Oven Baked Balsamic Swiss Chard
Not sure what to do with your Swiss chard? Try this easy recipe for a sweet side dish! 1 bunch of Swiss chard 3 Tbsp of olive oil 1 Tbsp of balsamic vinegar Chop Swiss chard; make sure the stems are chopped in smaller pieces. Put the Swiss chards on a large piece of...
Farmer’s Log – June 11, 2014
The harvests keep getting bigger and tastier as the season moves forward. We gradually seem to be winning the battle against wireworms – they have been eating our transplants’ roots at the David Thompson Schoolyard Market Garden through the spring. This...
Farmer’s Log – June 10
The season keeps getting better with new crops starting to reach maturity each week. With the help of the rain and sun, it seems we are also growing a healthy crop of weeds: wild mustards, purslane, grass and dandelions are growing alongside our veggies. This means...
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Farmer’s Log – June 2, 2014
Things are growing quickly now – it seems like every day I come to the farms they look different. The fava beans are up to my waist, when they were only up to my knee’s just two weeks ago! Our kale, temporarily put out of commission by wire worms at David...Field Poetry – June 2, 2014
Curious seeds yield flowers – nectar riches students explore them