tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61025451966509752032024-03-13T16:56:31.435-04:00Blue Heron FarmWelcome to our Farm! Little stories about our life as organic farmers raising a family on an island in the middle of Lake ChamplainAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778787549210880423noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-10576518568888100942015-02-10T23:53:00.003-05:002015-02-10T23:55:24.800-05:00Blue Heron Farm 2015 CSA Now accepting registrations!<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By3U03bbE9hibHlQdmhMMHNMZWc/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">2015 CSA brochure</a> - click here<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Hello to all returning and potential CSA members,
neighbors, friends and family! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">The days are getting a bit longer, the sun is actually
shining even though it is single digits out but - it's time, it's time ..Here
we are - middle of February - seed starting ordering time and CSA sign up time!
Delia asks, "Mama, are the lambs to be born today? Soon, sweet girl, soon</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">This year we celebrate the CSA's birthday here on the
farm - 10 years old! It all started when two frequent customers at the Alburgh
Farmers' Market (which turned into what is now the Champlain Islands Farmers'
Market) said "Hey why don't you start a CSA - we'd be members."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That first year we had 17 members - 17
families we produced for and now we are at just over 60 families. We are glad
we listened to their advice and because of our CSA we are able to thrive as a
small diversified farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With diversifed
income streams for the farm: farmers' markets, wholesale, direct sales, and our
thriving CSA we are able to make farming work for our family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We love that you are part of the farm and
that we get to see you every week during the season to share the farm's bounty
with you and that you are here with us in the fields - knowing where your food
is coming from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a great direct link
to one of your food sources - knowing the hands that grow your food and being
able to shake them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can't get that from
the grocery store. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">We have been busy this winter taking care of the animals
and planning for the growing season to come. Adam is on the farm full time now
with some teaching in these winter months at CCV. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadie, 7, is working on her First Grade year
at home with us and she is very active in her dance classes at Miss Liza's, 4H,
sports, and book club. Sadie is learning how to read and enjoying every minute
of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During her 4h group, she was able
to practice what she has learned with electricity and made her own lamp. Delia,
4, is doing most of the same activities with her big sister and she is loves
doing her schoolwork alongside her sister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Delia loves all things baby and animals - watch out if you have a baby
kitty, puppy or real baby - she will be quite the little mama to it. I have
been busy with Sadie's school, helping Adam with the animals, going to farmers'
market at the hospital and working on some really fun knitting projects</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">So, How are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you </i>?-
what have you been up to?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorry we
haven't written more this winter - but as I am realizing writing with two
children and a farm - are quite hard to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You all have been in our thoughts though</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Adam and I continue to learn about farming - what we
want to be, what we don’t want to be when our farm grows up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are looking at systems and are continually
reflecting on our farm practices to make things more efficient, more
productive, more nutritious, more manageable</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"> We
are heading to the NOFA winter conference this weekend and are looking forward
to being energized, inspired and walk away with a few more skills.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">We will be offering 60 shares this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will have the Individual, Full and Salad
Shares available. There is still the sliding scale, financial aid is
available(through NOFA-VT and the farm), we will take EBT for payments, payment
plans, credit cards, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>possible bartering,
pro-rated summer resident shares and prices will not go up. We can make
deliveries but there needs to be 10 or more full or individual shares in that
one location. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking to get a birthday
or anniversary present? Why not a BHF CSA share - It's the gift that gives over
18 weeks of delicious organic food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or
would you like to donate a share to a family in need or buy veggies to be sent
to the food shelf or Food for thought - we can do that too</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">We
also have 1 to 2 CSA Individual share membership to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">barter </b>to a person or family that can commit to working 8 hours a
week.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please get in contact with us if you are
interested in this. We will also have CSA member work days scheduled once a
month where you can come out to the farm and help us with big labor projects
that are family friendly. Also, this year we will continue to work on and post
on our farm blog www.blueheronfarmvt.com and we are pretty active on facebook
too - please "friend" us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We want to
continue to make organic produce affordable to all and be able to pay our
costs. With members buying upfront their vegetables for the season, it helps
our costs immensely and we can budget for the rest of the season. We would like
to get payment by April 15th. If any of you can pay sooner than that, that
would be great since most of our buying is right now through March (I know, I
know I should have mailed this in January). Shares will start the first or
second week in June. If these shares don't work for you, or you would like to
make a creative share - please let us know - we can try to work something out -
we are pretty flexible.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">**For those who pay <b>by March 15th </b>– you will be
entered to win 5 dozen of eggs or a skein of our organic yarn or those who
refer someone to our CSA, you will be entered to win also - the more you refer
- the more chances to win.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just have
those people write your name at the bottom of the 2015 membership registration.
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">We value your support and friendship. If these costs are
a hardship, please call us and we can come up with a payment plan. We are also
hoping to provide 5 supported shares for families who are in need of this. If
you are in need of financial aid this year please let us know and we will get
you the financial aid info for a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>supported share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also we are
accepting donations for the Farm Share program that supports our farms
supported shares. Last year we were able to give financial support to 4
families from our community and provide extra food to the Round Barn through
generous donations from our members. Our goal is to raise $500 for supported
shares so NOFA-VT will match it and make a share more affordable to families in
our community. If you would like more info, please give us a call. You can send
the donation in with your registration form or send it directly to NOFA-VT with
“Blue Heron Farm supported share” in the memo. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Because of you, our CSA members, we are able to outreach
to our community here in Grand Isle County with food and goodwill. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Last year, we had our 9th year with the Senior Shares at
the Round Barn here in Grand Isle. We delivered fresh veggies to 16 residents for
10 weeks and have had community dinners with them once a month since October.
We are looking to expand this for this upcoming year and look forward to having
them out at the farm with us. If you would like to join us for our monthly
lunches, just let us know and we will let you know when they are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will continue this program again this year
with the hopes of expanding it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Also, we donated and sold, at a reduced rate, a bunch of
food for the Food for Thought program last year, which fed over 125 children in
Grand Isle County for 12 weeks. Each week, Blue Heron Farm was able to donate
or sell<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fresh veggies. Our farm plans to
help out again with this year by donating veggies and if any of you would like
to help with volunteering on those Sundays, delivering food to families,
growing veggies here at our farm or your own place, buy a CSA share for this
program, donate money (see our registration form) or with financial support
please call Kaight at 372-5843 or give us a call. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">We will also be working on growing certain crops for the
food shelf here in the county.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
would like to help with any of this, let us know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are times - for example - last summer,
a bunch of lettuce mix came up that was ready and we had way too much to sell
or give to you all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We called a few
people and folks came out and we harvested over 75lbs of lettuce mix, that we
washed, spun, and bagged and brought to the Grand Isle Food Shelf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of it went to waste, it didn't get
plowed under, it went right to people in our community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are always looking for folks who would
like to help come glean veggies for the food shelf - let us know if you are
interested.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Thank YOU!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">We couldn’t do this without all of you. It is because of
you, we made it through last year with the hope for this growing season. Adam,
Sadie, Delia and I look forward to walking out to the chickens with you and
your children, meeting our sheep and their lambs in the pasture, mooing to Miss
Annie, Miss Maggie, picking ground cherries, finding beautiful flower bouquets
again, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>uncovering treasures of potatoes
and carrots from the earth, and enjoying that you know where your food comes
from. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">When we sit and plan this year and reflect over the last
11 years(!) – we are truly blessed to have this as our work. We are honored that
we are one of your farmers and you are our community. Hope you are all well. We
have enclosed this year’s CSA brochure. Please pass to a friend if you are
going to fill out the electronic version. Thank you and we look forward to
seeing you walking in the fields - smelling the basil, having tomato juice run
down your cheeks, & eating fresh sweet peas again . <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Your friends/farmers at Blue Heron Farm,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">Adam Farris, Christine Bourque, Sadie and Delia Farris<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">PS- NOFA-VT Supported farm share program will be released
March 1 - If you need financial assistance - please let us know and call NOFA
(434-4122) or download(www.nofavt.org) their application. Get your supported
share application in ASAP as soon as it is released because it is on a first
come first serve basis until funds run out.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>PPS - I am really, really hoping to pull off a REAL website for the farm this spring too..thanks to my very experienced sister Sue:)</o:p></span></div>
<!----click--><br />Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-18583298260579386882014-10-24T13:22:00.004-04:002014-10-24T13:22:58.370-04:00Farmers Market this Saturday!<h3 id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414170995206_2736" style="color: #606060; display: block; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 125%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414170995206_2741" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: georgia, times, times new roman, serif;">The Winter Market takes place on<br /><strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414170995206_2742">Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm</strong><br /> at the South Hero Congregational Church<br /> on South Street in South Hero,<br /> on the following dates:</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414170995206_2746" style="color: dimgrey; font-family: georgia, times, times new roman, serif;"><strong>October 25<br /> November 8 & 22<br /> December 6 & 20</strong><br /><br /> For more information visit<br /><a href="http://shlt.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ff9e39d1122492b864194474a&id=4a3f697442&e=7334865b50" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1414170995206_2745" rel="nofollow" style="-ms-word-wrap: break-word; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">www.champlainislandsfarmersmarket.com</a></span></div>
Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-85678919158900269142014-09-29T15:21:00.001-04:002014-09-29T15:21:27.803-04:00Journal Post for week of September 29
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Week 16</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hi everyone- Sorry we haven't written in
a few weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It comes down to time
sometimes - wherther we have enough time to pick this or that or write the newsletter,
or wash eggs or feed lunch..you know how it is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I wanted to make sure we wrote today to fill you on the next few
weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We have pickup today
September 29 from 4-630 and drop offs on thursday october 2 (except for FAHC
which will be on wednesday)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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6 from 4 to 630 and drop offs Thursday October 9. - week 17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the whole week of October 13 (Columbus Day)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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20 from 4 - 630 and drop offs Thursday October 23 - Week 18 - Last pickup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Also
on October 20 will be Blue Heron Farm's Annual Hoedown Potluck - bring a dish
to share, bring an instrument and come celebrate the Blue Heron Farm's 10th
Birthday!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eating will start around 5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can pick up your share anytime between 4
and 630.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We'll have birthday cake, farm
fresh food, mulled cider and music and other treats</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">
This is open to anyone who wants to come and celebrate the farm's birthday!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">This weekend October 4
and 5th we will be at the VT Sheep and Wool Festival at the Tunbridge
Fairgrounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will have all our wool
there along with fresh colors for this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is an amazing festival including a yarn tasting, sheep dogs, food,
music, amazing farmers and their wares.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We will also be at the Saturday Farmers Market in Grand Isle thanks to
Carly and Sophie</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Thanks to the amazing
volunteer crew on Mondays<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Diantha,
Gretchen and Gail and Carly we have been able to harvest all the onions -
nearly 500 lbs last Monday and today we harvested almost 500 lbs of potatoes</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">
We still have more potatoes coming - the storage varieties and more of those
yummy gold potatoes. It looks like the reminerilzation of the potato and greens
soils are paying off. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also have very
sweet carrots coming -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delia and Sadie
have been tasting them every day to make sure they are sweet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The girls have been eating the spinach like
potato chips this week - they gobble it up - no cooking neccesary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The baby red russian kale in your share this
week is perfect to eat raw, put in smoothies, stirfry or make kale chips. We
went to a wonderful family potluck over the weekend and we brought a tossed
salad with lettuce mix, kale, spinach and arugula - it was gorgeous! We made a
maple balsamic vinaigrette - something that should be on a magazine cover ;) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We found out a couple
of weeks ago our cow Maggie is pregnant and due May 6 - Christine's
birthday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Annie our other milk cow is
due November 6th.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will be breeding
our sheep soon - probably the middle of October or so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were gifted two blueberry bushes from
Island blueberries - Delia is ecstatic - blueberries are her favorite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadie's our raspberries - we will have to get
her a few bushes this fall or next spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We will be processing meat birds this Wednesday if anyone is interested
in buying some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>they will be fresh til end
of day Saturday - then they go in the freezer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">It's so easy to focus
on all the hard things, all the challenges with farming and family life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We struggle with the balance. I have been reflecting
on this a lot lately - crops fail, wars, violence, not enough time to do x, not
enough rain, too much rain, housework needs to be done, we need to build house,
laundry, paying bills, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all get
bogged down with all the quagmire. If we focus on all the challenges of every
day life, we don't get to see the zinnias amongst the quack grass. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">
this is so easy to say than do, really. We are trying to focus on the positive
- the positive gives you a lot more energy than constantly harping on what is
wrong or negative. We are not looking at the world with pollyanna glasses but
to see the bigger picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A friend
texted me this yesterday "The brave who focus on all things good and all
things true, even in the small, who give thanks for it and discover joy even in
the here and now, they are the change agents who bring fullest Light to all the
world." So be brave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Revel in the
moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bring the brave light.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">It is amazes me how
much this land nourishes all of us - our bellies, our souls, our minds. Thanks
for being part of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks for
listening.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
look forward to farming with you this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Peace,
your farmers, Christine, Adam, Sadie and Delia, and Carly <o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">This<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>list is what is in a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>full share this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things may change between Monday and Thursday
and Individual and Salad share will get differing amounts and may not get
everything on the list. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Onions, Lettuce
Mix, Potatoes, Spinach, Baby Red Russian Kale, Cilantro, Dill, Winter Squash,
Heirloom Tomatoes<o:p></o:p></b></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Farm Fresh Raw milk for Sale<o:p></o:p></span></u></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-size: 9pt;">We are very lucky to have two milking cows - Annie and Maggie - both
give us plenty of milk each and every day and we would like to share that with
you and anyone else would like to have raw milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sell it $5 a half gal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also can do a sliding scale if needed for
the milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can buy milk at CSA pickup
or anytime out of our barn fridge next to our house at 34 quaker<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Eggs for sale </span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-size: 9pt;">We have the pretty girls’ eggs for sale – these are
free-range, certified organic chicken eggs that are brown eggs– with the brightest
yellow/orange yolks you ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
eggs are $5.00 a dozen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3.00 half dozen<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
<pre style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-top: 12pt; mso-outline-level: 1;"><tt><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-variant: small-caps;">***FRESH CERTIFIED ORGANIC whole CHICKEN AVAILABLE at the FARM TODAY - $5.50 a lb*** Also available in the fridge freezer section in our barn milk fridge next to our house.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Slow-Cooker
Caramelized Onions & French Onion Soup <o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/2013/11/11/slow-cooker-caramelized-onions-french-onion-soup-make-ahead-mondays/<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">The
slow-cooker is the ideal way to make big batches of luscious, brown, meltingly
tender Caramelized Onions for whatever purposes you like them. Included is my
recipe for perfect French Onion Soup using the caramelized onions as a base. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">For
the Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">3
medium sized red onions <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">6
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1/2
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1/2
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1/2 cups chicken broth <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- you could use
veg broth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">kosher
salt and black pepper to taste <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">6-8
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">6-8
thin slices Swiss cheese (or 1/4 pound grated Swiss cheese, or more to taste)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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peel, and thinly slice all of the onions. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the olive
oil over the bottom of the slow-cooker's crock. Add about half of the onions,
sprinkle about half of the salt over the onions, drizzle another 2 tablespoons
of the olive oil, and repeat with the remaining onions, salt, and olive oil.
Sprinkle the thyme over everything and then use tongs to toss the contents so
the onions are evenly coated with oil. Place the lid on the crock, turn the
heat to HIGH, and let it cook for 9-10 hours, stirring and flipping the
contents from bottom to top after 1 hour and again after 3 hours. After those
stirs, you should not need to keep agitating the contents of the slow cooker
unless your cooker runs hot. If you know it runs hot, it wouldn't hurt to move
the onions around every couple of hours to prevent scorching. When the onions
are deep golden brown to medium brown, turn the slow-cooker off and portion out
the onions into freezer safe containers. I tend to do one batch big enough for
French Onion Soup, and two smaller containers for pizzas, flatbreads,
sandwiches, and whatnot. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">To
Make the French Onion Soup: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Preheat
the oven to 400°F. You can either remove half of the caramelized onions from
the slow cooker and finish making the soup in the crock or you can transfer
half of the caramelized onions to a pot to make the soup. Either way, add the
beef and chicken broths to half of the caramelized onions over HIGH heat. While
the soup heats, drizzle the bread slices with olive oil on both sides.
Depending on the size and shape of the bowls you will be using to serve the
soup, you may have to trim the bread to fit. Toast the bread in the preheated
oven for about 6 minutes, flipping halfway through the time, or until golden
brown and crisp on both sides. Set aside. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">When
the soup is steaming hot, but not boiling, taste the broth and adjust with salt
and pepper if necessary. Ladle the soup into broiler-safe bowls, top each bowl
with one or two croutons. Top each crouton with a slice of Swiss cheese or a
generous handful of grated Swiss cheese. Put the bowls under the broiler until
the cheese is melted, bubbly, and browned in places. Serve immediately.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">All-Dressed Kale Chips</span>
<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;">
Crispy and chewy kale chips baked in the oven and seasoned to perfection. Enjoy
these as a healthy alternative to potato chips. Use as many or as little spices
as you'd like.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; display: none; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-hide: all;">Total Time<br />
<span class="duration"><time datetime="PT40M" itemprop="totalTime">40 Minutes</time></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;">per baking sheet:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;">approx. 1/2 bunch kale leaves</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><span itemprop="ingredients">1/2
tablespoon extra virgin olive oil or melted coconut oil</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><span itemprop="ingredients">1.5
tablespoons nutritional yeast</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><span itemprop="ingredients">1
teaspoon garlic powder</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><span itemprop="ingredients">3/4
teaspoon chili powder</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><span itemprop="ingredients">1/2
teaspoon onion powder</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><span itemprop="ingredients">1/2
teaspoon smoked paprika</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><span itemprop="ingredients">1/4
teaspoon fine grain sea salt or pink Himalayan sea salt</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><span itemprop="ingredients">1/8
teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Preheat oven to 300F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with
parchment paper. Remove leaves from the stems of the kale and roughly tear it
up into large pieces. Compost the stems (or freeze for smoothies). Wash and
spin the leaves until thoroughly dry. Add kale leaves into a large bowl.
