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Basket contents: Lettuce, beans, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, eggplant or pepper, fresh onions, radicchio, and melon. Recipe of the week: Ratatouille This is a recipe I made this week. Of course I tripled it to feed the hungry farmers Story of Allis: It is my turn (Jenna) to write the newsletter so I thought I would tell you the story of how Allis, our newest tractor, came to our farm and went to work in the fields. Allis is a tractor…
Ratatouille 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 bunch fresh parsley 1/2 bunch fresh basil 1 eggplant, cut into 1/2 inch cubes salt to taste 2 zucchini, sliced 1 bunch green onion 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms 2 large tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat bottom and sides of a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil. 2. Heat remaining 1…
All ecosystems involve complex webs of animals, plants, and many other forms of life. Our farm is no different, and our animals are an important part of the ecological balance we try to nurture here. All of our animals (veal calves, pigs and laying hens) live out their lives on pasture, using a permaculture-inspired rotational grazing system. For more information about our animal-rearing techniques, please consult our Pork page! Although the meat won’t be available until the fall, we prefer to…
Basket contents: Lettuce, beans, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, eggplant, asian greens, choice of tomatillos, okra or chard, choice of potatoes or broccoli, melon. Recipe of the week: Orzo with Swiss Chard In this week’s newsletter we’ll give some farm updates, as well as introduce you to the work of Via Campesina, the inspiring transnational small farmers’ movement. News from the farm It’s August, and that is felt everywhere on the farm. Heather just finished what might turn out to…
Taken from http://www.ricardocuisine.com Thanks to Ludmilla for the suggestion! Ingredients: 250 ml (1 cup) of orzo 10 stems of Swiss chard with leaves 3 tbsp. Olive oil 45 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup chicken broth Salt and pepper Preparation: In a saucepan, cook the orzo in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain and set aside. Mince the stems and leaves of Swiss chard and set aside separately. In the same saucepan, soften the Swiss chard stems in oil…
Basket contents: Mesclun, basil, potatoes, choice of Swiss chard or kale, choice of green onions or eggplant, tomatoes, garlic, cucumbers, zucchini, kohlrabi. Recipe of the week: Lentil, Beans and Greens Soup We’ve made it to August! This past week has been unseasonably cool, brining to mind the chilly mornings and evenings of the fall that is rapidly approaching. Hopefully we will still get a few more weeks of warmth and sun to help ripen our slow-going warm-weather-loving crops! Although we…
From The Vegetarian Collection by Alison Kent and The Canadian Living Test Kitchen Serves 8 Ingredients: 1/2 cup dried fava beans, or 1 1/2 cup fresh, shelled 1/2 cup dried kidney beans 1/2 cup dried romano beans 1/2 cup dried chickpeas 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, diced 2 carrots, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tsp tennel seeds, crushed 1 tsp salt 4 oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and sliced 1 cup dried green lentils, rinsed…
This week’s newsletter brings you news from Rachelle, our seasonal intern who is in her final week here with us. Her lovely personality and field help will be largely missed! Word from our Intern Some of you have met me, and some lucky ones even got their basket from my hands. In this final week of my internship (I must soon return to Victoriaville CEGEP to start my second year), I wanted to tell you a little about my experience…
Inspired by an allrecipe.com recipe Ingredients 5 small potatoes 5 medium beets 3 small dill pickles, diced 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled 3 green onions, chopped 1/4 cup vegetable oil 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar salt to taste Preparation Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and cook potatoes (with skin) until tender. Bring a separate pot of water to a boil and cook beets until tender. Boil eggs for ten minutes. Drain vegetables and remove skins. Dice and place…
Basket contents: beans, pac choi, choice of broccoli or green onions, cucumbers, lettuce, marjoram, choice of radish or turnips, choice of fennel or radicchio, choice of carrots or tomatoes Recipe of the week: Ricardo’s Sesame Bok Choi Hello! This week’s newsletter will give you some news from the farm, as well as some clues as to how to best store your vegetables. Farm updates July the busiest month of the year, here in the vegetable fields. Harvesting is in full…