Thursday, November 18, 2010
SOL 'N TYNE'S 2011 CSA
Get em while they are hot and available. We have a limited number of shares/memberships available for the 2011 growing season. Please refer to our page CSA - 2011 for complete details.
We encourage ANY and ALL questions. More information about CSA's can be obtained by clicking on the following links - CSA - WHAT IS IT?, TOP 10 REASONS TO BE A MEMBER OF A CSA, or finally LOCAL HARVEST. Or you can do a Google search for CSA - Community Supported Agriculture and you will be overwhelmed with the positive information you will find.
We encourage ANY and ALL questions. More information about CSA's can be obtained by clicking on the following links - CSA - WHAT IS IT?, TOP 10 REASONS TO BE A MEMBER OF A CSA, or finally LOCAL HARVEST. Or you can do a Google search for CSA - Community Supported Agriculture and you will be overwhelmed with the positive information you will find.
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Thank you all for viewing and if you do not live in our area, please find a CSA in your area and reap the rewards with your local farmer/grower!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
PUMPKIN PANCAKES - OOOOOO SO YUMMY
We made a batch last night for supper - we ate the whole batch, two of us - 24 pancakes! What does that tell you?
4 eggs (We used Goose Creek Farm Natural eggs.)
1 cup half-and-half or whole milk (We used Full Circle Organic Whole milk.)
2 T melted butter (We used Full Circle Organic butter.)
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour (We used Spelt Flour.)
2 tsps baking powder
1 cup pumpkin puree (We substituted left over butternut squash from the previous evening.)
1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg (We used ground nutmeg and I didn't measure, but I used best guess - 1 tsp.)
1/8 tsp cinnamon (We didn't have this ingredient.)
Vegetable oil or butter for your griddle or pan
Combine all ingredients except vegetable oil/butter in a blender and process until smooth. (We used a hand blender and had a few small chunks of squash which cooked up fine in the pancake.) Let stand for 15 minutes.
Heat a nonstick griddle, crepe pan, or iron skillet with oil over medium heat. Spoon in 2 to 4 tablespoons batter for each pancake---the batter is thinner than traditional pancake batter and will spread. Cook for about 3 minutes until bubbles have formed and burst on the top of the cakes and center seems set. Turn and cook the other side until browned.
Now here's the best part - top with anything, but real maple syrup and Goose Creek Farm Cortland Apple Preserves were out of this world!!! The author of the recipe recommends serving with peach jam, or make a meal of them topped with sausage gravy or rolled up with fried ham!
PUMPKIN PANCAKES
(taken from the All New Square Foot Gardening Cookbook)
Yield - 24 to 30 pancakes
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| (Taken from BnB Finder.com) |
4 eggs (We used Goose Creek Farm Natural eggs.)
1 cup half-and-half or whole milk (We used Full Circle Organic Whole milk.)
2 T melted butter (We used Full Circle Organic butter.)
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour (We used Spelt Flour.)
2 tsps baking powder
1 cup pumpkin puree (We substituted left over butternut squash from the previous evening.)
1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg (We used ground nutmeg and I didn't measure, but I used best guess - 1 tsp.)
1/8 tsp cinnamon (We didn't have this ingredient.)
Vegetable oil or butter for your griddle or pan
Combine all ingredients except vegetable oil/butter in a blender and process until smooth. (We used a hand blender and had a few small chunks of squash which cooked up fine in the pancake.) Let stand for 15 minutes.
Heat a nonstick griddle, crepe pan, or iron skillet with oil over medium heat. Spoon in 2 to 4 tablespoons batter for each pancake---the batter is thinner than traditional pancake batter and will spread. Cook for about 3 minutes until bubbles have formed and burst on the top of the cakes and center seems set. Turn and cook the other side until browned.
Now here's the best part - top with anything, but real maple syrup and Goose Creek Farm Cortland Apple Preserves were out of this world!!! The author of the recipe recommends serving with peach jam, or make a meal of them topped with sausage gravy or rolled up with fried ham!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
CSA WHAT IS IT?
CSA, Community Supported Agriculture. What does that mean?
The concept originated in the 1960's in Switzerland and Japan. In those countries consumers, such as yourself, where interested in safe food and small farmer's, such as us, were seeking stable markets for their crops. The two groups joined together to form an economic partnership. A Community Supported Agriculture is born.
In the mid-1980's the concept of community supported agriculture (CSA) was introduced to the United States and continues to gain momentum. There are a community of individuals, such as yourself, who pledge support to a small grower/producer, such as us, so that the farm land becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community's farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks of food production. Typically, members or "share-holders" of the farm pledge in advance to cover the anticipated costs of the farm operation and farmer's salary. In return, the "share-holder" receives a share in the farm's bounty throughout the growing season, as well as satisfaction gained from reconnecting to the land and participating directly in food production. On the flip side - members also share in the risk of farming, including poor harvests or crop failure due to unfavorable weather or pests. (Excerpts from Defining Community Supported Agriculture.)
