Fall is harvest time on the farm and most importantly fresh garlic time!
I know I'm excited and so are many customers, too.
But to be honest, garlic is a love-hate relationship for me.
The taste is amazing, especially roasted, but...
Last year I wrote a blog post on the ways that helped me overcome my biggest barrier to using garlic in the kitchen. Dealing with PEELing the darn things!!!
(If that resonates with …
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Another trendy kitchen gadget? ::eye roll::
If you're like me, you probably have the opposite problem!
And you're looking to get rid of a few things, simplify a la Marie Kondo, right?
A spiralizer is not just a fancy kitchen gadget that you’ll use once and then give away. If you’re honestly looking for ways to eat more vegetables, especially in gluten-free recipes, you’ll use this ALL the time.
That's true for me and for many …
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We all know a picky eater, right?
The telltale signs are frequent “No!” sounds and whining sounds combined with avoidance behavior, right?
Heck, maybe we used to be one! I know I was!
Because age is not necessarily a risk factor!
Confessions of a picky eater
And many of you know my story, but if you don't, I confess, I used to be a picky eater.
But, you're an organic veggie farmer!?
I won't …
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It's hot and you want to be out swimming and enjoying the short summer in Maine, right?
Now that my daughter is 5, she is begging to go swimming down at the pond 2 miles down the road practically every day!
So I need to come up with dinners that don't have me inside preparing all afternoon. I'm guessing you might feel the same way!
Here's a great way that has endless variations to get …
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Late spring verging onto summer on the farm (or in your garden) is a busy time of year.
That is an understatement, right??
Do you find yourself making a list for the week that would literally take a month to do?? I totally do that all the time in the summer!
That's why it's important to have some really fun easy recipes on hand so that you're not cooking all day long while you want …
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It's that time of year again! If you have rhubarb in your garden or have ever seen it in a garden, you'll know that it is the most feel good plant ever in springtime!
It's huge green leaves are a very welcome sight to see after a long winter. The plant comes up and grows so fast that it makes you feel like you're gardening already! And good at it! Right?
That's always what I …
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Why would you be interested in getting local veggies? Perhaps because they...
Hey, that's what it's really all about, right!?
Over the years we have worked hard toward our goal of being the community farm providing our members fresh healthy food from their farmers.
And in 2020 we got to our most …
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Growing your own seedlings from seed is fun, rewarding and brings hope during the cold, early spring days while we wait for planting time!
Seeing green is food for your soul for sure!
It's true that growing your own seedlings can be tricky. It even happens that some of them die.
And that is sad, but don't let it get you down! It happens to the best of us!
I wrote this blog post to …
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Cabbage was once referred to as a poor man's food.
Often berated, underrated and never celebrated!
Unfortunately, cabbage is usually overlooked at best and often pushed aside by children and adults alike.
Why? Likely because it was prepared in a "boring" way, boiled and rendered lifeless on the plate.
Luckily, the humble cabbage is making a comeback.
But not because people have suddenly started embracing the austere.
But because we're all discovering that boiled …
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Winter in Maine is arguably bleak.
White snow, bare trees, it is a stark reality. It can also be a stark reality in terms of local food. With most vegetable farm stands and farmers markets shutting down in the fall, many return grudgingly to the grocery store for their veggies.
Recently we were asked,
What time of year do you open up and start selling veggies again?
Wait, you have veggies in the winter?? Do …
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