Final CSA for 2015 – 2016 Begins Jan 2
- milk thistle pesto
- arugula pesto
- Mixed Field Greens
- Rainbow Chard
- Arugula Greens
- Red Kale
- Rosemary
- Baby Sorrel
- Poultry Herbs
- Basil
- Dill
- Bay Laurel
- Flat Parsley
- Butternut Squash
- Sweet Potatoes
- Papaya
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Both milk thistle and arugula pesto are included this week with your CSA share and some big Butternut Squash – they are not in the box get them separately!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3an71fzC9-o 11 minutes all about the green papaya and the ginger we have been providing as part of our research with Virginia State University.
milk Thistle
Milk Thistle, which is included in your CSA share this week in the form of pesto. This plant has long been known to have healthy properties, containing silymarin, and “has no equivalent in the pharmaceutical drug world”; for over 2,000 years it has been revered as a protector of the liver. “In fact, in cases of poisoning with Amanita mushrooms, which destroy the liver, milk thistle is the only treatment option. It has been so dramatically effective that the treatment has never been disputed, even by the traditional medical community.” See the website http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-milk-thistle.html for the quoted material and more information. In the cyclical pattern that we make the pesto of milk thistle, which is generally in spring and in fall, it is savored as a seasonal tonic. You will find milk thistle in stores as high priced extracts, or supplement pills and tablets, especially of the seed, to economic dried preparation of the plant for tea. The same healing properties that the seeds are touted so much about are present throughout the entire plant. Then add the benefit of being able to include it in the diet as a freshly harvested herb by eating the pesto. If hiking or would like to nibble from environments that you consider clean to harvest from, the leaf can be folded along its spine, aligning up the thorns on the edges of the leaf and trimmed to be eaten; the leaf can be used as a rolled up treat or as a wrap in a meal. As a pesto, it can be incorporated into your diet in classic fashions such as topping pasta or spreading on pizza or tried as a sandwich spread for a new twist. Hope you all have a blessed week!
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Hey, you got some pretty yummy stuff…Thanks!
Here’s a look at where i lay with my gun:
The Stand
Yes, i wildcraft meat, too. Makes good sausages, food gifts, cat food, roasts, etc. Makes good bar-b-q and chili. And it satiates my desire to not ever eat meat that i didn’t prepare or catch on a hook. I know what these deer are eating. Positioned over the lower field, all my shots are down into the ground. 
And i catch the occasional breeze thru the sassafras.
BTW, venison goes great with garlic mustard (which is all thru American lands now). Garlic mustard is on the “must wildcraft” list. See video for chemical warfare reference.
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Fresh Broccoli
Multi Color Chard
Shallots, Spring Onions, Red Spring Onions
Squash Blossoms and baby Zuchinni
Russian Kale
Premier Kale
Collard Greens
Raspberries
Bamboo Shoots
Coming Soon- Potatoes as far as you can see!
Potato Fields
Baby Potatoes
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Mike and Eliot Coleman talk about the hydrosols and, meeting up with VSU folks.
Clark and Coleman discuss hydrosols from PED.
Great meeting up with folks from VSU and VABF
We are heading into day 2 now at the VABF conference, 2011 and will be back later with more info. Make it a great day!
Leslie
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Never fear – we are still growing! Still providing the best chefs with the best product year round. Here is a short clip -1 minute and 44 secs that will give you a quick tour inside our many greenhouses to see what is Hot and Fresh this week! Chef Perry gets a winter wonderland experience of aromatic fresh herbs and exciting ideas using greens and herbs of superb quality in the middle of a cold Virginia winter.
We still have the clamshell boxes of Arugula, Mix, and Watercress in good supply. The flowers and garnishes can get snatched up quickly for Valentines Day, so now is a good time to call in. The January 17 fresh list still prevails, with a new crop of Pea Shoots! Our main pestos this week are Sorrel (red and green) and Watercress with very high demand on the Basil Pesto. Micro color mix and micro greens have a specific grow cycle so be sure to let us know what you would like: get your orders in early. In general, we are supplying our full range of culinary herbs and microgreens with daily fresh cut orders. Spinach, Tomatoes, cucumbers are committed to advance orders. Red jalapenos (and other chilis) are available, green are in shorter supply.
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Hot Red Pepper Sauce #9 - "2010 Recovery Sauce"
Well Last year we had The “All Wee’ Wee’d Up” stimulus Sauce – so hot! This year Our first hot sauce out is the “Red Pepper Sauce- 2010 Recovery Sauce” No. 9 – sort of like the economic recovery it is just not quite as hot as predicted! (just wait ’till the habaneros really start flowing in..) Also check out our mild “Q” Sauce for the barbee.
Check out the making of the sauce in the video below. We work really hard to make the finest flavor and quality and we do not dilute our sauce with vinegar or use pepper extracts – It Is Just Fresh Juice made on the farm from peppers we grow!
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