Archive for December, 2006
For WWOOFERS

Although we are all set for help this season, we welcome wwoofer and intern inquiries for the summer of 2009.

BOLERO CARROTS

ON FARM PRICE:

AVAILABILITY : Sold out!

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Carrots seem to like our limestone-buffered soils, growing quite large but remaining sweet and crisp. Bolero is a great storage carrot, conical in shape for easy grating.

POTATOES (Elba, Caribe, Carola, Rose Gold)

ON FARM PRICE:

Elba - Handsome versatile round-white potato. Excellent flavor baked as well as boiled

AVAILABILITY : Sold out!

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Caribe - Lustrous purple skin covers smooth snow-white flesh. Great for boiling, baking, or frying

AVAILABILITY : Sold out!

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Carola - Sunny yellow potato from Germany boasts a smooth, creamy texture and exceptional flavor. Suitable for baking or frying.

AVAILABILITY : Sold Out!

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Rose Gold - Rosy red skin covers a deep yellow flesh. Mildly dry potato is perfect baked or steamed.

AVAILABILITY : Sold out!

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COPRA STORAGE ONIONS

ON FARM PRICE:

AVAILABILITY : Sold out!

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We had a bumper crop of onions this year. The copra storage onions are large and tasty. Copra is recognized as perhaps the longest lasting storage onion, often lasting well into May if stored correctly.

RUBY RING ONIONS

ON FARM PRICE:

AVAILABILITY : Sold out!

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These beautiful red onions are perfect in salads, salsa, or sauteed in your morning omelet. And they hold up well in storage.

WINTER SQUASH (Buttercup, Green Kabocha, Sunshine Kabocha)

ON FARM PRICE:

AVAILABILITY : Sold out!

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Both Green and Sunshine Kabocha have bright orange flesh that cooks up sweet and smooth. Green is slightly drier and flakier, and stores longer. Our Buttercup, also slightly drier than Sunshine, has the classic grey button on the bottom, and sweetens with storage. Happy pie-making.

GREEN CABBAGE

ON FARM PRICE:

AVAILABILITY : Sold out!

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This variety, Storage #4, seems to be living up to its name. Delicious fresh or sauteed, it also makes wicked good sauerkraut.

KIMCHI

ON FARM PRICE:

AVAILABILITY: Sold out!

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Lacto-fermentation is one of the oldest and healthiest means of food preservation. Lacto-fermented foods retain all their natural plant ingredients while improving in quality, taste and aroma.

Our Certified Organic Kimchi is made in a traditional manner from vegetables grown on our farm : Green cabbage, Napa cabbage, bok choi, leeks, carrots, daikon, garlic, red pepper, and organic ginger. The vegetables are picked, washed, chopped, mixed with a small amount of high-mineral Celtic Sea Salt, and lightly pounded. The salt and pounding extract the vegetable juices. No water is added. Yum.

Kimchi is loaded with living, healthful, naturally occuring flora (lactobacilli) similar to those found in yogurt, pickles, and sourdough breads. Eating fermented foods rich in lactobacilli strengthens immune systems thrown out of balance by antibiotics, stress, disease, and exposure to toxins. Studies indicate that consistent levels of lactobacilli in the intestinal flora may lower cholesterol and blood pressure, prevent colon cancer and inflammation, improve mineral absorption, and aid digestion. Kimchi is also rich in vitamins A, C, B1, B2, calcium, and iron. Good winter food.

DAIKON RADISH

ON FARM PRICE:

AVAILABILITY : Sold Out!

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Miyashige traditional fall-harvest Daikon winter radish is crisp and of highest quality. Very tender for pickling and storage. Daikon is eaten with every meal in Japan and is known for its medicinal and anti-cancer qualities.