tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.comments2012-02-14T06:58:27.787-06:00Chris Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15505087074938728185noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-1337538789746480652012-02-02T18:07:16.169-06:002012-02-02T18:07:16.169-06:00Of course - if they all did as things were intended when those three ships dropped anchor over here... none of &#39;em would be complaining about how the lettuce coming from their own backyard goes limp before they get it into the fridge!<br /><br />(But they don&#39;t teach that in the history books anymore, either!)<br /><br />You should print flyers of this post and hand it out! Very educational. THE BEST food for the ignorant! Just think - anytime you need a laugh to pick you up... YOU can choose just exactly &quot;who&quot; needs a copy - take their change - and laugh all the way to the bank!WeldrBrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12121820035844661657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-47959274282843752842011-08-13T15:35:34.305-05:002011-08-13T15:35:34.305-05:00Thanks for sharing this! Our farm we certify every year too. The paper is a lot, if if you are a well managed farm you are doing 90% of it already anywayEmily @Zweber Family Farmshttp://www.zweberfarms.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-79229745822046369512011-03-04T16:47:25.091-06:002011-03-04T16:47:25.091-06:00Thanks for the informative and exact whereabouts of this event, with the increase of interest in the &#39;slow food&#39; movement hopefully this will become an even bigger event!Tornado Tysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07149675527819454951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-62391933262879821642011-02-10T21:08:23.065-06:002011-02-10T21:08:23.065-06:00A friend had it manufactured for us. You can buy something similar (but not quite the same) from Market Farm Implement.Chris Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126105693640297401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-11858032952315433962011-02-09T22:04:28.969-06:002011-02-09T22:04:28.969-06:00I would also appreciate knowing where you got your undercutter!<br /><br />AdamColvin@ColvinFamilyFarm.comColvin Family Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304764644851663956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-71475435401018065602011-02-04T12:03:53.406-06:002011-02-04T12:03:53.406-06:00Well said Chris. Thanks for posting this.Mike @ Driftlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18211599455533368089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-60220386234258191472011-02-03T06:42:07.415-06:002011-02-03T06:42:07.415-06:00I tend to think this will end up becoming one more of those waves in history where bands of families will be hitting the courthouses seeking wrongful death suits - again.<br /><br />Somehow - we have GOT to convince the new parents of today that the need to raise their children up with a healthier desire for proper conservation has become dire.<br /><br />It is the mindset of current generations in our government that have allowed this to just walk right onto our dining tables.WeldrBrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12121820035844661657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-84725190164231772182010-11-07T08:42:53.776-06:002010-11-07T08:42:53.776-06:00Granddaughter of a farmer, here, and an Adirondack lake resident every summer: I watch the rain constantly and reverently, because it controls what I do and where I go every day. The Indigenous people said &quot;female rain&quot; and &quot;male rain;&quot; you know what those are instantly! Thank you for this rumination.Elisabeth Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05610534272016264526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-76256210082879008902010-10-19T17:58:09.078-05:002010-10-19T17:58:09.078-05:00We are using everything in our box and our meals are awesome! <br /><br />Honeyboat Squash boats with shrimp and walnuts, Krispy Kale, and we made a Pepper Steak with Chinese Cabbage that puts Chung King to SHAME. Thank you!Kurt Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01641608612441220668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-57710664750104043032010-09-01T20:42:36.749-05:002010-09-01T20:42:36.749-05:00This info was very helpful. Thank you so much!Robbiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04809062545201171709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-75714143878161151982010-06-11T12:19:00.211-05:002010-06-11T12:19:00.211-05:00what&#39;s in the box this week?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-3218520164456955702010-01-17T16:16:52.377-06:002010-01-17T16:16:52.377-06:00What really struck me after Dr. Greene&#39;s talk was what the &quot;Farmer of the Year&quot; said. The farmer said basically, I couldn&#39;t grow food any other way now; it would be irresponsible.<br /><br />I had an interesting conversation with a lamb producer at my local market yesterday. She lives in a sea of conventional farmers, including hog CAFOs + GMO corn producers.