Greetings All! Just like that, folks, and we went from a really, really bad drought to just a really bad drought ;P That's not to say we aren't thankful for the few inches of rain we did get though!! That rain did save a few varieties we have out there, literally. I mentioned this before but our irrigation has been on for about a month now... it just never turns off. We just alternate the lines that it's watering from patch to patch. Yesterday was the first time we turned off

1 head green cabbage, finely shredded 2 large carrots, finely shredded ¾ cup best quality mayonnaise 2 tablespoons sour cream 2 tablespoons grated onion 2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 tablespoon dry mustard 2 teaspoons celery salt| Salt and freshly ground pepper Combine the shredded cabbage and carrots in a large bowl. Whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, onion, sugar, vinegar, mustard, celery salt, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl, and

9 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided (1 for the skillet, 8 for the sauce) 4 1/2 pounds mixed beets and turnips, peeled and sliced thin crosswise 3/4 cup finely chopped shallots 2 teaspoons minced garlic 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 3/4 cup chicken stock 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives Preheat the oven to 400*. Grease a 12-inch cast iron skillet with 1 tablespoon of butter. Working from the outside in, tile sliced beets and turnip

8-12 slender carrots, peeled and trimmed 8 turnips, peeled 6-8 fingerling potatoes, scrubbed and cut length wise in halves 1-2 parsnips, peeled, trimmed and cut diagonally into 1-inch thick slices 1 or 2 medium onions, trimmed, peeled, and halved each into quarters 1 or 2 large beets, peeled and cut into thick wedges 1 celery root, trimmed and halved 1-2 kohlrabi bulbs, peeled and cut into thick wedges 1 whole head garlic, peeled and cloves cut in halves 2-3 sprigs fresh rose

It’s Friday, woohoo! That means we are all about to turn the page on this week, hopefully having time to enjoy the warm weather for the weekend! We are now in full swing of cleaning up some of the fields. The tomato fields need stakes pulled, twine cut and plants drug, which is an extensive project when each field has thousands of plants (and you’re doing it by hand). When we aren’t harvesting and delivering shares, we are cleaning up for the season. This weather the past wee

Carrots will have their greens removed so they will keep better, up to 4 weeks if kept in a plastic bag in the fridge. If they soften over that time, you can still use them in stir-frys or soups. Carrots can be blanched and frozen, or dried and stored in a glass jar in the cupboard. Drying carrots requires a dehydrator. Carrot and Apple Salad 2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons walnut oil 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 green apple, cored and thinly sliced 2 carrots, peeled a

Greetings all! Happy Labor Day Weekend! I hope everyone has a chance to get out and enjoy the wonderful weather we have for this weekend! CSA Share deliveries will remain the same for the most part. If your delivery site is scheduled to pick-up Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday your delivery will remain the same for this week. If your delivery is scheduled for Monday, you will receive an email from me shortly detailing your delivery changes (yes of course everyone gets their sha

Greetings all, This week was a cool one again, but after this weekend’s rain it looks like the temperatures will be close to the 80’s next week! We need some solid, hot dry days to keep the plants healthy. Can you believe this is our 11th week together, where did the season go? Ben & I were just talking the other day about how we have so much more to share, good thing we have 6 weeks to fit it all in! Ben is out working up the last bean patch right now, turning over the soil

Greetings all! This bright sunny day has lifted our spirits around here! The soil and plants are very wet still but we are happy to be drying out a bit around here today with the 80* high.  There are varieties of produce that can’t be picked in the rain, so we are excited for our dry day! If you pick beans in the rain for example, they will get “rust” which is small red spots on the beans. While it’s not harmful at all,  it’s not ascetically pleasing either. Tomatoes are ano

Greetings all! The fields look great, and picking has been very easy in this mild weather. This seems to be the real beginning to mid-season, as we are just starting to get into peppers, onions, expect spaghetti squash very soon, and the melons will start rolling in by next week hopefully. We have got muskmelon, red watermelon, yellow watermelon (seeded and seedless) to share for several weeks. We had rain for two days last week, and while we can never really complain about a