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Davidson College's Farm May Be Its Most Coveted Classroom - Charlotte magazine

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Davidson College's Farm May Be Its Most Coveted Classroom
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Another idea-turned-reality is a CSA (community-supported agriculture), selling subscriptions to a weekly curated bag of seasonal organic produce, with bouquets of fresh herbs and flowers in each. Due to growing demand by faculty and staff, the farm ...

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Shortage of farmhands causes some farmers to lose crops - Bangor Daily News

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Shortage of farmhands causes some farmers to lose crops
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Right now, the lush fields at the farm he and his fiancee Hannah Rose Hamilton run are awash in ripening organic produce, including tomatoes, onions, cantaloupe, lettuce mixes, baby turnips, carrots, beets, mixed herbs and potatoes. But there's a big ...

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Week 14 of 28 from Valley Flora!

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Week 14 of 28 from Valley Flora! Eggplantalooza! Melons!
Thanks for eating locally from our family farm!
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What's Cookin' on the Farm...
  • Eggplant for the Masses
  • The Halfway Mark
My 100-year-old horsedrawn cultipacker, salvaged out of a blackberry thicket near Powers in 2008. Still going strong, thanks to the equines.
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What's Probably In Your Share This Week:*
  • Carrots
  • Beets
  • Zucchini
  • Cucumbers
  • Tomatoes
  • Eggplant!
  • Cilantro
  • Head Lettuce
  • Sweet Peppers
On Rotation:
(Some locations will receive it this week; others in a future week)
  • Green Beans
  • Melon
  • Chard
  • Collard Greens
*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...
  • Onions
  • Lettuce
  • Carrots
  • Cucumbers
  • Zucchini
  • Corn?
  • Tomatoes
  • Eggplant
  • Potatoes
  • Sweet Peppers
  • Dill
Eggplant for the Masses
It's happening again: a bumper eggplant crop to beat all bumper eggplant crops. It's going to thrill those of you who have been writing to me confessing that you can't get enough of the stuff, and have even been buying extra at the co-op. For the eggplant skeptics, now's your moment to overcome past prejudices and get down with some baba ganoush or eggplant parmesan (or make a generous gift of 5 big eggplants to your friend who loves them).

I'm a fan of the light and simple eggplant parm approach (who has time to sweat and bread and fry - all those extra eggplant steps!?). Think broiled eggplant, fresh tomatoes, sauteed onions, maybe some fresh mozzarella layered together and baked into a melty goodness. I wanted to make one last week but didn't get to the store in time to buy some mozzarella so instead I sauteed up fennel and Walla Walla sweets and layered it with tomatoes, feta, and broiled eggplant. I baked it at 400 until it was bubbling and then we ate it on quinoa. Almost vegan (for those who tend that way) and still so good (ok, can you tell I love cheese?).

Ratatouille is another way to burn through some eggplant and other than the dried herbs, your harvest basket this week contains everything you need to make this recipe.

If you can't imagine ever eating so many eggplants in one week (and um, yeah, there will be more next week), make a double batch of baba ganoush and freeze it for later.

Good luck, and enjoy. I sure am.
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The Halfway Mark
We're fourteen weeks into the CSA season, with fourteen more to go. Some of you have been wondering if it's almost over but rest assured there are many, many more pounds of food coming your way through the week of December 3rd!
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Looking west over the New Nine. On the right you can see the beginnings of the two greenhouses we're building for winter production, next to a verdant patch of fall Brassicas (the fall broccoli promises to be about as big as the spring/summer batch). The new strawberry field mid-photo is still yielding but having a temporary lull (all of us are a little tired in late August, berries and humans alike). We're prepping the farthest field for next year's strawberries, to be planted this November.
The Farmstand is Open for Summer Hours!
Every Wednesday and Saturday from 9 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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Farm concerts don't make farmers any money. So why do farmers host them? - The New Food Economy

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Farm concerts don't make farmers any money. So why do farmers host them?
The New Food Economy
Now, as “back to the roots” has become a cultural trope—first in American eating via farm-to-table dining, then in the local foods section of the grocery store—she's seen more events, like concerts, hosted by farmers. It's not that weekend visits to ...

The producers: Meet the locals who are taking the plunge into farming - C-VILLE Weekly

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The producers: Meet the locals who are taking the plunge into farming
C-VILLE Weekly
Locally, the picture is mixed. The United States Department of Agriculture's 2012 Census found that in Albemarle, most farmers worked 200 days or more off the farm every year. That makes sense when you consider that the average Albemarle farm lost more ...

As Imperfect Produce grows, so do challenges for smaller farmers - Herald & Review

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As Imperfect Produce grows, so do challenges for smaller farmers
Herald & Review
But despite the still burgeoning farm-to-table movement, sales directly to consumers and at farmers markets have flattened or declined for many small farmers in recent years as larger grocery chains increasingly market local and organic produce, said ...

Community farm programs adapt amid changing market | Southern ... - Twin Falls Times-News

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Community farm programs adapt amid changing market | Southern ...
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MILWAUKEE — Tim Huth loads up his truck with vegetables, meat and other food twice a week and drives it to two distribution sites in the Milwaukee area.
Eat Your (Local) Veggies at College! | Sierra ClubSierra Magazine

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