<br />She grew up in the community; she goes to church with the conventional farmers and she is afraid to speak out about why her grazing methods are preferable. She doesn&#39;t want to be rejected by her conventional community. <br />How do we help farmers like my friend?<br />Melinda Hemmelgarn<br />Columbia, MOMelinda Hemmelgarnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-30049215244228431482009-11-23T07:24:04.630-06:002009-11-23T07:24:04.630-06:00So helpful as I have a *small* kitchen full of produce for Thanksgiving! Thanks!!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12100196071084452143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-19194091391632960722009-11-11T14:15:38.988-06:002009-11-11T14:15:38.988-06:00<a href="https://www.kenjones.com" rel="nofollow">tire tubes</a> can be a real pain when they come off the rim. You should make sure you are very careful when trying to fix those. I have heard of many grotesque endings when the tire shoots off or the the air pressure compresses the tire to pop. You want to make sure you take the proper precautions and if you can get some help from someone who has done it before ;)Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205717480055443038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-41583318871653241522009-05-25T11:01:27.493-05:002009-05-25T11:01:27.493-05:00Where did you purchase your undercutter? Or did you manufacture it yourself? I am presently looking for something like this<br /><br />MT carrot grower<br />dave_prather@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-9462570777275073992009-05-19T06:22:00.000-05:002009-05-19T06:22:00.000-05:00I have a Zojirushi bread machine, and I have programmed it to raise the dough.<br />1 cup water<br />1/3 cup olive oil<br />3 cups flour<br />1 Tbsp sugar<br />1 Tbsp salt<br />1 Tbsp yeast<br />Put the water and olive oil in the bread machine. Add everything else in a heap, putting the yeast in a well at the top of the heap.<br />My bread machine is set up to preheat for 20 minutes, knead for 8, rise for 2 hours, and rise again for 2 hours. If I set it with a delay, I can have pizza dough ready when I get in from the fields.<br />If I'm just cooking for one, I will divide the dough in two and refrigerate half of it for up to 48 hours. It doesn't work as nicely as the first round of dough, but it's pretty adequate. The real trick seems to be to give it enough time to warm, but that always takes longer than I have.Chris Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126105693640297401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-81836958893719597992009-05-18T15:41:00.000-05:002009-05-18T15:41:00.000-05:00Can I refrigerate the dough once it rises?Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00905850036743973387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-81983961035924596252009-05-14T16:05:00.000-05:002009-05-14T16:05:00.000-05:00The asparagus pizza sounds delicious. Care to share your bread machine pizza dough recipe?Cameronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691191099184035711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-13421737264679403632009-04-06T21:28:00.000-05:002009-04-06T21:28:00.000-05:00Cool :)kellyposeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02445019313544131016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-76864029243681786692009-02-23T16:51:00.000-06:002009-02-23T16:51:00.000-06:00While the name "Radish Spirit" only appears in the English dub of Spirited Away, the Japanese name given refers to a spirit of agriculture in Shinto. And clearly, he is a daikon :) So I don't think there is anything wrong with calling him the Radish Spirit :)qaggazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03838451530726617622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-22052085734800935832008-12-03T01:09:00.000-06:002008-12-03T01:09:00.000-06:00Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe! Very helpful! :Dhealthy aginghttp://www.freedomyears.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-55884255993946576922008-08-22T16:15:00.000-05:002008-08-22T16:15:00.000-05:00As the director of a certification agency, I really appreciate reading these comments from one of our farmers. We know that certification matters; our farmers know that certification matters....I just wish that consumers were always getting the information about "what's really organic" that they deserve.<BR/><BR/>Bonnie WidemanBonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01218232172449096377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-64607833679031522592008-06-16T02:44:00.000-05:002008-06-16T02:44:00.000-05:00We're rooting for you guys out here in Seattle.<BR/><BR/>-- Cam Larios nee ParishCameronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691191099184035711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36801863.post-84599317407145872942007-07-24T13:12:00.000-05:002007-07-24T13:12:00.000-05:00That Rosemary Lemonade is exquisite! Tried it last night...THE EAT LOCAL FOOD CHALLENGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12587527337952881875noreply@blogger.com