Posts under ‘organic’

Wow, this past week went fast! Here was the bounty from my Sport Hill Farm CSA last week: 4 zucchini 2 of either zucchini or yellow summer squash 1 head of green cabbage 1 cucumber 1 bag of tomatoes 1 head of escarole 2 cauliflower heads 1 bunch of kale 1 bunch of salad turnips [...]

I’m probably the last one on the block, so to speak, but I finally dug up my garlic today. In November, I planted cloves from bulbs from Maple Bank Farm, Holbrook Farm, Sport Hill Farm, and Cherry Grove in Newtown, CT. (Yes, I was late getting them in the ground too!) Anyway, today was the [...]

Another fabulous food week. Here’s the bounty from week 6 of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 2 zucchini squashes 1 yellow summer squash 1 bag of rainbow carrots 1 bag of broccoli 1 bunch of scallions 1 head of lettuce 1 big bag of beet greens (eater’s choice between these, collards, or kale) The carrots [...]

My farmer, her helpers, and the Earth were very busy this week. Here’s this week’s bounty from my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 1 bag of beets 1 bunch of Swiss chard 1 head of escarole 1 head of lettuce 1 bag of broccoli 1 [big] zucchini 1 summer squash 1 head of bok choy 1 [...]

Just because I haven’t posted on the USDA Decision to Fully Deregulate GMO alfalfa, doesn’t mean I don’t have an opinion. Of course, at this point, all the good opinions have already been taken. Here are a few that run the spectrum: Jill Richardson at La Vida Locavore Sima at Sky Dancing Tom Philpott at [...]

I just renewed my membership to CT NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association) and this is one annual check I do not mind writing. Their tagline is “Cultivating an Organic Connecticut since 1982.” They were organic before organic was cool. Just to put it in perspective, the U.S. President in 1982 thought ketchup was a vegetable. [...]

I confess, this isn’t a serious grow-your-own year at Late Bloomers Farm. I have five to eight oaks in my yard that prevent me from getting the kind of sunlight it takes to grow things. Hence, one half of the Late Bloomers double entendre. There are a few sunny spots and this is what I [...]

This week’s forage began at Holbrook Farm where I scored: organic mustard greens organic collard greens strawberries (from Pell Farms in Somers, CT) organic asparagus organic beets (with the greens) a fresh chicken (with everything on it) from “a farm” in Roxbury, CT Among other things, they also have garlic scapes this week. I’m waiting [...]

This year’s Connecticut Northeast Organic Farming Association (CT NOFA) conference is called CULTIVATING AN ORGANIC CONNECTICUT: Closing Connecticut’s Food Gap with Urban Agriculture, Small Farms and Gardens. It’s on Saturday, February 21, 2009, 8:30 AM – 4:45 PM at Windsor High School, Windsor, CT. The keynote speakers are Ian Marvey (co-founder and director of Added [...]

I saw a most inspiring movie the other night at the Bluestone Farm Fullmoon fireside: The Power of Community – How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. Apart from its value as a “how to” or as a plug for local, sustainable food, it is a testament to the human spirit. From their site: When the Soviet [...]