Corn Boil Postponed
July 27, 2011 by corinna96
Filed under Farm Events
We feel really bad about this, but we need to postpone the Corn Boil scheduled for this Saturday, until August. With the heavy rains this weekend, Kurt and the staff were unable to get into the fields all weekend, and there is too much work to be done to try and counteract the rain’s damage. [...]
Kurt’s Blog
Howdy All, I write you with a heavy heart and extra muddy boots . As of this past Sunday we had received a total of 4” of rain! A majority of our crops have made it through the extreme amount of rain fall but some have not. I want to keep you all in the [...]
Stuffed Zucchini with Tomatoes and Mozzarella
Wow! We had this 2 weeks ago and really liked it. The hardest part was scraping out the seeds of the zukes. I just used a melon baller. Preheat oven to 400. Brush a rimmed baking sheet with olive oil. Halve 2 medium zucchini length-wise and scrape out seeds. Place, cut side up, on sheet [...]
Zucchini Fries
It’s zucchini season! This recipe is so easy and healthy, and delicious! Jed gobbled them up. I should have made more. You can find panko in the rice/Stove Top aisle at the grocery store. Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray 1 1/2 c. panko (Japanese breadcrumbs) 3/4 c. shredded Parmesan 1 1/2 t. Italian seasoning 1/4 t. [...]
What’s a COOL BOT?
Our CSA produce is stored each week in a walk-in cooler that is powered by a unique piece of technology called the “Cool Bot.” A farmer named Ron Khosla invented the Cool Bot in 2006 after being frustrated by the high cost of a walk-in cooler and condenser (about $3500). He was sure there was [...]
Montana’s Diary – We FOUND the camera!
July 26, 2011 by corinna96
Filed under Montana's Diary
Well we found the missing camera, and it WASN’T Sienna! Turns out Farmer Kurt was the culprit all along, having placed the camera in the potato field while adjusting some irrigation hose. The 4 inches of rain this weekend were the final nails on the coffin. Sienna felt quite smug that she was vindicated. The [...]
Zucchini Pickling Workshop Rescheduled
July 22, 2011 by corinna96
Filed under Farm Events
Our Zucchini Pickling workshop is rescheduled for Sunday, August 7, from 2-4:30 PM. We’ll hold the workshop in the basement of our parent’s house (Bench Farms, St. Rte. 2), located on 9151 Jerusalem Rd in Curtice. They have a nice cool basement, which is ideal when you’re cooking in the hot summer! Class is limited [...]
The Tomato Horn Worm!!
This week our father David Bench walked into our house telling us he had a surprise to show Jed. He held out his hand and showed us a giant 3-inch long, fat caterpillar. “What is that?!” Corinna cried in creepy-crawly disgust. “Tomato worms!” shouted David. “I picked it off your tomato plant.” After a panicked [...]
A Post from Farmer Kurt
Hello Farm Family, Hope life has been treating you all well. We cannot complain out here on the farm. We received a very nice rain fall this past Monday. The dry ground soaked up the two inches very nicely. I had started irrigating the North garden just the day before so it has some extra [...]
Montana’s Diary July 20
July 20, 2011 by corinna96
Filed under Montana's Diary
Hi everyone. We’ve been busy at it installing the irrigation lines to all our vegetable beds. I got so hot, I had to take a long doggie nap. Uncle Torsten finished the swingset for Jed. It is SWEET. It now has a roof on top to give some shade. Jed had snack time on his [...]
