This week has been all about Spinach! Harvesting, Eating, Processing, Planting more and even new recipe testing, Thanks Donna! The Sows and Hens even got in on the action as we cleared a few beds and gave them the plant remnants and roots, a little iron & folic acid boost for those pregnant sows, and one […]
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Spinach, how we love thee
April 13, 2016 – 8:33 pm
By Laura
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Beets for All Beings!
March 30, 2016 – 9:06 am
As many of you know, it was a particularly good beet year for the farm. They grew well, are delicious, and some grew quite large (1.5 lbs plus!) but stayed tasty. Well, this week we finally got around to processing some of these lovely beets to add some variety to the farmstand. […]
By Laura
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Cultivating Meaningful Holidays
December 10, 2015 – 5:55 am
Rejuvenate yourself and refresh your holiday traditions. Connect with farmers who grew and made gifts and products to make your holiday feasts and celebrations special. These are full circle gifts. Gifts you give wrapped in stories –stories of local ingredients, talents, your own adventures getting them. And take pride that your purchases are investments in […]
Praise the Lard…
December 2, 2015 – 8:43 pm
And the pasture-raised pigs that provide it! We have been celebrating lard lately, after making some fresh batches and coming into the season of more time for cooking and baking. And the bounty of sweet potatoes has one farmer craving a deep fryer so we could make sweet potato fries in our lard. With the prompt […]
By Laura
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What to do with all those Herbs
September 18, 2013 – 1:19 pm
As the frost and the end of the season necessitate the clearing out of the herb garden there are lots of great ways to stock up on flavor before they go. Below are instructions for drying and storing herbs, making pesto, infusing oils and fats, and freezing herb cubes. Prepping the herbs Pick off any […]
By Penelope
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Thank You Pigs
May 19, 2009 – 9:22 pm
Today we had to say goodbye to two pigs, Revere and Drum. They had done their job here on our farm and will now provide healthy food for many people. People say you shouldn’t name animals that you are raising for meat, it makes it too hard. But on our farm, name or no name, […]