It’s still dark as I write this; the only lights on are the strings around the tree. Yesterday the sun shone so brightly we opened up the greenhouse ridge vent and doors and pulled the row cover off the greens so they could soak up all that light. As much as I love sunny winter …
Until I started farming, I thought radishes were only for salad bars and grandparents. Granted, the only time I saw radishes were when I went out to eat with my grandparents, and everywhere we went there was a salad bar. With radishes. If I tried them once, I quickly determined that they were too spicy …
One of my favorite questions is: if you were a vegetable, what would you be and why? It’s a great conversation starter. And one of my favorite answers came from a friend who instantly replied, “Shallots. Because they’re essential.” I love this answer not only because I’d never thought of shallots as essential before, but …
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Kale is a cold-tolerant crop, but it can be grown successfully all season long. Which is good, because I love kale. For a long time, whenever someone asked the question “If you were a vegetable, what would you be and why?” I always answered, “Kale. Red Russian Kale, to be specific.” {This question comes up …
Of all the crops we grow at Good Heart Farmstead, mesclun mix is the heart of our farm. We call the salad greens that make up our mesclun mix ‘gateway vegetables’—because even if you’re a meat and potatoes kind of person, you probably have a salad with dinner. Think you don’t like radishes? …
It’s only the last week of February, but the winds have brought warm air to Vermont. The sun shone all day in a clear blue sky yesterday, and we tramped about outside with nothing more than sweatshirts and one layer (!) of pants. I’m hesitant to speak too soon—March is known to have a …
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