Slowly springing
The forecast for snow showers next week notwithstanding, spring does seem to be inching its way in on the farm. The greenhouse is brimming with trays of cold-hardy crops: onions, leeks, broccoli, kale, mustards, lettuce, cabbage, kohlrabi and chard are all beginning to poke through. The midday sun […]
CSA week 9
Hi everyone, A short newsletter this week, the power is out and we’re on generator power to run the internet for just a bit. A storm came through around 5:00 and knocked down trees all over the neighborhood. Looks like they’re cleaning one off the power lines between us and the main road right now…Thanks to our […]
Growing Heart Farm CSA – Week 8
Eggplant Fingerling Potatoes (in the paper bag) These little gems are called “Red Thumb”, and they are bred to be a small fingerling potato. This type of potato is know for its flavor, and probably best enjoyed simply roasted with some olive oil in the oven. Harvested this early in the season, they’re extra […]
YOGACITY review of Farm to Table Yoga Dinner
Fabulous Food And Great Yoga. We’re All Invited Up This Summer For A Meal… http://www.yogacitynyc.com/yoga_week.php#582 thank you Emily for the love
CSA Week 7 – 7.11.12
Lettuce Mix (large bag of mixed leaves) Tatsoi Mustard Mix (smaller bag of mixed leaves, mostly small, round and dark green) Add to your lettuce if you want a more interesting salad, or saute separately Head Lettuce (1 large green head or 2 small speckled heads) Garlic Garlic you buy in the store is dried. […]
CSA Week 6
Hello CSA members, Happy 4th of July! I hope everyone had a good holiday, and has some time scheduled to take get out of the city heat and relax a little bit this weekend. Or last. According to farmer’s market managers both last weekend and this weekend are considered vacation weekends, and we should thus expect our sales […]
draining wet field success… so far
back in mid february we dug a ditch around 3 sides of this field to lower the water table. We connected through the countour to the low point of the field in the left of this picture which drains to a creek. here is a link to what it looked like then: http://growingheartfarm.com/?p=2322
holy scrap – YATC refrigeration
behold the growing heart farm refrigeration room. we have 3 freezers that have been hacked. because they are chests they cold air does not enter and exit when you open the door and they get the extra insulation of a freezer. the key is the YATC made over at holy scrap hot springs -our digital homesteading idols. The freezer plugs […]
CSA Week 5
Week 5 June 27, 2012 We’ve got some variety this week. And some more greens. But think of this as the start of a shift towards non-leafy vegetables. Of course, not completely away from those good old salad greens and the summer standards, chard and kale. We’ll have a few more cut salad greens […]
