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Potato bugs are one of the biggest pests we face on the farm, as they can quickly defoliate and kill entire rows of potatoes. The adult Colorado potato beetle looks like this, and they over-winter in the soil, emerging to feed and lay eggs as soon as they find a suitable host plant. This is [...]

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Pounds new potatoes
3/4 Cup salad dressing or mayonnaise
1/3 Cup celery — sliced
1 Tablespoon fresh chives — chopped
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 Teaspoons fresh tarragon leaves, chopped or 1/2 tsp dried
1 Teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 Teaspoon salt
3 Drops red pepper sauce

Directions:

Heat 1″ water (salted if desired) to boiling in 3 qt saucepan.
Add potatoes.
Cover and [...]

bunte forrellenschuss lettuce
oakleaf lettuce
romaine
red salad bowl
black seeded simpson lettuce
Chioggia beets
horseradish greens
“City Lights” Swiss Chard (with the really pretty stalks)
citrus thyme
thyme
rosemary
tarragon
dill
basil
flat parsley
cilantro
purly chives and garlic chives
purslane
1 pint of red raspberries
1/2 pint of black raspberries

I’m offering this new segment, “Farm to Table,” just to give folks some ideas what we do with our share here at Touch the Earth Farm.
Dinner here on Wednesday:
Heritage chicken brushed in olive oil, sprinkled with thyme and rosemary, and slow cooked on the rotisserie grill.
Salad with purslane, black seeded simpson and red [...]

red butterhead
Yugoslavian red
black seeded simpson
oakleaf lettuce
red salad bowl
garlic scapes
strawberries
peas (Amish snap and Wando English peas)
purslane
dill
taragon
rosemary
thyme
citrus thyme
lavender
chioggia beets
french breakfast radishes
green onions

2 cups leaf lettuce, torn into pieces
2 cups purslane leaves, torn into pieces
2 cups spinach leaves, torn into pieces
10 radishes, sliced
Honey Dressing
Combine all salad greens and the radishes in a salad bowl and toss. Pour dressing over greens and [...]

In this week’s market bag there’s a specialty green with which many folks are unfamiliar, yet purslane is an age old edible green that fell out of favor with American gardeners, perhaps because of its invasive nature and ability to root easily from bits of stem left in the garden.
Long used in Indian and Middle [...]

spinach
red butterhead
romaine
black seeded simpson
oakleaf lettuce
red salad bowl
garlic scapes
strawberries
peas (Amish snap and Wando English peas)
purslane
dill
taragon
rosemary
thyme
citrus thyme
lavender
chioggia beets
french breakfast radishes
green onions
broccoli raab (swiss cheese appearance courtesy of the flea beetles)