The Farm at Rockledge Gardens
April 20, 2012

Dear Friend of The Farm,


We are gradually transitioning from our spring crops to our summer crops. We're finished with lettuce, but we still have a few swiss chard plants. The peppers and tomatoes are really starting to go crazy! And... we have our southern favorite, collards!

Here's what we are harvesting today:  

  • Basil (Thai, lemon and Italian)
  • Beans
  • Chard
  • Chives
  • Cilantro
  • Collards
  • Cucumbers
  • Onions
  • Parsley
  • Potatoes
  • Sage
PLUS, we'll have more wonderful baked goods made by our bookkeeper, Ardie! 

The Farm stand will be open from 4 to 6 pm today (Friday) and from 9 till noon tomorrow. We hope to have a pot of collards ready for you to sample! There are many wonderful ways to prepare collard greens, often using ham hock or smoked turkey for flavoring. We chose a vegetarian version this week.

The Farm at Rockledge Gardens

Recipe from The Farm:
Vegetarian "Southern-Style" collard greens.

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 large onion, chopped
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (we used minced jalepeno from The Farm instead)
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 pound collard greens, chopped
3 cups vegetable stock
2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

In a large pot over medium heat, heat oil and butter. Saute the onions until slightly softened, about 2 minutes, then add the red pepper flakes and garlic, cook another minute. Add collard greens and cook another minute. Add the vegetable stock, cover and bring to a simmer. Cook until greens are tender, about 40 minutes. Add tomatoes and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Sunny Anderson (thefoodnetwork.com)

See you at the farm stand!
Theresa & Diana
phone: 321-636-7662   
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