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The Party Crew In seasonal work like farming, we see big changes from year to year in our farm crew. For most of our employees we have only 6 months of full time work to offer. So it is very [...]

The Zoning Card About a month ago, we received a small white postcard in the mail. It informed us that the zoning for our property is changing. It said “this change should not affect the [...]

–Basic concept is to make a soy sauce based stir-fry with egg roll filling ingredients. Then serve on shiso leaves, wrap them up like you would a lettuce wrap and enjoy. –Ingredients [...]

~~~the Crossroads Companion~~~ stories, recipes, and news from the farm  Week #7 – Wednesday, July 18th: All REGs & Group A – EOs Sungold tomatoes are still circulating slowly. [...]

Gearing up for family camp! Camp Unistar When the kids were younger, it didn’t matter so much that Mike and I worked crazy hours in the summertime. They were at home all year round, and it [...]

~~~the Crossroads Companion~~~ stories, recipes, and news from the farm  Week #3 – Wednesday, June 20th: All REGs & Group A – EO Finding Our Groove We’ve made it to week [...]

~~~the Crossroads Companion~~~ stories, recipes, and news from the farm  Week #2 – Wednesday, June 13th: All REGs & Group B – EOs Two quick notes for week #2: – Sometimes we [...]

Shepherding Time  Do you ever have those moments when you remember that you are indeed an animal? Like when you (or your partner) went into nesting mode, cleaning your home prior to the arrival [...]

–by Michele Zindars, as printed in Farm Fresh and Fast 1 lb lean ground beef or turkey 1 large onion, chopped 1 t salt 1/2 t ground black pepper 3 large tomatoes, diced 2 large potatoes, [...]

–STEW: 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups (1/2-inch) cubed peeled butternut squash 1 cup diced onion 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 dried red New Mexican or guajillo chile, seeded and crumbled 1 [...]

from www.realsimple.com 1 1/2 pounds beef chuck, cut into chunks 2 sweet potatoes (about 1 pound), cut into 1/2-inch-thick half-moons 1 28-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes 1 large red onion, cut [...]

— adapted from www.sheknows.com 1 small head of cabbage (16 leaves) 7 ounces ground pork 7 ounces ground beef 1 carrot, minced 1 zucchini, minced 1 small onion, minced 1 tablespoon ginger, [...]

adapted from www.fountainavenuekitchen.com this is a good one to use as a base recipe and use different brassicas and leafy green types 1 cup dry lentils, rinsed (I prefer brown lentils in this [...]

–www.allrecipes.com 3 1/2 cups water 1 1/4 cups white vinegar 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon sea salt 4 cups cucumber spears 2 cloves garlic, whole 2 heads fresh dill Stir water, vinegar, [...]

–from www.cookieandkate.com –Soba 6 ounces soba noodles or spaghetti noodles of choice 2 cups frozen organic edamame 10 ounces (about 3 cups) sugar snap peas or snow peas 6 [...]

— from www.cookieandkate.com 1 large head of cauliflower, sliced into bite-sized florets 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper –Seasoned lentils 1 [...]

Thanks to Cookie and Kate for this recipe. Check out her blog at www.cookieandkate.com Roasted Cauliflower 1 head cauliflower, cut into bite-sized florets 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil or [...]

Yesterday morning we began to seed the first plants of the season in the greenhouse – onions. When I walked outside with my seed tub in hand and headed toward the greenhouse, I heard a [...]

Arugula Bunched, green leaves. Resembles dandelion greens. Peppery, nutty flavor. Great in salads, pastas, pizza toppings. Store in plastic bag in fridge. Basil Bunched green leaves, oval shaped. [...]

Recently, Madison Magazine published a wonderful story on eating locally, written by Jonnah Perkins of Vermont Valley Community Farm. It’s entitled 5 Ways to Eat Locally After the [...]

Is CSA Right for Me? We are super lucky to live in the Madison area, where local, organic produce can be found at farmer’s markets and some grocery stores.  If you want to support local [...]

When the farm work slows down, each year around this time I find myself in a distinct home mode: de-clutter and organize.  This feeling is akin to the crazy housecleaning phases I would go into [...]

In our family, Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate family, friends, food, and the many other blessings of comfort we enjoy. I imagine it is similarly celebrated like this is your family too. [...]

I looked across the dinner table at my husband, and he had a familiar look of stress on his face.  “Stressed?” I asked.  “We gotta get those carrots out before it [...]

Yesterday morning I found myself scraping the windshield of our little harvest vehicle. Crates loaded, and off I drove into the field to harvest greens. I had to chuckle at myself as I looked [...]

The craving I feel for time with my kids this year is intense.  I miss them so much throughout the season.  While I see them every day and make time for them, I can’t help but feel like 6 months [...]

As a CSA member, I understand that I share in the bounty as well as the risks that accompany farming and that the farm plants and harvests with my share in mind.  I understand membership at [...]

My dear veggie lover, I received your letter the other day. It breaks my heart that you want to leave our relationship. It’s my hope that you’ll read this letter and I may be able to [...]

The other day I read Ta-Nehisi Coates essay in the Atlantic entitled the First White President. If you’ve never heard of Coates, he is very talented, very eloquent writer who writes about [...]

2/3 cup oil or butter 2/3 cup flour 3-4 bunches any greens (combinations is great) 1 small onion, diced 1 glove garlic diced 5 C stock of any kind 2 T cajun seasoning 2 bay leaves 2 teaspons [...]