Dobry Den! Wow! Can you believe we’re into October already? That means we are drawing near the end of the CSA and its time for some housekeeping issues. Our last CSA bag for 2013 will be on Wednesday, October 16. We’ve officially decided that this is the best fall cauliflower we’ve ever had. It’s bothContinue reading “Week 18 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013”
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Week 17 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013
Dobry Den! Now that the calendar officially says its fall, we can really turn to all things pumpkin and squash. This week we started picking ornamental pumpkins. While some of my very favorite pumpkins did not come up this year, we have a great selection of varieties. The warted ones (front left of the picture)Continue reading “Week 17 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013”
Week 16 of the Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013
Dobry Den! We are in the middle of September now and with the weather change, we feel like it’s time for fall. We’ve got a few cool crops coming off now that make us think its fall too – from kohlrabi to pumpkins to sweet potatoes. Pumpkins and winter squash are looking pretty good. FindingContinue reading “Week 16 of the Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013”
Week 14 of the Pekarek’s Produce CSA
Dobry Den! While we’ve all been sweating it out in the last few weeks, the tomatoes, peppers and cantaloupe have been growing like gangbusters! On Monday alone we picked around 1400 pounds of tomatoes… Did you all know that we sell canning tomatoes? Give us a call and place your order today! 🙂 It’s strangeContinue reading “Week 14 of the Pekarek’s Produce CSA”
Week 13 of the Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013
Dobry Den! Its good to be back to the CSA Newsletter. This week you will get the week 11 and 13 newsletter all in one bag! Don’t ask what happened to the rest of the newsletters. 🙂 This week, as normal has been a little crazy. With school officially in full swing, we are workingContinue reading “Week 13 of the Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013”
Week 11 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013
Dobry Den! Let me start off by apologizing for the lack of CSA Newsletters in the last two weeks. There has been so much activity on the farm, that it seemed impossible to get anything done inside. For one thing, Brett (our transplant grower in Sutton) dropped off some plants at our house a weekContinue reading “Week 11 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013”
Time for Updates
If you’ve been trying to follow the blog, you are already well aware of how poorly we’ve been doing keeping it updated. This week, we will try to remedy that problem and get back on track. Just like training cucumbers, if we do just a little bit at a time – we’ll have everything growingContinue reading “Time for Updates”
Week 8 of the Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013
Dobry Den! So as usual, there has been so much going on at the farm this week its almost difficult to know what to share with you. Easily the most exciting activity was the new greenhouse. It started in the middle of last week. Before we put the greenhouse up, we needed to level offContinue reading “Week 8 of the Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013”
Week 6 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013
Dobry Den! Here’s the most important reminder of the week. We will be having a farm tour on Sunday, July 14 from 4:00 – 5:40. We will hop on a hay rack, meet the crew, take a tour around the farm and see what’s happening. RSVPs are appreciated to Katie Pekarek. You can call, text,Continue reading “Week 6 of Pekarek’s Produce CSA 2013”
Green Bean Salad
This is delicious. Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon fresh tarragon or ¼ teaspoon dried tarragon 1 pound Pekarek’s Produce green beans 1 Tablespoon butter 1/4 to ½ cup thinly sliced onions 2 Tablespoons low-fat or non-fat yogurt Directions: 1. Combine Dijon mustard, salt, blackContinue reading “Green Bean Salad”