Seasonal Squashes Explained New in the shares this week is butternut squash!  Butternut squash is one of the most popular of the thick skinned winter squashes.  It is typically roasted in the oven.  The traditional preparation is to cut in in half, scoop out the…

I stepped out the door at 5 am Tuesday to do morning chores.  It was hot, dark and humid.  There is something especially uncomfortable about humidity in the darkness.  To be not only wrapped in hot damp air, but in a thick black blanket as…

August is a time of transition.  Much of the summer garden has already been mowed down to be tilled in.  Almost all of the tomatoes and all the squash and cucumbers are finished.  The high tunnel that was planted with heirloom tomatoes is cleared out…

New in the shares this week are long beans!  Long beans are eaten like green beans, but they are in the same family as purple hull peas.  They are sweeter, softer and meatier than green beans.  You can prepare them as you would green beans. …

OKRA!  Tips for a Slime-less Experience The okra harvest has begun.  We probably could have started picking it a week or two ago but we just didn’t have time with all those tomatoes!  Now it is tall enough that we don’t have to bend over…

This hurricane named Barry, has not been brilliant for the farm.  It could be worse.  It could always be worse!  There could be hail.  Hail is worse.  We could get struck by a meteor.  A herd of cattle could stampede through the field.  That would…

Small Shares Slicing Tomatoes Juliet Plum Tomatoes Yellow Squash Eggplant Sweet Peppers Full Shares Slicing Tomatoes Green Zebra Tomatoes (Farmer Randy’s favorite!) Yellow Squash Zucchini Eggplant Sweet Peppers July messes with you.  It’s an important month.  Tomato season is a big deal for us.  We…

Small Shares Red Pontiac Potatoes Red Onions Assorted Sweet Peppers Slicing Tomato Heirloom Tomato Full Shares Red Pontiac Potatoes Red Onions Assorted Sweet Peppers Slicing Tomato Heirloom Tomato Juliet Plum Tomato Red Cherry Tomato This week it’s all about tomatoes!  You do like tomatoes, right? …