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Spinach in January: Bitterroot farmers use grants, tech to extend MT's short growing season - The Missoulian

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Spinach in January: Bitterroot farmers use grants, tech to extend MT's short growing season
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The farm has taken advantage of $22,500 in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Environmental Quality Incentives Program, run by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The goal is to keep farmers and ranchers working for longer, make ...

The Business of Agriculture: Female Farmers Lead the Way in New Hampshire - Enterprise

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The Business of Agriculture: Female Farmers Lead the Way in New Hampshire
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Their organic vegetable farm sits on interesting topography off Middle Road in Brentwood; slopes, ledges and hills. It's a gray Friday afternoon, ... Today, many Seacoast restaurants rely on Stout Oak Farm for local greens and various vegetables. Some ...

Farm to School Programs are Making Students Healthier - Twin Cities Business Magazine

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Farm to School Programs are Making Students Healthier
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On a recent morning, I visited the Good Acre on Larpenteur Avenue in Falcon Heights, where a dozen or so volunteers were helping pack boxes for the week's 500-member community supported agriculture (CSA) program. They were in a large, cool ... Last ...

Week 20 of 28 from Valley Flora!

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Week 20 of 28 from Valley Flora! Cauliflower & Spaghetti Squash!
Thanks for eating locally from our family farm!
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What's Cookin' on the Farm...
  • Spaghetti Squash
  • Final Week of Salad Shares
  • Tamales this Week!
  • Cider Pressing and Dinner at the Farm Oct 20th!
Enjoy your last salad share this week.
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What's Probably In Your Share This Week:*
  • Carrots
  • Yellow Onions
  • Cauliflower
  • Fennel
  • Eggplant
  • Spaghetti Squash
  • Sweet Peppers
  • Broccoli
  • Little Gem Lettuce
On Rotation:
(Some locations will receive it this week; others in a future week)
  • Sweet Corn
*Harvest Basket contents may vary between pickup sites in a given week depending on what's ripe and ready on the farm. Don't worry - if something is on the list but not in your tote, you'll get it soon!

The VF Crystal Ball - What Might be in your Share Next Week...
  • Red Onion
  • Radicchio
  • Carrots
  • Savoy Cabbage
  • Potatoes
  • Hakurei Turnips
  • Tomatoes
  • Peppers
  • Delicata Squash
  • Kale
  • Parsley
Spaghetti Squash
It used to be that the week we put spaghetti squash in your tote I would find myself in front of the computer writing an advocacy piece for this much-maligned winter squash. It seems the food tides have turned in the past few years though and spaghetti squash has been lifted by the wave of gluten-free mania and carried to new shores where its Fall arrival is greeted by hordes of screaming fans, all dying for some alternative to noodles.

It's a humble Hindenburg of a squash and always one of the first to go out because it doesn't need curing time like some of the others. If you cut your squash in half and bake it, then scrape out the cooked flesh with a fork, you'll have a pile of squash strings that closely resemble noodles. From there you can go in any direction: smother your "noodles" in marinara sauce, dress them up with chili, make
fritters, or keep it simple with a little butter. Kids marvel at noodles that grew inside a squash, so have them help you make dinner this week.
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Final Week of Salad Shares
This is your last distribution of Abby's Greens for the season. If you can't imagine life without them, you can still source them for awhile longer from a variety of local stores: the Port Orford Community Co-op, the Langlois Market, Mother's Natural Grocery and McKay's (both in Bandon), and Coos Head Co-Op in Coos Bay. An enormous thank you to Abby for her tireless dedication to growing the most beautiful baby greens I've ever met.
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Tamales this Week!
Tamales go out this week in marked blue coolers. Please be sure to only take tamales if you are on the list, and to double check that you have the right bag before you leave your pick-up site. Thanks!
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Cider Pressing and Farm Dinner October 20th!
Join us on October 20th for an afternoon of cider pressing and horsedrawn farm tours and then an evening feast in our greenhouse to help raise money to put solar on the roof of the barn! Dinner will feature Valley Flora produce, wine and music, and everyone will go home with a jug of cider! $100 per person, all towards the cause of solar-powered produce! RSVP here! More details on our website!
 
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The Farmstand is Open for Fall Hours!
Every Wednesday and Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm, rain or shine!

Fresh Produce
U-pick Strawberries
Homemade Jam & Hot Sauce

Please bring your own bags and u-pick containers!

Please note our hours are slightly changed from year's past, closing at 2 pm instead of 3 pm

 
For Recipes & Cooking Inspiration:
 
Valley Flora Recipe Wizard
Our own collection of recipes gathered over the years.
 
Epicurious
A vast collection of recipes, searchable by one or multiple ingredients
 
Full Belly Farm
Recipes from one of my favorite farms in California, pioneers of the organic movement since the 80s.

Farm Fresh to You
A storehouse of recipes, searchable by ingredient.
 
Helsing Junction Farm
A Washington farm that has a good collection of seasonal recipes geared toward CSA members.
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Minnesota farmer talks process of going organic; rebates for certification available through MDA - Grand Forks Herald

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Minnesota farmer talks process of going organic; rebates for certification available through MDA
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"I grew here (at Lida Farm) nine years before I could certify," said Ryan Pesch. "If you're a straight-up beginning grower, ... While the Minnesota Department of Agriculture offers a rebate on organic-certification costs, the cost isn't the only thing ...

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