Weeks 13 & 14 2013 CSA Newsletter

Fresh Produce for Week 13: Red Cabbage Red Butterhead Lettuce Red and Heirloom Tomatoes Roma Tomatoes Thai Basil Baby Cauliflower or Carrots Summer Squash Fresh Produce for Week 14: Red Butterhead Lettuce or Romaine Lettuce Baby Cauliflower or Broccoli Florets Red Tomatoes Roma or Cherry Tomatoes Savoy Cabbage Golden Beans Tomatillos Parsley Hot peppers Recipes: […]

Week 11 2013 CSA Newsletter

Recipes: Panzanella 2 lbs ripe tomatoes 1⁄4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley 3 Tbsp slivered fresh basil 4 cups torn bite-sized pieces crusty bread 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar 1⁄2 tsp sea salt 1⁄4 tsp freshly ground pepper Cut larger tomatoes into wedges or chunks; cut […]

Week 10 2013 CSA Newsletter

This week on Eight Mile Creek Farm, we had a wonderful opportunity! The Times Union newspaper called me and wanted to come out to the farm to include my farm in a story they were doing about modern, industrialized farmed food versus the food produced on diversified family farms. They came out last Wednesday, then […]

Week 9 2013 CSA Newsletter

This week on the farm we have been very busy planting for fall. We have planted lots of kale , collards, kohlrabi, fall varieties of radishes, arugula, mesclun, carrots, lettuces, broccoli, and Asian greens for fall harvest. We have also been cleaning out the greenhouse and high tunnel to make room for fall plantings. Six […]