok, this week is truly the last with fresh summery veggies and appropriate as there is snow in the forecast for the weekend.  But LOTS of great fall veggies to keep you cozy & warm including pumpkins, butternut, buttercup, red kuri AND delicata squash! And the greens are gorgeous — for salads and cooking. For […]