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Farm Family Grads
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Spring Salad Mix Winter Sweetened Carrots Swiss Chard Green Oak Leaf Lettuce Asparagus Arugula Red Radishes Green Garlic Brown Crimini Mushrooms - from River Valley Ranch and Kitchens, Burlington, WI Mini Cucumbers - Members that did not receive last week will receive this week. What's New at the Farm...
Preparations for Memorial Day Weekend
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Spring Salad Mix Rainbow Swiss Chard Wintered Carrots Wintered Parsnips Wintered Beets Green Garlic Asparagus Cilantro, Dill or Thyme Mini Cucumbers* *Wilmette, Evanston, Glenview, Deerfield, Northbrook, Lake Forest, Vernon Hills, Libertyville and Ikonix members will receive this week. Farm Journal Good evening from the farm! As we...
The (Chicken) Name Game
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Red Oak Leaf Lettuce Green Oak Leaf Lettuce Mushroom Medley: Brown Crimini and White Button Mushrooms - from River Valley Ranch & Kitchens, Burlington, Wisconsin Japanese Salad Turnips Baby Bok Choy Green Garlic Asparagus Red and Black Spanish Radishes Mini Cucumbers* *Oak Park and Farm members will receive this week....
Rely on Nature's Cues
Posted by onFarm Stand: What's New This Week: Asparagus & Greens Sale! As the weather warms, the farm stand will soon transition to featuring warm weather crops. Enjoy the delicate greens of spring while they are here! Featured Farm Stand Farmer: Gretta's Goats Goat Milk Soap is a favorite of many, as it is particularly gentle...
Creativity in farming and eating
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Salad Mix Oak Leaf Head Lettuce Popcorn Fresh Dill Cucumber Beautyheart Radishes Green Garlic Young Fennel Salad Turnips Asparagus Farm Journal When we first started farming, we were often asked, "What made you decide to start farming?" We answered with a myriad of reasons, ranging from our...
Building a Food Forest
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Green Oak Leaf Head Lettuce Red Oak Leaf Head Lettuce Overwintered Field Spinach Brown Crimini Mushrooms - River Valley Ranch, Burlington, WI Green Garlic Salad Turnips Asparagus - Mick Klug Farm, St. Joseph, MI Farm Journal Good morning from the farm!A sincere thank you to all who joined us for last...
From a wet, warm May to a chilly start to June
Posted by onFarm News for the week of June 5th Important Reminders This week is a pickup week for members registered for weekly Spring Vegetable Shares. Upcoming dates: First Gleaning Day - Sunday, June 10th, 1-5pm (details below) Early Summer Shares - Begin the week of June 25th Pizza Night on the Farm - Sunday, June 24th, 4-7pm at PrairieWind Family Farm...