Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 10-20-2010
LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON. By week of course we mean from Wednesday October 20th to Monday October 25th. So Monday October 25th is the last day. And if that is still confusing let me state it another way: MONDAY OCTOBER 25TH IS THE LAST DAY. Hopefully that clears it up for you. So what […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 10-5-2010
We are coming up to the 17th week of the CSA season! And as is customary here at Fresh Earth Farms the 17th week is the week we thank all the people who helped grow your food. Or is it the 15th week we do that? Maybe there isn’t a customary week. Hmmmm. Anyway, this […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 9-28-2010
Lots of big projects these last many weeks: squash, edamame, pumpkins, potatoes, garlic, onions, shallots are all harvested at the same time. That doesn’t sound right. What I mean is the all that plants in a given category, say squash, are ready at the same time and need to be harvested and stored as opposed to […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 9-16-2010
What a delight! Two Newsletters in one week. Must be a bit slow on the farm eh Chris? Au contraire mon frere. In reality there is a lot going on, that’s why we need two newsletters. That and the fact we forgot to put some stuff in the last newsletter. Oh, and there’s an update […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 9-14-2010
I just read an article where the manufactures of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) have applied to the Federal Government for permission to use a new name on food labels. These manufacturers feel HFCS has gotten a bum rap over the last few years. There is fear among consumers regarding HFCS; consumers think that HFCS […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 9-7-2010
This farming season is just like all the other seasons. By that I mean it is completely different than every other season. There has never been one like it before as was the case with last season and the season before and the season before. They are all different and so they are all the […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 8-24-2010
Again, not a lot of time so here are the highlights! It is tomato season. The plants are producing madly. But they are also being pursued by a disease called septoria leaf spot (SLS). SLS causes the leaves to die from the bottom up. We noticed it a few weeks ago on the New Girl […]
Oven Dried Tomato Toast
This recipe is yummy with soup. 3 plum tomatoes, sliced 1/8-inch thick horizontally 1/2 cup olive oil 4 cloves garlic 12 slices of French baguette, sliced 1/3-inch thick. Salt and freshly ground pepper 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh oregano Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Place sliced tomatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. […]
Fresh Earth Farms Newsletter 8-17-2010
It has been very busy here on the farm. So busy I don’t have time to write a bunch of stuff. So let me focus on the important things. First, we’ve been digging garlic every chance we get. We are about 2/3rds of the way done. Hopefully we will finish by the end of this […]