Massage in the oil until all the nooks and crannies are coated in oil. Now
sprinkle on the spices/seasonings and toss to combine. Spread out the kale onto
the prepared baking sheet into a single layer, being sure not to overcrowd the
kale.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Bake for 10 minutes, rotate the pan, and bake for another 12-15
minutes more until the kale begins to firm up. The kale will look shrunken, but
this is normal. I bake for 25 mins. total in my oven. Cool the kale on the
sheet for 3 minutes before digging in! This really makes all the difference!
Enjoy immediately as they lose their crispiness with time. Repeat this process
for the other half of the bunch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Note: Feel free to make these in a dehydrator if you have one. You
can also experiment with the convection or dehydrator setting on your oven (if
applicable). Read more: <a href="http://ohsheglows.com/print-recipe/?id=762#ixzz3EjYHa0oZ"><span style="color: #003399; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">http://ohsheglows.com/print-recipe/?id=762#ixzz3EjYHa0oZ</span></a></span><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">SHARE THE HARVEST
FUNDRAISER THIS THURSDAY OCTOBER 2<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">As you know, we
partner with NOFA-VT to offer Supported CSA shares to community members who not
be able to participate otherwise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">On Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 generous restaurants, coops, and food
stores statewide will participate in Share the Harvest 2014 by donating a
portion of their day’s sales to the Farm Share Program. NOFA Vermont
thanks these participants and all of the people who eat out or shop
at participating establishments on this date.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/NOFAVT?code=STH"><span style="color: #3b774a; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f">
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accepted year round. If you would like to contribute to the Farm Share
Program, you can do so <a href="https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/NOFAVT?code=STH"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">online </span></span></a>or <a href="http://nofavt.org/sites/default/files/donationform.pdf"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">download this coupon to make a
donation</span></span><em><span style="color: #3b774a; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">. </span></em></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">NOFA Vermont's <a href="http://nofavt.org/programs/farm-share"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Farm Share Program</span></span></a> is a great way that limited-income
Vermonters can afford to purchase CSA (community supported agriculture) shares
of fresh produce from their local farmers. Donations to the Farm Share Program
go into a fund which helps subsidize CSA shares to needy Vermonters. NOFA
Vermont believes that all Vermonters should be able to eat local organic food,
regardless of their income level, while also making sure farmers get a good
wage for their hard work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">In 2014, the Farm Share Program
is serving over 1,400 limited-income people statewide with participation from
50 Vermont farms. Demand for Farm Share Program support is significant and a
waiting list for CSA share recipients has been established. The Farm Share
Program is funded by individual donations and by the annual Share the Harvest
fundraiser.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Click on any of the 2014 Share
the Harvest participant's names below to learn more about them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">If you know of a
restaurant or food store who would like to participate in Share the Harvest
2015, please contact Becca Weiss at <a href="mailto:becca@nofavt.org"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">becca@nofavt.org</span></span></a> or
802-434-4122 x 20.</span></em><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="list"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Share the Harvest 2014 participants are listed
below.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Special thanks to those
businesses who have shown their commitment to our local food system with their
long-time participation in Share the Harvest. Businesses with 8 or more years
of participation are designated with asterisks (*).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #52a746; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; text-transform: uppercase;">2014 Participants<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Benn-Diner-Inc/197037143678982?rf=228196120525055"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Sonny's Blue Benn Diner</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Bennington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://colatinaexit.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Colatina
Exit*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Local-Buzz/258082966873"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Local Buzz</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Bradford<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.asinglepebble.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*A Single Pebble*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.citizencider.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Citizen Cider</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.citymarket.coop/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*City
Market/Onion River Coop*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.dailyplanet15.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">The Daily Planet</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.cortijovt.com/home.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">El Cortijo Taqueria</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.farmhousetg.com/home.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">The Farmhouse Tap & Grill</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://greatharvestburlington.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Great Harvest Bread Co</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.guildtavern.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Guild
Tavern</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.henofthewood.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Hen of the Wood</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://hotelvt.com/dining-drinking"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Juniper</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 16;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.lakeviewhouserestaurant.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Lake View House Restaurant*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 17;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://leonardosonline.com/about-us.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Leonardo's Pizza</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 18;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.leunigsbistro.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Leunig's*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 19;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.magnoliabistro.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Magnolia Bistro</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 20;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.pascolovt.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Pascolo</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 21;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.pennycluse.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Penny
Cluse Cafe*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 22;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://skinnypancake.com/locations/burlington-restaurant/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">The Skinny Pancake</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 23;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.splashattheboathouse.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Splash at the Boathouse*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 24;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.trattoriadelia.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Trattoria Delia*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 25;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.lakeviewhouserestaurant.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Lake View Restaurant*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">S
Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 26;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.yourfarmstand.com/Home"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Your Farmstand</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Charlotte<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 27;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://cedarcirclefarm.org/farmstand"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center Farm Stand</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">E.
Thetford<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 28;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.theabbeyrestaurant.net/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*The Abbey Restaurant*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Enosburg
Falls<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 29;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.essexresortspa.com/essex-vt-restaurants-en.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">The Junction Restaurant at
Essex Resort & Spa</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Essex
Junction<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 30;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.sweetclovermarket.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Sweet Clover Market*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Essex<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 31;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Foothills-Bakery-Fairfax-VT/108772862510442"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Foothill's Bakery*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Fairfax<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 32;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://buffalomountaincoop.org/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Buffalo Mountain Food Co-op*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Hardwick<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 33;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.goodtimescafevt.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Good Times Cafe*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Hinesburg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 34;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://gringojacks.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Gringo
Jack's</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Manchester<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 35;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.viewmenu.com/mulligans-pub--restaurant/menu?ref=google"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Mulligans of Manchester*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Manchester<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 36;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.newmorningnaturalfoods.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*New Morning Natural Foods*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Manchester<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 37;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://perfectwife.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*The
Perfect Wife Restaurant*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Manchester<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 38;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://americanflatbread.com/restaurants/middlebury-vt/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*American Flatbread Middlebury
Hearth*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Middlebury<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 39;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/btvcy-courtyard-middlebury/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Courtyard Middlebury Bistro</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Middlebury<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 40;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.fireandicerestaurant.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Fire and Ice Restaurant*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Middlebury<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 41;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.greenpeppersrestaurant.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Green Peppers*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Middlebury<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 42;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.middleburycoop.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Middlebury<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 43;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.ottercreekbakery.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Otter Creek Bakery</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Middlebury<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 44;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.stoneleaftea.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Stone Leaf Tea House</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Middlebury<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 45;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://wayburyinn.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*The
Waybury Inn*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Middlebury<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 46;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.nuttystephs.com/flagship"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Nutty Steph's </span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Middlesex<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 47;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://capitolgrounds.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Capitol
Grounds*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Montpelier<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 48;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.hungermountain.coop/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Hunger Mountain Co-op*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Montpelier<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 49;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.sarduccis.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Sarducci's*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Montpelier<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 50;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://skinnypancake.com/locations/montpelier-restaurant/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">The Skinny Pancake</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Montpelier<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 51;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.thebeesknees-vt.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">The Bee's Knees</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Morrisville<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 52;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.plainfieldcoop.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*The Plainfield Co-op*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Plainfield<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 53;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.positivepie.com/plainfield/home.php" target="_blank"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Positive Pie Plainfield*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Plainfield<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 54;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.thegleanery.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">The
Gleanery</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Putney<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 55;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.putneycoop.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Putney
Food Co-op*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Putney<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 56;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://toscanocafe.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Toscano
Cafe & Bistro*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Richmond<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 57;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://rutlandcoop.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Rutland
Area Food Co-op*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Rutland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 58;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.shelburnefarms.org/staydine"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*The Inn at Shelburne Farms*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Shelburne<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 59;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://springfieldfood.coop/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Springfield Food Co-op</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Springfield<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 60;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.jeffsmaineseafoodrestaurant.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Jeff's Maine Seafood*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">St.
Albans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 61;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.naturalprovisionsvt.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*Natural Provisions*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">St.
Johnsbury<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 62;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://stjfoodcoop.com/wp/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*St.
Johnsbury Food Co-op*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">St.
Johnsbury<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 63;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://leonardosonline.com/about-us.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Leonardo's Pizza</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">S.
Burlington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 64;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://healthheroislandfarm.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Health Hero Island Farmstand</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">S.
Hero<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 65;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.soromarket.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">*South
Royalton Market*</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">S.
Royalton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 66;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><a href="http://www.harvestatstowe.com/"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">Harvest Market</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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</span><br />Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-73742699466689534262014-09-12T09:55:00.002-04:002014-09-12T09:55:15.506-04:00CSA pickup moved from Monday to Tuesday September 16<div id="yui_3_16_0_6_1410529375238_4">
<span id="yui_3_16_0_6_1410529375238_9">Hi Everyone-</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_6_1410529375238_13">We have to go to Boston for a family event for my brother and sister in law's baby on Sunday. It will be too much to travel back and forth in one day with our kids- so we have to move CSA pickup to <strong id="yui_3_16_0_6_1410529375238_23">Tuesday September 16 from 4 - 630.</strong> Thursday drop offs will remain the same.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_6_1410529375238_18">Sorry for the inconvenience. If this is a problem for anyone please let us know, we will gladly pack your share and you can pick it up on Wednesday from the stand. </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_6_1410529375238_29">To our Monday volunteers - Carly would love to still have you and help pick for Tuesday:) She will meet you at the stand at 830.</span></div>
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We had a blast last Monday - we think about 100 people came out for the yummy pizza, music and company. </div>
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Adam, Christine, Sadie, Delia and Carly</div>
Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-57541565142369458052014-09-07T16:38:00.000-04:002014-09-07T16:38:19.510-04:00CSA pickup and Social on Monday night here on the farmHi everyone! CSA pickup tomorrow and NOFA-VT Social at our farm. Please come on down or up ;) It goes from 430 to 6:30 with farm fresh pizzas, tours, dinner BHF style. Spread the word - bring yourself, neighbor, family - we would love to have you. please share widely. <br />
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<a href="http://nofavt.org/events/celebrate-your-farmer-social-blue-heron-farm">http://nofavt.org/events/celebrate-your-farmer-social-blue-heron-farm</a><br />
Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-26051221971739715972014-08-18T14:38:00.001-04:002014-08-18T14:40:17.733-04:00Journal Post for week of August 18th<pre style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-top: 12pt; mso-outline-level: 1; text-indent: 45.8pt;"><tt><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Volume IX, JOURNAL 10<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are many things going over the
internet these days - conflicts, death, ice buckets, beaches, and stories about
not letting your children become farmers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These days the work is hard and long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We wake up early, work past dark, break for meals and play and keep on
keeping on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found Delia's flip flops
by the wash station today, she probably flung them off while picking wildflowers
for the fundraiser we had here yesterday for Food for thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I helped weed Sadie's little garden that she
made all herself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I see the little tykes
cars strewn between the farmstand and the cherry tomato hoophouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found a little basket of eggs collected on
a tour that my girls did yesterday with some visitors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hear the rooster crowing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pick 70 pints of cherry tomatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our steadfast volunteers pick the green beans
that will be on your plates today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
ate eggs from chickens that we had as chicks and ham we had from a pig we had
as a piglet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I snacked on tomatoes,
split cucumbers in two in the field and ate one - their refreshing snap and
crispness a nice break in the picking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
scout out the corn with Adam to hopefully to pick later in the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our girls had yogurt for breakfast from our
sweet cows Annie and Maggie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadie found
it to be a bit chilly this morning, and she grabbed her wool hat made with
these hands made from the wool from the backs of our sheep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The coolness of mid august was welcome while
picking this morning for this community we belong to. Our girls were so excited
to show everyone that came yesterday the beauty and fullness of this scared
place - explaining along the way why we raise that vegetable, why we raise
sheep and chickens and cows , how all the animals and veggies and people need
each other to grow. This is our office - this is what pays the bills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things are not all roses on small diversified
family farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a lot of hard work,
stress, dirt, and anxiety. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this farm
is what gets us out of bed every morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The joy that is in farming along with all the yuck - is a wonder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes you have to take a step back and
see the forest for the trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Our girls will be
themselves when they grow up - our hope is to help them build their toolbox of
skills: mentally, physically and spiritually - to be who they are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their occupation will be to be good,
passionate, caring citizens - knowing they are part of a bigger community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knowing where their food comes from and how
important food, shelter and clothing are to everyone. When I was a kid, I
wanted to be an astronaut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learned to
work hard, being caring, brave, loving and passionate. And I know I am those
things today and I express those things through my daily life- that’s what I
hope defines me not necessarily my occupation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I hope the same for my girls to be who they want to be and not have an
occupation to define them. They will be independent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They will know how to grow, harvest and
prepare their own food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They will be
able to know how to read the weather, the land and drive a tractor</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">
Farming is more than a profession. Farming is a way of life, it is not 9 to 5,
it is dynamic. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being a farmer is who you
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">I saw the following
article and it spoke to me and other mama farmers I know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My girls know where their food comes from,
they know the work that goes into farming and the flexibility of us going with
dirty knees and all to a baseball game or dance practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Farming is a way of life that is hard but so
rewarding. I have enclosed the article for you to read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be brave. Wear stripes and polka dots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be home before dark to put the baby chicks in.
get dirty</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Peace,
your farmers, Christine, Adam, Sadie and Delia, and Carly <o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">""Don't Let Your Children Grow Up
to Be Farmers." That was the title of an op-ed piece in the <em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">New York Times</span></em> circling
around my Facebook feed this week. You may have <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/opinion/sunday/dont-let-your-children-grow-up-to-be-farmers.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">read it yourself</span></a>, but if not here's the gist: There is no
money in farming with integrity as a small business model. It's a
nearly-impossible way to make a living. Those organic veggies at your local
farmers' market, the CSA share you may or may not have invested in, the truck
hauls to busy city centers to deliver box club splits... It's a dog-eat-dog
shit show, a constant competition between "hobby" farms (some are
recreation of the wealthy for land tax breaks in the same farmer's market as
commercial growers) and nonprofit farms who have boards of directors to hand
out new tractors instead of resorting to begging a bank for a loan. It was a
good article and as a good point was made. Farming as your sole source of income
is no way to get rich and getting harder all the time, even among this recent
food movement. And that was why the title was what it was, to grab your
attention and point out how hard the much-applauded small farm business is.
"Don't let your children grow up to be farmers" was a warning and an
earnest one.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The article ends with issues farmers need
to fight for, like loan forgiveness for college grads (I personally would love
this one) who pursue agriculture and better wages for every part of the
food-growing system. Like I said, it was a powerful article and well written,
and I agree with him on all points but one:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Let your children grow up to be farmers.</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Let them know what it is like to be free
from fluorescent lights and laser pointer meetings. Let them challenge
themselves to be forever resourceful and endlessly clever. Let them whistle and
sing loud as they like without getting called into an office for
"disturbing the workforce." Let them commute down a winding path with
birdsong instead of a freeway's constant growl. Let them be bold. Let them be
romantic. Let them grow up not having to ask another adult for permission to go
to the dentist at 2 p.m. on a Thursday. Let them get dirty. Let them kill
animals. Let them cry at the beauty of fallow earth they just signed the deed
for. Let them bring animals into this world, and realize they don't care about
placenta on their shirt because they no longer <i>care about shirts</i>. Let
them wake up during a snowstorm and fight drifts at the barn door instead of
traffic. Let them learn what <i>real</i> work is. Let them find happiness in
the understanding that success and wealth are not the same thing. Let them skip
the fancy wedding. Let them forget four years of unused college. Let them go.
Let them go home.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Farming never has been, and never will be,
an easy life but for many it is an easy choice. For me it was the only choice.
Perhaps that is what it takes? Being a farmer means wanting to do it more than
anything else. It means giving up things other people take for granted as givens,
like travel and the latest fashion, new cars and 401k plans. It means making
choices your peers won't understand, your family will disapprove of, and other
farmers will scoff at. It means making a decision and owning it, <i>really
owning it </i>the way few people get to own anything in their lives anymore.
