Parsnip Soup
Here’s a rich and creamy puréed parsnip soup, perfect for those cool autumn nights. Try adding a peeled and diced celeriac with the parsnips for added depth of taste! (more…)
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Sweet Potato Fries
If you have left over sweet potatoes—and you probably do, these are so fantastic, even your pickiest eater will probably like them. (more…)
Farm News – October 13, 2025
Hey All! So, it has been raining now for two and half days and you would think that I’d be happy. Unfortunately, you would be wrong, because the drizzle that we have been receiving has still not reached half an inch. On top of that, the frost that came last Thursday night was far colder than predicted or anticipated. We experienced substantial damage on crops that should have tolerated light frost. Oh well, that’s farming! We covered what we could, battened down the greenhouses, and harvested some things we knew would not survive. We took a serious financial hit, but we still have plenty of good veggies for the shares. (more…)
Yacón
Easy to grow and store, high-yielding, supernutritious and crunchy like an apple, yacón root (pronounced ya-kon) is one of the many “new” vegetables coming to us from South America. In reality, this fruitlike vegetable has been cultivated throughout the Andes for more than a millennium. South Americans eat it as a fruit; they also use the huge leaves to wrap foods during cooking, in the same way cabbage leaves are used in Germany, grape leaves in the Mideast and banana leaves in the tropics. Only recently – thanks to some adventurous green thumbs – have North Americans begun to see yacón in produce markets. (more…)
Yacón Sauce
Found on the Attainable Sustainable food blog, this “yacón sauce” recipe is a twist on apple sauce. It’s not exactly like applesauce, but it’s “pretty darned good”! Cooked yacón takes on the flavor of what you add to it; it’s not a very distinct flavor on its own. Consider this a base recipe and play with it a bit. I could see it working well with dried apricots, too, or maybe even mixed with fresh berries. (more…)
Mashed Cauliflower
You’ve made mashed potatoes before, but have you ever tried mashed cauliflower? This recipe, found on foodnetwork.com, is a delicious low carb alternative to your traditional mashed potatoes. Try pre-roasting the garlic and adding a little fresh rosemary for an even bigger taste. Serves 4. (more…)
Fresh Cranberry Beans with Olive Oil and Garlic
If you ever wondered how to cook cranberry beans and what to do with them, this recipe is perfect for you. Found on the mayihavethatrecipe.com food blog, this dish is quick, simple, and super flavorful. Yields about 4 cups. (more…)
Harvest Stuffed Acorn Squash
From the cookbook, Cooking Close to Home, here is a colorful recipe that is simple to make. The recipe serves 4. Enjoy! (more…)
Farm News – October 6, 2025
Hello Folks! So, it was another beautiful weather week with no rain. We have a chance of getting some showers Tuesday night into Wednesday morning- we can only hope. We may also have our first frost of the fall later this week. If we do it only be a light one, affecting only the most sensitive plants such as basil and sweet potatoes. We have already begun digging the sweet potatoes and this week you will be digging them too! (more…)
Spaghetti Squash
Spaghetti squash is an oblong yellow colored winter squash that is named for the spaghetti like nature of its flesh. When raw, the flesh is hard and generally orange or yellow in color. When cooked, it comes apart in ribbons, giving it the appearance of spaghetti. (more…)