You would think anyone with an ounce of sense would be grateful for a long winter’s rest after a full season of often back-breaking work…..but no…….not your farmers! My job today was to update the contract information so that we’re ready to accept memberships for the 2012 season, and to update the brochure. In the [...]
At Judi’s pickup / delivery spots (Camp Hill and Yeehaw Farm) you’ll get regular basil today, and at Katie’s (New Cumberland, Stoney Creek Farm, and 81&Progress) you’ll have anise basil, which can be used much the same way, it just has a little extra licorice-y taste to it. It’s especially good with fruit, and just [...]
I shouldn’t be surprised, this happens every summer. It’s crunch time on both farms – Judi’s working to get in the wheat crop, and here at Stoney Creek it’s time to start digging and shipping iris rhizomes to our internet customers. Priority lists are determined by deciding, literally, if something will actually die if a [...]
We’re rejoicing in a week without a flood or tornado! Much easier to accomplish things when your work isn’t being swept away. Your bag has new potatoes this week – while they’re useful in many ways, boiling them is a great way to appreciate the tender flavor of the first potatoes of the season. They [...]
Yes, it’s week four, and there’s good stuff in your bag. But the big news is that Judi’s decided to make ice cream on Saturday at Yeehaw Farm, and you’re invited! 3-5 pm, Google 51 Rohrer Drive but disregard the last part of the directions – once you’re on that road, just look for the [...]
If you didn’t read last week’s newsletter, you might not have seen the offer for veggie plants for this week. We didn’t want to just send them automatically, since not everyone can use them. We have Roma tomatoes, Sungold cherry tomatoes, sweet bell peppers, oregano, and sweet basil available; choose up to four plants, and [...]
There’s other stuff in your bag this week, but really, who’s going to notice anything but the beautiful strawberries? Judi has just planted nearly a thousand strawberry plants, but we won’t see the results of that until next year. So we’ve arranged to barter for strawberries for you from another vendor at our Carlisle market, [...]
Amazingly, we had sun today while we were packing – it was almost unnerving, we’re not used to staying dry while we work! You have a few kinds of lettuce, some spinach, some purple mustard, some wondrous homemade bread, spring onions, and a few snips of basil. We have another week or two of salad-centric [...]
Recipes for using the spring garlic and the whole wheat are now in the ‘recipe’ section of the website – just click on that link and you’ll find them! I think we’re having whole wheat pancakes here on Saturday morning!
We’re packed and Judi’s on her way to Camp Hill, and I have seven minutes before I have to leave, which probably means I forgot something, so we’ll see how this plays itself out. You have a newsletter in your bag, so much of this is redundant. But there’s a few additions: if you have [...]
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