Let your children grow up to know this responsibility. Let them literally put
food on the table, lift up their bootstraps and learn how much effort a life
worth living entails.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I have been living on this farm full-time
for nearly two years, and it has never been without worry. But that heavy
blanket of anxiety is full of many, tiny, holes that let in brilliant beams of
light, as many as there are stars! And those pieces of light I have reached
have changed me so much. They are mountaintop rides on a draft horse, meals I
knew as chicks and seeds, and finding a spiritual home in the everyday work and
rhythms of my life. The version of me who was too scared to farm would
certainly be more solvent, but she wouldn't be happy. She wouldn't know how to
hunt deer, ride a horse, plant a garden or butcher a chicken. It is only in the
last few decades of abnormal history that these skills were considered
recreational or outdated. And perhaps that <em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">New
York Times</span></em> writer will find himself in a much better place
financially when local food goes from being a novelty of the so-inclined to the
staples his community depends on when gas prices, natural disasters, political
climates or any other disruption in the cattle cars of modern civilization
start to hiccup. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">And that may be the best reason to let you
children grow up to become farmers: they can feed themselves. They can achieve
the most basic of human needs in a society clueless about how to take care of
themselves without a car and a supermarket. Becoming a farmer isn't in
financial fashion right now; that is sadly true, but it will be again. As long
as people need to eat there will be a business in doing so, and it's up to each
farmer to find his or her niche, celebrate it, unapologetically accept good
money for it, and keep doing it far past the point of reason. Any son or
daughter of mine that dared to be so bold would not be discouraged from facing
the world with such fierceness for simplicity. Antlers on fire can set a lot
more holes in a dark blanket.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Let your children grow up to become
farmers. There is a surplus of mediocrity in this nation and a deficit of
bravery. Let your children grow up to be farmers. Let them be brave. " -</span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenna-woginrich/"><span class="name2"><span style="color: #2ba6cb; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Jenna Woginrich</span></span></a>
</span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <a href="http://www.barnheart.com/" target="_hplink"><span style="color: black;">Cold Antler Farm.</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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and Individual and Salad share will get differing amounts and may not get
everything on the list. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Onions, Lettuce,
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We are very lucky to have two milking
cows - Annie and Maggie - both give us plenty of milk each and every day and we
would like to share that with you and anyone else would like to have raw
milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sell it $5 a half gal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also can do a sliding scale if needed for
the milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can buy milk at CSA pickup
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<u><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">***FRESH CERTIFIED ORGANIC CHICKEN AVAILABLE at the FARM TODAY - $5.50 a lb***<o:p></o:p></span></span></u><br />
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girls’ eggs for sale – these are free-range, certified organic chicken eggs
that are brown eggs– with the brightest yellow/orange yolks you ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eggs are $5.00 a dozen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3.00 half dozen<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-87489825608436209652014-08-13T12:28:00.001-04:002014-08-13T12:28:50.609-04:00Journal Post August 11,2014<pre style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-top: 12pt; mso-outline-level: 1; text-indent: 45.8pt;"><tt><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Volume IX, JOURNAL 9<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
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intensive things like potatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers..that is why this
journal is late and abbreviated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
cherry tomatoes are really starting to come in now and the full size tomatoes
are really thinking about turning for us</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a first harvest of red potatoes -
they are all red - they are called Mountain rose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delicious potatoes whether its boiled, fried,
grilled or broiled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a couple of
nights this week - I boiled these potatoes, drained them added salt, pepper, olive
oil, the green tops of the onions and put in a pyrex pan and put cheddar cheese
all over it and broiled it for 7 minutes - so.yummy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We processed chickens
and they are now available fresh on the farm or at the farmers market. They
range from 3.0 to 4.75 lbs and they are $6 a pound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; display: none; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-hide: all;">oods to
children at risk of hunger in Grand Isle County- come enjoy a great meal,
support local farms and food businesses, and help feed our community- all at
once! <br />
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By donation. Suggested donation $17 per person, kids under 13 free. <br />
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RSVP encouraged, so that we can be sure to have plenty of food! Email
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We are getting ready
for the Savor the Islands Dinner happening on our farm this Sunday from 3 to
5pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a fundraiser for Food For
Thought - Islands Summer Lunch program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We will have wood fired flatbreads filled with toppings from our farm
and other island farms, many yummy side dishes and farm fresh ricotta
cheesecakes and other sweet treats for dessert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There will be a self-guided tours and music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We look forward to seeing you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hope you all can come. It is by donation with
a suggested donation of $17 per adult and free for children under 13.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the suggested donation is a stretch - just
put in what you can and if you can put in more - go for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This should be a wonderful event! Last year
we had almost 150 people here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Peace,
your farmers, Christine, Adam, Sadie and Delia, and Carly <o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We are very lucky to have two milking
cows - Annie and Maggie - both give us plenty of milk each and every day and we
would like to share that with you and anyone else would like to have raw
milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sell it $5 a half gal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also can do a sliding scale if needed for
the milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can buy milk at CSA pickup
or anytime out of our barn fridge next to our house at 34 quaker<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Eggs for sale </span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We have the pretty girls’
eggs for sale – these are free-range, certified organic chicken eggs that are
brown eggs– with the brightest yellow/orange yolks you ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eggs are $5.00 a dozen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3.00 half dozen<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; display: none; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-hide: all;">oods to children at risk of
hunger in Grand Isle County- come enjoy a great meal, support local farms and
food businesses, and help feed our community- all at once! <br />
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By donation. Suggested donation $17 per person, kids under 13 free. <br />
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RSVP encouraged, so that we can be sure to have plenty of food! Email
harmonyvt@yahoo.com. oods to children at risk of hunger in Grand Isle County-
come enjoy a great meal, support local farms and food businesses, and help feed
our community- all at once! <br />
<br />
By donation. Suggested donation $17 per person, kids under 13 free. <br />
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RSVP encouraged, so that we can be sure to have plenty of food! Email
harmonyvt@yahoo.com.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="display: none; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hide: all;">oods to children
at risk of hunger in Grand Isle County- come enjoy a great meal, support local
farms and food businesses, and help feed our community- all at once! <br />
<br />
By donation. Suggested donation $17 per person, kids under 13 free. <br />
<br />
RSVP encouraged, so that we can be sure to have plenty of food! Email
harmonyvt@yahoo.com.</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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Cucumbers</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> from the <i>Madison Area CSA Coalition </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cucumber, chopped <br />
2 garlic cloves, chopped <br />
2 Tbs. olive oil <br />
1 Tbs. lemon juice <br />
8 oz. yogurt <br />
1 Tbs. chopped fresh mint <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all ingredients, chill and serve. Makes 2-3 servings. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Cherry
Tomato & Avocado Salad</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">1 basket
cherry tomatoes, halved <br />
2 Tablespoons chopped <a href="http://mariquita.com/recipes/scallions.html"><span style="color: black;">scallion</span></a>
or other mild onion <br />
1 cup (approx.) chopped <a href="http://mariquita.com/recipes/avocados.htm"><span style="color: black;">avocado
</span></a><br />
2 tablespoons chopped herb (such as <a href="http://mariquita.com/recipes/parsley.html"><span style="color: black;">parsley</span></a>, <a href="http://mariquita.com/recipes/cilantro.html"><span style="color: black;">cilantro</span></a>, <a href="http://mariquita.com/recipes/dill.html"><span style="color: black;">dill</span></a>....) <br />
optional vinaigrette to coat (whirl 2 T lemon juice or vinegar, 1 small clove
garlic, 1 t mustard, pinch salt and pepper, with 1/2 cup olive oil in blender.)
Gently mix all ingredients. Serve. (The avocado is optional but delicious) <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Marinated
Cherry Tomatoes </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">4
servings<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">2 baskets
Cherry tomatoes, cut in half <br />
1 small onion, coarsely chopped<br />
1/4 cup Finely chopped <a href="http://mariquita.com/recipes/parsley.html"><span style="color: black;">parsley
</span></a><br />
1 Tablespoon Finely chopped <a href="http://mariquita.com/recipes/rosemary.html"><span style="color: black;">rosemary
</span></a><br />
3 Garlic cloves, minced <br />
1/3 cup Extra-virgin olive oil <br />
3 Tablespoons Balsamic vinegar <br />
Salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Mix
tomatoes, onions, parsley, rosemary, garlic, olive oil and vinegar in a shallow
bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Cover the bowl and let tomatoes marinate at
room temperature at least 1 hour, but preferably 3 to 4 hours or overnight.
Stir occasionally. Enjoy with crostini or as a side dish. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-3522870092892056152014-08-04T13:36:00.001-04:002014-08-04T13:36:40.065-04:00Journal post for week of August 4
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Week
8: What crew we had this morning!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thanks to Carly, Todd, Sadie, Gail, Diantha, Gretchen, Patrick and
Garren for harvesting out of our jungle of a farm</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> It is thanks to them
that all of these yummy veggies are for you today</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> Commitment is what I
have to say when they picked all those cherry tomatoes out of the jungle of the
hoophouse - I need to get in there with my clippers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The carrots that the girls have been nibbling
on are finally ready - hmmm weren't these supposed to be spring carrots? The
fall carrots and beets are up and growing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Everything is loving this rain we got last night - I think we received
about 1/2 inch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A couple of folks asked
about potatoes - I think next week - we have a bunch growing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That field was too wet to get into and its
not good to play with clay soil when its wet ;) The first crop of corn is
looking good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are just waiting for it
to bulk up maybe next week maybe the week after. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cucumbers are in full force finally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tomatoes are starting to ripen more with
all the clipping and trimming we did in the middle house - you get the first of
these today</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> The ground cherries
might be ready next week but definitely the week after. Oh and the lettuce
should be back next week - if we picked it today we would have had to pick so
many baby heads that we would have wiped out supply .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we are going to let them get a little bit
bigger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They love this weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
had a wonderful Savor the Islands dinner at Snowfarm yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was on topping duty for flatbreads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was great fun to make all these fun
creative pizzas and have Matt cook them in the wood fired oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So tasty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Such a great fundraiser for Food For Thought - Farmers slinging pizzas
and desserts </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> So much fun! Our farm
is the next one on August 17 from 3-5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Hope many of you can come - it is by donation and all the food is
local.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I might even make a few
ricotta cheesecakes too;) We will be looking for volunteers who would like to
help with our event - everything from cooking, cleaning, setting up, collecting
tents and tables, oh the list goes on - if you are interested let us know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will feed you really well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had over 140 people last year</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a great week. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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look forward to farming with you this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Peace,
your farmers, Christine, Adam, Sadie and Delia, Carly and Todd<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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and Individual and Salad share will get differing amounts and may not get
everything on the list. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Zucchini, Summer
Squash, Carrots, Basil, Cilantro, Onions, Squash blossoms, Cucumbers, Pickling
cucumbers, Green Cabbage, cherry/full size heirloom tomatoes<o:p></o:p></b></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Farm Fresh Raw milk for Sale<o:p></o:p></span></u></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We are very lucky to have two milking
cows - Annie and Maggie - both give us plenty of milk each and every day and we
would like to share that with you and anyone else would like to have raw
milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sell it $5 a half gal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also can do a sliding scale if needed for
the milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can buy milk at CSA pickup
or anytime out of our barn fridge next to our house at 34 quaker<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Eggs for sale </span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We have the pretty
girls’ eggs for sale – these are free-range, certified organic chicken eggs
that are brown eggs– with the brightest yellow/orange yolks you ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eggs are $5.00 a dozen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3.00 half dozen<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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Blossoms<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></tt></div>
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squash blossoms that are in your shares this week are the male blossoms from a
summer squash or zucchini plant. You can eat the female ones, but we figure
they are pretty busy making fruit and they kind of fall apart when you pull
them off the fruit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some say pull them
stamen out but I don't.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These plants
create a plentiful amount of squash blossoms to make sure that the female
blossoms are pollinated to make fruit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We take the excess off and enjoy these only summer time treats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pick them all when they are wide open and
they will gradually close on their own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is important to pick only wide open ones, so they open later for
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shake out any stray bugs, fill a
ziploc bag with some soft cheese (chevre, ricotta, cream cheese, really any
kind) cut a little hole in the corner and pipe the cheese into each blossom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dip in egg, then roll in flour or cornmeal or
panko or regular bread crumbs or a combo of all the above - and in a hot
skillet with oil (we have used canola, coconut or organic vegetable shortening)
cook until one side is golden brown and then the other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can fry them without filling them but oh my
- are they delicious filled! Sadie can sit and eat plates of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can also eat squash blossoms just in
salads or just the way they are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
CSA members are chopped them about put them into fritattas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are best used within the first few days
of having them if you are going to stuff them.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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Cucumbers</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> from the <i>Madison Area CSA Coalition </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cucumber, chopped <br />
2 garlic cloves, chopped <br />
2 Tbs. olive oil <br />
1 Tbs. lemon juice <br />
8 oz. yogurt <br />
1 Tbs. chopped fresh mint <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all ingredients, chill and serve. Makes 2-3 servings. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Baked
Summer Squash with Pesto Crumbs<br />
</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">from <i>More Recipes from a Kitchen Garden</i> by Renee Shepherd<br />
This can be served as a whole meal, over wild rice and garnished with toasted
pecans. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">3 lbs.
Mixed summer squash<br />
3 Tbs. butter<br />
1 Tbs. olive oil<br />
1/4 cup half-and-half<br />
3/4 tsp. salt<br />
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper<br />
1/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg<br />
1/4 tsp. mace<br />
1 tsp. sugar<br />
2 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary<br />
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro<br />
2 shallots, minced<br />
4 scallions, finely chopped<br />
½ cup Pesto Bread Crumbs Recipe(see below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Preheat
oven to 400F. Lightly oil a 2 ½ to 3 quart casserole dish with cover. Trim
squash and cut into large chunks (about 1 ½ inches). Arrange squash pieces in
casserole and set aside. Melt butter and olive oil together in a small
saucepan. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients, blending thoroughly.
Pour sauce mixture over squash, tossing until squash is coated. Cover casserole
and bake 40 minutes. Toss squash gently and spoon juices and seasonings from
the bottom of dish over squash. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and bake uncovered
for 10 minutes longer, until squashes are tender when pierced with a knife.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Pesto
Bread Crumbs</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1 cup dry
bread crumbs<br />
2 large cloves garlic, chopped<br />
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Asiago cheese<br />
3 Tbs. roasted pine nuts<br />
1 ½ cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves<br />
1/4 tsp. salt<br />
1/8 tsp. freshly ground pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Combine
all ingredients in a food processor until thoroughly blended. After using,
refrigerate any leftovers. Makes 2 cups. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Squash
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">2 eggs<br />
1/2C milk<br />
4 medium summer squashes, grated<br />
1/2C bread crumbs<br />
1/2C grated cheese<br />
1/3C each chopped fresh parsley, basil and cilantro<br />
2T minced shallot or green onion<br />
4T butter<br />
1/4C flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Mix
together eggs and milk. Add squash, herbs and shallots. Then mix in the cheese.
Add slowly the bread crumbs and flour and mix well. In a large, heavy,
non-stick skillet, melt 1T butter until it starts to brown. Spoon about 1/4C of
mixture into the pan and flatten a bit with the spoon. You might be able to fit
2 pancakes into the same pan at once. When the edges show a little browning
turn with a spatula. Cook the other side until it is also golden brown. Keep
pancakes warm in the oven until they are all cooked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-35115535408494182892014-07-28T14:52:00.001-04:002014-07-28T14:52:06.131-04:00Journal POst for week of July 28, 2014
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<pre style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-top: 12pt; mso-outline-level: 1;"><tt><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-variant: small-caps;">So what’s happening on the farm this week?</span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Week
7: Busy, Busy, Busy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rain has been
nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been raining all day - a
nice contemplative rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There has not
been much sun since Saturday- rain and sun help veggies grow a lot in a few
days - we were hoping for more cukes and more cherry tomatoes but both need the
sun to plump up and to turn colors. We are growing this new cherry tomato
"Indigo Rose" it is taking forever to ripen - we picked our first one
today - we can't wait for you to try it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is a deep blue where the sun touches it and the underside turns this
orangey red.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This particular cherry
tomato is filles with Anthocyanins - which are powerful anti-oxidants - like
what is found in blueberries. It was developed by Jim Myers at Oregon State
University using traditional plant breeding techniques. These are crazy looking
tomatoes and we can not wait for them to be ready for all of you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">This
week looks like the cucumbers are finally coming in and we are picking our
first eggplants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The squash blossoms are
delicious and we hope that you enjoy them as much as we do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have enclosed are recipe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The napa cabbage is a great cabbage for slaw,
kim chi, sauerkraut, stirfry or eat raw and toss with a sesame dressing or a
maple balsamic recipe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are in between
lettuce plantings right now - lettuce should be back next week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Need to finish weeding the lettuce mix,
cilantro, and salad turnips - those should be on your table next week too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Yesterday
we took a family field trip to the Wilder homestead in Burke, NY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadie and Delia - well I guess all of us</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">
are huge fans of all the Little house books - we have read them at least 3 or 4
times each and have probably have listened to the audio books multiple
times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The favorite right now is <u>Farmer
Boy </u>and it was great to see the barns and home that Almanzo grew up in and
to even see the black polish mark behind the wall paper that Eliza Jane covered
up. The wash tub that the whole family washed in on a Saturday night. The
pantry! The pantry - oh I could have stayed in there for hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The barns - small and compact and efficient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadie remembered every little bit of the book
and looked on in awe actually seeing everything in person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She even pumped the water - like Almanzo
did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She couldn't believe that he would
have to pump for two hours at a time to fill the trough for the cows and
horses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delia squealed and jumped up and
down in Star and Bright's stalls. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took four of us to hug the large sugar
maple in the front yard which Almanzo could hug at the age of 9 and his arms
fit all the way around. The cellar where all the potatoes and milk and cream
were stored.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dining room where all
those amazing meals were celebrated and shared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The simplicity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a deep
breathe of fresh air. It was an amazing trip - what a humble farmstead, hard
work and passion. When you walked the grounds and the buildings - you could
feel the farm families of the past there with you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So amazing and so comforting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">The
Social that was scheduled for tonight is rescheduled for Sept 8 from 4:30 to
6:30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">This Sunday is the
Second Savor the Island Dinners at Snowfarm Vineyard in South Hero</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> from 3:00-5:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">190
West Shore Road, South Hero <strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">By
Donation. </span></strong>All profits from these farm dinners will be
donated to Food for Thought, a local organization providing fresh healthy food
to children in low income families during the summer, to facilitate local food
purchases. Suggested Donation $17 per person, children under 13 free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
look forward to farming with you this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Peace,
your farmers, Christine, Adam, Sadie and Delia, Carly and Todd<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">This<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>list is what is in a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>full share this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things may change between Monday and Thursday
and Individual and Salad share will get differing amounts and may not get
everything on the list. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Zucchini, Summer
Squash, Green Onions, Sweet Peppers, Squash blossoms, Red Russian Kale,
Heirloom Eggplant, Cucumbers, Napa Cabbage and maybe cherry tomatoes<o:p></o:p></b></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Farm Fresh Raw milk for Sale<o:p></o:p></span></u></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We are very lucky to have two milking
cows - Annie and Maggie - both give us plenty of milk each and every day and we
would like to share that with you and anyone else would like to have raw
milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sell it $5 a half gal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also can do a sliding scale if needed for
the milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can buy milk at CSA pickup
or anytime out of our barn fridge next to our house at 34 quaker<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Eggs for sale </span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We have the pretty
girls’ eggs for sale – these are free-range, certified organic chicken eggs
that are brown eggs– with the brightest yellow/orange yolks you ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eggs are $5.00 a dozen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3.00 half dozen<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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Blossoms<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">The
squash blossoms that are in your shares this week are the male blossoms from a
summer squash or zucchini plant. You can eat the female ones, but we figure
they are pretty busy making fruit and they kind of fall apart when you pull
them off the fruit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some say pull them
stamen out but I don't.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These plants
create a plentiful amount of squash blossoms to make sure that the female
blossoms are pollinated to make fruit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We take the excess off and enjoy these only summer time treats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pick them all when they are wide open and
they will gradually close on their own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is important to pick only wide open ones, so they open later for
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shake out any stray bugs, fill a
ziploc bag with some soft cheese (chevre, ricotta, cream cheese, really any
kind) cut a little hole in the corner and pipe the cheese into each blossom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dip in egg, then roll in flour or cornmeal or
panko or regular bread crumbs or a combo of all the above - and in a hot
skillet with oil (we have used canola, coconut or organic vegetable shortening)
cook until one side is golden brown and then the other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can fry them without filling them but oh my
- are they delicious filled! Sadie can sit and eat plates of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can also eat squash blossoms just in
salads or just the way they are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
CSA members are chopped them about put them into fritattas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are best used within the first few days
of having them if you are going to stuff them.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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Frittata</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">
http://www.seasonalchef.com/recipes/squash-blossom-recipes/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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blossoms<br />
1-2 baby squash<br />
4 eggs<br />
Dash of milk<br />
2 green onions<br />
Asiago cheese or cheddar or what you have on hand<br />
Chopped parsley and snipped chives (optional)<br />
Salt and pepper to taste<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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3 to 4 blossoms per person and 1 or 2 baby yellow or green summer squash. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beat 4 eggs with a little milk. Add fresh
chopped parsley and snipped chives, if desired. Add salt and pepper to taste.
