Tag Archives: brickyardfarms

Occupy Your Garden!

Posted on March 25, 2012 by twistedbasics

So let me ask…..how many of you have vegetable gardens?  How many of you frequent farmer’s markets?  Until I lived and worked on a farm, I was pretty clueless about growing food.  So why should we be concerned? Food gardens … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Food Issues, Rants, Vegetables | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

March Madness!

Posted on March 19, 2012 by twistedbasics

No, it’s not hoops and the tourney, but some of the oddest weather we’ve ever seen.  We just finished up with an extremely mild winter.  We only had three significant snow falls, which were literally gone 3-4 days later.  The … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Farm News, Rants, Recipes | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cabbage Rolls Revisited

Posted on February 15, 2012 by twistedbasics

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 , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Awakening Curious George

Posted on February 2, 2012 by twistedbasics

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 , , , , | 5 Comments

It’s A Wonderful Life

Posted on December 27, 2011 by twistedbasics

Most families have their own holiday or Christmas traditions that surface when they gather together each year.  These traditions have evolved over time as life changes the framework.  Val and I have both lost our parents and our immediate families … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Harvesting Uncommon Gold

Posted on October 23, 2011 by twistedbasics

Val and I have made a commitment.  We are vegetable farmers who are concerned about the price of food, how it is grown and bringing great food to market.  To that end we have decided to eat as much from … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Farm News, Food Issues, Raves, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Simple Pleasures: Shelling Beans

Posted on October 19, 2011 by twistedbasics

Our farm season is soon coming to a close, yet we still have much to offer at our market stall.  Beautiful lettuces, spinach, turnips, rutabaga,  three kinds of kale, Swiss chard and beets have all made their appearance.  As farmers we … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Farm News, Raves, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Harvest Fest at Tillers International

Posted on September 18, 2011 by twistedbasics

Today Val and I went to the annual Harvest Fest, a celebration of local food, local farming and sustainable living, held at Tillers International in Scotts, Michigan.  Tillers is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, offering classes in farming with oxen … Continue reading →

Posted in Farm News, Food Issues, Soaps, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A Different Kind of Pork-N-Beans

Posted on September 4, 2011 by twistedbasics

It was a hot and humid market day this Saturday.  Sweat was dripping off our faces as we filled our stall and waited on customers.  I had just wished a customer a happy Labor Day weekend, when my neighbor Scott … Continue reading →

Posted in Raves, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Tomato-fest

Posted on August 16, 2011 by twistedbasics

Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes!  Do I sound redundant?  We are picking, sorting, eating and breathing tomatoes!  We see tomatoes in our sleep.  It’s been wicked busy here at the farm.  I’ve been going to market on Wednesdays and Fridays by myself, … Continue reading →

Posted in Farm News, Raves, Recipes | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments