Cilantro Pesto
Here’s a great use of cilantro from a fellow CSA member. It’s from the Simply Scratch food blog. (more…)
Author: Bryan Housel
Zucchini Quesadillas
This may become your new favorite way to cook zucchini! Found on the Smitten Kitchen food blog, this recipe has become a family favorite. Make sure you cook the zucchini for a long time, until it practically turns to butter. Makes 6 quesadillas. (more…)
Farm News – September 4, 2023
Hi Folks, Happy Labor Day! It is the unofficial end of summer, but the summer heat is back with a vengeance this week. It’s okay though, we still have a lot of heat loving crops in the field. It has been so cool at night that I have been fretting about an early frost. We usually don’t get hit with a freeze until Mid-October, but it has happened in September, and it is not pretty. (more…)
Rainbow Carrot Stir-Fry
This colorful stir fry comes courtesy of the New York Times. The list of ingredients in stir-fry recipes can look long, even daunting. But the actual cooking goes very quickly, so it’s important to have everything prepped and within reach of your wok. Read through the recipe a couple of times before you begin cooking, because once you start, you won’t have time to refer to it. Serves 4. (more…)
Farm News – August 28, 2023
Howdy Y’all! About 2 inches of rain fell last Thursday night into Friday, ensuring that the puddles stay full, and the fields remain muddy. There have been short windows of opportunity to get some seeds sown and beds prepared for transplanting. We are coming to the end of our brassica planting for the fall and are nearly through with the direct seeded crops. I have been planting arugula, tatsoi, daikon, salad turnips and spinach. I will be sowing these crops, as well as cilantro, dill, radishes, and mustard greens every week for the next month. (more…)
Green Bean, Corn, and Carrot Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
Here is a beautiful salad from Melissa Clark of the New York Times that’s perfect for a picnic. Haricots verts, by the way, are skinny green beans, but regular ones will work just as well. All of the ingredients can be found in our late summer CSA shares! Serves 6-8. (more…)
Lemon Zucchini Cake
This Lemon Zucchini Cake, found on the Mom on Timeout food blog, is definitive proof that lemon and zucchini belong together! Beautifully moist and undeniably delicious, this easy cake is topped with a lemon glaze that will keep you coming back for one more slice. An excellent way to use up that zucchini from your CSA shares! Serves 10. (more…)
Farm News – August 21, 2023
Hi Everyone! We continue to be blessed with decent weather – mild temperatures and moderate rainfall. The rainy stretch has taken a toll on our tomato crop though, especially the heirlooms, but we have some later plantings that are still looking okay. There are many ripe tomatoes on the vines that will not be picked because they are too ripe to sell or distribute to the members. They are good for making tomato juice that can be used as a soup base. We also have a lot of plum tomatoes that are ripening en masse. Over the next 2 weeks we will offer members the chance to buy bulk tomatoes. We will also invite members to come out to the farm and pick their own. (more…)
Zucchini Garlic Bites
This tasty zucchini garlic bites recipe found on the Grow a Good Life food blog combines shredded zucchini with garlic, Parmesan cheese, fresh herbs, and is served with a marinara dipping sauce for an Italian inspired twist. Recipe makes about 16 bites. (more…)
Farm News – August 14, 2023
Hello Folks! It continues to rain frequently here on the farm, but we have not had any extreme weather during the past week. The moisture is beneficial to most of the crops, not so much the tomatoes and the melons, both of which are highly susceptible to fungal diseases – blights and mildews. The challenge is getting seed sown when the ground is constantly saturated. We have small windows of opportunity in between the storms when conditions permit us to prepare beds for planting. (more…)