In a non-stick pan, saute a little butter and cook 2 green onion and thinly
sliced baby squash just until soft. Then quickly saute the blossoms for about
30 seconds and remove from pan. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pour egg
mix into pan, sprinkle and arrange the onions, squash and blossoms on top and
cook over low to medium heat until almost set. Sprinkle with Asiago cheese and
put under the broiler until lightly puffed and browned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1/2 cup raw
sesame seeds<br />
1/4 tsp salt<br />
1 dried <a href="http://mariquita.com/recipes/chileflakeessay.html"><span style="color: black;">red chile
flakes</span></a><br />
1 head Cabbage, chopped<br />
3/4 cup water<br />
1 tsp salt<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">"Popu"<br />
1 1/2 tbsp oil (olive, sesame, canola, etc.)<br />
1 dried red chili, cracked<br />
1 pinch fenugreek<br />
1/4 tsp mustard seed<br />
1 tsp cumin seed<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Dry roast
sesame seeds and dried red chili in a pan over medium heat. Stir often until
majority seeds are brown. Remove from heat and cool. Once cool, grind in a food
processor or blender with 1/2 tsp of salt. Excess ground sesame can be stored
in the refrigerator for further use. To cook cabbage over medium heat, add
chopped cabbage to 3/4 cup boiling water + 1 tsp salt. Cook until cabbage is
desired texture. Once cooked, drain excess liquid. Add 1/4-1/2 cup ground
sesame. Turn off heat.Prepare the "popu" in a separate pan by combing
all ingredients, heating over medium heat, and waiting for mustard seeds to
crackle. Once ready, add to cabbage, stir and heat over low heat for 1 minute.
The "popu" can be prepared when the cabbage is nearly finished. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Montreal
Slaw</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><br />
from <em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The Way We Cook</span></em>
by Sheryl Julian and Julie Riven<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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large green cabbage, quartered and cored<br />
2 Tablespoons coarse (kosher or other) salt<br />
4 <a href="http://mariquita.com/recipes/carrots.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">carrots</span></span></a>, grated<br />
1 <a href="http://mariquita.com/recipes/peppers.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="color: black;">green pepper</span></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sliced (<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tablespoons sugar<br />
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar<br />
3 Tablespoons olive oil or another mild salad oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Shred cabbage
and transfer to a large colander, sprinkling the layers with salt. Set the
colander in a large bowl and set aside for 30 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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cabbage a bit and then With your hands, press the cabbage to remove the excess
moisture and transfer to a large bowl. Add the carrots, green pepper, and
scallions and toss thoroughly. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Sprinkle the
vegetables with 3 Tablespoons of the sugar, vinegar, and oil.<br />
Toss again. Taste for seasoning and add more salt, sugar, or vinegar if you
like. Cover bowl and refrigerate slaw for at least 2 hours or for as long as
overnight. Toss again just before serving. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-1945530756736241232014-07-28T09:54:00.001-04:002014-07-28T09:54:25.612-04:00POSTPONED Celebrate the Farmer Social Today POSTPONED Celebrate the Farmer Social Today <br />Due to the rain and muddy fields, the Celebrate the Farmer Social Today at Blue Heron Farm is rescheduled to September 8 from 4:30-6:30.CSA pickup will go on as usual from 4-630 today.<br />Sorry for the inconvenience. Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-51499127384639369962014-07-21T15:07:00.004-04:002014-07-21T15:08:21.025-04:00CSA Journal Post for week of July 21<tt><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Volume IX, JOURNAL 5and6</span></tt><br />
<tt><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps;">July 21, 2014</span></tt><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Week
6: Sorry there was no journal last week- The girls and I went to Cape Cod for a
few days to hang out with my mom, sisters and brothers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mom gets the "cape cod house"
(what delia and Sadie call it</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">) for one week in
July, the week of her birthday and then all over kids and their partners and
her two grand kids descend to the Falmouth timeshare. The girls had a blast -
regular little fish they are - between the two pools and the bay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They loved playing in the water and hanging
out with all of my sisters and brother (I'm the oldest of 6</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">)
We got to ride our bikes on the Shining Sea Bike Way along the beaches of the
cape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadie with her new two wheeling
skills (no training wheels) pedaled for 9 miles on one of the days</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">
We are grateful to Adam, Carly, Todd and our wonderful volunteers that kept
everything going while we were gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now
its Carly's turn - and she is off to Paris tonight for a week with her
grandmother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
should have potatoes and cucumbers for you all next week</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">
And maybe even tomatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We say good bye
to the peas for now and hopefully they will make another appearance in the
fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The beans are quite tasty and we
mixed them this week so you will get all three yellow, green and purple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The summer squash and zucchini are in full
steam now and the ground cherries are closing in to be ready.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also next week lettuce mix should be back and
cilantro and basil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This past Sunday we
delivered 49 heads of lettuce and 33 bags of beans for Food for Thought.
Families were quite excited about the fresh purple beans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The purple beans will turn green when you
cook them</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">It's
amazing how much has grown in the week we were away - it gives you
perspective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cucumbers that were barely
there a week ago - Sadie is finding and munching on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The onions that were barely bulbing are now bulbing
up. the tomatoes - oh the tomatoes they are growing by leaps and bounds - they
most grow a foot a day. So all the veggies are growing and so are the weeds -
we could use some help with mulching and weeding over the next week or two - if
you have a few hours you would like to offer we would gladly have you - we will
reward you with a bag of fresh farm yumminess. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Savor the
Islands Dessert Tasting - This Sunday!<br />
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405966676384_2188"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405966676384_2187">Join Hackett's Orchard and the Lake
Champlain Islands Agriculture Network for an extravaganza of desserts made by
local chefs and farmers, featuring islands fruits and other local ingredients.
There will be an ice cream sundae bar, cookies, cupcakes, and more! Stop by the
orchard from 1-4 pm for this buffet of sweet treats on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at
86 South Street, South Hero<br />
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Orchard tours every half hour. This is a family friendly event, great for all
ages! Rain or shine (we have inside space).</span></span>Admission by donation.
Suggested donation of $8/person, children 8 and under eat free. </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1405966676384_2192">All profits from this event will benefit
LCIAN and Food for Thought. For more information call 372-4848.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Ohhh!!
And before I forget - Next Monday during pickup - NOFA Pizza Oven will be here
to celebrate CSA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This event will be
open to the public - so bring a friend - bring someone who might be interested
in finding out more about joining a CSA..free Pizza - Dinner on us and NOFA- VT</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 19pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Celebrate Your Farmer Social at Blue Heron Farm</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="date-display-single"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">July 28, 2014 - </span></span><span class="date-display-start"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">5:30pm</span></span><span class="date-display-separator"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> - </span></span><span class="date-display-end"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">7:30pm</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Join us for farm-fresh pizza and
a celebration of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms! Blue Heron is a
certified organic, diversified family farm offering produce and poultry
products, plus fiber from their grazing livestock. Come and enjoy the feast
from NOFA-VT's wood-fired oven, and learn more about this thriving CSA farm and
how they're addressing food access in their community.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
look forward to farming with you this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Peace,
your farmers, Christine, Adam, Sadie and Delia, Carly and Todd<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">This<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>list is what is in a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>full share this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things may change between Monday and Thursday
and Individual and Salad share will get differing amounts and may not get
everything on the list. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Green,Yellow and
Purple Beans, Lettuce, Pea Tendrils, Holey but damn tasty arugula or kale,
Sweet Salad turnips or Spicy Spanish Radishes, Zucchini, Summer Squash, Green
Onions, Sweet Peppers<o:p></o:p></b></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Farm Fresh Raw milk for Sale<o:p></o:p></span></u></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-size: 9pt;">We are very lucky to have two milking cows - Annie and Maggie - both
give us plenty of milk each and every day and we would like to share that with
you and anyone else would like to have raw milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sell it $5 a half gal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also can do a sliding scale if needed for
the milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can buy milk at CSA pickup
or anytime out of our barn fridge next to our house at 34 quaker<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Eggs for sale </span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-size: 9pt;">We have the pretty girls’ eggs for sale – these are
free-range, certified organic chicken eggs that are brown eggs– with the
brightest yellow/orange yolks you ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The eggs are $5.00 a dozen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3.00
half dozen<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">The
arugula is holey but tasty - we forgot to cover it - but we eat it - so we
figured we would offer it all to you too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You could make pesto with it if you like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or just put it in eggs Or on pizza Or…hmmm<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<u><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Chocolate Summer Squash Cake </span></u><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/chocolate-summer-squash-cake.htm
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">make</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> this when
you have a lot of zucchini or other squash. It is a very moist cake. I grate
and freeze 3 cup portions of squash to use later in breads and cakes.</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1/2 cup
oil<br />
1 3/4 cups sugar<br />
2 large eggs<br />
1 cup lowfat yogurt, sour cream, buttermilk or sour milk<br />
3 cups coarsely shredded squash<br />
2 cups flour ( I use fine whole wheat flour)<br />
1 teaspoon baking powder<br />
1/2 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1/2 cup cocoa powder<br />
1/2 teaspoon vanilla<br />
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)<br />
1/4 teaspoon cyanne pepper powdered (optional)<br />
1/4 teaspoon salt<br />
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">blend dry
ingredients except sugar in a large bowl, mix wet ingredients and sugar, add to
dry and stir until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Oil a 9 x 13 inch pan
(oil and flour if using a bunt pan) bake in a 350 deg oven for 45 min test cake
for doneness, It may need more time if squash is very wet. Note if batter seems
too thick add a little more milk or yogurt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Yellow
Squash Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting</span></u></b><span lang="EN"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 6pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/08/yellow-squash-cupcakes-with-chocolate-icing-recipe.html<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Baking spray</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">1 cup plus 2 tablespoons
(about 5 3/4 ounces) all-purpose flour</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">1/2 teaspoon baking soda</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">1/4 teaspoon baking
powder</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">1/2 teaspoon ground
cardamom</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">4 tablespoons (1/2
stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">1/4 cup vegetable oil</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">3/4 cup (about 5 1/4
ounces) packed light brown sugar</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">1 tablespoon grated
orange zest from 1 orange</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">2 large eggs, at room
temperature</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">2 teaspoons pure vanilla
extract</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">1/4 cup sour cream</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">1 cup coarsely grated
yellow squash, from about one 8-ounce squash </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">4 tablespoons (1/2
stick) unsalted butter</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">8 ounces cream cheese,
at room temperature</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">2 cups confectioners’ sugar</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">1 teaspoon pure vanilla
extract</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">1/4 teaspoon salt</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">4 ounces bittersweet
chocolate, melted and slightly cooled </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">For the Cupcakes:</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Line 12-cup
muffin tin with cupcake liners. Spray tin with baking spray.In small bowl,
combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cardamom. Set aside. In
large bowl beat butter, oil, sugar, and orange zest on medium speed until
smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla
and sour cream and beat until incorporated. Stir in flour mixture, then squash.
Divide batter equally in prepared tin.Bake until tester inserted in center of
cupcakes comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer tin to cooling rack and
cool cupcakes in tin 10 minutes, then transfer cupcakes directly to rack to
cool completely, about 45 minutes. F<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">or
the Frosting:</span></strong> Beat butter and cream cheese on medium speed
until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low and beat in
confectioners’ sugar just until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Return speed to
medium and continue beating until light, about 1 minute. Beat in vanilla, salt,
and chocolate, scraping down sides and bottom of bowl with rubber spatula as
needed. Frost cupcakes and serve.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Marinated Zucchini and
Summer Squash</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 6pt;">http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/marinated-zucchini-and-summer-squash-recipe.html<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">2
tablespoons <a debug="14 32" href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/vinegar/index.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="color: black;">white wine vinegar</span></span></a> or cider vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">2
tablespoons fresh <a debug="57 68" href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/lemon/index.html"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">l</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">emon juice</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">2
teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Salt
and freshly ground black pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1/3
cup <a debug="196 218" href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/olive-oil/index.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="color: black;">extra-virgin olive oil</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1
pound zucchini (about 3 large), trimmed and sliced diagonally about 1/4-inch
thick<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1
pound yellow <a debug="327 343" href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/crookneck-squash/index.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="color: black;">squash</span></span></a> (about 3 large), trimmed and sliced
diagonally about 1/4-inch thick<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Whisk
the vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, and thyme in a large bowl to blend. Season
with salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in the oil. Spoon 3 tablespoons of the
marinade into a small bowl. Cover and set aside. Add the <a debug="217 225" href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/zucchini/index.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="color: black;">zucchini</span></span></a> and yellow squash to the remaining marinade in the
large bowl and toss to coat. Transfer the mixture to a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass <a debug="356 367" href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/cookware-and-bakeware-materials/index.html"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="color: black;">baking dish</span></span></a>. Cover and marinate at room
temperature at least 3 hours or cover and refrigerate up to 1 day. Prepare the
barbecue for medium-high heat. Grill the vegetables until they are crisp-tender
and brown, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes. Transfer the vegetables to a
platter. Drizzle with the reserved marinade and serve hot or at room
temperature.</span><tt><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></tt></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Finally
the first pickup!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are excited - Sadie
squealed with delight that today was the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Delia vaguely remembers last year - but is excited none the less because
of her big sister</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> Sadie is 6.5 and
Delia is 3.5 now</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> Time flies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This past winter we read for the second time through
the Little House on the Prairie series - the book the Long Winter - could have
been based in the northern Vt this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Spring came late, snow came early and late, and it was cold, real
cold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we have a pretty resilient
farm and even though during one of those freakish blizzard like storm in the
middle of March (I believe it was the Ides of March actually) - triplet lambs
were born, unassisted and all raised by their mama Hannah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the middle of January Maggie had her first
calf <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- this spring the farm finally
dried out, grass is growing - plants are growing, kids are pedaling without
training wheels - life goes on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Life is
pretty resilient. And we are constantly humbled with the power of life -
whether it be a seed, a child, animal or the itty, bitty microbes in our
soil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
are enthused for this year because it's our 10th birthday as a farm and farmers</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">
We are planning some fun summer and fall activities to celebrate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It blows our minds we have been at this 10
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Welcome back to returning members
and welcome to members of our farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
have been very busy this spring with seeding and transplanting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year we are moving away from some but
not all black plastic use and using more straw and hay mulches, so we can feed
all the earth worms and soil life. Speaking of mulch - we will need help
spreading a couple tons of mulch around the farm let us know if you would like
too help out) We are also working on remineralizing our soils so we can grow
the best organic nutrient dense veggies around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We are working to making the farm infrastructure - the soil that sits
under all that we do - more resilient and ready for the changing climates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are encouraged to have all of you on this
journey with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
welcome, Carly McAndrews, as our apprentice this year. Carly just graduated
from UVM this past spring and you might have seen her at Uncommon Grounds where
she was a barista for a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carly
brings enthusiasm, eagerness to learn, determination and joy to our farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has already mastered milking and kid
wrangling and storytelling and plays a mean game of monkey ball.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have one more opening for an apprentice to
start July 1 (or sooner) to the end of October.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you know of anyone, let us know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">In
these journals we try really hard to publish every week will be happenings on
the farm (these are usually veggie related but sometimes kid news, animals or
something that Christine things is interesting will be in this part </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">),
announcements and recipes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you ever
have any recipes or anything you would like us to announce just let us know -
or if you would like to be a guest writer one week;)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
look forward to farming with you this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Peace,
your farmers, Christine, Adam, Sadie and Delia, Carly and Todd<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">This
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>list is what is in a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>full share this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things may change between Monday and thursday
and Individual and Salad share will get differing amounts and may not get
everything on the list.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Arugula,
bodacious spinach, lettuce heads, Sage plant, Rhubarb, Bok Choy, Oregano Plant <o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Farm Fresh Raw milk for Sale<o:p></o:p></span></u></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We are very lucky to have two milking
cows - Annie and Maggie - both give us plenty of milk each and every day and we
would like to share that with you and anyone else would like to have raw
milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sell it $5 a half gal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also can do a sliding scale if needed for
the milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can buy milk at CSA pickup
or anytime out of our barn fridge next to our house at 34 quaker<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Eggs for sale </span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We have the pretty
girls’ eggs for sale – these are free-range, certified organic chicken eggs
that are brown eggs– with the brightest yellow/orange yolks you ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eggs are $5.00 a dozen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Pasta
with Arugula and Goat Cheese Sauce</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><br />
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">from <em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A Complete Menu Cookbook for All
Occasions </span></em>by Brother Victor-Antoine d’Avila-Latourrette 4 servings<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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fresh arugula<br />
4 springs fresh <a href="http://www.mariquita.com/recipes/parsley.html"><span style="color: black;">parsley</span></a><br />
1 8 ounce container low-fat yogurt or sour cream<br />
1/3 cup goat cheese, crumbled<br />
S and P to taste<br />
1 pound fusilli noodles<br />
Grated parmesan cheese, as garnish<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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with water, and bring the water to a boil. Wash and clean well the arugula and
parsley. Dry thoroughly. Trim and chop both the arugula and the parsley. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Place the arugula and the parsley in a food
processor. Add the yogurt or sour cream, goat cheese, salt, and pepper. Blend
the ingredients thoroughly. Keep the sauce at room temperature until ready to
use. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add a pinch of salt to the boiling
water, and cook the fusilli noodles following the instructions on the package.
