touch the earth farm blog

1 lb mixed beans
1 1/2 lbs sungold/ gold nugget tomatoes
1 pint sweet olive tomatoes
Brandywine heirloom slicing tomato
Green zebra heirloom tomato
Mars grapes
Costata zucchini
Yellow squash
Diva slicing cucumber/ Boston pickling cukes
1 bulb softneck garlic
“Bright Lights” swiss chard
dill
rosemary
thyme
basil
green onion

It’s official: we’ve been updated to severe drought status where we’re located in Washington County. The US Drought Monitor shows our area as one of the worst in the state along with Southern Maryland.

1 3/4 lbs of mixed potatoes
1/2 lb “sweet olive” grape tomatoes
1 1/2 lbs. “sungold” and “gold nugget” cherry tomatoes
1/2 lb royal burgundy beans
1/2 lb cherokee pole beans
3 ears super sweet bicolor corn
1 acorn squash
1 shallot
1 bulb hardneck garlic
“bright lights” swiss chard
2 “chioggia” salad beets
“costata” zucchini
rosemary
dill
basil
thyme
citrus thyme
tarragon
green onion

Tomatoes in the garden inevitably mean tomato horn worms in the garden, the larva of the hawk sphinx moth. Even though the larvae can be quite large—four plus inches—they can be darned hard to spot. In fact, I’ve pretty nearly had my hands on them before seeing them. What I can spot, however, are their […]

chioggia beets
garlic clove
romaine, last of the lettuces for a little while
costata zucchini
acorn squash
“Bright Lights” Swiss Chard
citrus thyme
thyme
rosemary
tarragon
dill
basil
garlic and purly chives
pint of gold nugget tomatoes
1/2 lb. royal burgandy beans
1/2 lb. cherokee pole beans

If you’re like me, you may be wondering what to do besides admire the “Bright Lights” swiss chard. After a brief search, here are several different recipes I found; hopefully at least one will appeal to you.
Linguine with Swiss Chard and Garlic

1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs coarse
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
1 box linguine, […]

oakleaf lettuce
baby romaine
red salad bowl lettuce
costata zucchini
“Bright Lights” Swiss Chard
citrus thyme
thyme
rosemary
tarragon
dill
basil
cilantro
garlic chives
1 lb of yukon gold potatoes
~pint of gold nugget tomatoes
royal burgandy beans

2 tbsps butter 1 white part only leek
10 beaten eggs
3 oz cream cheese cut in pieces
1 oz crème fraiche
1/2 tbsp fresh chopped tarragon
Salt and pepper to taste
Sprigs tarragon

Sautèe thinly sliced leek until soft and transparent in 1 tbsp of butter. Continue cooking, if necessary, until all liquid evaporates, but do not brown. Remove leeks and […]

…you begin to talk about the weather as more than just passing conversation… and you begin to follow the weather like some folks follow baseball or Nascar… and you begin dreaming about the weather and creating elaborate rituals designed to make it rain.
This isn’t the first time I’ve mentioned how hot and dry we’ve been, […]

black seeded simpson lettuce
red salad bowl
oakleaf lettuce or green curly leaf lettuce
baby romaine
costata zucchini
chioggia beets
purly chives and garlic chives
cilantro
flat leafed parsley
tarragon
dill
rosemary
genovese basil
citrus thyme
thyme
horseradish greens
city lights swiss chard
1/2 pint of red raspberries or mixed red/ black raspberries
teaser: 4 gold nugget tomatoes, first of the season