Week 15 | Spring 9 Sneak Peek Tu-Th | Jun 11 & 13
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We'll host our CSA member farm visit on Sunday, June 30th. More details will follow next week, but plan on a potluck lunch, a tour of the farm, and strawberry-picking! If you'd like to make a mini-vacation out of it, here are some ideas to jumpstart your planning.
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Our favorite things
Because we who work at or for the farm are fairly enmeshed in the world of food, farming, farmers markets, and sustainability in general, we've included a space on our website called Stuff We Love, which is accessed via the Connect tab.
Here's a sampling of what you'll find:
Graze Magazine
In their words,"A food-oriented lit mag dedicated to the food on your mind and the thoughts on your plate." Based in Chicago, Graze is published twice a year. They also run semi-frequent events in the Chicago area to promote discussion on all of the important food-related topics of our times, from relationships and peace to old traditions and new artforms. Check out issue #1 for an awesome article about Cambodian fish cheese. - Sean
Kinkoona Farm
This sweet, woman-owned sheep farm is about 20 minutes from Tomato Mountain. Suellen and her three children raise and shear the sheep, handwash the fleece, and create amazing bedding--comforters, mattress toppers, and pillows--stuffed with the lofty wool. They also operate several 3-day summer day camps for elementary school aged kids to share the wonder of their farm world (I see a family getaway on the horizon...explore nearby Spring Green and New Glarus by day while the kids are shelling peas at camp). - Robin
Patagonia
Patagonia provides one of the best examples of responsibly using resources and developing relationships via business and commerce, living the motto, "if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem." - Chris
Home to some of the freshest ideas in the world of local food. The most complete information in the Chicagoland area about farmers markets and CSAs. Join the conversation! - Sheila
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Questions?
Call Robin (in Chicago), 708-370-8017 | Chris (farmer/owner), 608-712-1585
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Click links below for info
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WHAT'S COOKIN'
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We're hoping to have mesclun mix next week at a nice, adolescent size. With arugula, mizuna, and mustards in the mix, it adds a nice zip to salads with our beautiful lettuce. It can star in a salad on its own and is especially good with fruit, as in Mesclun, Pear & Gorgonzola Salad. Great with strawberries! |
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Extra Produce | Maple Syrup | Sunflower Oil Raw Honey | Pastured Chickens | Organic Eggs
Stone-Ground Flours & Pancake Mix | Blue Corn Tortilla Chips | Our Salsas, Soups, Preserves & More Seasonal Cookbooks
Be sure to apply multi-jar discounts when you purchase our jars!
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