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Category Archives: On the Farm
How do you fill your basket?
This is Tracy. She and I go way back. She was one of our first CSA members twenty years ago. We became friends and raised our kids together when they were quite little. She is volunteering on the farm this … Continue reading
Posted in On the Farm, Uncategorized, Veggies
Tagged beets, farm experience, harvest, veggies
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What’s Growing On: First Crops
It’s mid-May and CSA harvests will begin soon! Let’s take a look at some of the crops we expect to harvest first. Eating seasonally is part of the adventure of participating in a farm share/CSA. Spring crops feature leafy greens, … Continue reading
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Tagged House in the Woods Farm, napa cabbage, organic, spring crops
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COVID Response by the farm
House in the Woods Farm and COVID-19 March 2020 Connect to your food, the land, and community…always, but most importantly, now. “Know your farmer” has always been our mantra, but it resonates even more during uncertain times. People are going … Continue reading
Quick springtime side dishes
With CSA harvests up and running, dinners are getting easy again. Here are two easy sides I made to go with roasted chicken. Basically, add any protein and grain, and you are set. Steamed or sauteed Asian spinach. I used … Continue reading
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What’s Growing On
The farm is brimming with things to eat. Spring crops are ready to harvest and summer crops are planted and growing. In late May, everything is in its place. Let’s take a walk through the garden. To continue reading… https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/home_and_garden/on-the-farm-what-s-growing-on/article_7e715aa2-22ec-55d5-a232-8b80829b472e.html … Continue reading
Puppy Blog Week 1: Meet Kenai
OK, so here is the deal. I am going to write a blog for one month. We just got an English Shepherd puppy. His name is Kenai. He is 8 weeks old and he is painfully cute. No literally. He … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kids Farm Blog, On the Farm, Uncategorized
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Drying Culinary Herbs
As the air starts to chill, I am preserving the last crops of the season. In the summer, I freeze tomatoes, zucchini, and basil pesto. In the fall, I dry peppers, garlic, and herbs. My herb garden is brimming with … Continue reading
With a little help from our friends
Last week sure was windy! It ripped the skin right off our hoophouse! In a big wind, the plastic ripped off and flipped off the roof just like a huge page in a book might turn. In … Continue reading
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Seedling Salad
The hoophouse is chock full of seedling trays for the upcoming CSA season–kale, chard, kohlrabi, lettuce (three kinds), broccoli, cabbage, chinese cabbage. What else? Peppers and eggplant (4-5 kinds each), tomatoes (15 varieties!), basil and other herbs. And more! … Continue reading
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