<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> Here’s an entry from our Week #2 Newsletter for CSA members. Ben and I took our usual Sunday stroll through the garden today and it looks like everything is about to go gangbusters on us! The cabbage is beginning to head up, the squash is fruiting and blooming up a storm,Continue reading “Farm News”
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Week 4, CSA share contents
I’m behind on the posting this week, so I’m gonna give you a quit run down of the CSA contents for the week, without all the jibber jabber. Here are some beautiful root vegetables (beets, carrots and Hakurei turnips and greens) with strawberries. broccolired oak leaf and green butter crunch lettucesherbs (dill and parsley –Continue reading “Week 4, CSA share contents”
Seedlings Galore!
Howdy do, folks?! It’s been busy as can be out here at the farm. Ben and I have been making soil blocks, seeding flats, planting seedlings and direct seeding root veggies. Of course, that also means Ben’s been prepping a whole heck of a lot of ground to get it ready so we can plant.Continue reading “Seedlings Galore!”
Happy Spring!
We’re hosting two more planting parties this Sunday (4/10) and next Sunday (4/17). Please come out and join us for some fun times planting and picnicking! If you think you might be coming for either (or both!) parties, please email us at BensProduceNC@gmail.com (so we can be sure we have more than enough food forContinue reading “Happy Spring!”
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…”
tat soi and kale and spinach oh my!
This is tat soi It’s a lot like bok choy – it’s an Asian green and you can treat it as you would bok choy. Here are a few recipes you can use for both (from Farm Fresh Recipes): Bok Choy (or Tat Soi) Stir Fry (Makes 4 servings) 2 Tbsp soy sauce2 Tbsp water2Continue reading “tat soi and kale and spinach oh my!”
Cold Snaps & Sweet, Sweet Kale…
Hey Folks, Hope you’re staying warm through this cold snap. It sure is a cold one. This ain’t nothing for me though. I come from the hills of the north where it’s like this for 7 months a year! On a serious note, it is much warmer down here and the winters are shorter, bothContinue reading “Cold Snaps & Sweet, Sweet Kale…”
Holidays! Holidays! Holidays!
Hello and Welcome! A big thanks to our new customers from the neighborhood who stopped by Tuesday night to pick up some produce! The holidays are upon us! We’re headed to Tennessee to see Patricia’s family and some friends there. It will be a needed break for us, though I will be working some. I’llContinue reading “Holidays! Holidays! Holidays!”