local produce
Visiting Sterken Farms
We went to the natural, U-Pick farm I mentioned on Tuesday: Sterken Farms. We brought home many types of lettuces, baby mixed dark greens, turnips, radishes, asparagus, and free range duck eggs. Other things are not quite ready — the cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, beans, peas, onions, green onions, and berries.
No-GMO Blog Challenge
The top 3 GM crops are corn, soybeans and cotton. And canola is up there, too. But did you know chocolate chips may contain GM ingredients? Yes, chocolate chips! That surprised me. There are two things you can do to pretty much assure that your family will not be consuming GM foods. Also, I share some thoughts on my family’s food budget and detail the sources of all my family’s food.
Raw Pear Sauce, Raw Apple Sauce, For the Freezer
We are getting a bunch of apples and pears today. They’re coming from our sweet local doctor and her husband, who have an abundance. They called last week to ask if we wanted some. Yes, we do! Jeff is going to pick them up in town today, as he’s there and I’m not.
Of course, we’ll [...]
Disappointing Farmer’s Market Yesterday
There was only one fruit/veggie farm at the Farmer’s Market yesterday. They mostly offer bread. I ordered plums from them, but either they forgot to bring them or they didn’t have enough to give me. So, none of those to bring home. They do have the awesome heirloom tomatoes, that’s good. The only other thing [...]
Farmer’s Market
The last three weeks have been incredible at our Farmer’s Market, which until recently, really didn’t have much beyond eggs and bread. But a couple other farmers are coming to the market. We’ve brought home: plums, figs, pears, peaches, apples, sweet corn, green beans, kohlrabi, onions, broccoli, purple cabbage, heirloom tomatoes, and cucumbers. I’m probably [...]
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