Buy Local Challenge!
Today marks the start of Buy Local Challenge Week! “I pledge to eat at least one item from a local farm during Buy Local Week!” In an effort to celebrate local farmers, Buy Local Challenge Week hopes to expose more …
Tag: Colchester Farm
King Corn
Last night, I experienced another food first: shucking corn! I picked up sweet corn as part of of my CSA Share (Week 7). The hardest part is getting the silky pieces to rip off the corn! the finished product – …
Colchester Farm CSA Week 7
Tuesday = another CSA pick-up! But first, yummy dinner from last night I combined leftover baked eggplant from a previous eggplant creation, tomato and green pepper bits that I picked up at the Farmer’s Market on Saturday, cucumber from today’s …
Cool Recipe for a Hot Day II
Too hot to cook? Beat the heat with this cool recipe! Yummy (10 items or less) cucumber pasta salad! This is what you get when you combine large chunks from a Colchester farm cucumber, elbow macaroni, a few sliced radishes …
CSA Pick-up – Week 6
Another CSA weekly pickup! The Colchester CSA is arranged in a mini farmer’s market style — all of the produce is arranged (most of it is marked) on tables, and there’s a white board that explains the portions that equal …
Road Trip Prep
I’m getting ready to head to NH for a few days, to visit with a dear friend from college! This will be my first trip to NH – I’m really excited! Since I’m driving, I’m not too worried about having …
Cool Recipe for a Hot Day
Who wants to be near a hot stove/oven when it’s roasting outside? Here’s a great, crisp cucumber salad that is ready in minutes and super yummy! Cool cucumber salad You will need: 2-3 cucumbers2 tbsp. seasoned rice vinegar(need a substitute? …
CSA to table
Colchester CSA Week 4: We picked up yellow zucchini, peas (yay!), yellow squash, small potatoes, cabbage, and Swiss chard. As I’ve mentioned before, I like to prepare any items the day I pick them up, if possible. It makes meal …
Backyard Homestead update!
Good morning, bellas! I have a few backyard homestead updates! But first! Dinner last night was a yummy sandwich made with 7-grain bread from Doug Rae, tomatoes and carrots from Lockbriar Farms, Italian Colby from Eve’s Cheese, and radishes from …
Community Supported Agriculture
This year, we joined the Colchester Farm CSA. Each week, we pick up fresh vegetables at Kingstown Farm, Home & Garden (this just happens to be our pickup location—they also offer pickup on the Farm and at the Farmer’s Market). …