Lesson in Cooking
This week, I attended my very first cooking class at Colchester Farm! Colchester Farm is located in Galena, MD and has a CSA program (I’m a member!). Here are a few of our recent Colchester Farm CSA pick-ups:Week 3Week 4Week …
Tag: local foods
Zucchini Overload
Using zucchini from the backyard homestead, I baked more zucchini bread! I used my go-to recipe for zucchini bread. A fun on-the-go tip: double or triple the recipe for bread, and freeze some of it! That way, all you have …
Locust Point Farm
As part of Buy Local Challenge Week, I’ll highlight different local markets, farms, stands, and more! I’ll also share recipes that include local foods. On our way to visit Shane’s family, we passed 15 farm stands. (All on Rt. 213) …
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 …
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 – …
U-Pick
Today, I ventured to Lockbriar Farms with a friend to pick fruit! I filled a basket with yummy peaches and three of these tubs with berries! Lockbriar has rows and rows of peach trees (over 20 varieties!) a little closer… …
Market overload
Even on a rainy morning, the majority of the vendors still come for the Farmer’s Market! I came home with a bunch of goodies! Cantaloupe, green peppers, eggplant, and small onions from Redman Farms, honey from Locust Point Farms, pea …
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 …
More bellas!
Growing food is challenging during this crazy heat wave! Major props to those who do it full time in this hot hot heat, and continue to provide food for others! This week on the homestead… baby tomatoes! I got them …