Ever wonder how a CSA farm is born? Or how the heck two crazy kids coming out of college with next to no money (or skills) in organic agriculture have gone on to build a (mostly) successful farming business? Last week, we distributed the first boxes of our CSA and shared some words about who…
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Clean Fields + RECIPE: Shaved Asparagus, Spinach & Mushroom Quiche
Things are looking good my friends. Things are looking really, really good and although I sometimes feel as if my husband is a drill sergeant I’m starting to understand the method behind his brilliance. We’ve been working lots of long days lately– mostly because it’s June and the weeds keep growing, and though sometimes I…
Go Mode + RECIPE: Spring Harvest Grain Salad
I always do this. I always think that May is our busiest month and I burn my candle at both ends all month long and then when June hits, I’m (not) surprisingly very tired. I tell myself it’s June and I can let off the gas a bit so I make time to rest and…
Putting Out Fires + RECIPE: Shaved Asparagus Pizza with Arugula Pesto
This past week has really been trying to eat us alive. On Thursday, the clutch cable snapped on our Grillo rototiller so even though we already had decided to replace it, we no longer could use it to mow our fields, which we’d planned to do through the next couple months. On Friday, we realized…
June Frenzy + RECIPE: Mushroom & “Lots of Greens” Sheet Pan Quiche
I swear I cook more than just breakfast food. Actually I’m not going to own up to that right now because the other things I’ve been eating only fall under the categories of grilled foods, salads, cold sandwiches (usually from Rockin’ Rolls) and hummus + things I dip in hummus. And none of that really…
What’s Good on the Farm? + RECIPE: Massaged Kale Salad with Roasted Strawberry Vinaigrette
It’s June now. (Don’t ask me how that happened). Full blown summertime on the farm. The fields are full of happily growing plants. Our fridge is full of delicious green things to eat and inspiration in my kitchen has never been more abundant. Our fourth CSA season began last week and I’m awash in all…
The Leek & The Carrot 