Author Archives: SueKirby

Onions are not only the base of some of our favorite dishes, but give you a bang for your buck in health benefits.  Onions along with their cousin’s scallion, leeks, garlic, shallots, chives and ramps are essential ingredients in basic … Continue reading →

A hearty soup for cold winter evenings, this Manhattan Clam Chowder, uses veggies that you may find at your local winter market including celeriac, carrots, onions and potatoes.  And the clams are high in vitamin B-12, one vitamin that you … Continue reading →

What is that ugly gnarly ball that you may be seeing at the farmers markets?  It’s celeriac, and I guarantee that if you give it a try, you will love it.  Smell the end and you find a deep earthy … Continue reading →

There has been a lot of talk on the news lately of the lack of benefits of buying organic.  I don’t think that the news is giving the full story and so I decided that I was going to make … Continue reading →

Over the winter we have been busy.  Mike has been building a new walk-in cooler, we have new energy efficient lighting in the pole barn and we have a new piece of farm equipment.  It is actually not new but … Continue reading →

   We attended the MOSES Organic Coference in LaCrosse, WI. with 3200 other farmers a couple of weeks ago.  It is the first sign of spring for us which means it is time to start planting.  It is three days of classroom time, … Continue reading →

Even though this has been a challenging spring we are excited about what’s in store for the summer fresh vegetable season.  The cold, wet spring has prevented us from getting into the fields and when we can, a lot of … Continue reading →

The greenhouse is showing signs of spring