our friend hugh has been sharing some recipes to make with veggies from his CSA box. i feel lucky to be a member of the same farm, Woodland Gardens.
take a peek and get inspired to cook up a seasonal meal! thanks hugh for sharing!
Posts Tagged ‘CSA farm’
braised cabbage
garden to table
i hope that everyone had a great thanksgiving. i know that we are probably all pretty stuffed so i thought i would post a light recipe.
last week we got 2 heads of cabbage from a local farm so i decided to make this side. it is inspired by a dish made by our local neighborhood BBQ; white tiger. when you cook cabbage like this it has so much flavor and is really light.
slice a head of cabbage inti 1/2 inch slices. heat up 1 Tbsp of olive oil on high. a cast iron works good for this dish. toss in the cabbage and cook until it browns a bit. you might have to do this a couple of rounds, depending on the size of your cabbage. then toss with a little salt and pepper and you’re done! a simple side.
tiny farm
homes and habitats
i am always amazed…and inspired by how much food can be grown on a small plot of land. recently i visited my friends maggie an lacy out at their farm that they appropriately call tiny farm. they have 2 garden sized plots of land where they grow food for their 11 person CSA and local restaurants. every tuesday volunteers come out to help and be involved with the growing of their food. take a peek at what i saw!
visit thier blog here for farm news and recipes and be sure to check out the weekly comic by member eleanor davis.
the ripe thing
garden to table
whenever we drive through greensboro, georgia i make a stop at their farmers market; the ripe thing. they have a little bit of everything there. we picked up some fresh lima beens, fresh salsa verde, muscadines, and scallops. i always love their old school signage too!
summer's bounty
instant inspiration
sundance farms showing off some of their home-grown summer offerings at the tuesday night athens farmers market.
simple spring veg plate
garden to table
yesterday afternoon i was paging through my edna lewis cookbook, “the taste of country cooking“. it inspired me to think simple, seasonal, and fresh. using only ingredients from our CSA box, r.wood studio garden, and farmers market, we made a delicious spring plate.
we roasted some baby potatoes and tossed them with some salt and fresh dill. we braised some savoy cabbage and spring onions and boiled some beets and then tossed them in butter with some salt and pepper. and lastly we quickly steamed the beans and left them a little crisp.
eating good, clean, and fair
garden to table
this past weekend, athens hosted the annual georgia organics conference. the event invited thousands of farmers, novice gardeners, and organic enthusiasts together for educational seminars, farm tours, food, and entertainment. on saturday night there was a farmer’s feast which featured foods and wines made by 25 georgia chefs and of course using organic georgia ingredients. the keynote speaker of the event was carlo petrini from italy who is the founder of the slow food movement.
while i enjoyed chowing down on the food and drinking a couple of glasses of local wine, i left the feast completely inspired and reminded of the many ways to help our troubled food system.
i wanted to pass along some quick things that i took from the feast:
-keep food clean; grow, eat and support chemical free food
-good food costs more; it is NOT more expensive. you are investing in a future for yourself and others
-support locally grown food; it helps your local economy, uses less resources, and tastes better
-cheap food is hard on our bodies, soil, and local/national economy
-start a garden and visit the farms where your food is produced
-be a co-producer of your food, know who is growing it and how it is being grown, and get involved
-get imaginative with and eat your left overs
-encourage others to eat SLOW!
-southern soul food is something we should be proud of!!
full moon farms
homes and habitats
last week, we had a visitor- this lady came to town, so we headed out to full moon farm early on a friday morning so she could get some country time.
we arrived just in time for the morning harvest. we began by walking the land with farm 255 GM olivia sargeant & her dog atticus, then wandered around & took photographs, and finally kneeled down and helped pick beans for the restaurant and the farm’s CSA boxes. the rest of the helpers were made up of staff from the restaurant, CSA box subscribers, and friends who wanted to start their day by getting their hands dirty…
dr. jordan, a UGA ecology professor and his family own the land and operate spring valley ecofarms, the non-profit umbrella organization from which full moon farms leases our crop and pasture land from, and partners in a collaborative land stewardship & sustainable ag education program. the farm is managed by; jason mann and tended by many local farmers and farm 255 employees.
what a wonderful day it was!
**please visit our other farm 255 related posts here and here
filet bean pickles
garden to table
we are lucky to have the wonderful farm 255, a restaurant in downtown athens which brings in food from local fields and pastures (including thier own farm) to the plates of many, everyday. chefs edward russell and matt palmerlee, were kind enough to send us over a pickle recipe. this weekend i stopped by the farmers market and picked up some beans to try this simple recipe at home.
last week, we posted a story on the home of olivia sargeant; one of the owners of farm 255.
