Minnesota farmer talks process of going organic; rebates for...  AG Week

DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—People are beginning to ask more and more questions about their food: How was it made or grown? Where did it come from?

Minnesota farmer talks process of going organic; rebates for...  Duluth News Tribune

DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—People are beginning to ask more and more questions about their food: How was it made or grown? Where did it come from?

Minnesota farmer talks process of going organic; rebates for certification available through MDA  Inforum

DETROIT LAKES, Minn.--People are beginning to ask more and more questions about their food: How was it made or grown? Where did it come from?

Minnesota farmer talks process of going organic; rebates for certification available through MDA The Capital Journal DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- People are beginning to ask more and more questions about their food: How was it made or grown? Where did it come from? Is it organic? The push to support local farmers by buying local is growing, and the question of whether it ...

Detroit Lakes Online

'The gold standard': Local farmer talks process of going organic; rebates available for certification available ... Detroit Lakes Online Organic certification can be a costly process, but farmer Ryan Pesch says it can be "a complicated little beast" as well, requiring neat record-keeping and other changes some farmers may just not be ready for. "I grew here (at Lida Farm) nine years ...

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Five reasons to be thankful for agriculture in Saskatoon Saskatoon StarPhoenix Grovenland Farm is well-known for its holistic, organic animal management and vegetable growing methods. They use rotational grazing methods to ensure the soil microbiology is as healthy as possible. Others, like Billy Bryan, focus on raising rare ...

Eater

This Silicon Valley-Funded Startup Aims to Prevent Food Waste — But Is It Hurting Small Farmers Instead? Eater According to a recent Chicago Tribune article entitled, “As Imperfect Produce grows in Chicago, so do challenges for local farmers,” average CSA sales there have declined, on average about 20 percent year over year since 2014. And although the shift ...

As Silicon Valley Turns Food Waste Into Profits, Small Farms Suffer  Eater

As startups like Imperfect Produce swoop in to capitalize on food waste, food justice organizations and CSAs are feeling the pinch.

As Silicon Valley Turns Food Waste Into Profits, Small Farms Suffer  Eater

As startups like Imperfect Produce swoop in to capitalize on food waste, food justice organizations and CSAs are feeling the pinch.

As Silicon Valley Turns Food Waste Into Profits, Small Farms Suffer  Eater

As startups like Imperfect Produce swoop in to capitalize on food waste, food justice organizations and CSAs are feeling the pinch.

LancasterOnline

Interview: In nature's image with Mirror Image Farms LancasterOnline They run a community-supported agriculture (or CSA) program for meat and they supply restaurants such as Luca, Maison and the Pressroom Restaurant + Bar in Lancaster. They also supply ... “You can be an organic farmer and be a bad one,” says Tyler, 31 ...

freshwatercleveland

How Old Brooklyn finds culinary oases despite its food desert status freshwatercleveland “Part of that is a lack of local fruit stands or restaurants that are looking for 'farm to table,'" surmises Van Valkenburg. ... For those who can't make it to the farmers' market or grocery store, The Basketeria at the West Side Market delivers ...

Concord Monitor

Farm stands offer fresh food near to you Concord Monitor A certified organic farm with veggies, fruits, herbs and dairy goats. Barret Hill Farm: 450 Fitchburg Road, ... Veggies, berries, local beef and lamb, honey, maple syrup, cider, cheese, hay, firewood and Christmas trees. BerryBogg Farm: 650 Province ...

Civil Eats

Food Waste Wars: The Imperfect Enemy of the Good Civil Eats According to a recent Chicago Tribune article entitled, “As Imperfect Produce grows in Chicago, so do challenges for local farmers,” average CSA sales there have declined, on average about 20 percent year over year since 2014. And although the shift ...

Week 19 of 28 from Valley Flora! Winter Squash! Romanesco!

