Posts from ‘September, 2008’

I’m taking the October 2008 Eat Local Challenge. We were asked to describe how we’ll be participating in this challenge. Here’s mine: What is your definition of local? Local for me is 100 miles from Newtown, CT (just east of Danbury). This year (and for this challenge), I’m extending local to include the items I [...]

Saturday, 9/27/08 Cherry Grove Farm, Newtown, CT a variety of hot peppers Bethel Farmers Market Don Taylor Farm 20 pounds of their own tomatoes and peaches from Bronzi Farm in Glastonbury Newtown Cedar Hill Farm beets Blue Jay Orchards Macoun apples-18 pounds of them This is it; the Macoun season is over. No more Macoun [...]

You really must see Sr. Catherine Grace’s Tomato Mandala. Wow!

September 23 was the fourteenth week of our CSA (Waldingfield Farm, pick-up point Sandy Hook Organic Farmer’s Market behind St. John’s Episcopal Church). We scored: - two heads of lettuce and another bag of salad greens - two bags of multi-colored potatoes - two eggplants - green beans - assorted tomatoes Check out my Waldingfield [...]

I flew solo this week… At the Bethel Farmers Market, I got more plum tomatoes to maximize the canning operation. Matt Taylor was working his tayl off. Macouns are in at Blue Jay Orchards in Bethel, CT! Last week I picked up this squash. It’s called a turban squash and it is edible. I found [...]

September 16 was the thirteenth week of our CSA (Waldingfield Farm, pick-up point Sandy Hook Organic Farmer’s Market behind St. John’s Episcopal Church). We scored: - two bunches of kale - two heads of lettuce - purple potatoes - eggplant - green beans - assorted tomatoes - Swiss chard Sandy Hook Organic Farmer’s Market Collage [...]

Saturday was a fun forage…we went here, there and it seemed, everywhere! We began at the Bethel Farmer’s Market where I picked up numerous items from Newtown Cedar Hill Farm, Maple Bank Farm, Don Taylor’s Farm, and Goat Boy Soap: We continued on to Blue Jay Orchards for some apples. (They don’t have Macouns yet.) [...]

I tried my hand again at making butter from raw milk. The trick is allowing sufficient time for the cream to rise. It’s not difficult and the butter was delicious. Here’s how I did it. Separate the cream from the milk. I poured the milk into this glass vessel, covered and refrigerated it for at [...]

My how time flies when you’re having fun. I will do my best to recap our bounty from these past few CSA weeks. August 26 was the tenth week of our CSA (Waldingfield Farm, pick-up point Sandy Hook Organic Farmer’s Market). Our bounty is here: September 2 was the eleventh week of our CSA. I [...]