December 15, 2011

Lettuce: November 12 to December 15th

I transplanted this bed of greens on November 12th. I made a short video of the transplanting.



Well fast forward 33 days and here is how things are looking. I am really impressed with the growth. This is the latest I have transplanted stuff. I am going to be direct seeding some more salad mix this week. I hope it will germinate and be ready by the end of February/March.

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Winter Density
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Black Seeded Simpson
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Red Sails
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Red Oakleaf
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Green Oakleaf
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Tatsoi
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December 8, 2011

First Winter Market in Manhattan, December 3rd

Our first winter market was on December 3rd. It was a successful day. We need to build this market. I took alot of stuff and brought home a bunch. Way over picked, but you never know.

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Jay


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November 20, 2011

Hearty Butternut Soup


Thank you to Linda for this post!

With a few hundred pounds of squash in our basement, we have tried many variations of butternut soup, many of which got poured down the drain. The taste just wasn't there or the texture was icky, to use the girls' words. Today, I finally found a variation we all liked.

Hearty Butternut Soup

2-3 pounds butternut squash
2 small onions, chopped
2 carrots, peeled and sliced thin
1 tsp minced garlic
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon majoram
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup milk
1 cup chicken broth

  1. Prepare butternut squash ahead of time by baking for 40 minutes at 400 degrees. Cool. Then, peel and dice into chunks.
  2. In a large saucepan, saute onions, carrots, and garlic in butter until onions are translucent.
  3. Add flour, majoram, salt and pepper. Stir on medium-high heat for one minute.
  4. Add milk, stirring constantly.
  5. Stir in cubed, peeled squash.
  6. Stir in chicken broth. Reduce heat to simmer.
  7. Allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes.

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November 12, 2011

Transplanting Lettuce

We finished up transplanting some lettuce and Tatsoi today. I have learned that transplanting lettuce is an easy way to grow lettuce.



Enjoy!

Jay
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November 2, 2011

Last Farmers Market

I almost never get a chance to take pictures of our market stand in the summer. We are usually sooo busy, we are just lucky to get the produce on the table.


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Opposite direction
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Another Market
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Here are the tomatoes and cherry tomatoes.

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Enjoy!


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