Biofuel Information

by Elizabeth Thompson
eakthompson@gmail.com
What will you, as a BioFarm member, soon have that no others in the Triangle area have?  An abundance of crops in all four seasons.  This is happening by bringing together the experience, creativity and innovation of our head farmer, Doug Jones, with a grant from the Tabacco Communities Reinvestment Fund which allowed [...]

Birds and Arrows with Big Al and His Marching Rams. $8 at the door. Check the Late Shift page for more info.

Find some fresh corn and enjoy this simple soup with the below bread recipe.  Add the vinaigrette to a salad or sautéed greens for a simple summer supper.
Potato – Corn Chowder
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 medium-size potato
2 stalks celery, sliced
1 small green bell pepper, seeded, halved and sliced
2 TBL butter
2 TBL sunflower or olive [...]

By Elizabeth Kunz Thompson
eakthompson@gmail.com
The days are growing shorter.  The market stands are brimming over with fruits.  The green grass is flecked here and there with amber and gold tulip poplar leaves.  Plants are marching towards seed with many, like wheat and beans, already there.   Summer is far from done, but we sense a shift, like [...]

Today I finished devouring Novella Carpenter’s Farm City.  Frankie sent it to me.  Frankie is the former publisher of biodieselSMARTER, and in his hand typed letter that accompanied the book he felt that I must have known Novella from my travels in the grassroots biodiesel community.
Nope.
From her cover shot, I couldn’t tell if I had [...]

This week we are harvesting:

tomatoes, lots.
eggplant, just a few.
green beans
cucumbers and a few more squash
basil coming out of our ears, let me know if you want a larger quantity for pesto
chard, lambs-quarters, and amaranth
potatoes, onions, and garlic from storage

After all the talk of the history of tomatoes last week, let’s talk what to do with them this week.  The are is bounty of tomatoes on our doorstep this week and with the continuing heat, here is some cold Gazpacho soup inspiration to keep you and your kitchen cool yet satisfied.
Gazpacho is a cold, [...]

Though not traditionally eaten in North America (except by deer!), sweet potato greens are a fairly common dish in parts of Asia and Africa. High in protein and vitamins A & C, they are reported to being nutritionally  similar to spinach.
In addition to lambs-quarters and amaranth greens, which our CSA members should now be getting [...]