One year ago at this time, the weather was gorgeous. You all remember the warm, 80 and 90 degree weather we had in March and April – right? It took everything in our power for us to not plant too early in the field last year. This year, we are waiting on snow and aContinue reading “Night night little plants.”
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Vegetables Top 10 List
This post is what we call “preaching to the choir.” But here is a top ten list of why you should eat your vegetables. 10.Color and Texture. Fruits and vegetables add color and texture to your plate. 9.Convenience. Nutritious in any form —fresh, frozen,canned, dried and 100%juice. 8.Fiber Fruits and vegetables provide fiberthat helps fillContinue reading “Vegetables Top 10 List”
Operation High Tunnel 2013
So what’s been happening at the farm this winter? Sometimes people think that we get to relax in the winter – and that’s kind of true because Ryan stops working 14+ hours each day. But don’t worry, we make sure to talk about growing vegetables each and every day, even in the winter. Our biggestContinue reading “Operation High Tunnel 2013”
2013 CSA Information
Hello everyone, It has been a long time since our last post! If you are like us, you can’t wait to eat fresh vegetables again… we’d love to be in the field right now 🙂 As it is, we are getting ready for the CSA. What is a CSA you ask? Community Supported Agriculture, orContinue reading “2013 CSA Information”
Week 16 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA
Dobry Den! If you’ll recall, we were moving pipe to the pumpkins and fall broccoli last week. Everything under this irrigation is looking good. The broccoli is getting bigger and tasting delicious. We also have a beautiful selection of pumpkins and squash for decoration – and more importantly, EATING! So let’s talk about thisContinue reading “Week 16 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA”
Week 16 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA
Dobry Den! With harvest going in full swing, it seems like the time of year when we should begin picking up pipe and storing it for next year –but that just ain’t the case. Most of our vegetables are drip irrigated with groundwater. However, the pumpkins and fall broccoli are irrigated by sprinkler pipeContinue reading “Week 16 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA”
Week 15 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA
Dobry Den! Does it feel like fall yet? Although we are still seeing several days with temperatures in the 90s, the evenings are beginning to cool off and the crops are suggesting that it is time for fall. The sweet corn is finished for the year and I pulled the last of the beets thisContinue reading “Week 15 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA”
Sweet Potato Fries
For those of you that have not heard – sweet potatoes are a dearly loved vegetable in my house. These babies are chocked full of beta-carotene (vitamin A) and a good source of vitamin C, fiber, and manganese. they also have a good deal of potassium, iron, copper and vitamin B6. My absolute favorite wayContinue reading “Sweet Potato Fries”
Marsala chicken satay
I wish you could all do your shopping for meals the way I do. I walk out to the shed, open the cooler and look around to see what we have picked. The other night, I decided that I had seen so many beautiful purple peppers that I needed to cook something with these –Continue reading “Marsala chicken satay”
Week 14 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA
Dobry Den! As many of you know, Wednesdays are a great day for us at Pekarek’s Produce. Not only do we get to deliver your weekly CSA bag, but we also get to do the Seward Farmer’s Market. Seward has always been the “home game” for us and every Wednesday you can see Ryan, theContinue reading “Week 14 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA”