Corn Facts

Posted by on 2:25 pm, Jul 28, 2011 in About Your Ingredients | 0 comments

Did You Know?   Each silk strand on the sweet corn is attached to a kernel of corn.  The silk catches the pollen as it falls from the tassels that grow from the top of the corn plant.  The kernels then develop once that silk is pollinated and reproduction occurs.   A stalk of corn produced one to two ears of corn.  Generally one ear is...

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Sweet Corn

Posted by on 2:32 pm, Jul 26, 2011 in About Your Ingredients, Farms & Farmers | 0 comments

Summer in Ohio means sweet corn to many of us.  However, not all sweet corn is created equally. Many of you who shop the farmers markets likely have been seeing sweet corn for a few weeks now.  Some of the farmers may advertise it as “Marietta” or “Rancine” sweet corn.  Those are two big river towns where sweet corn is grown due to the sandy yet...

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Cream Cheese from Mayfield Rd Creamery

Posted by on 10:06 pm, Jul 13, 2011 in About Your Ingredients, Farms & Farmers | 0 comments

The large customers this week are getting a surprise container of cream cheese from Mayfield Road Creamery. This was intended for next week’s package but she finished the last batch early, so I am getting it to you while it is fresher.This product will change your mind about cream cheese. It is fresh, milky and the texture is almost flaky…not like the store...

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Beets. Nature’s Candy!

Posted by on 10:21 pm, Jun 29, 2011 in About Your Ingredients | 0 comments

Beets are one of my favorite items to put in the CSA.  It is very versatile and has a long shelf life.  The tops are edible as are the roots. Beets get a bad reputation because of the canned and pickled products most folks grew up with. Fresh beets are not that way.  They are full of flavor –earthy but yet sweet.  In fact, beets are nearly...

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CSA Week 4-2011

Posted by on 10:18 am, Jun 21, 2011 in Bag Contents | 0 comments

Chicken Sausage, Spinach, Goat Cheese, and the last round for Strawberries Ok, so I was wrong.  We thought berries were going to taper off quickly last week, but the cool weather has helped them hold on.  So strawberries this week will take us right into cherries next week! This week’s signature product is our new chicken bratwurst.  This sausage is in...

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