Summer time brings many delicious vegetables! Some of these veggies from the cucurbit family can become quite prolific if the weather conditions are right. Yellow summer squash and zucchini are in abundant supply right now on Eight Mile Creek Farm, and so I will focus on some easy and creative ways to use them. If …
Behind the Scenes on EMCF Although the summer season has ended and the weather is turning colder, things are still hopping here on the farm. We are switching gears and focusing on nurturing the cold weather crops which we had started in the greenhouse back in July and transplanted into the high tunnel in August …
Produce from the farm this week includes Toscano Kale, Swiss chard, Assorted tomatoes, Daikon radishes, Peppers, Tomatillos, Cilantro, Sweet corn Radish Top Soup 2 Tbsp butter 1 onion, diced 2 medium potatoes, sliced 1 bunch radish greens 4 cuos chicken broth 1/3 cup heavy cream 1 bunch radishes, sliced Melt butter in a large saucepan. …
Produce from our Farm this week includes: radicchio, romaine lettuce, summer onions, carrots, scarlet kale, zucchini, summer squash and the first of the tomatoes Radicchio Salad Radicchio is very versatile. It can be cut into wedges, brushed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and grilled. You can slice it into ribbons and saute it with …
Produce from the farm this week includes: scallions, lemon basil, yellow squash, zucchini, summercrisp lettuce, red leaf lettuce, and Swiss chard Lemon Basil Vinaigrette 1 bunch lemon basil leaves 2 cloves garlic 4 Tbsp parmesan cheese 1 1/2 Tbsp Dijon mustard 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1/2 cup olive oil Sea salt and freshly groumd pepper …
Produce from the farm this week includes beets, dill, summer squash, zucchini, red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce, scarlet kale and arugula Yellow summer squash has many health benefits! It is high in vitamins A, B6, C, folate, magnesium, fiber, riboflavin, phosphorous and potassium. Lutein is a type of carotenoid and is found in significant …
Veggies from the farm this week include red leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, rainbow chard, Italian basil, zucchini, summer squash and bok Choi Through the Eyes of a Farmer With so much life on a farm there is, unfortunately, death. There is, in fact, death just about every day, and so it is something that I …
Red Leaf lettuce Rainbow Swiss chard Dill Napa cabbage Italian dandelion greens Siberian kale Bok Choy Through the Eyes of a Farmer When I was in high school and college, I worked each summer as a server, then called waitress, which was a natural job to seek, as food was always valued in my family …
Produce from the Farm this Week Red leaf lettuce, Crispino Lettuce, Kale, Bok Choy, Cilantro, Onions Apple Bok Choy Salad1 head bok choy, finely chopped1 large apple, shredded3 small carrots, minced 1/2 cup chopped pink onion1/2 cup milk1/2 cup raw cashews1/4 cup balsamic vinegar1/4 cup raisins1 tsp dijon mustard Combine bok choy, apple, carrot, and …
Day after day throughout these very different times since the start of the pandemic, my writer’s block had taken over. Unable to focus all of the tumultuous thoughts into text, I have instead been doing what I always have done…..work. Physical work has saved me time and again from difficult times and situations. My farm …
