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Fava Beans

Fava beans will not win the beauty pageant with their appearance. Their large, soft and often spotted pods make them appear as though they were picked last week and have been left to wither in the basket. Not true. Fava beans require some busy work to prepare them for cooking. Have faith. The resulting product…

How to Properly Cook a Sausage

I cringe and clinch my teeth when I go home and see my dad grill a sausage. He takes it from fresh meat in the refrigerator to a hot grill and cooks it all the way through. The final product – usually a dry sausage. There are generally two types of sausages – fresh and…

What about substitutions?

Just to let you know, we don’t really like to do substitutions. We only do so, when the farmers short us, the product does not live up to our standards (which we don’t know until we pick up) or something similar. We try to stick as much to the published contents as possible. That being…

Summer Share 2013 – Week 4

Sweet cherries, broccoli, peas, beets, and a special cheese This week the hot weather has really brought on the produce! In fact, this will be our first vegetarian bag of the year. And most exciting, as we usher out strawberries we are welcoming in the sweet cherries! One notable ingredient this week is a very…

CSA Meal Planning 2013

If you are wondering what to do with your share each week, come to this class. We will discuss what comes in your bag, how to make the most of each ingredient, how to store clean and preserve each item and what items pair well together. The biggest complaint we have every week is that…

Winter Share 2012-13 – Week 13

Lots of exciting stuff this week. I went a little out of control on the budget, but I’ll have to make that up some in the next couple bags (which are also quite exciting…although maybe a little smaller). In addition, please see below about a few very noteworthy events around Cleveland. These are not Fresh…

Farm Fair 2013

4 Exciting Courses, Kids Games and Activities, All FREE Please join us this April for a 1-day crash course on how to plant your own garden. Each course will be taught by real farmers, both English and Amish. These producers will cover topics in four courses: Soils – understanding your soil, how to improve it,…

Winter Share 2012-13 – Week 11

These past several days have been excellent weather for “sugaring.” When the day temperatures get above freezing, particularly the 50s, and then drop down to freezing at night, the sap in the trees really runs. Last Friday in fact Allyson and I dropped off jars for the maple at a sugaring operation at 9 PM…

Just Desserts March 18, 2013

If you are struggling to live a healthier lifestyle, but still satisfy that sweet tooth, then this class is made for you. Join Chef Bob Sferra and Fresh Fork Market for a cooking class using healthier ingredients and natural sweetners. In this class you will learn how to use alternative sweeteners to make delicious desserts that are better…

Making Pickles

So, you want to make a batch of pickles? How much do you need to buy? Where do you start? For your first attempt at pickles here is about what you will need: 1 peck of pickling cucumbers 12 quart jars with lids 12 heads of dill 1-2 heads of garlic (optional) 6 cups white…