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Spring 2014 Planting List

Our planting list for Spring 2014 is: arugula, beets, butternut squash, cabbage (red and green), carrots, slicing cucumbers, d’avignon radishes, daikon, eggplant (Asian and Italian), Florence fennel, French sorrel, garlic, green beans, green meat radish, green onions, hon tsai tai, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce (various types), mesclun mix, mizuna, napa cabbage,… Continue reading

Maple Glazed Turnips in a Mizuna Nest

By paula Recipe with full instructions, Recipes

Scrub the turnips, there is no need to peel them, but they look a bit fancier if you do. Cut into 1 inch chunks. Heat the oil in a large skillet and add the turnips (as you can see I did this in reverse, either way works). Cook for… Continue reading

How do you like your Jalapeños?

By paula Vegetables

Do you like your Jalapeños pickled so you can savour them, or do you make a batch of poppers and devour them all in one go? We eat a lot of pickled Jalapeños, but I will confess they are mostly store bought. Sometimes if I am too lazy to make poppers I… Continue reading

Happy 1st National Kale Day!

By paula Vegetables

It’s wordless Wednesday, but the people over at National Kale Day have so many ideas and recipes and a mission to celebrate “kale’s incredible health benefits, highlights kale’s culinary versatility, and promotes eating, growing and sharing kale throughout America.” If you need help celebrating this wonderful vegetable, why not hop on… Continue reading

Eggs

By paula CSA, farm life

One of my favourite tasks on the farm is candling and sorting the eggs. When I hold the bright light up against the eggs they glow like old fashioned Christmas lights. With the green eggs I can see the yellow of the yolk through the shell, on others it shows… Continue reading

Inside Okra World

By paula Vegetables, Wildlife

Honey bees do not stay still for very long! Continue reading

21 August 2013 Missing Peaches!

By paula farm life, Wildlife

Every year we try to add a few trees to our small orchard in the hope that one day we will be able to eat homegrown fruit along with our homegrown vegetables. Last year we harvested our first peaches – 1 each – and we just knew this year was… Continue reading

On the way back in for that cup of tea…

By paula farm life

I spotted this and wondered, errant beaver or teenager with a machete? Yes, it was the latter. Karl has slowly been clearing the brush along the side of the field and asked Jack to help. I think he meant for Jack to clear the small saplings so Karl could bring… Continue reading

Po-Ta-Toes!

By paula CSA, farm life, Vegetables

Yes, it’s potato planting time again! As cold and wet as it has been, the weather is perfect just now for getting the spuds in – the soil is moist but workable, and cold but warming up. We have a few warm days forecast and then rain – if you… Continue reading

Outdoors is Really Scary!

By paula Chickens

Today was the first day outside for this year’s chicks. With great excitement opened the chicken house door and… well nothing. I was ready with camera in hand (a rarity for me) but these were no divas. I think about half of the girls ended up having a quick look… Continue reading

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