• Stinging Nettles: Local Superfood

    Submitted by Marisa on Wed, 30/03/2011 - 7:14
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    Nettles are the first tasty green on our farm that shakes off winter’s spell. We reward this hardy plant’s vigor by eating it. Nettles, as many of you have experienced, fight back. The hairs on the underside of Nettle leaves contain small amounts of formic acid. This is the same substance that is in bee’s [...]

  • Posole – Mexican corn & vegetable soup with Rooster

    Submitted by Marisa on Wed, 09/02/2011 - 9:25
    Mexican Corn Stew with Rooster

    This is beautiful soup. It’s fresh, it’s healthy, it uses winter vegetables straight from the garden and it’s the perfect foil for rich tasting Rooster meat. When you hatch chickens, roosters are inevitable. While not a roasting bird, they are fabulous cooked low and slow. Though not a traditional ingredient in Posole/Pozole(po-soh-lay), I think rooster [...]

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