Hello Folks! As usual, there is much to report on the farm. We’ve done a few things this week that may not sound exciting but are important to growing veggies. We started off by putting shade cloth on our greenhouse. Shade cloth basically looks like a strong black mesh that we use to cover theContinue reading “2016 CSA – Week 4”
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2016 CSA Week 3
Hello Folks! We are excited about the produce in this week’s CSA! It feels like we are finally getting some good production out of the crops. This last week has felt more like the middle of summer than mid-June and the forecast looks to keep us in the upper 90s for some time. This hasContinue reading “2016 CSA Week 3”
Sauteed Cauliflower
If you are anything like us, it seems like it gets harder and harder to have a sit down meal in the summer. Luckily, most vegetables can be eaten raw and that’s our favorite way around here. The other day, I had about 15 minutes, so I made some simple sauteed cauliflower. In a largeContinue reading “Sauteed Cauliflower”
Salad in a Jar
“Salad in a Jar” – These salads are so easy to make! Just follow these directions for Homemade Salad in a Jar The salad pictured here was made using ingredients from the veggies in the second week of the Pekarek’s Produce CSA. Picture and recipe provided by Alice Henneman at CookItQuick.org
Spain Style Salad!
Are you wondering what to do with the produce in the CSA box this week? Check out the blog over at cookitquick.org. For most of the weeks from now until the end of September, Alice Henneman will be sharing tips and recipes for preparing fresh, locally grown foods. She’ll be using foods currently in seasonContinue reading “Spain Style Salad!”
2016 CSA – Week 2
Hello Folks! Week one of the CSA has come and gone with only a few hiccups. We are excited to report that there has been a lot happening on the farm this week. We have gone from wearing mud boots to kicking the dust as we walk about the farm. This means, irrigation season isContinue reading “2016 CSA – Week 2”
2016 CSA – Week 1
YAY! The CSA is starting!! I’m so excited. Welcome to the 2016 Pekarek’s Produce CSA! We are excited to have several new and returning members. We appreciate your support and look forward to sharing our yummy, fresh vegetables with you through the coming year – THANK YOU. The 2016 CSA boxes are being picked upContinue reading “2016 CSA – Week 1”
First Farmer’s Market of 2016
Wow! What a fun time we had seeing you all at the first Lincoln Haymarket Farmer’s Market of 2016. There were a lot of things going on downtown Saturday – from an Air Show, to UNL commencement, to a softball game. Thanks to everyone who came down to brave the crowds. Here’s a tip IContinue reading “First Farmer’s Market of 2016”
We “beet” the rain… sort of
It’s kind of funny that the title of the last post was “It’s drying off” and yet we’ve been doing everything we can the last four days to “beet” the rain 🙂 We had hoped that the warm weather last week would dry everything off enough that we could get all of our broccoli, cabbage,Continue reading “We “beet” the rain… sort of”
It’s Drying Off…
After having nearly 6 inches of rain fall over a period of a week and a half, things got a little soggy around here. So we’ve been playing a little bit of the hurry up and wait game. We’ve had 7 hay racks full of plants waiting to go outside for a week, so the rainContinue reading “It’s Drying Off…”