We had two new litters of pigs born yesterday! Angelina Jowlie (see video, below) had a litter of 10; Kim Lardashian (not in the video) had a litter of 7. This is the second time that our piglet births have been synchronized, and mothers and babies all seem healthy and happy. We’ve been feeding our hogs …
One of our favorite treats is a roasted fresh ham. People are used to pink, pre-sliced, cured ham. Fresh ham, on the other hand, is pork-colored and succulent. Think ‘pork roast’. Our favorite recipe is a variation of one that friends in New York made once upon a time, that they in turn got from …
This has been a strange spring; last year, we were all about the kohlrabi. Year before that, we had beets (and beets, and more beets). This year, we are covered in greens! Turnip, mustard, spinach… greens everywhere. We have beets and kohlrabi (technically, that counts as a green, too) coming–but we have had to replant …
“…farming is about twenty per cent agriculture and eighty per cent mending something that has got busted. Farming is a sort of glorified repair job.” -E.B. White I was just reading online a story about E.B. White’s farming career, leading to the writing of his classic, Charlotte’s Web. In the quote above, White talks about …
Hi, friends! So I promised to update the blog this week since the box had a couple outliers in it. I’ve been remiss in weekly updates. Our busy season is now our wonderfully-horrifically-stupendously-insanely-busy season, and the blog has been falling off the radar. But this week, I’m back! Here you go: Our box this week …
Lamb’s Quarters – Chenopodium album by Susun Weed, c. 2009 I told the new apprentice we were having lamb’s quarters for dinner. “I won’t have any. I’m a vegetarian,” she replied. With a smile, I corrected myself. “Some people call it fat hen.” “I don’t eat chicken either,” she responded with a frown. “It’s …
Starting on February 1, we’ll be accepting 20 shareholders for our spring CSA. Once a week for six weeks, you’ll receive a 1/2 bushel box full of fresh produce from the farm. In at least three of those boxes, you’ll also get a surprise free gift from us — farm-fresh eggs, a hand-crocheted vegetable bag, or a jar …
From top left: kale, garlic, beets, carrots, lettuce (twovarieties — Black Seeded Simpson and Butter Crunch),turnip greens, and pac choi. Enjoy! Week 3 has arrived! It’s that time again! Scroll down for a list of all the veggies in your box this week and some suggestions on how to use them. Hog-sized thanks are in order. Thanks to all …
Clockwise from top left: onions, arugula, garlic, radishes, beets,lettuce, pac choi. So you’ve waited all spring for the first mystery box of vegetables to arrive–and now it is time! In the box for this week: Spring onions: Bigger than green onions but not grown-ups yet. Use like green onions (tops) or like any onion. …
Not that the winter was any great ordeal here, but with the trees in full leaf or nearly so and winter temperatures warm enough to sleep with the windows open, I think we are safe in saying that spring is here. It’s been a busy time here at Oak Hill–especially in getting ready for our …
