Book recommendations

When we're not weeding or feeding we spend our free time reading about beginner farmers, farming, and food and history.

Written by the chef of Blue Hill at Sone Barns, The Third Plate looks at what we're eating and what it all means.  Dan Barber comments on food by looking at the farming that brings it to his kitchen.

This is a series of essays on farming philosophy and sustainability.  This collection of works is base on Mr Kirschenmann's experiences on his North Dakata farm.

Farms with a Future is a how-to guide for the beginner small farmer.  Rebecca Thistlethwaite has put together important perspectives from farm owners and managers accross the country to bring home lessons all focused on sustainability.

Judy


Recipes

Here are some of my favorite recipes.  Needless to say, they're all better with fresh, local ingredients.

If you're a fan of lamb then you can find a lot more recipes on the fans of lamb web site.

Browsing Archive: July, 2011

I love my lawn mowers

Posted by Marc Kratzschmar on Friday, July 29, 2011, In : Farm Life 



What has 48 legs, a wooly face, and baas in the morning? Our new lawn mower. It’s hard being a beginning farmer. You never know what you can do. Will the garden grow? When will it grow? Did I plant the right mix of veggies? The answer to that last one is a decided no, but I’ll deal with that later.

We have a couple of acres of field around the house.  Scott, a neighbor, brush hogged them short earlier this year when they were waist high. But the grass pretty much never stops growing i...


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Blame it on the weeds

Posted by Marc Kratzschmar on Friday, July 22, 2011, In : Vegetables 


First it was the cress. Lovely little bitter leaves to spice up salads. They were such delicate little leaves. Then salad greens. They were wonderful mixed green and red ruffles of lettuce that showed that we could raise our own food.



Then the bok choy ripened. It was all going so well. Those were the good old days.



NOW, it’s squash, and beets, and collard greens. The tomato plants are weighed down with green fruit that threaten to ripen any day now. The other tomato plants we started as se...
Continue reading ...
 
 

Browsing Archive: July, 2011

I love my lawn mowers

Posted by Marc Kratzschmar on Friday, July 29, 2011, In : Farm Life 



What has 48 legs, a wooly face, and baas in the morning? Our new lawn mower. It’s hard being a beginning farmer. You never know what you can do. Will the garden grow? When will it grow? Did I plant the right mix of veggies? The answer to that last one is a decided no, but I’ll deal with that later.

We have a couple of acres of field around the house.  Scott, a neighbor, brush hogged them short earlier this year when they were waist high. But the grass pretty much never stops growing i...


Continue reading ...
 

Blame it on the weeds

Posted by Marc Kratzschmar on Friday, July 22, 2011, In : Vegetables 


First it was the cress. Lovely little bitter leaves to spice up salads. They were such delicate little leaves. Then salad greens. They were wonderful mixed green and red ruffles of lettuce that showed that we could raise our own food.



Then the bok choy ripened. It was all going so well. Those were the good old days.



NOW, it’s squash, and beets, and collard greens. The tomato plants are weighed down with green fruit that threaten to ripen any day now. The other tomato plants we started as se...
Continue reading ...
 
 

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