Chamomile

Chamomile

We’ve had a lot of questions about chamomile this past week and wanted to share some tips and recipes! Although thyme was the herb of the week, chamomile’s pretty flowers caught the eye of so many of you. Chamomile is traditionally known as a soothing and...
Herb of the Week: Thyme

Herb of the Week: Thyme

Thyme is very versatile, so the possibilities are endless! It pairs well with eggs, cheese, and tomatoes. For meats, it goes great with poultry, lamb, and veal. It is also great in stuffing and vegetable dishes. Although often used in cooking, thyme can also be made...
Patience Young Grasshopper

Patience Young Grasshopper

I am not sure if it’s the rainy days or the cool Spring, but some of the summer crops are a week or so behind schedule.   It’s an exercise in patience waiting for those green tomatoes, melons and sweet corn to ripen up.   I took a peak at some ears of...
Squish Squash

Squish Squash

In the share for the 1st week of July… Carrots – the variety we grew is called Sugarsnax.  These are living up to their name! Red Beets –  we have two varieties planted.  A traditional red and the heirloom variety chiogga has the red and white...
Dodging The Rain

Dodging The Rain

According to the forecast for this week, we are going to have to dodge a lot of rain to get any work done.  Of course we had a very busy week of planting on the schedule too.  Winter Squash, dry beans, sweet potatoes, strawberries, parsnips and a few others were all...