Thanks for eating locally from our family farm! View this email in your browser --> What's Cookin' on the Farm... Winter Squash Time! Cider Pressing and Dinner at the Farm Oct 20th! Fall Farmstand Hours Start This Week Romanesco is here! --> What's Probably In Your Share This Week:* Carrots Red Onions Zucchini Tomatoes Eggplant Acorn & Festival Winter Squash Sweet Peppers Broccoli Head Lettuce On Rotation: (Some locations will receive it this week; others in a future week) Romanesco Kale *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... Yellow Onion Lettuce Carrots Broccoli Fennel Eggplant Tomatoes Hot Peppers Radishes? Sweet Peppers Spaghetti Squash Winter Squash In my mind there aren't any two things in the produce world more quintessentially "Fall" than winter squash and romanesco. Their arrival always makes it easier to say goodbye to summer and shift into the rhythms of fall: coming home a little earlier, turning on the oven to roast some squash, maybe building the first fire in the woodstove (any day now), embracing the shorter days. This week's first winter squash distribution is a combo of Acorn and Festival. They are similar, except for their skin. Acorn is the dark green guy. Festival is the yellow circus-y one. Neither need time to "age" so we typically send these two varieties out first (some varieties of winter squash benefit from a few weeks or even months in storage to develop their best flavor and texture) . Winter squash have tough skins (which is what gives them their storage crop super powers), but it means they can be tough to hack into and the cause of many a kitchen knife mishap. Acorn and Festival are among the toughest so be careful! There are a few different tricks to cutting one up: For the bold and brave: choose a heavy-duty, sharp-tipped knife. Insert the point of the knife into the side of the squash and then carefully work the blade around its circumference with the tip inside the squash the whole time, until you cleave it in half. From there, it's safer and easier to cut the squash into pieces, or bake the halves face down on a cookie sheet with a little water to help steam-cook it. For the patient and cautious: either pre-bake your squash for awhile whole until it softens up, or pierce it a few times with a knife and put it in the microwave for a bit until it softens a little. Then proceed with cutting it up. With the exception of Delicata squash, which you'll see in a few weeks, I like to peel my winter squash. Depending on how tough and bumpy the skin is, you can either use a good veggie peeler or a sharp knife. As for eating them, the sky's the limit: soup, soup bowls (acorn and festival make great soup bowls once cut in half), pumpkin curry, roasted, steamed, mashed, stuffed. They can be center of the plate, or one of many ingredients in something else. And best of all, they store for months on your counter and look festive and seasonal while they're hanging out there, waiting for you to get inspired. 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!   --> 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. Copyright © 2018 Valley Flora, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

96 You're Invited! Cider Pressing and Farm Dinner October 20th! Help us put solar panels on the barn roof!

Join us October 20th! Cider Pressing and Fall Farm Dinner A Fundraiser to Help Put Solar Panels on the Roof of our Barn! 3 pm - Cider Pressing and Horsedrawn Farm Tours 5 pm- Five Course Feast Featuring Valley Flora Produce, wine, and music in our greenhouse $100/person For more details and to RSVP: www.valleyflorafarm.com --> view this email in your browser Copyright © 2018 Valley Flora, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

LancasterOnline

Amish author from Ohio to talk about her new cookbook in Lancaster County [Q&A] LancasterOnline Elsie Kline loves living on an organic dairy farm, and sharing her love of farming, fresh food, cooking and nature with readers of the magazine she and her husband, David, publish. Kline, who is Amish and lives in Holmes County, Ohio — said to be the ...

Food Waste Wars: The Imperfect Enemy of the Good  Civil Eats

When a food justice organization accused Imperfect Produce of taking their customers, it unearthed a larger set of questions about the latest food-systems ...

The Co-op Farming Model Might Help Save America’s Small Farms  Civil Eats

Across the U.S.—from New England to California—a small but growing movement of farmers is foregoing traditional farm ownership in favor of a cooperative ...

Food Waste Wars: The Imperfect Enemy of the Good  Civil Eats

When a food justice organization accused Imperfect Produce of taking their customers, it unearthed a larger set of questions about the latest food-systems ...