When the noodles are cooked, drain them, and place them in four serving dishes.
Pour the sauce evenly over the top of each serving and add some cheese to each
dish. Serve immediately. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">3 cups<br />
1/3 cup<br />
1/2 cup<br />
1/2 tsp.<br />
1 lg. clove<br />
3 tbsp.<br />
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arugula (about 3/4 pound), washed well and spun dry<br />
pine nuts, toasted golden and cooled<br />
freshly grated Parmesan cheese<br />
salt<br />
garlic, chopped <br />
olive oil<br />
hot water plus additional if desired<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In a food processor pulse together all ingredients except oil and water
until arugula is chopped fine. With motor running add oil in a stream, blending
mixture until smooth. Sauce may be made up to this point 1 week ahead and
chilled, its surface covered with plastic wrap. Bring sauce to room temperature
to continue. Stir in 1/4 cup hot water plus additional for thinner consistency
if desired. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">SESAME
SPINACH WITH GINGER AND GARLIC</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> Gourmet September 1997 <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1 garlic
clove<br />
2 teaspoons sesame seeds<br />
1 tablespoon vegetable oil<br />
1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh gingerroot<br />
1 bunch trimmed fresh spinach<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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garlic and in a small dry skillet toast sesame seeds over moderate heat,
stirring, until golden. In a heavy 6-quart kettle heat oil over moderate heat
until hot but not smoking and cook garlic and gingerroot, stirring, 30 seconds,
or until fragrant and golden. Add spinach by handfuls, stirring, and cook until
just wilted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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member:<br />
1 T oil<br />
1.5 lbs bok choy<br />
1 T <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>soy sauce<br />
2 T chicken stock or water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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3-4 minutes, until leaves have wilted a little. Add soy sauce and chicken
stock/water. Continue to stir fry for a few more minutes, until the bok choy
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1/2
cup white sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1
tablespoon butter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1 1/2
cups packed brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1 egg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1
teaspoon baking soda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1 cup
sour cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1/2
cup chopped walnuts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1
teaspoon ground cinnamon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1/2
cup shortening<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">2 cups
all-purpose flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1/2
teaspoon salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1 1/2
cups chopped rhubarb<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in; width: 70.84%;" valign="top" width="70%">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Preheat
oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in; width: 70.84%;" valign="top" width="70%">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Mix
sugar, nuts, melted butter and cinnamon until crumbly and set aside. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in; width: 29.16%;" valign="top" width="29%"></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in; width: 70.84%;" valign="top" width="70%">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">In a
separate bowl, cream together brown sugar, shortening and egg. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in; width: 29.16%;" valign="top" width="29%"></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in; width: 70.84%;" valign="top" width="70%">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Add
flour, soda and salt to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Lastly,
stir in rhubarb. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in; width: 29.16%;" valign="top" width="29%"></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in; width: 70.84%;" valign="top" width="70%">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Pour
mixture into pan and sprinkle with reserved topping. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in; width: 29.16%;" valign="top" width="29%"></td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in; width: 70.84%;" valign="top" width="70%">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Bake
at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes. Cut in squares and serve warm or cool.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Sage
Tea:</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">
For centuries, sage tea has been considered a valuable tonic, good to aid
digestion, for a sore throat, and improve memory just pour a cup of boiling
water over a handful of crushed or torn leaves in a teapot, let it steep for
five to ten minutes, and strain to drink. A touch of honey helps to smooth the
flavor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Tuscan
Bean Salad</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"> <br />
<i>Kitchen Garden Magazine</i> article by Ruth Lively<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;">1 lb. dry
cannellini (white kidney) beans<br />
6 cups water<br />
10 cloves garlic, halved<br />
12 large fresh sage leaves<br />
1 tsp. cracked black pepper<br />
2 tsp. salt<br />
For the dressing:<br />
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil<br />
1/3 cup sherry vinegar<br />
1/2 tsp. salt<br />
1/2 tsp. salt<br />
1/2 tsp. cracked black pepper<br />
12 fresh sage leaves, chopped<br />
1 large clove garlic, minced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: auto;" />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Sort
through beans, discarding debris, then rinse. Put them in a bowl, cover with 8
cups cold water, and let soak overnight. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drain and rinse the beans. Put them in a large
pot with 6 cups water, the garlic, sage, and pepper, but not the salt, which
would toughen the beans if added at this point. Bring the pot to a boil, then
lower heat and simmer gently, 50-55 min. About 40 min. into cooking, add the
salt. When the beans are tender to the tooth, turn off the heat and let them
sit while you make the dressing. Combine the oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, sage,
and garlic. Taste and correct the seasoning if necessary. It should be very
flavorful. Drain the beans in a colander, reserving the liquid for another purpose.
Put the beans in a bowl and immediately dress them with enough of the
vinaigrette to coat them thoroughly. Toss gently and let them sit for a least
half an hour. Just before serving, toss again</span><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-47215877414078182142014-05-23T13:27:00.000-04:002014-05-23T13:27:09.517-04:00Certfied Organic Seedling Sale this weekend - Opening Weekend of the champlain Islands Farmers' Market
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zuIILZFTA0U/U3-DQvJUXXI/AAAAAAAAAIo/UF9JI9kKml0/s1600/plants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zuIILZFTA0U/U3-DQvJUXXI/AAAAAAAAAIo/UF9JI9kKml0/s1600/plants.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UXgWWqNkURQ/U3-Db2kgGDI/AAAAAAAAAIw/Jn-J6-WMPj8/s1600/sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UXgWWqNkURQ/U3-Db2kgGDI/AAAAAAAAAIw/Jn-J6-WMPj8/s1600/sign.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our Annual Seedling sale is this weekend !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Opening Day at the
Champlain Islands' Farmers market on Saturday - tomorrow (!) from 10 -2pm at St
Joseph Church in Grand Isle on Rte 2. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our farmstand will also be open for the season (23 Quaker) after the market and all day
on Sunday and Monday. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>We love growing
certified organic seedlings for our farm and our community. All plants were
started by seed, in Vt Compost Company Potting mix in mid April by our crew and
are young and vigourous and ready to grow and feed you and your family all summer long.</span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The varieties this year are:</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cherry Tomatoes:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sungold</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Black Cherry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Indigo Rose</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blush</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pink Bumblebee</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Purple Bumblebee</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sakura</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cherry Roma</span><br />
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u>Heirloom Fullsize Tomatoes</u>:</span><br />
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<span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Green Zebra<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Red Zebra<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rose<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rose de Berne<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Basinga</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rosso Sicilian</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Striped Cavern</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Moskovich</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Striped German</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Black Krim</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cherokee Purple</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hillbilly Potato Leaf</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mortgage Lifter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wapsicon Peach</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Juan Flamme</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sauce/Paste Tomatoes:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Plum</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gilbertie </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Speckled Roman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">San Marzano</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Peppers:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sweet Peppers:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chocolate Bell</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lipstick</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carmen </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">King Arthur Bell</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Glow </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Aurora</span><br />
<br />
<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hot Peppers:<o:p></o:p></span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hungarian Hot Wax</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ancho</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jalapeno</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Red Rocket rista</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Habenero</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Greens:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lettuce red , green, butter and romaine</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Red Russian Kale</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Toscano Kale</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Brassicas:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Broccoli</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Red Cabbage</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Green Cabbage</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cauliflower</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eggplants:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Listada De Gandia</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Orient Express</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Galine</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Purple and Green Tomatillos<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Okra<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Herbs:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Basil - Italian, purple, lemon, and sweet thai</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lemon Balm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Parsley </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dill</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Oregano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lavendar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sage</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thyme</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chives</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Borage</span><br />
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Flowers<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nasturiums - red and pastels</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Zinnias</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Marigolds</span><br />
Bachelor Buttons<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And maybe a few more - Look forward to seeing you this
weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">-Adam, Christine, Sadie, Delia and the 2014 Blue Heron
Farm Crew</span></div>
Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-35939571214678855292014-05-14T08:46:00.002-04:002014-05-14T08:46:41.162-04:00We still have room for the 2014 CSA season <span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400069053068_8120"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400069053068_8119"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400069053068_8118"></span></span></span><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400069053068_8117">
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Hope you are well. We are busy here - we had 12 lambs this spring and the greenhouse is overfilling with transplants and cherry tomatoes (including sungolds) in the hoophouse, lettuce, spinach bok choy, peas, arugula, carrots, and more are already in the ground.</div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400069053068_8138">I am sending out to folks we haven't heard from yet - are you interested in a csa share this year? </span></div>
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By3U03bbE9hiOTNMdk9LYmhjLW8/edit?usp=sharing">Here is the link for our 2014 CSA brochure and signup.</a><br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400069053068_8135">We have deliveries set from Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester and Fletcher Allen Hospital during their Farmers Market on Thursdays. There is talk we might be having one at CCV in Winooski. We could add another site for delivery but we would need 10 or more to sign up for that one location. Financial Aid and payment plans still available. </span></div>
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We are working on a new website with my sister, Sue, which should be up and running soon, thanks for your patience with our antiquated website. Sue's new website is amazing - hoping to go live soon. </div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400069053068_8133">Thanks Christine, Adam, Sadie and Delia</span></div>
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</span></span></span><br />Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-31597864297152281322014-05-03T12:41:00.001-04:002014-05-03T12:42:25.796-04:00CSA open house this Sunday May 4 <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">CSA open house at Blue Heron Farm this Sunday from 1 to 4pm. Sign up during our open house and receive $10 off. Also be able to plant your own seeds, meet the cows, baby lambs and baby chicks. Family friendly.Tours will start at the greenhouse at 23 Quaker Rd. Shares still available and financial aid available too. Eggs, wool, milk, and meat will be available for sale. </span>Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-7943815695538189862014-02-16T17:28:00.001-05:002014-02-16T17:28:15.596-05:002014 CSA Brochure and Sign up<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By3U03bbE9hiOTNMdk9LYmhjLW8/edit?usp=sharing">Here is the link for our 2014 CSA brochure and signup.</a>Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-29720454134542043432014-02-16T17:26:00.003-05:002014-02-16T17:26:34.947-05:00CSA sign up time for 2014 Season:)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">The days are getting a bit longer, the sun is actually
shining even though it is 14 degrees out but - it's time, it's time ..Here we
are - nearing the end of February - seed starting time and CSA sign up time! Delia
asks, "Mama, is it baby chick time?" Soon, sweet girl, soon</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">This year we celebrate the Farm's big <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>birthday - 10 years old! To be 10 years old as
a small family farm is a big feat these days. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wowee - where has all the time gone - a csa, amazing
island farmers market, cows, sheep, chickens, two children 4 hoophouses, a
barn, farmstand, 30 acres, so many more friends and full bellies - wow we have
been busy! We are incredibly blessed to have all the support over the last 10
years! We hope to have birthday celebrations all year long - watch out for
them. And with two little girls to help plan them - these events should be
amazing</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">We have been busy this winter taking care of the animals
and planning for the growing season to come. Adam is on the farm full time now
with some teaching in these winter months at CCV. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadie, 6, is working on her Kindergarten year
at home with us and she is very active in her dance classes at Miss Liza's, 4H,
girl scouts, yoga, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and book club. Sadie
has a big heart and loves <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>volunteering
in her community. Sadie is an eager learner and a tremendous big sister to
Delia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delia, 3, is doing most of the
same activities with her big sister and she is starting to write her name and
make the most beautiful people pictures with the biggest smiles on them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delia is counting down the days til we have a
dog of our own as she is a lover of all animals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">We have been doing research on holistic whole farm
management, permaculture and nutrient dense crops this winter and for the last
few years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are trying to build our
farm to be more resilient during these changing climatic times. This year we
are going to use the knowledge and skills we have been honing to grow our/your
food more holistically and provide the best, most nutrient dense food we can
grow. Over the last few years, our soils have taken quite a beating with the
extreme weather conditions. By working toward balancing soil minerals and
fostering a thriving soil biology, we can take our farm to the next level-not to
get bigger, but to grow in a more symbiotic way with our farm's life and soil
and protect against future weather extremes. This means we will grow even
tastier and more nutritious vegetables, eggs, milk and meat! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With your continued support, we can keep
feeding you and your family, our family and our community at large. We continue
on working our dream of growing a diversified family farm with produce, grazing
sheep for fiber<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and meat, sweet cows for
raw milk and beef,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>poultry for eggs and
meat, apprenticeships, and educational programs. We strive to have our farm
have a symbiotic relationship with the people, land, grazing animals, and
produce of the farm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">We will be offering 50 shares again<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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still the sliding scale, financial aid is available(through NOFA-VT and the
farm), we will take EBT for payments, payment plans, credit cards, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>possible bartering, pro-rated summer resident
shares and prices will not go up. We can make deliveries but there needs to be
10 or more full or individual shares in that one location. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking to get a birthday or anniversary
present? Why not a BHF CSA share - It's the gift that gives over 18 weeks of
delicious organic food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or would you
like to donate a share to a family in need or buy veggies to be sent to the
food shelf or Food for thought - we can do that too</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J </span></span></div>
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also have 1 to 2 CSA Individual share membership to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">barter </b>to 1 person or family that can commit to working 8 hours a
week.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please get in contact with us if you are
interested in this. We will also have CSA member work days scheduled once a
month where you can come out to the farm and help us with big labor projects
that are family friendly. Also, this year we will continue to work on and post
on our farm blog www.blueheronfarmvt.com and we are pretty active on facebook
too - please "friend" us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We want to
continue to make organic produce affordable to all and be able to pay our
costs. With members buying upfront their vegetables for the season, it helps
our costs immensely and we can budget for the rest of the season. We would like
to get payment by April 15th. If any of you can pay sooner than that, that
would be great since most of our buying is right now through March (I know, I
know I should have mailed this in January). Shares will start the first or
second week in June. **For those who pay <b>by March 15th </b>– you will be
entered to win 5 dozen of eggs or a skein of our organic yarn or those who
refer someone to our CSA, you will be entered to win also - the more you refer
- the more chances to win.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just have
those people write your name at the bottom of the 2014 membership registration.
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">We value your support and friendship. If these costs are
a hardship, please call us and we can come up with a payment plan. We are also
hoping to provide 5 supported shares for families who are in need of this. If
you are in need of financial aid this year please let us know and we will get
you the financial aid info for a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>supported share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also we are accepting
donations for the Farm Share program that supports our farms supported shares.
