Carrots Our son, Max (not pictured . . .), is five years old, and at the age when kids say a lot of funny things. He has cracked me up a couple of times lately with his comments about carrots. When we first started pulling a few carrots to eat at the baby stage, he [...]
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Just in time for the new year – a new blog home for Sunshine for Dinner! Our blog is where we give farm news and post the contents of our deliveries each week.
On the menu – Nov. 19 2007
On the menu – Nov. 19 Farm fresh eggs Bok Choy Sweet Potatoes Salad mix – lettuce ‘Black Seeded Simpson’, green leaf lettuce, baby chard ‘Sunshine Mix’, baby ‘Red Russian Kale’ Radishes Zucchini Pimento Peppers Bell peppers Bunching onions Cucumbers Fresh Rosemary and Chives Posted by Georgiaberry Mobley at 12/1/2007 5:46 AM <a href=”http://sunshinefordinner.com/2007/12/01/on-the-menu–nov-19.aspx”>http://sunshinefordinner.com/2007/12/01/on-the-menu–nov-19.aspx</a> | [...]
On the menu – Nov. 12 2007
On the menu – Nov. 12 Farm fresh eggs Sweet Potatoes Salad mix – lettuce ‘Black Seeded Simpson’ and baby chard ‘Sunshine Mix’ Yellow Squash Baby Eggplant Bell peppers Bunching onions Cucumber Miller County stone ground corn meal Posted by Georgiaberry Mobley at 12/1/2007 5:45 AM <a href=”http://sunshinefordinner.com/2007/12/01/on-the-menu–nov-12.aspx”>http://sunshinefordinner.com/2007/12/01/on-the-menu–nov-12.aspx</a> | Add Comment <a href=”http://sunshinefordinner.com/2007/12/01/on-the-menu–nov-12.aspx”>http://sunshinefordinner.com/2007/12/01/on-the-menu–nov-12.aspx</a>
On the menu – Nov. 9 2007
On the menu – Nov. 9 Farm fresh eggs Miller County honey Sweet Potatoes Salad mix – lettuce ‘Black Seeded Simpson’ and baby chard ‘Sunshine Mix’ Zucchini Radishes Bunching onions Cucumber Miller County stone ground corn meal Posted by Georgiaberry Mobley at 12/1/2007 5:40 AM <a href=”http://sunshinefordinner.com/2007/12/01/on-the-menu–nov-9.aspx”>http://sunshinefordinner.com/2007/12/01/on-the-menu–nov-9.aspx</a> | Add Comment <a href=”http://sunshinefordinner.com/2007/12/01/on-the-menu–nov-9.aspx”>http://sunshinefordinner.com/2007/12/01/on-the-menu–nov-9.aspx</a>
Salad at last!
Salad at last! Posted by Georgiaberry Mobley at 10/21/2007 6:10 AM Yes, it is just a little bit of salad, but it is the first of the season. As the weather cools, the lettuce will thrive. This variety, ‘Black Seeded Simpson’, is far too tender to be used commercially. The leaves would just disintegrate in [...]
There were assorted peppers in the bag this week
There were assorted peppers in the bag this week . . . here is the note that went along with them. A note from Kandan: These are HOT peppers. Habaneros look like little pumpkins. Do not eat these straight, or raw! You must use them to cook only. Dispose of the pepper when you have [...]
On the farm . . .
On the farm . . . During the whole month of August, the availability and variety of local produce has been declining dramatically. This is a natural seasonal phenomenon, resulting from the end of the growing season of crops planted after the last frost, like squash and tomatoes. To alleviate some of the availability and [...]
Watching your food grow
Watching your food grow Posted by Georgiaberry Mobley at 8/8/2007 5:57 AM and is filed under uncategorized Here are squash seedlings, ready to be set out in the garden. Squash are some of the most rewarding seedlings to grow – if you want to start a plant with a kid this is the one to [...]
Anticipation
Anticipation Posted by Georgiaberry Mobley at 8/1/2007 7:06 AM and is filed under uncategorized This is why gardeners love to read seed catalogs – anticipation. Mmmmm, what are we going to grow so that we can EAT IT! I don’t see why I should have all the fun – you’ll be eating it, too. So [...]