The Freezer Challenge has exceeded all my expectations. In case you haven’t been following me this January, I’ve been trying to use ONE freezer item every day in my kitchen prep, with the goal of trying to empty my “stuffed-to-the-gills” freezer. I can’t tell you how empowered I have felt as a result. There is…
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What would people see if you opened up your pantry? (Would you let them?) Letting someone see into my pantry stores is a little bit like letting someone see me naked. I feel so exposed. I’m supposed to be an organic farmer, right? But if you look into my cabinets, you’ll see things like Mac…
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Smoothies have got to be one of my boys’ favorite meals. But I have to confess, I’ve only ever really made fruit smoothies. Throw in some yogurt, milk, and frozen fruit — a dash of sugar. Jed and Josiah love the strawberry/blueberry/mango variety. But then during my research this winter, my CSA customers kept talking…
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Ever get overwhelmed with all the tomato shapes and colors? Me too. It can be hard to pick out a tomato these days. You walk the farmer’s market or the grocery store, and there are so many choices. Are all tomatoes equal? This is a good question, and after trying living with a farmer who…
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Do you make your own broth? It’s an amazing way to use up those vegetable tops, bottoms and skins that normally get thrown in the trash! Not only are you reducing waste, but you’re also making a nutrient dense pantry staple that’s easy, cheap and delicious. What equipment will you need? Not much! Just a…
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We have LOTS of spinach sitting under the high tunnel. This winter, Farmer Kurt has been growing spinach under two of our high tunnels. Yeah, that’s a LOT of spinach. It just keeps coming. Every week, Kurt goes out and harvests it. Sends it to the chefs. But we just can’t get rid of it…
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Did you know you can make pesto out of more than just basil? Yes. While you wait for that bombshell to sink in, let me also inform you of something else pretty fantastic: You can freeze pesto. Mind blowing up. To make pesto, you pretty much just need some greens. And if you’re in our…
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It’s that time of year…SO many tomatoes. You might even say “too many” tomatoes? Farmer Kurt calls it Tomatopalooza! Most of us are loving the all the fresh tomatoes, but I also know that there are plenty of you out there who could use a viable exit strategy so these beauties don’t go to waste!…
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If you’ve been taking our advice in our CSA tutorials, you’ve been producing a lot of pesto with your overload of greens. (One of our top vegetable exit strategies). But what in the world are you going to do with all of it now that you’ve made it? I mean, there’s only so much…
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And just like that, the tomatoes have taken over. Doesn’t it seem that two weeks ago, we were waiting with bated breath for the tomatoes to even start? Every year I feel guilty that I didn’t take advantage of the tomatoes while they were here. Instead, I let myself get overwhelmed and just give up.…
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