Last year we were able to give financial support to 4 families from our
community and provide extra food to the Round Barn through generous donations
from our members. Our goal is to raise $500 for supported shares so NOFA-VT
will match it and make a share more affordable to families in our community. If
you would like more info, please give us a call. You can send the donation in
with your registration form or send it directly to NOFA-VT with “Blue Heron
Farm supported share” in the memo. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">Because of you, our CSA members, we are able to outreach
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">Last year, we had our sixth year with the Senior Shares
at the Round Barn here in Grand Isle. We delivered fresh veggies to 16 residents
for 10 weeks and have had community dinners with them once a month since
October. We are looking to expand this for this upcoming year and look forward
to having them out at the farm with us. If you would like to join us for our
monthly lunches, just let us know and we will let you know when they are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will continue this program again this year
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">Also, we donated and sold, at a reduced rate, a bunch of
food for the Food for Thought program last year, which fed over 125 children in
Grand Isle County for 12 weeks. Each week, Blue Heron Farm was able to donate
or sell<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fresh veggies. Our farm plans to
help out again with this year by donating veggies and if any of you would like
to help with volunteering on those Sundays, delivering food to families,
growing veggies here at our farm or your own place, buy a CSA share for this
program, donate money (see our registration form) or with financial support
please call Kaight at 372-5843 or give us a call. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">We will also be working on growing certain crops for the
food shelf here in the county.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
would like to help with any of this, let us know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are times - for example - last summer,
a bunch of lettuce mix came up that was ready and we had way too much to sell
or give to you all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We called a few
people and folks came out and we harvested over 75lbs of lettuce mix, that we
washed, spun, and bagged and brought to the Grand Isle Food Shelf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of it went to waste, it didn't get
plowed under, it went right to people in our community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are always looking for folks who would
like to help come glean veggies for the food shelf - let us know if you are
interested.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">We couldn’t do this without all of you. It is because of
you, we made it through last year with the hope for this growing season. Adam,
Sadie, Delia and I look forward to walking out to the chickens with you and
your children, meeting our sheep and their lambs in the pasture, mooing to Miss
Annie, Annabelle and Miss Maggie(oh and Sumac and Max), picking ground
cherries, uncovering treasures of potatoes and carrots from the earth, and
enjoying that you know where your food comes from. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">When we sit and plan this year and reflect over the last
10 years(!) – we are truly blessed to have this as our work. We are honored
that we are one of your farmers and you are our community. Hope you are all
well. We have enclosed this year’s CSA brochure. Please pass to a friend if you
are going to fill out the electronic version. Thank you and we look forward to
seeing you walking in the fields - smelling the basil, having tomato juice run
down your cheeks and eating fresh sweet peas again . <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pickup from 4 to 630 so the farmers can go to an intensive pastured pig workshop
on the other side of the state from 1 to 7pm (we need to leave the farm at 1130)
- its an amazing opportunity for us with really experienced farmers and out of
state speakers. You can check it out at www.nofavt.org . No change to the
Tuesday deliveries.</span></div>
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We hope you enjoyed or enjoying the sweet
corn! We were so excited to pick over 200 ears on Monday for you all. We were
also able to give corn to the other CSA program we belong to and the senior
share. We are hoping we will have more next week. Organic sweet corn is tricky
- between the fencing and electric to keep the raccoons out and dealing with
corn worms. (ps if you do get a corn worm just cut around it) timing it so it
doesn't tassle at the same time as cow corn next to us, transplanting at the
right time, etc. We are excited to have our very own for you this year :) Please
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The hoophouse tomatoes cherry and full
size are coming on strong and oh those ground cherries are sooo sweet. This
monday there will be a new crop of lettuce mix - much more tender as the days
are shortening and greens are becoming sweeter. We ate our first spaghetti
squash last night yum! The BBQ was amazing - wonderful food, friends, music -
we had over 130 people:) I think our little farm raised over $800 for FFT. It
was great to have people walk the fields and meet the chickens and sheep. We
still have the maps and the signs up so you can always take a walk around the
farm - grab a map at the farmstand and follow the trail:)</div>
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Sorry I haven't sent an email out lately things have been very busy here. We have fall brassicas weeded and they are looking wonderful - they are in the front field behind the green house. We have another field of green beans that will be ready in a couple of weeks along with beets and carrots and dill. The days are getting shorter - and it seems very weird that in a few short weeks we will be heading into September. We are hosting a BBQ this weekend - a benefit for Food for Thought - and an opportunity to have folks on farm fields eating farm fresh food. We would love to have you all come - we are planning on some live music too - Sadie and Delia are so excited to host you all:) I think they are making us all where aprons. :) If there is anyone who would like to help with serving, set-up, or clean-up please email me back. We had a great turnout for the Pomykala BBQ last week over 165 people came and we were able to raise $1100 for Food for thought. It is wonderful how farms work together to feed people - it was a great honor to be part of the Pomykala BBQ and be on their farm and we look forward to having their crew here this weekend. :) Neighbors helping neighbors. </div>
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Why grilled pizza at a BBQ? It is a tradition in our home here on Blue Heron Farm to have Friday night pizza night and its open to whoever is here or passing by. The toppings are dependent on what is fresh on the farm that week or what we put up for the winter, minus the treat of pepperoni:) So when we were trying to figure out what we were going to have for the BBQ, Yard and Sophie said why not out Friday night pizza? And the Quiches are something that is quick and easy for us to make when the crew is hungry and needs to be fed a hardy meal. The salads are what we have on hand and some wild foraging around these beautiful acres. And oh my, when we got our cow Annie, so much rich milk, we started to make cheese and made ricotta and oh, I remember ricotta cheesecakes from my childhood and the ricotta cheesecake was born from Annie's rich milk and our ladies' eggs. We figured we would feed you how the farmers eat. </div>
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And did you know that When we first started our CSA 8 years ago - in our second year we had an ice cream share from Gary and Patty of Island Ice Cream - it was a hit - Adam ate many pints of ice cream that summer:) And we have known Gary and Patty since their Sunburger days and when this mama used to be a volunteer firefighter;) Also, Did you know that Adam worked at Pomykala farm for a summer - 10 years ago this year - right before our wedding - and we have always loved their melons and sweet William bouquets. Adam would bring me a bouquet every week while we were dating in the summer. We met Matt from Wally's 5 years ago when he opened the bagel shop, and who doesn't love bagels. Matt has been a member of our CSA and has been creating bread shares for folks at our farm for about 4 years. We always love having their bread and Sadie is always hopeful there will be extra bread at the end of pickup for her and her sister to have a snack in their garden with. We look forward to Matt grilling the pizzas on his crusts this Sunday. Ron and Celia Hackett of Hackett's Orchard and they are amazing people and farmers - our children love going to visit them and we love to sit and visit. Their apples are delicious and we have eaten many over the years. The Hacketts were one of the first farmers we met here when I moved here many years ago. The Raspberry Chocolate Sauce is from our neighbors Meg and Jim, Stepping Stone Farm. We moved here 8 years ago as their renters in the mobile home next to the barn- and now they are our friends and our children run in their raspberry patch. For our friends who will create and serve the food and keep an eye out for Sadie and Delia - Julia, Donna Sue, Sophie, Kayla, Alicia, Yard, Emily, and Nana - your help is so appreciated in this whole process. For Roy and Ev, for this amazing opportunity to try to grow organic vegetables on this land these 9 years ago. </div>
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Many friends have helped create the food at your farm table this Sunday - We look forward to sharing it with you.</div>
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Thankful to the crew who came and brush hogged, moved debris, lopped down sumac trees, mowed, plastic trash removal - wowee - the farm looks like it got a crew cut. :)</div>
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Doing all this prep and getting fall crops in - are days are full and good.</div>
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-Hope to see you Sunday, Adam, Christine, Sadie, Delia, Alicia and Yard</div>
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Join the Lake Champlain Islands Agriculture Network and Blue Heron Farm<br />for the final “Savor the Islands” Farm dinner of the summer! Get to know<br />the farmers and chefs of the islands during a fun on-farm afternoon of<br />local foods, farm tours, and great company! Blue Heron Farm will be<br />serving up grilled pizza with farm fresh toppings, seasonal quiches,<br />several creative salads, local fruit (including ground cherries), ricotta cheesecakes, apple blueberry<br />crisp, and Island Homemade Ice Cream. Ingredients are sourced from Grand<br />Isle county farms and bakeries. Come celebrate the bounty of summer with<br />us!<br /><br />3:00-5:00 at Blue Heron Farm on Sunday, August 18th. Everyone is welcome<br />to join us, we suggest a donation of $12.00 per adult and $7.00 per child. If that is a hardship, please put in what you can, for those who can give more please do. <br /><br />All profits will be donated to Food For Thought, a local program providing<br />healthy food for children at risk of hunger in Grand Isle County!</div>
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Christine Bourque and Adam Farris<br />Blue Heron Farm<br />34 Quaker Rd<br />Grand Isle, VT 05458<br />802-372-3420<br />www.blueheronfarmvt.com</div>
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8- So here we are - As we walk the fields every day - figuring out what is
going to be ready when and for who.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is quite a balancing act.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, most of
you, there will be the first taste of tomatoes - our hoophouse is finally
starting to ripen and the cherry tomatoes in there look like grapes - hands
upon hands of green fat cherry tomatoes slowly ripening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have to take you in there to check these
plants out - they are about 8 feet tall and growing - they dwarf us in their
grandeur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first heirloom tomatoes
from the field we picked this morning - Juan Flamme - this little tomato is a
bit bigger than a ping pong ball but slightly smaller than a baseball- are
sweet and tart and orangy yellow - yummy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And they are quite prolific - so prolific that in the middle of field
tomato season Adam always asks why do we plant to so many - it's because they
are the earliest and they just keep on producing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Big
shout out to our volunteers this week who have harvested potatoes, tomatoes,
basil, eggplants, peppers, and more:) We had a small sheep parade up Quaker Rd
at the end of the week - we moved all the ewes and the lambs successfully up
the road to the veggie farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The farm is
about 1/10 to 2/10 of mile apart and the impromptu run up with a grain bucket
was quite the site to see:)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">The
potatoes are delicious - we are trying to eat them as many ways as we can. We
are hoping to get our fall potatoes in (we usually get them in July 4th) today
or tomorrow. The fields are all workable now and we are busy planting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel like we were so busy planting spring
and summer crops now planning for fall/winter?! Craziness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have been experimenting with a nutrient
dense foliar feeding for our fruiting plants and we have notices a marked
difference - the cucurbit family crops were going down hill because of the
funky weather but Adam hooked up irrigation and our foliar feeder and things
have been perking up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got the call
and I think our hay will be done this week - we also are buying hay off the
wagon hopefully from another farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
there are any able body folks out there who would like to throw hay in the next
few days please call us and we could
gladly use the help. On friday we are processing about 100 of our pastured organic
heritage meat birds - if you would like to learn how to process your own
chicken or help out give us a call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
do have a few chickens that are not spoken for, so if you are interested give
us a call - they will be $6.00 lb and average in weight 4 to 5lbs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And to continue on the meat subject, we have
organic ground lamb and sweet italian lamb sausage now available for
$14.50lb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh and
if anyone wants to help with our big farm dinner coming up on August 18th, let
us know - we are looking for a chef currently and volunteers:)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
picked 3 pints of ground cherries today:) They are coming too:) We can not wait
- Summer is flying by - On Friday will be August 2nd - it will be our 10 year
wedding anniversary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10 years ago we
were busy picking and picking and picking from our "far-garden" for
our wedding caterer, getting ready for the feast of the year - we raised all
our own food for the wedding which is incredible feat and most of the flowers
and then we got to go picking in some of our friends perennial beds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow 10 years! We are so blessed for this
crazy, love filled, bountiful life with all of its adventures. It is now 10
years later and that wedding feast helped create the seed that blossomed into
this farm, this way of life - feeding our little family and so many more people
beyond that wedding feast. Some of you have been with us since before that
feast and others have just met us this year - we are so happy to have you on
this journey with us.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">"<u>Savor
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Join
the Lake Champlain Islands Agriculture Network and local farmers for a series
of casual summer afternoon barbeques! Local ingredients sourced from and
prepared by partner members of the network. By Donation. All proceeds to
benefit Food for Thought, Suggested donation: $12 per adult, $7 per
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">"Savor
the Islands" Summer Farm BBQ @ Blue Heron Farm, Grand Isle 3-5pm, 8/18/13<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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the Lake Champlain Islands Agriculture Network and local farmers for a series
of casual summer afternoon barbeques! Local ingredients sourced from and
prepared by partner members of the network. Our third BBQ will be Sunday,
August 18th at Blue Heron Farm in Grand Isle. By Donation. All proceeds to
benefit Food for Thought. Suggested donation: $12 per adult, $7 per
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in the share this week: Lettuce heads, Taste of tomatoes, Young Onions, Pickling
Cukes, Slicing Cukes, Zucchini, Summer Squash,Thai and italian basil, "Nicola"-a
buttery yellow potato, Heirloom Eggplants, Hot Peppers</span></u><o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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girls’ eggs for sale – these are free-range, certified organic chicken eggs
that are brown, green and blue – with the brightest yellow/orange yolks you
ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eggs are $5.00 a
dozen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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for sale</span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">:
</span></tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
raise Border Leicester Romney sheep with certified organic practices in the
Champlain Islands of Vermont on our small diversified, family farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our sheep are rotationally grazed on lush
pasture throughout the spring, summer, and fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the winter, they hang out in the barnyard
eating hay and playing on snow piles with our children. We think this is why
they have such beautiful, soft, cuddly fleeces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our Yarn is spun right here in Vermont at the Green Mountain
Spinnery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the spinnery they use<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Certified Organic GREENSPUN process where the
yarns are washed and spun with vegetable-based soaps and oils rather than the
petroleum-based products standard in the textile industry. No chemicals are
used to bleach, shrinkproof or mothproof. We are proud to have an ecological
safe, organically raised yarn to share with you. Skein size is approx. 4 oz,
& approx. 240 yards - Colors: Brown Earth, Snow and Oatmeal. $16 a skein<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AND ...2 oz skeins that are dyed in wonderful
colors on our oatmeal yarn<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> :)</i>
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sheepskins are from lambs and sheep we processed in the fall - we have white,
brown and black beautiful fleeces available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They are $150, formaldehyde-free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Fragrant
Broiled and Pureed Eggplant</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> adapted from <i>Vegetables from Amaranth to
Zucchini</i> by Elizabeth Schneider<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">This
recipe suits any large eggplants - ones with a large proportion of flesh to
skin. Season, broil until smoky and squishy, drain, and puree. Do not trim off
the stems, which act as handles during preparation. Serve as a salad course,
accompanied by olives, sliced tomatoes, and breadsticks or toasted pita
triangles. Or thin puree slightly to offer as a dip with raw fennel and other
vegetable strips. Allow to mellow overnight before serving. Mince feathery
fennel tops to sprinkle over the dip. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">3 large
garlic cloves<br />
1 teaspoon ground coriander<br />
½ teaspoon ground cumin<br />
1/4 teaspoon ground anise, fennel or allspice<br />
about 2 Tablespoons flavorful olive oil<br />
2 or 3 eggplants of equal size (to total about 2.5 pounds)<br />
1 teaspoon sugar<br />
½ Tablespoon kosher salt<br />
about 1/3 cup whole-milk yogurt or a smaller quantity of thick drained
(‘Greek’) yogurt to taste<br />
Black pepper or ground hot pepper to taste<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Preheat broiler. Cut garlic into long slivers
or slices. Combine in cup with coriander, cumin, anise, and 1/4 teaspoon oil;
mix well. With knife tip, cut deep slits in eggplants. Holding slits open with
knife, insert garlic. When garlic is used up, rub eggplants with any remaining
spice mixture. Place eggplants in a baking pan as far from broiling element as
possible. Broil, turning once, until skin wrinkles and blackens and eggplants
collapse - about 20-30 minutes, depending upon size of eggplants and type of
broiler. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand about 10 minutes. Holding stem
of one still hot eggplant, gently remove skin with a small knife. Discard skin
along with stems. Place flesh in a strainer to drain as you peel remaining
eggplant (s). Combine eggplant flesh, sugar, and salt in food processor and
pulse to barely mix. Pulsing, gradually add yogurt to taste, then add remaining
oil. Do not puree until smooth - some texture is nice. Scrape into a bowl. Add
pepper and adjust seasoning. Refrigerate overnight. Season before serving,
preferably at room temperature. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Grilled
Eggplant Panini<br />
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tablespoons mayonnaise<br />
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil<br />
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided<br />
8 1/2-inch slices eggplant (about 1 small)<br />
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt<br />
8 slices whole-grain bread<br />
8 thin slices fresh mozzarella cheese <br />
1/3 cup sliced jarred roasted red peppers<br />
4 thin slices red onion</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Preheat grill to medium-high. Combine mayonnaise and basil in a small bowl.
Using 1 tablespoon oil, lightly brush both sides of eggplant and sprinkle each
slice with garlic salt. With the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, brush one side of
each slice of bread. Grill the eggplant for 6 minutes, turn with a spatula, top
with cheese, and continue grilling until the cheese is melted and the eggplant
is tender, about 4 minutes more. Toast the bread on the grill, 1 to 2 minutes
per side. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To assemble sandwiches: Spread
basil mayonnaise on four slices of bread. Top with the cheesy eggplant, red
peppers, onion and the remaining slices of bread. Cut in half and serve warm.
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Layered
Eggplant Casserole</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> from <i>Recipes from America's Small Farms </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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vegetable oil<br />
1 large egg<br />
2 TBS milk<br />
¼ cup all purpose flour, more if needed<br />
1 large eggplant, peeled and cut into ¼ inch thick slices<br />
1 large onion, finely chopped<br />
4 large tomatoes, cut into ¼ inch thick slices<br />
4 ounces Monterey Jack or other cheese, grated<br />
1 TBS unsalted butter <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Preheat
the oven to 350 degrees. Oil a 2-quart casserole. Beat the egg and milk in a
bowl and spread the flour on a plate. Heat 1 TBS of the oil in large skillet.
Dip each slice of eggplant into the egg mixture, and then flour on both sides.
Place the slices in the skillet in a single layer and fry until golden on both
sides. Continue frying the eggplant in batches, adding oil as necessary, until
done. Layer the fried eggplant, the onion, the tomato, and the cheese until
they are all used up; the final layer should be the eggplant. Sprinkle any
remaining flour (or use another 2 TBS of flour) over the top. Dot with the
butter. Place in the oven, uncovered, for about 45 minutes, until bubbling and
the eggplant is tender. Note: instead of frying the eggplant slices, you can
drizzle them with oil and bake them on a cookie sheet for about 30 minutes in a
350 degree oven.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Eggplant
Pulp Facts</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> from<i> Recipes from America's Small Farms</i> No one ever said
eggplant pulp was pretty, but it's a beautiful base for spreads and salads. To
make it, just puncture a large eggplant in a few places and wrap it loosely in
aluminum foil. Place it in a 400 degree oven until it's soft and mushy – it's
usually ready in about an hour, but longer baking won't hurt it. Let it cool
completely, then scrape all the flesh off the skin. You'll get about 1 ½ cups
of pulp from a medium eggplant. Add whatever other vegetables and herbs you
like – the eggplant's mild taste and pleasant texture blends and binds other
ingredients.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rounds with Cheese and Tomato Sauce</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> adapted from D. Madison's
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">6-8
eggplant rounds per person, grilled, broiled or fried (from the skinny asian
eggplants, reduce number of slices if using the large purple ones.)<br />
3/4 cup grated or sliced mozzarella<br />
1/2 cup crumbled gorgonzola or goat cheese<br />
about 4 cups favorite tomato sauce<br />
chopped parsley or basil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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eggplant rounds on a sheet pan and cover with the cheeses. Bake at 375 degrees
until the cheese melts. Serve with 2 or 3 spoonfuls of the sauce on each
serving and garnish with the parsley or basil.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Baked
Summer Squash with Pesto Crumbs<br />
</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">from <i>More Recipes from a Kitchen Garden</i> by Renee Shepherd<br />
This can be served as a whole meal, over wild rice and garnished with toasted
pecans. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mixed summer squash<br />
3 Tbs. butter</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">1 Tbs. olive
oil<br />
1/4 cup half-and-half<br />
3/4 tsp. salt<br />
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper<br />
1/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg<br />
1/4 tsp. mace<br />
1 tsp. sugar<br />
2 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary<br />
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro<br />
2 shallots, minced<br />
4 scallions, finely chopped<br />
½ cup Pesto Bread Crumbs Recipe(see below)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Preheat
oven to 400F. Lightly oil a 2 ½ to 3 quart casserole dish with cover. Trim
squash and cut into large chunks (about 1 ½ inches). Arrange squash pieces in
casserole and set aside. Melt butter and olive oil together in a small
saucepan. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients, blending thoroughly.
