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Category Archives: Raves
An Outrageous Ragout
I was reading on Facebook the other day that there were some dangers involving eating too much kale. One comment said, “They were so over kale!” I can see the concern if you’re a green smoothie junkie who drinks a … Continue reading
Posted in Raves, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged beans, brickyardfarms, dinner, farm, food, garlic, greens, kale, locavore, raves, recipes, winter
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Tackling That Upper Crust
I have a confession to make. I love pie. In fact, I could eat one a week if it wasn’t for my waistline. The other part of this confession is although I consider myself an accomplished cook, I have always … Continue reading
Sounds of Silence
We woke this morning to a silent blanket of snow, covering every possible twig and shrub with the lightest form of silence imaginable. Emma, curled up at the end of our bed purred in contentment. Our home was absolutely still … Continue reading
Over the Top Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts. One of those vegetables you either love or hate. We had them for every major holiday in my childhood. We used to call them ‘Texas Cabbage’, and I love them. Although I don’t remember my mother ever cooking … Continue reading
Posted in Raves, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged brickyardfarms, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, dijon sauce, farm, food, locavore, raves, recipes, vegetarian
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Putting Up With Each Other
As our farm season slowly comes to a close, the tempo at the farm slows down as well. It always seems like a long exhale after tomatoes (we harvested almost 5000 lbs this year). As little as three years ago, … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Farm News, Farmer's Market, Food Issues, Raves, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged canning, essays, fall crops, farm, food, freezing, greens, heirloom tomato, locavore, pickled beets, putting up food, Swiss chard, vegetarian, winter
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What’s the Buzz?
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve sat down to do a blog post. Late spring is an impossibly busy time for us. We are nearing the completion of planting crops, going to market 3 times a week, along with … Continue reading
Posted in bees, Essays, Farm News, Food Issues, honey, Raves, Vegetables
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Challenges Mean Finding Solutions
It’s been quite a week! We’ve been busy transplanting hundreds of tomato plants for the up-coming market season. This involves moving the trays that are transplanted to our hoop-houses for them to ‘beef-up’ and harden-off for selling. With temperatures above … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Farmer's Market, Rants, Raves
Tagged brickyardfarms, essays, food, friendships, hoop-houses, rants, raves, tomatoes, weather
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The Real Dirt on Spuds
It’s been a wild week for us! We received our seed potatoes and onion sets on Wednesday from Moose Tubers in Waterville, Maine. We try to get our ordern to them in early January, hoping for the best selection. This year … Continue reading
Posted in Farm News, Raves, Recipes, Uncategorized
Tagged brickyardfarms, dessert, eggs, food, lemons, plant potatoes, raves, recipes, seed potatoes
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Cabbage Rolls Revisited
I love cabbage rolls. My mother-in-law Elsa made them for me the first time in the early 80’s. She mixed beef and pork together with onions and rice, placed them in cabbage leaves and tied them with thread. She called … Continue reading
Posted in Farm News, Raves, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged brickyardfarms, cabbage, essays, farm, food, lamb, peasant food, recipes, tomatoes, winter
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Awakening Curious George
Our seesaw winter continues. Winter blows in, then spring comes barking at its heels. It leaves me feeling unsettled and edgy. I can’t quite relax with all this change blowing around me. Usually winter evokes a certain sense of solitude and … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Farm News, Raves, Recipes
Tagged brickyardfarms, essays, farm, recipes, weather
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