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Know your food, know your farming team!
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest*: Cipollini Onions Gem Head Lettuces Young Beet Greens Italian Flat Leaf Parsley New Potatoes Cucumbers Green Beans Tomato 'Taster' Sample Sweet Corn - grown by Mick Klug Farms, St. Joseph, MI - not organic but local and delicious! This Week's Fruit Harvest (from Mick Klug Farms, St. Joseph, MI)...
Welcome to Early Summer!
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest*: Salad (Hakurei) Turnips Fresh Dill Romaine Head Lettuce Baby Fennel Bulbs Oak Leaf Head Lettuce Summer Spinach Garlic Scapes Potatoes - from Igl Farms, Antigo, WI Summer Salad Mix *Unless otherwise noted, all vegetables are certified organic and grown by Prairie Wind Family Farm.This Week's Fruit Harvest (from Mick...
Rain Wanted!
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Spring Spinach Spring Salad Mix Winter-Sweetened Carrots Romaine Head Lettuces Asparagus Yellow Popcorn Green Garlic Mini Cucumber What's New at the Farm Stand LAST WEEK for Organic Plants! The Garden Center will close this Sunday, June 11th at 7pm. All remaining organic plants are now discounted to $4...
Late Summer Event, Autumn Turkeys and Recipes
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Curly Green Kale Carrots Leeks Summer Crisp Head Lettuces Salad Mix Cucumbers Zucchini White Kohlrabi Colorful Bell Pepper Eggplant* Heirloom and Beefsteak Tomatoes *Farm and Oak Park members will receive this week. Neighborhood site members will receive another week.This Week's Fruit Harvest: 'Castleton' Plums Nectarines 'Loring' Golden...
Risks and Rewards of CSA
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Summer Crisp Head Lettuces Scallions Rainbow Swiss Chard Zucchini Red or Gold Beets Arugula Tomato -- the first but not the last! Cucumbers This Week's Fruit Harvest: Sweet Cherries - the last! Blueberries Cherry Plums 'July Prince' Peaches What's New at the Prairie Wind Farm Stand...
Celebrate the Fourth of July with Local Food
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Baby Leeks Romaine Lettuce Heads Fresh Basil Rainbow Swiss Chard Zucchini - note: we grow both yellow and green zucchini! Yellow Popcorn Garlic Scapes - use in place of garlic Cucumber Wheat Berries - from Janie's Mill in Ashkum, Illinois This Week's Fruit Harvest: Sweet Cherries Red Raspberries Rainier Cherries Farm...
Early Summer Heat Brings Bounty
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Rainbow Carrots Rainbow Swiss Chard Romaine Lettuce Heads Young Spring Fennel Baby Broccolini Fresh Cilantro Asparagus Garlic Scapes This Week's Fruit Harvest: 'Jewel' Strawberries Farm Journal Good evening from the farm! We hope that you are staying cool this very warm early summer day! While it's been...
Sharing Notes from the Field
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Share Harvest: Cucumbers Fresh Basil Zucchini Celery Little Gem Romaine Lettuces Italian (Romano) Green Beans Fresh Baby Shallots Cherry Tomatoes Eggplant or Slicing Tomato - Members will receive the opposite in an upcoming share. Sweet Corn - from Didier Farms, Prairie View, IL This Week's Fruit Share Harvest: White Peaches Blueberries...
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...
Farming throughout a pandemic
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Fresh Basil Red Summer Crisp Head Lettuce Green Romaine Head Lettuce Green Kale Salad Mix Garlic Scapes Cornmeal - Hazzard Free Farm, Pecatonica, IL Tomato Puree - Members picking up at neighborhood sites (i.e., Evanston, Northbrook/Highland Park, Wilmette, Lake Forest, Deerfield, Glenview, Libertyville, Vernon Hills, and Buffalo Grove)will...