It's been a bit chilly at Riverland and Picadilly farms this week. The temperature at Picadilly is predicted to fall into the low 20's tonight. Brrr! In spite of the cold, harvest crews have brought in and packed a really nice share.Here's a list of what is in your share from Picadilly Farm this month:Kohlrabi, a … Continue reading Winter Share Contents 11/7
Winter Share Contents 10/24
It's a fantastic fall harvest, certainly welcome after a summer full of what seemed to us more than the usual challenges! We're especially pleased with the onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, fall greens and leeks - all very nice. Enjoy the harvest!Here's a list of what is in your share from Picadilly Farm:Celery, a bunch. We picked … Continue reading Winter Share Contents 10/24
Brookwood Farm’s On-Farm Market
The farm I'm working at this season is having it's first end-of-season on-farm market. Although it's been a tough growing season, we've an abundance of cool weather crops in our fields. We will be harvesting everything for our farmstand sale on Saturday, October 31. What isn't sold will be donated to local hunger relief organizations. … Continue reading Brookwood Farm’s On-Farm Market
Thoughts about Food
Michael Pollan's Six Rules for Eating Wisely.Twenty more of his favorites, including "Don't eat egg salad from a vending machine."
What’s in the share?
I wrote this for this week's Brookwood Community Farm newsletter. Thought I'd get a little extra mileage out of it by posting it here. It certainly applies to winter share contents. It feels like there are fewer surprises with fall and winter CSA shares, though perhaps the surprises are just of a different nature: walk-in … Continue reading What’s in the share?
Nourish
I've not yet figured out how to cook for myself as much as I'd like during the growing season. I'm surrounded by all those lovely vegetables day-in and day-out, but just can't find the time or energy to cook much. It doesn't help that since I've begun farming I've become a bit of a food … Continue reading Nourish
Sweet Potatoes
Bruce and Jenny at Picadilly Farm report a bumper crop of sweet potatoes this year. Mmmm ... sweet potato fries, sweet potato puree, potato & sweet potato gratin, sweet potatoes, apples and braising greens, and just plain old sweet potatoes with a bit of butter, cinnamon and maple syrup.We're planning to have 4 pounds of … Continue reading Sweet Potatoes
Cover Crops and more at Riverland Farm
Meghan, at Riverland Farm (one of the Shared Harvest Winter CSA farms) writes about cover cropping at Riverland. Here's the link to their newsletter, Riverland Currants.Scroll down the page for farmer news that will bring a smile to your face!
Cover Crops
Cover crops help us begin to replace the tons (literally!) of organic matter taken from the fields during the growing season. Tons (again, literally!) of compost will also need to be spread before the next growing season if we are to even approach replenishing the soil. As you may be able to tell from this … Continue reading Cover Crops
Organic Apples & Ballerina Princesses
I visited Old Frog Pond Farm in Harvard this weekend with friends Kristin, Linnea and Kai. Today I'll be making apple pies.The OFPF web site says they are the only certified pick-your-own orchard in Massachusetts. This is a sweet little orchard.Here's a picture of Linnea in '07, adorned with a dandelion tiarra. She still likes … Continue reading Organic Apples & Ballerina Princesses
Shared Harvest CSA 