B & H Organic Produce New Blog Format

My husband suggested using the blog for the 2010 season as a record of our meals.
We mostly eat from the farm. I would say 80 percent. And we love to can, dry and freeze our vegetables for winter enjoyment. If we do not grow or raise it than we try our best to buy it local. My husband Mike and I love to cook.
And the inspiration for what we cook mainly comes from hours of weeding and caring for the plants in the garden. There are many hours while gardening when your mind needs to wander somewhere. It mostly wanders to my belly.
We will be posting a picture of our dinner and a description. I mostly make up what I cook and rarely follow recipes. If I know of a recipe I will link it otherwise these are simply inspirations!!!!!!
Yum!!!!!!!!!!!
The dinner above:

• Grilled burgers ( Fat free, free-range, beef from our farm)
• topped with Raw Cheddar Cheese from Hope Springs Farm (cutest cows ever!)
• served over our own raw spinach
• with our own grilled asparagus
• and our own corn on the cob from the freezer. (this was not super crunchy but oh so sweet)

This meal needed only butter salt and pepper. Wonderful! It also only took 20 minutes start to finish to prepare. Fresh is better because it is faster too! And believe me when Mike and I get home from work we want to eat and relax. We leave the dishes for another day.

Dear Friends of B & H Organic Produce,
Wow what a spring!!!!!!!!!! I am not counting my chickens before they hatch but I don't remember a spring this early in a long long time. I am in a bit of a whirlwind with planting and preparing beds. I feel an amazing season coming on! We are very excited to begin 2010. The farming year started out a bit rocky for us but now we are ready to go.
Beginning this weekend Saturday April 10th we will beginning the sales of our transplants. If you are excited to get your garden going early this year than stop by and pick up some compost and some transplants. Broccoli, Cabbage, and Kale will be available this weekend. And as the season progresses we will have more and more plants for sale.
Another reason to stop by and visit- Our own spinach is freshly harvested and on sale in the store.
In other news:

• Sugarbush Nursery (Rt 10 Plowville) is selling our strawberry, garlic and other transplants. They also have organic potato and a whole range of seeds for sale.
  
• I will be speaking at Sugarbush Nursery on April 24th :

  " Succession planting in your vegetable garden. How to maximize your space and yields. Learn about which crops need to be planted more than once in a season. We will be talking about planting dates, harvesting techniques and tricks for getting the most out of your space." contact Anne-Marie at Sugarbush Nursery for more information http://www.sugarbushnursery.com/

• We have announced the date of our 4th annual "Meet the Farmer Day" and Open House ...........Saturday May 22nd. The flyer is attached. We are looking for volunteers and vendors for this event if you are interested please let me know.

• The West Reading Farmer's Market will begin on Sunday May 30th. The market will be starting earlier this year and ending later. Hooray for farming in Berks County.

We wish you all a very happy spring. We are looking forward to seeing you all very soon!!!!!!!!!!