Farm to Table

Looking for inspiration after harvest? After walking the few steps from the garden, try these simple recipes for fresh, delicious dishes that everyone will enjoy!

Fiddlehead Ferns A Seasonal Superfood

Catherine Sherriffs

Fiddlehead fern season is upon us; enjoy it while it lasts because it’s only just a few weeks long! Appreciated by many gardeners for their green, feathery plumes, fiddlehead ferns, or ostrich ferns, are also popular in many kitchens this time of year. They get the name ‘fiddlehead’ because before the fern’s foliage opens up,…

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From Farm To Table In The City: Planning An Urban Veggie Garden

It’s a dreamy idea: to have a private vegetable garden within a city. Imagine being able to bring your food from farm to table every morning and night. You would have complete control over how your food is handled and the environment in which it is grown. Organic, pesticide-free, nutrient-rich, non-GMO, preservative, and additive-free. The…
August 16, 2018
David Barbour

Nature-Approved: Try These Remedies Made From Medicinal Plants

My five-year-old daughter has terrible eczema all over her body; people ask me all the time what the painful-looking rashes are on her arms and legs. I tried products with cortisone without any luck. Then, earlier this summer at the farmer’s market, a super kind honey vendor offered a salve she had made with goat’s…
August 10, 2018
Catherine Sherriffs

If They Grow It, They’ll Eat It: Edible Gardens For Preschoolers

Hands-On Learning The best way for your child to learn will often involve hands-on approaches to education.  Many of us are visual learners, meaning we need to see a concept in action in order to fully understand it. This is especially true for youngsters. With that in mind, you can teach them valuable life-long skills…
June 18, 2018
Wendy Dessler

Homemade Hot Sauce: 5 Easy Steps

Using an abundant chili pepper harvest in homemade hot sauce never entered my mind until this year. Normally, the ones from my garden all go into salsa canning. But thanks to the cold, wet summer the tomato harvest was lacking in abundance and quality. So, I hunted for a copycat recipe for my favorite fajita…
November 29, 2017
Tammy Clayton

Organic Food: Hydroponic & Aquaponic Produce Approved

It’s official, hydroponic and aquaponic produce can legally be certified as organic food. A ruling that no doubt brought an immense sigh of relief from a number of already certified farms who use these methods to grow their products. The Crops Subcommittee sent down a final formal recommendation to ban anything grown with hydroponic, aquaponic,…
November 15, 2017
Amber