Local Gratitude: Week #13 – 9/1/21
Local Gratitude One of the crew members on our farm, Sam, has begun their own small scale farm this season. Today in the fields they were asking me about some of my opinions regarding the local [...]
The Nesco Dream: Week #12 – 8/25/21
The Nesco Dream One of the amazing things about running a farm is having so much food at our fingertips to put up for winter! There’s jam to make, hot sauce, spinach to process, pickles, [...]
Almost Sweatshirt Season: Week #11 – 8/18/21
Well we’ve hit that point where the crew is ready for the cool times. Just last week I was trying to motivate them through the hot, hot days with a reminder of how soon our hands will be [...]
Riding the Accordion: Week #10 – 8/11/21
The other day I went to water in the greenhouse. I delighted in the brief task. It was a little moment to say hello to the baby plants, watch the droplets fall, hear the fans whir, take a moment [...]
Not Jumping In: Veggie Share Week #9 – 8/4/21
Stress pulls at us farmers – just like it pulls at everyone else. Diseases damage crops we’ve worked hard to produce. Or crops can unexpectedly do so well that suddenly we don’t [...]
Tenacity: Veggie Share Week #8 – 7/28/21
Peppers are a long season crop. We seed them in April in tiny flats with 200 cells per tray. Then we pot them up in larger trays so that the plants get nice and big. Then we harden them off [...]
The Garlic Circle: Veggie Share Week #5 – 7/7/21
The Garlic Circle Today we will begin the garlic harvest. This is one of those crops that pins me down to time and memory in beautiful ways. I’m not sure where to start in the circle of [...]
The Unexpected: Veggie Share Week #4 – 6/30/21
My kids love chicken. For the most part, I will only eat the meat I raise. So this winter I called up a farmer friend and asked if she’d give me the low down on raising meat birds. She [...]
Doudlah and Meadowood: Veggie Share Week #3 – 6/23/21
A short newsletter this week, as admittedly with rain coming Thursday and Friday both we are trying to cram 5 days worth of work into 3! Doudlah: You may have noticed that in our online [...]
Friends of All Ages: Veggie Share 2021 Week #2 – 6/16/21
Young Friends One of the gifts Covid gave me was to break the barrier a bit more between being the farm boss and being friends with my crew. Pre-covid, I usually didn’t try to socialize [...]
Heart Work in a Box: CSA 2021, Week #1
Welcome either back, or to, Crossroads Community Farm! We are so happy to be feeding you this season. The first box of the season is a beauty, and we are proud to share it with you. The [...]
Apple, Kohlrabi, and Hazelnut Slaw
Recipe from Local Dirt by Andrea Bemis.
Green Bean Casserole with Walnut Bacon Crumble
Taken from Local Dirt by Andrea Bemis.
Mushroom Hunter’s Stew
Taken from Local Dirt by Andrea Bemis.
Marinated Beet and Bread Salad with Fresh Herbs and Goat Cheese
Taken from Local Dirt by Andrea Bemis.
Asian Kale Salad
Taken from The Minimalist Kitchen by Melissa Coleman.
Thai-Spiced Rice Bowls
Taken from The Minimalist Kitchen by Melissa Coleman.
Creamy Citrus Salad
Taken from The Minimalist Kitchen by Melissa Coleman.
Chicken Caesar Salad
Taken from The Minimalist Kitchen by Melissa Coleman.
Soba Bowls with Peanut Sauce
Adapted from The Minimalist Kitchen by Melissa Coleman
Kitchen Sink Lentil Bowls
Taken from The Minimalist Kitchen by, Melissa Coleman.
Crushed Olives with Almonds and Celery
From Smitten Kitchen Every Day by Deb Perelman
Spinach Dip (for the bread bowl)
adapted from Smitten Kitchen Every Day by Deb Perelman
