CSA Week #11 - August 9-12 Freshly dug potatoes, tomatoes, green beans....summer is in full swing here on the farm!  When it gets hot, I try to get my cooking done in the morning and I make big batches of hearty salads to last us through the week.  This week's menu includes fresh potato salad, … Continue reading What’s in the Box 8/9/16

CSA Week #10 - August 2-5 Happy August!  We're harvesting our second planting of corn this week and the first of the tomatoes.  As with many crops, the tomatoes start out slow with just a few per member share, but we'll be in the thick of tomato season before you know it, so get ready! … Continue reading What’s in the Box 8/2/16

CSA Week #9 - July 26-29 I'm going to spoil the surprise and tell you right away how excited I am for the sweet corn in this week's share!  Organic, GMO-free sweet corn is nearly impossible to find in stores and it's super tough to grow organically, but we did it!  This is the first … Continue reading What’s in the Box 7/26/16

Clockwise from top right: Swiss Chard, Yellow Summer Squash, Zucchini, Cipollini Onions, Green Batavian Lettuce, Sugarloaf Chicory, Cucumbers. CSA Week #8 - July 19-22 A note on last week's share...  We realized after the fact that the broccoli we sent out to some of you last week was not great.  Our apologies.  Growing summer broccoli … Continue reading What’s In the Box 7/19/16

  CSA 2016 - WEEK #7 http://goldenearthworm.com/farmblog/2016/7/11/csa-2016-week-7 CSA Week #7 - July 12-15 Broccoli - The first of the season! Storage: In an airtight (plastic) bag in the refrigerator. Uses: Raw or Cooked When to use: Within 5 days. Carrots - Another week of these babies. They don’t last long in our house... Storage: Remove … Continue reading What’s In the Box 7/12/16

Clockwise from top right: Summer Squash OR Zucchini, Purple Kohlrabi, Basil, Scallions, Beets, Carrots, Castelfranco Radicchio (this variety is green with purple stripes) CSA Week #6 - July 5-8 Click on an item below to see a photo and get cooking tips & recipes. PROGRAM NOTE: The fruit farmer at Briermere Farms has notified us … Continue reading What’s in the Box 7/5/16

Clockwise from top right: Green Romaine Lettuce, Red Romaine Lettuce, Fennel, Radicchio, Zucchini OR Summer Squash, Swiss Chard, Sugarloaf Chicory CSA Week #5 - June 28 - July 1 Click on an item below to see a photo and get cooking tips & recipes.  A note on chicories….  Last week we harvested escarole, the first … Continue reading What’s in the box 6/28/16

  CSA 2016 - WEEK #4 June 20, 2016 Just a heads up...the Romaine Lettuce & Escarole look very similar this week.  A quick bite of the stems will tell you what's what in a flash.  Bitter?  Escarole.  Sweet?  Romaine.  You can also see more white inner stems on the escarole when you cut it … Continue reading What’s in the box 6/21/16

CSA Week #3 - June 13-17 We have some new greens this week in the shares... Next week we'll start harvesting kohlrabi and possibly fennel and cabbages!  Click on an item below to see a photo and get cooking tips & recipes. Swiss Chard -  This is a wonderful green that can be prepared in … Continue reading What’s In the Box 6/14/16