Category: Field Notes

musings about life and work on the farm

A quick update from the garden

The Chinese Asters are beginning to flower! (they are not edible) I hope you enjoyed your edible bouquets last week. Click here to check out the new herbs and edible flowers page for recipe and links. If you have some faves, please add them in the comment section. I’m always looking for new recipes! And…

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Rhubarb & Lavender

Currently in the oven – Rhubarb Crisp. A Rhubarb Crisp recipe will be included in CSA shares this week. Along with this recipe for Mashed-Potato Cakes with Onion and Kale (which is tasty with scallions too) and a recipe for Lavender Limeade which I haven’t tried yet. But I can tell you that lavender sugar is a…

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CSA: Week Three

Feeling overwhelmed with all of the unfinished projects and day-to-day tasks like . . . weeding . . . this morning, I decided to spend the afternoon doing something a bit more creative.   After gathering handfuls of Chives, Salvia, and Yarrow, I cut a piece of bamboo and made a colorful drying arrangement for the kitchen. I felt completely refreshed…

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Spring gems:

  CSA note: This week I’ll be including a separate package of mustard greens. Check here for some interesting recipes.