Hi. Hello. How are you? It’s been so long since we’ve talked. You know talked about regular life things and not just my greenhouse, my travels, or my insanely loving endorsement of local products. Lately my life has been pretty normal. I’ve been reading a really good book and raving about it non-stop on social media. I…
Author: Leek
I am one half of a beautiful farming venture outside of Evansville, Wisconsin. I run a vegetable CSA and market farm on about 3 acres with my husband, fondly known as "my Carrot man." Raleigh's Hillside Farm is in its third year of existence and every year is a fun, exciting new learning experience! This blog is my space to share stories about me, us, our relationship, our farm, farmers we respect, and dozens and dozens of recipes.
Farm Crush Friday: Landmark Creamery
I have had a crush on these women for years now. Ever since the first time I picked up an elegant round of Petit Nuage during a shift at Cow & Quince in New Glarus. I knew right away I was experiencing something different: something special. Anna Landmark and Anna Thomas Bates, fondly known simply…
Austin + Waco, Texas
It’s become an annual tradition. Every spring, before the planting season really takes off, I take a trip without my Carrot to somewhere new with some of my favorite people. It’s just the reset button I need to make it through another farming season and has become, in my opinion, a non-negotiable part of my…
How Our Greenhouse Grows + RECIPE: Cauliflower & Sweet Corn Elote Soup
Many of you shared in my joy last year as I fell over the moon in love with our new greenhouse. You watched on Instagram as it went from a frame to an enclosed space to a beautiful home for all our baby veggies. Maybe you even read my piece for Edible Madison where I…
Farm Crush Friday: Dishing Up the Dirt + RECIPE: Winter Tabbouleh Salad
There’s nothing I need more after a vacation of beer, BBQ, and smoked things than to cozy up in a corner and fall into a book about vegetables. My girl Andrea Bemis allowed me to do just that with her new cookbook Dishing Up the Dirt. I’ve had a farm crush on Andrea for about…
Vegetable Guilt + Meal Plans! + RECIPE: Avocado Bagel with Cucumber
I’ve been doing this thing this winter that I feel immensely guilty about. So I’m just going to come clean and tell you all about it. I have been buying one or two cucumbers a week since we returned from vacation in late January. As a vegetable farmer who knows the abundance of cucumbers I…
Best. Weekend. Ever. + RECIPE: Build-Your-Own Pizza Pudgie Pies
Let’s talk about things that I love. Like pudgie pies. Pudgie pies are high on the list of things that I love. Especially if they are of the build your own variety. (I mean what build-your-own situation do I not go crazy for? See exhibits A, B and C). Pudgie pies are right up there with long…
MOSES Organic Farming Conference + Meal Plan + RECIPE: Tater Tot Shepherd’s Pie
3000+ farmers, academics and friends. 450 minutes of workshops attended. Three new farming books purchased (including The Local Economy Solution, Rebuilding the Foodshed and Cold Antler Farm). (Somehow only) four beers. Two keynote speakers who were both storytellers, and both encouraging us to share our story of organic farming (!!!!!!). One adorable man named Eugene…
Farm Crush Friday: Sacred Blossom Farm + a GIVEAWAY!
It’s been a long time since I rattled on about one of my farm crushes (14 months to be exact). I guess it takes a big business and an even bigger crush to pull me back into my rotation of sharing the farm relationships that most impress and captivate me. Tony DiMaggio of Sacred Blossom…
Kitchen Evolution + Meal Plans + RECIPE: Shaved Apple & Fennel Salad
I first began cooking seven years ago. Largely because my Carrot and I had dreams of becoming vegetable farmers. I thought that being a good cook was a kind of prerequisite for becoming a farmer. Or at least that’s what I told myself when I avoided studying to play in the kitchen. In those early…
The Leek & The Carrot 