Turnip Greens
Turnip greens are an extremely nutrient packed vegetable. However, many folks are lost on what to do with them. They may be prepared the same as you would prepare mustard greens, kale, collards, or chard. The less you alter them, the more nutrients you retain. For the healthiest preparation, try simply steaming your greens. You…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011- Week 16
Small CSA Contents: – 1 pint cherry tomatoes – 1 package chicken sausage – 1 dz pastured chicken eggs – 1 bunch carrots with tops – 1 bunch turnip greens – 2 ct green peppers – 2 ct poblano peppers – 1.5 lb Stanley plums – Broccoli or celery Vegatarian Substitutes – Approx 1.5 lbs…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 15
Pasta, Butter, Red Peppers, Winter Squash, and Apples It is starting to feel like fall outside, so this week we’ll embrace some fall flavors. The highlight of this week’s bag is a pumpkin sage linguini from Ohio City Pasta. This delicate pasta will taste just fine tossed with some butter and roasted winter squash. Alternatively,…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 14
Sweet Corn, Ground Beef, Potatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Peaches It is hard to believe that sweet corn season is already coming to an end. This week will likely be the last week that we’ll get to feature this product. Don’t worry though…just this past Monday some of my producers blanched and froze 1,500 lbs of sweet…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011- Week 13
Cantaloupe, Honey, Heirloom Tomatoes, and more I hope you enjoyed your BLT week last week. I know I did. I’ve had lots of requests for extra bacon this week. There will be bacon for sale at the back of the truck. As for this week’s bag, we have several sweet treats. First, everyone will be…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 12
BLT Week, Peaches, Yogurt, Cherry Tomatoes This week is the week many of you have been asking about for months. Bacon. This week we’ll feature a nitrate free bacon seasoned, cured, and smoked at Newswanger Meats in Shiloh, OH. The pork is from pasture raised Berkshire hogs raised at New Creation Farm in Chardon,…
Read MoreSummer Share 2010 – Week 11
Watermelon or Blackberries, Chevre, Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, Sweet Corn, Eggplant, and More This week we have a very large and heavy bag! In fact, so large and heavy that I have to send two trucks to the East Side just to get all the food there! Due to the size of the watermelons, we will…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011- Week 10
Gouda, Cherry Tomatoes, Hot Hungarian Peppers, Tomatoes, and Patty Pan Squash This week is one of my favorites because it is easy cooking! The patty pan squash is one of my favorites. It is a round, disc shaped squash that is bright yellow. It has a sweet taste and thick flesh. It can be chopped…
Read MoreGMO vs Non-GMO Corn (and other crops)
A GMO is a Genetically Modified Organism. It is a plant or animal in which the genetic makeup of it has been modified by scientists to include selective genes (DNA) from other animals or plants. The most common use of a GMO is in field corn and soybeans. Field corn is not sweet corn. Field corn is a corn raised…
Read MoreSweet Corn
Summer in Ohio means sweet corn to many of us. However, not all sweet corn is created equally. Many of you who shop the farmers markets likely have been seeing sweet corn for a few weeks now. Some of the farmers may advertise it as “Marietta” or “Rancine” sweet corn. Those are two big river towns where sweet…
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