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Lentil Curry with Beet Greens and Potatoes

Lentil Curry with Beet Greens and Potatoes

This simple, satisfying Lentil Curry can be made with beet greens, chard or spinach.   You can use any type of lentil, but my favorite is while masoor dal.  Aside from cooking the lentils, everything is done in one pot so clean up is a breeze.…

Planting the Seeds of a Moral Dilemma

Planting the Seeds of a Moral Dilemma

Today I am scouring the seed catalogs, looking for a replacement for our Fairy Tale Eggplant.  Fairy Tale has been a fantastic variety for us.  The cute little compact plants produce loads of small, beautifully striped fruit.  The eating quality is fantastic.  They have thin…

Heirloom tomatoes, demystified

  Heirloom tomatoes are the prima donnas of the farm.  They are fussy.  They are high maintenance.  But we put up with them, because they are so vastly superior in taste.  We’ve had a lot of folks turning up at the farmers market who know…

Planting Party!

Planting Party!

Planting Party – We’ve got 550 tomatoes, 400 eggplants, 400 peppers, 200 basils and 50 tomatillos to plant!  Come join us next Sunday, April 8th for a planting BONANZA!  We’ll be planting from first light through early afternoon.  Feel free to come down and camp…