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Middle Winter Farmer Musings…

It has been a dogs age since I (Ben) have posted and it is about time! I made a resolution to post on a regular basis, which will be a challenge along with all the other tasks I attend to. But if Patricia can do it, so can I! I have a tendency to writeContinue reading “Middle Winter Farmer Musings…”

Announcing Summer 2011 CSA!

Ben’s Produce offers vegetables, strawberries & flowers of the highest quality and taste in the Triangle. Our mission is to strive for healthier people, community, agriculture and planet by growing and sharing the best tasting food we can. Our farming practices may surpass organic guidelines but we choose not to be certified because we areContinue reading “Announcing Summer 2011 CSA!”

2011: Year of Inspiration, Motivation, and, most importantly, FUN!

Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011!  Well, howdy do! We’re caught up in the spirit of the new year around these parts. Saturday we’ll begin having more than 10 hours of daylight (10 hours and one minute, to be exact) and that means things will begin growing again. Most of our produce has been slumbering beautifully andContinue reading “2011: Year of Inspiration, Motivation, and, most importantly, FUN!”

versatile greens

since greens are in season – and will be for a while – i’m going to post some more really yummy greens recipes so y’all can be sure you keep your taste buds jumping for joy – or whatever it is they do when they’re happy. Red-Cooked Collards1 cup dark soy sauce or tamari1 cupContinue reading “versatile greens”

playing catch up

Hi y’all! We finally found our camera and the battery charger, so I took some snap shots yesterday afternoon/evening to update the blog. As you’ll see, the chicks are well on their way to being full blown adolescents. The roosters finally have their crowing figured out. For some time all we got out of themContinue reading “playing catch up”

North Carolina in November: Seasonal Recipes

Roasted Beets and Mango SaladWe have plenty of beets and salad greens in our garden outside today. Many of you going to market and in CSAs are receiving these items weekly lately. Here’s a recipe to add some variety to what you usually do with beets or salads. When the recipe calls for “gourmet saladContinue reading “North Carolina in November: Seasonal Recipes”

Glorious Greens! – They sure are pretty, but what do I do with them?

So, the fall and winter seasons bring us lots of greens and lots of root vegetables. If you don’t know what to do with them – and they’re really quite versatile and easy to put in just about everything – they can pile up on you and make you feel like your bounty is aContinue reading “Glorious Greens! – They sure are pretty, but what do I do with them?”

Funny How Time Slips Away

Today I went through the pictures on our camera and found quite a few from the past month or so. It seems I’ve gotten a little behind sharing pictures and other tidbits on this here blog – so I’ll be doing that. But before I get there, I do want to remind y’all that weContinue reading “Funny How Time Slips Away”

Ben’s Produce is One Year Old

This month marks our one year anniversary as Ben’s Produce! We are thankful for the support of everyone that has helped make Ben’s Produce possible: all those on and around Sasser Street, our long time friends and family who support us with everything we do, Peace China, Double-T Farm, Two Trees Farm, a number ofContinue reading “Ben’s Produce is One Year Old”