Here we are the fall of 2010 and moving toward the 2011 growing season. Government continues to harrass individuals and small grower/producers telling us --"There is no 'deeply rooted' historical tradition of unfettered access to foods of all kinds." FDA'S RESPONSE TO RAW MILK We can all make a difference by supporting a CSA close to you.
The concept originated in the 1960's in Switzerland and Japan. In those countries consumers, such as yourself, where interested in safe food and small farmer's, such as us, were seeking stable markets for their crops. The two groups joined together to form an economic partnership. A Community Supported Agriculture is born.
"Since our human existence is primarily dependent on farming, how can we entrust this essential activity solely to the farming population. Only 2% of Americans are farmers. 2%! As farming has gotten bigger and bigger it has become more and more remote from the life of the average person, it becomes less and less able to provide us with nutritious, clean, healthy, live giving food or a clean, healthy, live giving environment. That small 2% of Americans, laden with debt, overburdened with responsibility, subsidized by you, cannot possibly meet the nutritious, safe needs of all humans, such as you. Fortunately, more and more people are coming to recognize this, and those people are ready to share agricultural responsibilities with small active growers." (Excerpts taken from Farms of Tomorrow)
In the mid-1980's the concept of community supported agriculture (CSA) was introduced to the United States and continues to gain momentum. There are a community of individuals, such as yourself, who pledge support to a small grower/producer, such as us, so that the farm land becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community's farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks of food production. Typically, members or "share-holders" of the farm pledge in advance to cover the anticipated costs of the farm operation and farmer's salary. In return, the "share-holder" receives a share in the farm's bounty throughout the growing season, as well as satisfaction gained from reconnecting to the land and participating directly in food production. On the flip side - members also share in the risk of farming, including poor harvests or crop failure due to unfavorable weather or pests. (Excerpts from Defining Community Supported Agriculture.)Here we are the fall of 2010 and moving toward the 2011 growing season. Government continues to harrass individuals and small grower/producers telling us --"There is no 'deeply rooted' historical tradition of unfettered access to foods of all kinds." FDA'S RESPONSE TO RAW MILK We can all make a difference by supporting a CSA close to you.
Monday, November 8, 2010
WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
We have been busy, but not necessarily with the garden, but in particular the farm, our home, and our families.
Our most pressing task on our list, at this time, continues to be finalizing the details for the 2011 CSA memberships. We did update the Local Harvest website today and we apologize to our potential members for not having this done in October as we had anticipated. We will do an email mailing this week with details. Watch your inbox!
We managed to get some wood cut for our wood furnace in our 115-year-old house. We had help too. That pesky fertizlier team are like a bunch of kids in their curiosity. Amber tried to keep them in line, but she failed miserably.
Yes, we do keep pecking away at season end to do lists, such as spreading that nice decomposed fertilizer from our fertilizer team, cleaning and packing away tools, cleaning out fields, final harvest of dried beans, CSA membership details, covering garlic, covering carrots for in ground storage, all this as time permits.
We managed to get some wood cut for our wood furnace in our 115-year-old house. We had help too. That pesky fertizlier team are like a bunch of kids in their curiosity. Amber tried to keep them in line, but she failed miserably. 
Over the weekend I was, again, amazed at the tenacity of a lone violet. November 7th and one, tiny bloom buried in the brown of the fall leaves. Hmmmm, is there a lesson here?
Hope all is well in everyone's world and we would like to mention how with deep regret we watched my daughter, Tona, and son-in-law Alberto, and our three granddaughter's - Isabella, Amaya, and Noelia bury their father and grandfather this past week. Doug was 55 and lost a battle with cancer, at Tona and Alberto's home, with his family around him. He is missed.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
SOMETHING FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
Everyday Bouquets - Holiday Open House
November 12-15th
9am-5pm
Decorate your own outdoor winter pot!
Friday, Nov 12th
6pm to 8pm
Special demonstrations on decorating outdoor pots for winter on Friday, Nov 12th from 6pm to 8pm. Bring an outdoor pot (with soil in) to decorate and do it yourself with help from designers! Easy project and FUN! (Cost of materials will be determined per pot.)
Saturday, November 13th, through Monday, November 15th, get ready for the upcoming holiday season and our long Minnesota winter and purchase or place your order for unique wreaths, centerpieces, outdoor deck pots and home decorations. Wonderful gift ideas or a fresh look for your own home!
Custom orders taken for holiday delivery!
Free delivery on orders placed during the Open House!
All fall items will be 30% off!
Lynelle Webb-O'Neil
(507) 285-1926
4636 Sandywood Ct SE Rochester MN
DIRECTIONS: From Rochester take Hwy 14 east to stoplight at 50th Ave. Turn right. Go south to 19th St and turn right. Go west to Sandywood Ct SE and take a left. 4636 is the 4th house on right.
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