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We’ve gotten nearly all the animals out on pasture over the past couple of weeks, beginning with the laying hens in their mobile coop. They have adjusted quite well to their new home, with only a slight decrease in egg production, which will hopefully even out over the next week or so. I’m not entirely [...]

baby spinach
lettuce greens: black seeded simpson
horseradish greens
French breakfast radish
thyme
rosemary
green onions

When we arrived home on Wednesday after running some errands, this is what we found! Imagine our surprise, as we weren’t expecting him for another 3 weeks. By the time we arrived on the scene, mama had him nicely cleaned, and he was standing and nursing and eliminating, so all is well. He weighed about [...]

Baby spinach
French Breakfast radishes
horseradish greens
green onions
thyme
rosemary
parsley

This heirloom radish from France has been popular with gardeners at least since the 1880s. Tasty in salads, these radishes with their delicately pungent flavor are also delicious made into an herbed spread on a baguette.
Combine half a stick of warm butter with 4 oz of cream cheese.
Blend in fresh herbs like parsley, thyme, rosemary, [...]

“Chioggia” is an Italian heirloom beet with a distinctive target pattern, making it a beautiful addition to salads. It has a sweet, mild peppery taste, and roasted whole, it can be sliced to show off the rings without bleeding, though raw shows off the best color contrast.
Beet greens are delicious, too, so don’t discard them! [...]

This is one of our most recent additions to our farm. Isn’t she sweet? Maya is a tamworth gilt, and we plan on keeping her for breeding here at Touch the Earth Farm. In the left photo, she’s not too sure about heading out into the great big world she’d been hearing from the safety [...]

On Monday, May 28th, in lieu of our regular open house hours, we’ll be hosting a potluck barbeque at Touch the Earth Farm from 1pm to 5pm, and you’re invited!
This is a great chance for members to get to know each other before the CSA season jumps into full swing, to check out the farm [...]