What’s in this week’s box? Veggies: Beets Cherry Tomatoes Heirloom Tomatoes Corn Fruit: Peaches Cantaloupes Raspberries Storage, handling and general cooking tips… Beets Storage – If your beets still have greens attached, cut them off, leaving an inch of stem. Keep these greens unwashed and refrigerated in a closed plastic bag. Store the beet […]
What’s in this week’s box? Veggies: Eggplant Cherry Tomatoes Corn Scallions Broccoli Kale Fruit: Peaches Storage, handling and general cooking tips… Eggplant Storage- Eggplant prefers to be kept at about 50 degrees F, which is warmer than most refrigerators and cooler than most kitchen counters. Wrap unwashed eggplant in a towel (not in plastic) […]
What’s in this week’s box? Veggies: Cherry Tomatoes Beets Corn Scallions String Beans Slicing Cucumbers Pickling Cucumbers Head Lettuce–Red Romaine Greenhouse Tomatoes Fruit: Yellow Peaches Storage, handling and general cooking tips… Peaches & Nectarines Driving down rt. 88 past the Applecrest orchards one thing is for sure, the peach trees are chock full […]
What’s in this week’s box? Veggies: Broccoli Onions Tomatoes Slicing Cucumbers Pickling Cucumbers Head Lettuce Zucchini & Summer Squash Fruit: White and Yellow Peaches Blueberries Storage, handling and general cooking tips… Peaches & Nectarines Driving down rt. 88 past the Applecrest orchards one thing is for sure, the peach trees are chock full […]
This week’s Farm News: We are swimming in Zucchini, Summer Squash, Pickling Cucumbers, and Beans! It’s time to preserve this harvest! Pickling, fermentation and freezing are all well underway here at the farm, and we’re stocking the larder for winter. Make sure you preserve some of your share this week for the upcoming cold months, […]
What’s in this week’s box? Veggies: Pickling Cucumbers Carrots Scallions Red Russian Kale Bright Lights Swiss Chard Green Beans Head Lettuce Greenhouse Tomatoes Zucchini & Summer Squash Fruit: Blueberries Storage, handling and general cooking tips… Carrots Storage- Remove the leafy green tops, leaving about an inch of stems (greens can be saved for use in […]
What’s Happening on the Farm: Hi There! We’ve come upon a fairly strange conundrum here on the farm. With a late cold spring, and then lots of heat, and no rain, our season has been funky, to say the least. Even though our strawberries started a little late, this didn’t transfer into the strawberry season […]
What’s happening on the farm this week? Independence Day! It’s time to celebrate our great country and gather with family and friends to count our blessings. Our family loves tradition, in fact, we’re pretty darn stuck in our ways when it comes to holidays. So, like thousands of other New Englanders, our family at Applecrest […]
What’s happening on the farm this week? This week we are avidly harvesting one of our favorite crops: English Peas! Some fun facts about peas: they are only green because they are harvested when immature, a ripe pea is more yellow in color. Only five percent of peas grown world-wide are sold fresh–the remainder are […]
