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1/25 – two weeks of goodness!

Posted in CSA reports, Farmers Fresh CSA on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s what came in the box two weeks ago from Farmers Fresh. I was unable to post sooner due to technical difficulties, but the delay lets me include updates on how we really used our goodies. (And makes me realize that, over five years of doing this, I’ve gotten a lot better at realistically predicting [...]

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Back in business!

Posted in CSA reports on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

WordPress has unblocked my IP address, and I can blog at will again! No word on why it happened yet, but I’m happy to have control again.

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WordPress woes

Posted in CSA reports on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

WordPress has blocked my IP address. I have no idea why, but it means I can’t post from home. Which is annoying. I’m trying to get it resolved and will post again soon from somewhere. Thanks, and I hope you’re enjoying your food.

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Let the preseason begin!

Posted in CSA reports, Farmers Fresh CSA on January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

It’s preseason! Preseason is fun, but it’s strategically different from the peak of summer. The winter produce lasts longer, and you have two weeks to use it. Here’s what we got in our first Dinner for 2 preseason 2012 box. I’ve never had Jerusalem artichokes. All the recipes I’m seeing seem to treat them [...]

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Get in on the pre-season action!

Posted in CSA reports, Farmers Fresh CSA on January 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

I love preseason. Having two weeks to work through a box is easier. And there’s usually cheese. Check out last year’s pre-season deliveries: Week 1 Week 2 And from 2010… Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 This preseason is four deliveries and comes in two sizes: dinner for two at $188 and family at $248. [...]

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12/14 Winter veggie fun!

Posted in CSA reports, Farmers Fresh CSA on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s what arrived this week from Farmers’ Fresh: Carrots and cabbage Asian turnips and pretty radishes So I now have a root cellar (aka a plastic bag in my crisper)

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12-7 Fava beans!

Posted in CSA reports, Farmers Fresh CSA on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s everything all together from last week’s CSA delivery: Italian parsley eggs delicious apples! potatoes coffee Bordeaux spinach pumpkin arugula butternut squash soup with topping field lettuce fava beans! broccoli The apples are so sweet! Who needs Christmas candy with these around?

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Beef stock footage

Posted in CSA reports, Farmers Fresh CSA, Recipes on December 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Last month I made some beef stock from bones ordered from Farmers Fresh. It’s been my most successful stock experience to date. I think the secret is putting the cooling stock in the fridge over night so that it’s really easy to skim the fat. I used a beef stock recipe from simplyrecipes.com. In addition [...]

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Posted in CSA reports, Farmers Fresh CSA on December 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Here’s what arrived in last week’s box: Swiss chard! Winter veggies! Tomatoes, lettuce, and garlic

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