CSA Delivery times

Tuesdays
30 Peddars Way Dartmouth 4:45 - 6:00 PM
2385 Agricola Street - The Grainery 4:30 - 6:30 PM

Wednesdays
At the farm 4 -7 PM
Delivery 'to your door' around the farm starts at 5:30PM

Starting:
March 31st in City
April 1st in the Valley

Arugula " Rocket" Recipe

Arugula, also called ‘rocket’, is a slightly spicy, delicate, leafy green. Although quite strong on its own, it’s a perfect addition to salads and sandwiches. It loses some of its spiciness in cooking, but can be prepared, much as spinach, by sautéing with olive oil and garlic.

Greens for breakfast are a great idea. Here’s a recipe for a Rocket And Gruyere Omelette

Serve with salad and crusty bread. Add more veggies if you like, such as chopped peppers and onions. Serves 4.

• 1 garlic clove, halved

• 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

• 5 oz rocket

• 6 eggs

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

• 1/4 lb Gruyere, cut into small cubes

Preheat your grill. Cook the garlic and oil in an ovenproof frying pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until they are golden, about 2 minutes. Remove the garlic and add the rocket. Cook, stirring, 1 to 2 minutes to wilt. Whisk together the eggs, salt, and pepper, then pour over the rocket and cook, undisturbed, over medium heat until almost set, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the cheese on the top and place under the grill until eggs are just set and cheese is melted, 1-2 minutes.

Enjoy!

Frank and Sprouts

Frank is 20 Months old and is very independent. He is helping himself to some sprouts. He likes to serve them more than eat them these days.

It is 3:13 PM here on Wednesday and the greenhouse temperature reads 29.7 degrees Celsius.

Enjoy the day!

The Grainery

The pick-up location in Halifax is at The Grainery Food Co-operative. If you would like more info on the Grainery - you can check it out online at: www.thegrainery.wikispaces.com

Sunday March 15

It is 5 degrees Celsius here today. The sun is hot. We checked the outside tunnel that was damaged from the snow this winter. We are waiting for the new parts to arrive so we can fix it up again. The Spinach is getting big and will be ready for our March 31 and April 1 baskets.

The kids are loving the outside adventures.

Happy Sunday!

CSA Pick-Up Locations

We are excited to announce that we now have three pick-up locations.

At the farm - 1736 Church Street in Port Williams
In Halifax at the Grainery on Agricola Street
AND at 30 Peddars Way i

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n Dartmouth!

The greens are growing and we are very excited to continue welcoming new share holders to our CSA and the sunny days leading us into Spring.

CSA Launched

We are so excited to announce that our CSA is open for share holder sign-up.

We have completed our materials and have been distributing them around the community.

If you are interested in learning more about our CSA for 2009/10 please check out our CSA link with an outline of what we have to offer.

This model provides us all with the opportunity to connect with each other and our food. We are excited to be 'your farmer'.

As for the farm. Josh just moved the grain burner into a new space so we can have more space in the greenhouse for plants. We started the grain burner last night and hope everything up and running and to have trays planted by Friday.

And - as luck would have it, with all of the snow this winter we have had some major damage to one of the greenhouses. Luckily the greenhouse is built in parts so we only need to replace some pieces and not the whole thing.

Enjoy the day!