Pour sauce mixture over squash, tossing until squash is coated. Cover casserole
and bake 40 minutes. Toss squash gently and spoon juices and seasonings from
the bottom of dish over squash. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and bake uncovered
for 10 minutes longer, until squashes are tender when pierced with a knife.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bread crumbs<br />
2 large cloves garlic, chopped<br />
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Asiago cheese<br />
3 Tbs. roasted pine nuts<br />
1 ½ cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves<br />
1/4 tsp. salt<br />
1/8 tsp. freshly ground pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all ingredients in a food processor until thoroughly blended. After using,
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7- Things are growing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Veggies,flowers,
animals, birds, people - the sun has down some good work on the farm. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, it is dry in parts which helps us get
some of our crops in the ground,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that
should have been in hmmm...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm pretty
happy that there is food coming out of these fertile fields right now - yes we
had had to till in half acre or so of veggies this early summer but you know,
there is food coming - with patience - not throwing in the towel - yes, there
are farmer up and down moments through out the day (deer found the sweet potato
vines and we have baby green beans on the beans and we have 500 lbs of potatoes
still need to be planted and wowee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>we
picked our first beautiful cherry tomatoes and the hay hasn't been mowed yet )
the roller coaster of emotions at times are a bit much - but the important
thing in a season like this is to take it in stride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And breathe. And take a few deep breathes
after a few swear words or take a deep breathe with a huge smile of relief and
pleasure when you pick the first sweet ground cherries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's important to take even strides and keep
our head up - breathing, striding, patience and praying the farmers' constant
dance. and replanting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">The
girls had a great time in Cape Cod last week - lots of fun at the beach, ocean,
bay, pool, oh my and many aunties, uncles and their nana.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much fun - thanks to everyone who helped out here
while me and the girls were away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adam
and I want to make sure the girls have lots of fun adventures while growing up
on this little farm of ours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
little trips away make them appreciate our farm a bit more - Mama, where is
this meat from? Can we go to the farmers market and see what the farmers have?
Mama, can we have fish tonight - because its fresh here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are loving these yellow, Nicola potatoes - we are frying them, boiling them,
baking - oh yum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh and the weather
today is perfect. The other night we made eggplant parmesean over rigatoni with
homemade ricotta, basil, green peppers, zuchinni, summer squash, garlic scapes,
last years tomato sauce - oh my - so good - when we made this - we made two
pans - one for that night and one for the next - perfect:)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Adam is
getting fields ready with the tractor to plant fall crops, carrots, beets,
cabbage, brocolli, peas, greens, potatoes and more...I think we are making
pickles tonight after a pesto pasta veggie dinner..Hope you are all well-</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Apologies
for not getting these newsletters out weekly, things have been hectic here and
as these two little girls grow bigger - I don't have as much time as I used
too. Also, we would gladly <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>take
any recipes you have for future journals. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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look forward to farming with you this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Peace,
your farmers, Christine, Adam, Sadie and Delia, Alicia and Yard<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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With the sun and some newly trellised field tomatoes - fingers crossed you
should get some cherry tomatoes in your share on Monday;) and maybe some beans
:)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2nd Annual Summer Fruits Dessert Tasting! Sunday, July 28th, 1:00-4:00 pm.
Local farms and specialty food producers will be donating their best desserts,
made with local ingredients, for a special dessert buffet!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of casual summer afternoon barbeques! Local ingredients sourced from and
prepared by partner members of the network. By Donation. All proceeds to
benefit Food for Thought, Suggested donation: $12 per adult, $7 per
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of casual summer afternoon barbeques! Local ingredients sourced from and
prepared by partner members of the network. Our third BBQ will be Sunday,
August 18th at Blue Heron Farm in Grand Isle. By Donation. All proceeds to
benefit Food for Thought. Suggested donation: $12 per adult, $7 per
child. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in the share this week: Salad Mix, Pickling Cukes, Slicing Cukes, Zuchinni,
Summer Squash,Thai and italian basil, "Nicola"-a buttery yellow
potato, Parsley, Heirloom Eggplants, Hot Peppers</span></u><o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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girls’ eggs for sale – these are free-range, certified organic chicken eggs
that are brown, green and blue – with the brightest yellow/orange yolks you
ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eggs are $5.00 a
dozen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Yarn
for sale</span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">:
</span></tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
raise Border Leicester Romney sheep with certified organic practices in the
Champlain Islands of Vermont on our small diversified, family farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our sheep are rotationally grazed on lush
pasture throughout the spring, summer, and fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the winter, they hang out in the barnyard
eating hay and playing on snow piles with our children. We think this is why
they have such beautiful, soft, cuddly fleeces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our Yarn is spun right here in Vermont at the Green Mountain
Spinnery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the spinnery they use<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Certified Organic GREENSPUN process where the
yarns are washed and spun with vegetable-based soaps and oils rather than the
petroleum-based products standard in the textile industry. No chemicals are
used to bleach, shrinkproof or mothproof. We are proud to have an ecological
safe, organically raised yarn to share with you. Skein size is approx. 4 oz,
& approx. 240 yards - Colors: Brown Earth, Snow and Oatmeal. $16 a skein<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AND ...2 oz skeins that are dyed in wonderful
colors on our oatmeal yarn<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> :)</i>
$12/Dyed Skein</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sheepskins are from lambs and sheep we processed in the fall - we have white,
brown and black beautiful fleeces available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They are $150, formaldehyde-free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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over medium high heat. Add vinegar, sugar, mustard seed, salt, and garlic to
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and sliced cucumbers together in a heat-proof bowl. Pour the simmering liquid
over the cucumbers and stir to evenly coat. Allow to cool to room temperature
or chill before serving. You can put in an old pickle jar or mason jar - glass
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Farmer note</span></u></b><span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">: You can replace all the spices with a 1-2 tablespoons of
pickling spice available at city martket in the bulk section or in any spice
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Butter Pickles </span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">www.heritagerecipes.com<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><br />
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cucumbers to fill a gallon jar or mix in a large bowl or stainless steel pot
and then divvy them up into smaller jars.<br />
3 onions sliced<br />
4 cups sugar<br />
4 cups vinegar<br />
1/3 cup plain salt<br />
1 1/2 tsp each turmeric, mustard seed and celery seed<br />
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Combine sugar and vinegar in small saucepan over low heat to dissolve
sugar. Add spices. Pack sliced cucumbers and onions in jar very
tight, add liquid and spices, seal and refrigerate.<br />
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These bread and butter pickles are a wonderful little side dish to set out with
just about any meal, but our first love will always be adding them to
sandwiches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The refrigerator pickles don't need to marinate very long at all before they're
ready to eat, usually just 24 hours or so. As to how long they keep ...
I'd say "the same as any other pickles in your refrigerator."
They might become more mushy than crisp if you had them in the frig for a year,
but I've never known them to go bad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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4 cups onions<br />
2 green peppers<br />
1 red pepper<br />
Directions:<br />
Grind and mix together with;<br />
1/2 c canning salt<br />
2 qts Boiling water.<br />
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1 tsp. tumeric<br />
1 pint vinegar<br />
5 cups sugar <br />
1 Tbsp. corn starch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with Basil and Pecorino Romano Cheese </span></u></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">from <i>Verdura</i> by
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pounds firm zucchini<br />
4 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil<br />
3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped<br />
Salt and Pepper to taste<br />
3 Tablespoons freshly grated imported Pecorino Romano cheese<br />
10 basil leaves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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zucchini well. Trim the zucchini and slice into thin coins. Place olive oil in
a large saute pan and turn the heat to high. Add the zucchini and toss in the
oil until it is lightly golden in spots but still crisp, about 4 minutes. Turn
the heat to medium low, add the garlic and S & P to taste. Cook until the
zucchini is tender but still has a trace of crispness. Transfer the zucchini to
a serving platter. Sprinkle the grated Pecorino Romano cheese over the
zucchini. Tear the basil leaves into fragments and scatter them over the top.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">PEANUT
DRESSING WITH THAI BASIL www.marquitafarm.com</span></u></strong><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><br />
</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">(Note
from Julia: This is also good with other basils. I didn't have roasted
peanut oil so I used 2 tbsp. peanut butter with 2 tbsp. canola oil and it
worked fine.)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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cup<br />
2 1/2 tbsp.<br />
1 tbsp.<br />
1 clove<br />
1/2 to 1<br />
1<br />
8<br />
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peanut oil<br />
rice vinegar<br />
soy sauce<br />
garlic, finely minced<br />
serrano chile, diced<br />
scallions, including an inch of green, thinly sliced<br />
mint leaves, finely chopped<br />
chopped basil (Thai or other)<br />
chopped cilantro<br />
pinch salt<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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everything in a bowl and whisk together. Taste for salt. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">It has a
slight anise flavor and it's sometimes known as anise basil. Treat it the
same as you would the genovese basil, and try it anywhere you would use
'regular' basil. Thai basil can go with ANYTHING. Thai Basil is that
basil you get in thai dishes.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Simple Pesto Recipe
for Italian or Thai Basil<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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in your food processor or blender (blender method may need a bit more
oil): leaves and tiny stems from 1 bunch basil, 1/3 cup walnuts(any
king of nut really or use sunflower seeds or leave it out), 1/3 cup parmesan
cheese, 2 roughly chopped garlic cloves (or garlic powder in a pinch).
Then add with the machine running: 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil.
Season with salt and pepper. You can freeze pesto in a log in wax or parchment
paper and slice off as you need it from your freezer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We make these logs and enjoy pesto all winter
long.</span><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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</span>Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-40801368377647521822013-07-08T15:52:00.000-04:002013-07-08T15:52:04.372-04:00Journal Post for July 8, 2013
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<pre style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-top: 12pt; mso-outline-level: 1;"><tt><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-variant: small-caps;">So what’s happening on the farm this week?</span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Week
5- So here we are the beginning of July and it feels like the beginning of May.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weather reporters say these are the
wettest two months in Vt history. Is this the new norm?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anyways I could dwell on all the things that stink right now - lettuce
under water, lettuce and chard being eaten by a herd of deer, peas are done
mucky ground - but you know I eluded to this in an earlier email - I am going
to talk about what is working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can do
nothing about the rain - we have raised beds, we have done some impromptu ditching,
our hoophouses are full, we have 22 hives here so everything is getting pollinated.
So I am going to talk about what is working..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">The
zucchinis and summer squash are amazing! We kept up with the cuke and squash
bugs - they are still out there but the plants were able to grow strong from
all the ones we transplanted in the ground over 500 of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are big a bushy and full of fruit and
flowers. We are growing green zukes, yellow straight neck squash, yellow and
white striped cross squash/zuke called sunbeam and finally my little patty pan
squashes are back. And they are all ion your share today:) Also the squash
blossoms that you can stuff and gently fry - don't worry they are not taking
from the fruit of the plant - they are the male flowers of the squash plant -
only female flowers produce the fruit. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was such a wonderful surprise when our crew
picked almost 50lbs of zukes and squash Saturday morning for market:) And those
squash blossoms flew out of the market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We try really hard to pick them every other day if not everyday to keep
their size small and tender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes
there are some bigger ones that hide under those leaves and with the burst of
sunshine that has replaced the pitter patter - I think we will be picking
tomorrow morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Sadie
and I went out to pick some green tail onions - these are young onions that we
thin out of our storage onions - you can eat the white and green parts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While we were there we looked at the
cucumbers - and wowee - we picked about 5lbs of pickling cukes - so tender and
juicy - we should have loads of cukes for you next Monday or if you happen to
be at farmers market on Wednesday or Saturday - stop by our stand and we will
give you some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadie and I squatted down
low in the squishy mud and listened to the glorious sound of the bees - very
busy going from one flower to the next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sadie kept pointing out that she could see the bees getting the nectar
out of each and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>every flower. Bees are
amazing at what they do - we are so blessed to be home for 22 hives this year:)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
planted some early eggplant in the hoophouse this year with the hoophouse
tomatoes (adam and I picked 2 ripe cherry tomatoes on Saturday:)) and we picked
some of those today for you and some baby eggplants from the other hoophouse
with the idea that those plants will branch out more and therefore produce more
eggplants and for that matter we did the same to the pepper plants today so you
will have baby peppers and eggplants for your share today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also in your share you have a choice between
thai basil and italian basil - both are great for pesto - thai basil is the
basil you get in your thai noodles - it is yummy - try it out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
should have sweet carrots soon! Thanks to our wonderful Monday morning weeders
(hmmm I think a tshirt maybe in order) those carrots are looking amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This morning - they came - despite the rain
and weeded the large hoophouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have
a great group of volunteer members and we are thankful for all you
hardwork.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a few farm events
taht we want you all to know about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
are members of the the Lake Champlain Islands Agricultural Network and we are
hosting along with some other local farms some fun events this summer including
one this weekend:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">This weekend:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Join
LCIAN for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">three family friendly farm
tours</b> duing the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Open Farm and Studio
Weekend</b>. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Join us on Sunday, July
14th from 10-2</b> at Blue Heron Harm in Grand Isle, Savage Gardens in North
Hero, and Borderview Farm in Alburgh. We'll <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have tours, tastings, and fun acticvities!
Free and open to the public. openfarmandstudio.com.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Blue
Heron Farm<br />
34 Quaker Road<br />
Grand Isle, VT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Savage
Gardens<br />
303 Savage Point Road<br />
North Hero, VT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Borderview
Farm<br />
146 Line Road<br />
Alburgh, VT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Free Community dinner
at the Congregational Church of South Hero on South St from 5:30 to 7:00 this
Friday July 12th.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The menu consists of local food BBQ with
Island Ice Cream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Truely free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come on down:) We will be cooking and
grilling up some farm fresh produce:) These dinners happen the second Friday of
every month.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">In the next few weeks:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Savor the
Islands" Summer Farm BBQ @ Savage Gardens, North Hero 3-5pm 7/21/13<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Join
the Lake Champlain Islands Agriculture Network and local farmers for a series
of casual summer afternoon barbeques! Local ingredients sourced from and
prepared by partner members of the network. By Donation. All proceeds to
benefit Food for Thought, to provide healthy local food to low income children
in Grand Isle County. Suggested donation: $12 per adult, $7 per child. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Savor
the Islands Summer Fruits Dessert Tasting @Hacketts Orchard, South Hero 1-4pm
7/28/13<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Join
Hackett's Orchard and the Lake Champlain Islands Agriculture Network for the
2nd Annual Summer Fruits Dessert Tasting! Sunday, July 28th, 1:00-4:00 pm.
Local farms and specialty food producers will be donating their best desserts,
made with local ingredients, for a special dessert buffet!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">By
Donation. All proceeds to benefit Food for Thought<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="savor_the_islands_summer_farm_bbq_pomyka"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">"<u>Savor
the Islands" Summer Farm BBQ @ Pomykala Farm, Grand Isle 3-5pm, 8/11/13</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Join
the Lake Champlain Islands Agriculture Network and local farmers for a series
of casual summer afternoon barbeques! Local ingredients sourced from and
prepared by partner members of the network. By Donation. All proceeds to
benefit Food for Thought, Suggested donation: $12 per adult, $7 per
child. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">"Savor
the Islands" Summer Farm BBQ @ Blue Heron Farm, Grand Isle 3-5pm, 8/18/13<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Join
the Lake Champlain Islands Agriculture Network and local farmers for a series
of casual summer afternoon barbeques! Local ingredients sourced from and
prepared by partner members of the network. Our third BBQ will be Sunday,
August 18th at Blue Heron Farm in Grand Isle. By Donation. All proceeds to
benefit Food for Thought. Suggested donation: $12 per adult, $7 per child. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
look forward to farming with you this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Peace,
your farmers, Christine, Adam, Sadie and Delia, Alicia and Yard<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">What’s
in the share this week: Zuchinni, Summer Squash, Baby eggplant, Baby sweet and
hot peppers, Thai and italian basil, Squash Blossoms, Green onions</span></u><o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Eggs for sale </span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We have the pretty
girls’ eggs for sale – these are free-range, certified organic chicken eggs
that are brown, green and blue – with the brightest yellow/orange yolks you
ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eggs are $5.00 a
dozen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Yarn
for sale</span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">:
</span></tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
raise Border Leicester Romney sheep with certified organic practices in the
Champlain Islands of Vermont on our small diversified, family farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our sheep are rotationally grazed on lush
pasture throughout the spring, summer, and fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the winter, they hang out in the barnyard
eating hay and playing on snow piles with our children. We think this is why
they have such beautiful, soft, cuddly fleeces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our Yarn is spun right here in Vermont at the Green Mountain
Spinnery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the spinnery they use<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Certified Organic GREENSPUN process where the
yarns are washed and spun with vegetable-based soaps and oils rather than the
petroleum-based products standard in the textile industry. No chemicals are
used to bleach, shrinkproof or mothproof. We are proud to have an ecological
safe, organically raised yarn to share with you. Skein size is approx. 4 oz,
& approx. 240 yards - Colors: Brown Earth, Snow and Oatmeal. $16 a skein</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Sheepskins for sale</span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">: These woolly sheepskins
are from lambs and sheep we processed in the fall - we have white, brown and
black beautiful fleeces available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
$150, formaldehyde-free. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Payment plans
available and we take credit cards now.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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pull open the blossoms and gently put a soft cheese of your choice ( I like
goat cheese, cream cheese or ricotta). eat up a cast iron pan with a bit of oil
(sunflower or canola - olive oil in a pinch). dip the filled or not filled
blossom<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>into egg and cornmeal or bread
crumbs or flour and put in hot oil - cook about 30 secs to a minute each side -
delicious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Sara's
Great Frittata Recipe:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></u></b><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">http://mariquita.com/recipes/summer%20squash.html<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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summer squash<br />
Salt<br />
Green onions(healthy fistful chopped)<br />
Basil leaves(fistful again)<br />
2 garlic cloves<br />
4 eggs<br />
1/4 Cup oil<br />
1 Cup flour <br />
2 tsp. baking powder<br />
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The summer squash, green onions, and basil make a wonderful frittata.In the
main bowl of a food processor, grate about two pounds of summer squash. Put the
squash in a colander and lightly salt. Leave to drain, and put the chopping
blade in the food processor. Add a healthy fistful of onions and the leaves
from a bunch of basil. Toss in a couple garlic cloves if you have them, and
pulse until well chopped. In a big bowl, mix around a cup of flour with a
couple teaspoons of baking powder and about a half cup of grated parmesan or
pecorino romano cheese. Lightly beat four eggs and a quarter cup of oil (if
you're feeling decadent and there are no vegetarians in the crowd, add a couple
spoonfuls of bacon grease). Put the grated squash in a thin clean dishtowel or
heavy duty paper towel and squeeze out excess liquid. Combine all the
ingredients in the big bowl. You should have a thick, fragrant batter. Pour the
batter into a greased 13x9 baking pan and sprinkle a little more cheese on top.
