Pumpkin Festival Pictures

Here are some pictures of our table at the Country Pumpkin Festival this past Saturday at Brunswick.  Unfortunately I did not get to take any pictures from around the event like I had been planning on ended up getting too busy and did not get a chance.  I guess I will have to wait until next year to get more pictures.

Our tables at the Pumpkin Festival, we had:

pasta, bread, veggies, herbs, apples, cut flowers, jams, jellies, butters, and gift baskets. 

Real Veggies Farm Gift Baskets

Consisting of:

4 pasta of choice

2 jellies, jams, and butters of choice

3 recipe cards of choice

tissue paper, bow, and to from card, of choice

and of course the basket is included

 Our pasta display at the market

We had 22 different varieties of pasta this past weekend

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Brunswick Farmers Market

Brunswick Farmers Market has come to an end for the season (so sad).  I would like to once again thank all my wonderful customers, and hope to see everyone again next year in June when the market starts again.

Valley City Farmers Market

We will still be at Valley City Farmers Market this weekend.  I am not sure how much longer we will be still setting up at Valley City, it should start getting colder now and a frost is coming soon.  I will keep everyone updated here.

Fall/Winter Plans

I am planning on going to some events around the area this fall and winter.  I already have a few events in mind and will be posting info here about where I will be selling.

Also if anyone is interested in any veggies, pasta, jams, jellies, bread, and gift baskets send me an email.  Email and list of what is available is on the right side of the page.

Eggs and Veggies for Breakfast

I have been so busy lately preparing for the Pumpkin Festival I have not had a chance to make up a really good breakfast.  So since the Pumpkin Festival is over now I figured I had to make up a really good breakfast.

Chopped up scallions, shallots, summer squash, peppers, tomatoes, kale, and swiss chard.

All of which I added to the eggs.

Scrambled Eggs with Veggies, and Toasted Onion Bread

You can use any combination and quantity of veggies that you wish here is what I used.

Ingredients:

Scallions

Shallot

Sweet Peppers 

Tomatoes

Kale and Swiss Chard

Summer Squash

Garlic Clove

A little Basil

1 Pound Ground Pork

Eggs with a little Milk

Mozzarella Cheese

2 tablespoons butter

Directions:

Over medium heat add the butter, scallions, shallot, and ground pork.  Cook until meat begins to cook through.  Then add the peppers and summer squash.  When they begin to soften add kale, swiss chard, garlic, basil, tomatoes, eggs and milk.  Just before you remove from heat add the cheese, mix to melt cheese and remove from heat.

I like to toast up some bread, and eat the scrambled eggs with the toast kind of like a sandwich.

Brunswick Pumpkin Festival

This weekend Brunswick Farmers Market is going to be having the second annual Pumpkin Festival.  This year the Pumpkin Festival will run for two days, Saturday 10am- 5pm, and Sunday 10am- 4pm, at the Heritage Farm, 4613 Laurel Road, home of the Brunswick Area Historical Society.  There will be free parking, free entry, free face painting and free grab bags for the kids.  And this year it is going to be big, over 80 vendors will be selling a variety of items such as vegetables, fruits, baked goods, popcorn, bread, pasta, lots and lots of pumpkins, flowers, mums, jams and jellies, caramel apples, dog treats, jewelry, wood crafted games and other items, gift items and holiday items.  There will also be live music and some of the vendors will be bringing their farm animals along to add to the fun.

We will have all our regular items for sale plus some other special items just returning for the Pumpkin Festival, such as Kale Bread, Garlic Rigatoni Pasta, Garlic Pasta Shells, Beet and Kale Rigatoni, Lemon Pepper Poppy Seed Rigatoni, Leeks, Shallots, Apple Nut Bread, Colored Carrots, and More!!

We will also have gift baskets available at the market so if you are looking for a great gift for someone we have what you are looking for.  The gift baskets are only $25 and include 4 bags of pasta, 2 jellies, jams or butters, 3 recipe cards, of course the basket, and tissue paper, to from card, and bow color of choice.  I will have some already made up at the market or I can make up personalized baskets at the market, just for you!

More about the Pumpkin Festival.

Garlic Pasta

Just bagged up some garlic rigatoni and garlic pasta shells for the Pumpkin Festival this weekend.

If you have never had my garlic pasta, I make it with my own fresh garlic so it is nice and garlicky.   

Homegrown Tea

Today's market at Brunswick was cold and windy.  When I got home I felt all stuffy and chilly from being outside for half the day in the cold.  So I figured, perfect day to make some tea, and after I did I felt so much better.

Ingredients:

Chamomile flowers dried

Spearmint

Basil

Garlic

Honey

Water (of coarse)

I take a tea ball and fill it with chamomile, spearmint and basil.  I mostly use chamomile and spearmint.  I add the tea ball to the water in the pan, and bring it to a boil.  Once it begins to boil I add the garlic (about one clove, cut into slivers), and remove the pan from heat and cover.  Let it sit for at least 15 minutes.  Fill the mug, add the honey, and enjoy.

I have never been a tea person, but once I started to grow my own herbs and made my own tea out of everything I grew myself, to me it seemed so much better than the store bought stuff.

Market Pictures

Just thought I would do a quick post with some pictures I took today, of our table at Valley City Farmers Market.

 We will still be selling at Valley City Farmers Market till at least the first week of October, and some other vendors should be joining us also.  Hope to see everyone there!  Also we are still up at Brunswick Farmers Market till the Pumpkin Festival, which is on October 10th and 11th.

Purple and Green Kohlrabi

Purple and Green Kohlrabi

 

Cooking Kohlrabi

Both the leaves and the bulb can be eaten.  Leaves can be used just as you would kale or collards.

I think that the purple and green kohlrabi taste the same, they also look the same inside.  The only difference that I noticed is I think it is easier to peel the purple kohlrabi than the green.  If you slice off the ends and then slice it in half, you can almost peel of the skin by hand, there will still be a little bit of strings left and you can then use a potato peeler to easily peel the rest off. 

 Many people say that kohlrabi tastes like cabbage, and it is a member of the cabbage family.  I think it cooks like, and can be used similar to potatoes and turnips, except it does not take as long to cook as potatoes do.

Kohlrabi can be eaten raw, boiled, sauteed, steamed, baked, boiled, grilled, or roasted.  

It is great for just snacking on raw, or can be grated and added raw to salads.

They can also be added to soups or stews.  

They can be boiled and mashed together with potatoes or turnips.  

We sliced some up the other day and grilled them with some other veggies and olive oil, when they were just browned, it almost tasted like a french fry.

I should still have kohlrabi available at my markets for at least the next couple weeks.  I am going to be starting some more plants from seeds very soon, so once my spring planting is gone, I hope to have some more available again in late summer.