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…”
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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!”
Welcome neigbors in Mordecai & Oakwood!
Hello and Welcome! A big welcome to all our neighbors in Mordecai and Oakwood! Ben’s Produce is a fairly new agrarian venture for me, Benjamin Shields, and my partner, Patricia Parker. We offer you fresh, local, un-certified organic vegetables grown in Garner in partnership with Double-T Farm where I work as field manager and apprentice.Continue reading “Welcome neigbors in Mordecai & Oakwood!”
December Recipes
Here are a few recipes you can use with our vegetables… Southern greens Ingredients: 1 to 2 bunches of greens — collards, kale, mustard, turnip, etc. 1 chopped onion Splash vegetable oil Splash apple cider vinegar 1 or 2 hot chile peppers, seeded and minced, optional Bunch of cooked bacon or smoked pork seasoned saltContinue reading “December Recipes”
Giving Thanks
(This is Ben showing off beautiful beets.) Thank you for making our first week using Ben’s Produce online farm stand a success! We couldn’t be doing any of this without your support. We have received a lot of requests to ship our produce, but sadly we are not currently prepared for such a venture (babyContinue reading “Giving Thanks”
Yummy Ideas
A couple of you shared some ideas and recipes for our produce. I figured I’d find those recipes online and share with everyone else. Thanks for the good ideas! Wondering what to do with your acorn squash? Here’s one recipe from Cooking Light (http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/vegetablesandvegetarian/r/acornsquashring.htm): These acorn squash rings make a great side dish for yourContinue reading “Yummy Ideas”
Ben’s Produce available at Music on the Porch this evening
Hi all! Well, today will mark our third appearance at Music on the Porch, selling produce at Ben’s Produce stand. Ben and I are psyched about the bluegrass music and about seeing you all again. Here’s the list of the produce we’ll be offering this evening: Cubanelle peppers Sweet bell peppers Anaheim chiles Pablano peppersContinue reading “Ben’s Produce available at Music on the Porch this evening”
Friday August 21, 2009 Available Produce
As promised, I am getting back with you on the produce that will be available at Ben’s Produce stand tomorrow evening at Music on the Porch. It turns out Mother Nature has the same thing to offer us this Friday as last, except, sadly, minus the melons. Thus, we will have the following: – pablanoContinue reading “Friday August 21, 2009 Available Produce”
In Good Heart Farm 