Bake at 375 degrees until golden, about 30-45 minutes (it depends on the
moistureleft in the squash). When cool, cut into squares and serve. These make
great appetizers or savory treats at a tea or coffee!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-64148978589885941662013-07-08T07:11:00.001-04:002013-07-08T07:11:13.337-04:00July 8, 2013<div id="yui_3_7_2_30_1373280411161_48">
<span id="yui_3_7_2_30_1373280411161_63">Good Morning Everyone-</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_30_1373280411161_69">As I write this the familiar sound of pitter patter is coming from outside my window - wish it was little feet playing outside - but the rain hits again. We have flash flood warnings going into effect as of 11am until midnight tonight. My new "smartphone" texted me a flash flood warning on the 4th of July for Grand Isle County - what we live on an island how could we flood? Well, the ground is very very very saturated as you all well know.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_30_1373280411161_73">Our little farm is doing ok - crops are growing but at a snails pace, some crops (beet, peas and some lettuce) rotted in the field because of it being too wet and some fields we can not get into to replant into because they are way too mucky. Clay soil + loads of rain + not enough sun= a bog and easily damaged soil structures. Usually on the fourth of July we are planting our third planting of potatoes. we have one planting in so far (and knock on wood they look beautiful). The hoophouse tomatoes, eggplant, and pepper plants are looking beautiful, they only need more sun to ripen the fruit. The lettuce was doing great - our third planting ready to pick - the deer came along Friday night and ate it all along with some chard - luckily they did not find the 4 th planting. That third planting was looking gorgeous - ok, I have already cried about that - moving on. Everything is just wet. It is hard to believe it is July 8th - feels more like May 8th.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_30_1373280411161_77">So..for pickup today - we are going to do out best for you. We will pick everything that is ready - might be less than usual - but this is out of our control - Your bags may seem a little less full - but know that you are getting everything that is available on the farm right now. This is all weather related - the stuff is out there - it just needs some sun and dryness. Funny - we, will get about 4 or 5 days of sun and then we will be wishing a bit of rain again. The season will catch up again and your bags will be overflowing. </span></div>
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<span>Today We will have summer squash, zucchini, thai or Italian basil, maybe green onions, maybe lettuce, and maybe a potluck selction of veggies. We are going out to pick shortly. pitter patter pitter patter</span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_30_1373280411161_86">One of the silver linings to all this rain, is that we have all of you here with us - to ride the weather out together. We appreciate our CSA members sticking it out with us - we are not the only ones out in the rain. Thanks for thinking of us. </span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_30_1373280411161_81">Your farmers,</span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_30_1373280411161_82">Adam, Christine, Sadie and Delia, Alicia and Yard</span></div>
Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-64425746539743072872013-06-24T14:25:00.000-04:002013-06-24T14:27:30.960-04:00Journal Post for June 24, 2013<v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f">
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journal we put out once a week and is available in paper form on Mondays and
electronic form email and website the rest of the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a place to get recipes, know what was
going on with the farm,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Christine's
love affair/ramblings with the food we grow, the animals we caretake,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the land we farm, and our kids:) If you have
a recipe you would like to share or something for the journal - feel free to
pass it along to us. If you can not make a pickup you can send someone else to
pick up your food or give us a call and we will pack it up for you and leave it
for you in the fridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The best is to
call before pickup time so we know to pack it up for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we don't hear from you we will donate it
to another family. At pickups, you will be able to purchase bread, eggs and
lamb (when available). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">So
this journal entry has taken awhile to get going - the season has been so busy
seeding, transplanting, weeding, building, repeat - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but the crops are slow getting out of the
ground due to this wacky weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorry
this has taken awhile - things get so busy here - and sometimes there is a
choice between getting veggies picked or this journal - so...I am starting in
the wee hours of the morning - hoping to have it done before we go picking for
today's veggies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
grow most of our crops in the ground from seed or transplants we start in our
greenhouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our nightshades we grow
under cover in the hoophouses - those are some of our tomatoes (our heirlooms
grow in the field), peppers, eggplant and basil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the beginning of spring things were dry
which is great to get the fields dried out but then it was too dry - and we
only have drip irrigation to some of our fields (these our hoses that weep
water when full).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The it rained and
rained and was cloudy and plants need water and sun to grow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we speak to other growers in the area -
their crops are slow this year too - this wacky weather - or is this the norm
now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each year we try to anticipate and
plan on how we can adapt our growing practices to the weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each year there is a wave that we are not
quite ready for - but when that wave comes - we just need to ride it out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no use getting mad over it - sure
getting frustrated is ok - but to let it linger - it just eats you up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have clay soils - they are heavy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and hold onto water - so we are ever so
careful not to do too much damage while it is wet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We try to stay on the paths - minimizes
compaction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have probably played
with clay before - you smoosh it together and its smooshed - well clay soil is
like that too - when you smoosh it when its wet - it doesn't unsmoosh - and all
those miniscule air pockets made by worms and all the work the macro and micro
organisms have done to create the soil in to soil and not just clay get
smooshed too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clay is great during a dry
patch because even though the surface is dry - underneath is still moist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clay soil is rich in minerals, calcium and
organic matter which help all the organisms thrive in the soil that promotes
happy veggie growth. Another key ingredient<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>- in all of this farming stuff - is patience and a handful of sugar snap
peas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">With
that all said, we always keep our CSA members in mind when we are picking - we
will hold back cutting a field for farmers market to keep for Monday's
pickup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You entrusted us to grow your
veggies back in those late winter/early spring months the least we can do is
make your veggies for the week a priority.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With that being said - you are in for the wave of a ride too with the
weather. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first few weeks seem light
- but as the season cranks up - things will be heavier and more diverse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And don't worry we will not overload you with
too many of this or too many of that. There will be times you can have pick
your own and also take as many tomatoes as you like :)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think we may have zucchinis and summer
squash in the next couple of weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
spinach is done for now and the peas are starting to come in strong. The head
lettuce starting to get bigger and I think basil is right around the
corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The early potato plants are
gorgeous!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our crew did an amazing job
tilling and hilling them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hoophouse
veggies are doing well too - nice and green- a little behind but very strong
plants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did many plants as
transplants this year (cucurbit family (squash,cukes, melons, winter squash)
because of the weird weather. This week we are getting the winter squash transplants
in the ground and the fourth round of lettuce (but wait a second - why is the
first round not picked yet - oh yeah the weather:))<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
are incredibly thankful for the wonderful crew we have this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have two apprentices, Alicia and
Yard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were both currently from
Burlington so they knew the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both
believe in small organic farming and wanted to learn more about it more in
depth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have known Yard for a few years
thanks to our friend Sophie (our first year apprentice back in 2010) and he has
come up and volunteered on numerous occasions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Yard graduated from UVM <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with a
degree in art and religion and is originally from New Jersey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year, he wanted to fully immerse himself
in small diversified organic farming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
met Alicia through the NOFA-VT apprentice program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She graduated from UMASS Amherst with a
degree in architecture a few years ago and is an avid biker - having biked
across the US last summer helping building homes along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her skills of carpentry have already come in very
handy of the farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alicia also has a
passion for local food systems<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and small
scale farming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They will be with us for
the season - and they are eager to meet all of you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
are also thankful for the many volunteers we have - our Monday morning weeding
crew, our Saturday volunteers, we are so blessed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you all for making this an amazing
farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you would like to come over and
help out let us know and we will put you to work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are working on 3 farm dinners - eat in the field among the veggies and animals
- one in July and 2 in August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our farm
dinner will be August 18th from 3-5pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It will be by suggested donation and will have our lamb, chicken and
tons of veggies including our heirloom tomatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other two dinners are at Savage Gardens
on July 21 and Pomykala Farm on August 11th.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>More information to follow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">We
look forward to farming with you this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Peace,
your farmers, Christine, Adam, Sadie and Delia, Alicia and Yard<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">What’s
in the share this week: Lettuce Mix, Garlic Scapes, Baby Napa Cabbage, Baby Bok
Choy, Sugar Snap Peas, Maybe Pea Tendrils</span></u><o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><u><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Eggs for sale </span></u></tt><tt><span style="font-size: 9pt;">We have the pretty girls’ eggs for sale – these are
free-range, certified organic chicken eggs that are brown, green and blue –
with the brightest yellow/orange yolks you ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eggs are $5.00 a dozen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Garlic Scapes </span></u></b></tt><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">are the false flowers
of of hardneck garlic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are totaly
edible. Chop and put in eggs, pizza, stir fries, anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can roast<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>them or grill them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can throw
them in a food processor with parmesan cheese, some nuts or not, olive oil and
ta da - scape pesto - our favorite in this house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smeared on and make grilled cheese sandwiches
- yum <o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette
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shake:) <o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">It
keeps well in the fridge - the olive oil may separate in fridge - but just
shake and everything mixes together again.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></div>
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<u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Bok Choy is eaten the whole plant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- leave and stem</span></u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You can sauté them, stir fry them, chop them and add them to anything
you would put greens in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can eat
them raw too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other night I chopped
pea tendrils, bok choy and cabbage and mixed them with eggs, cheese and
pepperoni - yum.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;">Pea tendrils can be eaten raw or chopped and saute in olive oil
and eaten.</span></u><tt><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></tt></h3>
Blue Heron Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03711348168854075131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102545196650975203.post-24548668513300153922013-03-01T09:45:00.003-05:002013-03-01T09:45:38.700-05:002013 CSA Farm Shares Available<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7nO89JgIyh0/UTC-7BtryJI/AAAAAAAAAHc/W0DsLvUJoHo/s1600/Bourque-401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7nO89JgIyh0/UTC-7BtryJI/AAAAAAAAAHc/W0DsLvUJoHo/s320/Bourque-401.jpg" width="320" /></a>Here it is the long awaited CSA signups and letter. They are a google doc. Feel free to share:) <br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blue Heron Farm 2013 CSA brochure: <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By3U03bbE9hiOFpjLW1UVkFyRlU/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By3U03bbE9hiOFpjLW1UVkFyRlU/edit?usp=sharing</a>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hello to all returning and
potential CSA members, neighbors, friends and family! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I opened the door to the
hen hoophouse this morning, and there it was - it was time - I could smell the
earth warming in the hoophouse - I hadn't smelled it since the fall - the earth
is waking up - it's time, it's time ..Here we are - at the end of February -
seed starting time and CSA sign up time! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> W</o:p></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">e are in our 10th growing
season and we are excited to be now the permanent stewards of these 30 acres
here on Quaker Road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you haven't
heard, we were finally able to purchase and conserve our farmland back on
Halloween - what an amazing 2 year process with Roy, VT Land Trust, South Hero
Land Trust, and many other state and federal agencies. We are incredibly
blessed to have all the support we do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
S<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">o here we are, we own this
land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our name is on the deeds, we pay
the property tax, the mortgage, upkeep the buildings and the land - really
owning is such a strong word - maybe we should be considered caretakers who are
paying the caretaking of this land... In the world, we are seen as landowners
now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who really "owns" land -
we like to think of it as stewards, because this land will last longer than us
and our children and we are lucky to be here for this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyways, here we are. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year we hope to
successfully graft tomatoes using organic , non-gmo root stock to have more
rigorous growth in our hoophouse tomatoes,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>incorporating all the compost that the chickens, cows, and sheep have
made us, grow more heirloom varieties of vegetables and Sadie's Flower bed,
have a interactive website that takes online payment for veggies, build a barn
for CSA pickup, a permanent wash/pack area for produce, put water in at the
farm (where the hoophouses are), and maybe build a small milk house for our
little dairy herd.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With your continued
support, we can keep feeding you and your family, our family and our community
at large. We continue on working our dream of growing a diversified family farm
with produce, grazing sheep for fiber<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and meat, sweet cows for raw milk and beef,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>poultry for eggs and meat, apprenticeships,
and an educational & therapeutic youth farm worker program. We strive to
have our farm have a symbiotic relationship with the people, land, grazing
animals, and produce of the farm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We will be offering 50 shares again<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We will have the Individual, Full and Salad Share available. There is
still the sliding scale, financial aid is available(through NOFA-VT and the
farm), we will take EBT for payments, payment plans, possible bartering and
prices will not go up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are
discontinuing our CSA delivery - unless there are at least 10 + Individual or
Full shares in one pickup location that is created by a member. The deliveries
are really hard for our family to do - with only 2 or 3 people per site - and
have to deliver to 5 or so sites- it is not sustainable for our small
farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are sorry for those this will
effect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We welcome you to the farm for
pickups. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We also have 1 CSA Individual share membership to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">barter </b>to 1 person or family that can
commit to working 8 hours a week.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please get in contact with us if you are
interested in this. We will also have CSA member work days scheduled once a
month where you can come out to the farm and help us with big labor projects
that are family friendly. Also, this year we will continue to work on and post
on our farm blog www.blueheronfarmvt.com and we are pretty active on facebook
too - please "friend" us.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We want to continue to make organic produce
affordable to all and be able to pay our costs. With members buying upfront
their vegetables for the season, it helps our costs immensely and we can budget
for the rest of the season. We would like to get payment by April 15th. If any
of you can pay sooner than that, that would be great since most of our buying
is right now through March (I know, I know I should have mailed this in
January). Shares will start the first or second week in June. **For those who
pay <b>by March 15th </b>– you will be entered to win 5 dozen of eggs or a
skein of our organic yarn or those who refer someone to our CSA, you will be
entered to win also - the more you refer - the more chances to win.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just have those people write your name at the
bottom of the 2013 membership registration. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We value your support and
friendship. If these costs are a hardship, please call us and we can come up
with a payment plan. We are also hoping to provide 5 supported shares for families
who are in need of this. If you are in need of financial aid this year please
let us know and we will get you the financial aid info for a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>supported share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also we are accepting donations for the Farm
Share program that supports our farms supported shares. Last year we were able
to give financial support to 4 families from our community and provide extra
food to the Round Barn through generous donations from our members. Our goal is
to raise $500 for supported shares so NOFA-VT will match it and make a share
more affordable to families in our community. If you would like more info,
please give us a call. You can send the donation in with your registration form
or send it directly to NOFA-VT with “Blue Heron Farm supported share” in the
memo. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Because of you, our CSA
members, we are able to outreach to our community here in Grand Isle County
with food and goodwill. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Last year, we had our
fourth year with the Senior Shares at the Round Barn here in Grand Isle. We
delivered fresh veggies to 15 residents for 10 weeks and have had community
dinners with them once a month since October. We are looking to expand this for
this upcoming year and look forward to having them out at the farm with us. If
you would like to join us for our monthly lunches, just let us know and we will
let you know when they are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will
continue this program again this year with the hopes of expanding it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Also, we donated and sold,
at a reduced rate, a bunch of food for the Food for Thought program last year,
which fed over 125 children in Grand Isle County for 12 weeks. Each week, Blue
Heron Farm was able to donate or sell<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>fresh veggies. Our farm plans to help out again with this year by
donating veggies and if any of you would like to help with volunteering on
those Sundays, delivering food to families, growing veggies here at our farm or
your own place, buy a CSA share for this program, donate money (see our
registration form) or with financial support please call Kaight at 372-5843 or
give us a call. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We will also be working on
growing certain crops for the food shelf here in the county.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you would like to help with any of this,
let us know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are times - for
example - last summer, a bunch of lettuce mix came up that was ready and we had
way too much to sell or give to you all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We called a few people and folks came out and we harvested over 75lbs of
lettuce mix, that we washed, spun, and bagged and brought to the Grand Isle
Food Shelf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of it went to waste, it
didn't get plowed under, it went right to people in our community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are always looking for folks who would
like to help come glean veggies for the food shelf - let us know if you are
interested.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thank YOU!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We
couldn’t do this without all of you. It is because of you, we made it through
last year with the hope for this growing season. Adam, Sadie, Delia and I look
forward to walking out to the chickens with you and your children, meeting our
sheep and their lambs in the pasture, mooing to Miss Annie, Annabelle and Miss
Maggie, picking ground cherries, uncovering treasures of potatoes and carrots
from the earth, and enjoying that you know where your food comes from. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When
we sit and plan this year and reflect over the last 9 years(!) – we are truly
blessed to have this as our work. We are honored that we are one of your
farmers and you are our community. Hope you are all well. We have enclosed this
year’s CSA brochure. Please pass to a friend if you are going to fill out the
electronic version. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you walking in the
fields - smelling the basil, having tomato juice run down your cheeks and
eating fresh sweet peas again . <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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