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Late Summer Event, Autumn Turkeys and Recipes
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Curly Green Kale Carrots Leeks Summer Crisp Head Lettuces Salad Mix Cucumbers Zucchini White Kohlrabi Colorful Bell Pepper Eggplant* Heirloom and Beefsteak Tomatoes *Farm and Oak Park members will receive this week. Neighborhood site members will receive another week.This Week's Fruit Harvest: 'Castleton' Plums Nectarines 'Loring' Golden...
Risks and Rewards of CSA
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Summer Crisp Head Lettuces Scallions Rainbow Swiss Chard Zucchini Red or Gold Beets Arugula Tomato -- the first but not the last! Cucumbers This Week's Fruit Harvest: Sweet Cherries - the last! Blueberries Cherry Plums 'July Prince' Peaches What's New at the Prairie Wind Farm Stand...
Celebrate the Fourth of July with Local Food
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Baby Leeks Romaine Lettuce Heads Fresh Basil Rainbow Swiss Chard Zucchini - note: we grow both yellow and green zucchini! Yellow Popcorn Garlic Scapes - use in place of garlic Cucumber Wheat Berries - from Janie's Mill in Ashkum, Illinois This Week's Fruit Harvest: Sweet Cherries Red Raspberries Rainier Cherries Farm...
Early Summer Heat Brings Bounty
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Rainbow Carrots Rainbow Swiss Chard Romaine Lettuce Heads Young Spring Fennel Baby Broccolini Fresh Cilantro Asparagus Garlic Scapes This Week's Fruit Harvest: 'Jewel' Strawberries Farm Journal Good evening from the farm! We hope that you are staying cool this very warm early summer day! While it's been...
Sharing Notes from the Field
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Share Harvest: Cucumbers Fresh Basil Zucchini Celery Little Gem Romaine Lettuces Italian (Romano) Green Beans Fresh Baby Shallots Cherry Tomatoes Eggplant or Slicing Tomato - Members will receive the opposite in an upcoming share. Sweet Corn - from Didier Farms, Prairie View, IL This Week's Fruit Share Harvest: White Peaches Blueberries...
Rely on Nature's Cues
Posted by onFarm Stand: What's New This Week: Asparagus & Greens Sale! As the weather warms, the farm stand will soon transition to featuring warm weather crops. Enjoy the delicate greens of spring while they are here! Featured Farm Stand Farmer: Gretta's Goats Goat Milk Soap is a favorite of many, as it is particularly gentle...
Farming throughout a pandemic
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Fresh Basil Red Summer Crisp Head Lettuce Green Romaine Head Lettuce Green Kale Salad Mix Garlic Scapes Cornmeal - Hazzard Free Farm, Pecatonica, IL Tomato Puree - Members picking up at neighborhood sites (i.e., Evanston, Northbrook/Highland Park, Wilmette, Lake Forest, Deerfield, Glenview, Libertyville, Vernon Hills, and Buffalo Grove)will...
Summer begins this week!
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Young Fennel Red Butter Head Lettuce Green Butter Head Lettuce Fresh Dill Salad Mix Black Turtle Beans - from Breslin Farms, Ottawa, IL Scallions Garlic Scapes Tomato Puree - Members picking up at Oak Park and the Grayslake Farm will receive this week. Vegetable Share members at all other sites will...
Reflection in the field
Posted by onThis Week's Spring Vegetable Share Harvest: Green Garlic Salad mix Scallions Asparagus Beautyheart Radishes Oak Leaf Head Lettuce Mushrooms - from River Valley Ranch, Burlington, WI Red Rhubarb - from Mick Klug Farms, St. Joseph, MI Hot House Cucumber - Oak Park and Farm sites will receive this week. Farm Journal We worked on this...
Spring Preparations for Summer
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Red Oak Leaf Head Lettuce Green Oak Lead Head Lettuce Young Swiss Chard Green Garlic Fresh Dill Japanese Salad Turnips Asparagus Baby Fennel Russet Potatoes - from Igl Farms, Antigo, WI Farm Journal Good afternoon from the farm!As you can see from the picture above, the farm...