CSA season is only weeks away and things are getting seriously busy down on the farm. Well, to be honest, there isn’t THAT much work to be done. The problem is that I don’t have THAT much time to do it. For those who don’t know, farming is not my full-time profession. It’s just a [...]
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Helping Hands
Posted in CSA, Pictures on May 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Recent Farm Pics
Posted in Pictures on September 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been neglecting the blog recently, so here are a few shots from the height of the late summer harvest.
Farm Pics: Early Summer
Posted in Pictures on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Some shots from the farm in early July…
New Potatoes Three Ways
Posted in Pictures, Recipes on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Freshly dug new potatoes are a bona fide delicacy. Here are three ways to quickly prepare the egg-size morsels included in this week’s CSA share: Quick-Boiled New Potatoes with Butter and Sea Salt We always eat the first batch of new potatoes “naked,” so we can really taste the creamy, buttery potato-ness of the little suckers. 6-8 new potatoes (Yukon Gold [...]
Summer Crop Update
Posted in Pictures on June 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cooler, wetter weather over the past couple of weeks has triggered a growing explosion on the farm. And it’s not just the weeds. Here are some pics of the recent progress.
Week 5 Pics
Posted in CSA, Pictures on June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Some shots from the field during Wednesday’s harvest for Week 5 of the CSA:
Recipe: EZ Beets & Greens
Posted in Pictures, Recipes on June 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is our go-to recipe for beets and beet greens, which CSA members got this week. It pairs the sweetness of the roasted beets and the balsamic vinegar with the saltiness of fresh goat cheese or feta. Beets & Greens with Balsamic Vinegar and Goat Cheese 3 to 5 beets with greens 1 TB olive [...]
Hilling Potatoes
Posted in Pictures on May 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We planted a long double row of potatoes this year. Three varieties: red norland, yukon gold and banana fingerling… so excited. What I was less excited about was hilling all 150 feet of potatoes today in the steamy heat of our “instant” Pittsburgh summer. Lucky for me, I had the hoeing help of CSA member [...]
Pics: 1st CSA Day
Posted in CSA, Pictures on May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Some shots from last week’s first CSA harvest.
Latest Pics from the Farm
Posted in Pictures on May 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
