Willow Pond CSA has an awesome recipe page for all the usual suspect vegetables in our area. If you are at a loss for what to prepare with some of your in season vegetables, this is a great place to look for ideas. We are having Scallion Fried Rice for dinner tonight in our house. Check out all the rest of them here.
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A childhood friend of mine recently wrote a piece about her experiences on an organic farm. I thought you would enjoying reading it as well. I too remember collecting warm eggs from her chicken coop and her dog Freckles. You can read it Here.
Heads of lettuce in hoop house The veggies are growing! The CSA's first pick is on May 16th and 19th. Transplants for your own garden will go on sale this week. The cooler weather crops are ready to be put in the ground, and the weather we've been having is perfect for them. I keep delaying the farm stand e-mail, because I just want to make sure I have enough veggies to start off the CSA. There should be plenty to go around for everyone soon!! I am thoroughly enjoying farming this year, since the stress of all the 1st year set up is over. I love taking pictures of the farm and everything that is growing. I think they speak much better than words to tell you how everything is going. Enjoy! Every spring I look forward to eating this salad! It's fresh mixed greens, with goat cheese, maybe some walnuts, a dash of salt/pepper and a drizzle of olive oil and vinaigrette (and sometimes tamari sauce). It is so simple, but it screams the start of spring for me. I should have some fresh arugula ready soon too to add a spicy twist.
We have had the pleasure of being contacted by Martha Bogart, the owner of Life is Sweet. She is offering a bread share on top of the vegetable shares that are picked up every week. Feel free to check out her website for more information! I was able to harvest some spinach and mixed greens from a winter planting very early this spring. Now, we have crops of arugula, spicy greens and heads of romaine lettuce taking advantage of the extra warmth in the hoop house. Once these are harvesting for the first CSA share pick ups, then the tomatoes, cucumbers and Charantais melons will take a turn. This above picture cracks me up. It only reminds me of our first year in our home on Pickpocket Road and all of the Insanely creative electrical connections we discovered. These hoses are a temporary fix for now and it works great, so...
They also made me realize how easy irrigation really is to set up. We made the decision to forgo the help of NRCS for irrigation because of all of the extra hoops to jump through when we already know our well is more than sufficient, and I really just need a simple system of a few drip lines. And I feel very good knowing that because my soil is so healthy, it retains water well, which reduces the amount I need in the first place. |
AuthorAudrey Gerkin, is a gardener gone wild, after teaching in special education and raising 3 beautiful girls, ages 5 - 10, she has found a new calling in farming. Archives
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