Category: Veggie Trail

We have chosen to follow *organic principles in stewardship of our land and animals.  We have not become certified as it is cost prohibitive.  We would prefer to spend our money on certified organic feed instead.  This assures us that our animals are not being fed * GMO’s (genetically modified organisms/grains).   Why would we want to avoid that, isn’t it just sped up hybrids that would eventually occur naturally? Far from it, these are combinations that can only occur in a lab as it consists of splicing genes from different species.   Whether or not you feel that GMO’s pose a health risk; one of the main reasons for their development was to allow farmers to spray their crops for weeds.  So Weed killer, which will kill anything your spray it on, will not kill the crops it’s repeatedly sprayed on.  Instead it gets absorbed by the plant and later eaten by animals or you and your family.  Because it is even in our groundwater, some organically raised crops have been found to contain residue.  So we choose to pay for and feed certified organic feed and invite you out to our farm to see how your produce/animals are grown.

Garlic is a bulb that you plant in fall, overwinter and harvest the following summer. We harvest the scape’s (flowers) in early summer for pesto, and the bulbs in late summer. We hang them to dry, replant the smaller bulbs in fall and enjoy the rest of the bulbs throughout the winter. It’s not only delicious, but so good for you!

Yeah, the rhubarb is coming up! It may be unfamiliar to some of you, or you may know it as “pie plant”, but either way, it’s a sure sign that spring is on its way. It’s wonderful in pies as well as sauce, desserts and jam! Yum grin