Archive for July, 2009

Our ribbons from the fair…

Posted on 19 July 2009 (1)

Kathleen, Asa and I had the chance to attend the Saratoga County Fair yesterday.  Earlier in the week, we submitted our garlic and blueberries for judging at the fair.  It’s the first time we’ve done it.  Our garlic placed 2nd behind our good friends the Pastore’s.  I probably could have pulled more heads and submitted [...]

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Strange nature…

Posted on 19 July 2009 (0)

Sometimes nature can be quite strange….  I was pulling a row of garlic when this came up out of the row.  The garlic bulb underneath those strange little unpackaged cloves appears to be intact and a full (albeit small) head.  The row it came from was one of the more waterlogged rows, so I’ll chalk [...]

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Blueberry-corn Muffins

Posted on 19 July 2009 (0)

Ingredients: 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1 cup sugar 1 cup milk 1 large egg 1 cup blueberries Preheat the oven to 400º F. Grease a standard 12-hole muffin tin. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt [...]

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Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes

Posted on 19 July 2009 (0)

It’s finally blueberry season! Here’s our favorite blueberry pancake recipe.  It honestly takes just a minute or two more than any box mix you might buy and it tastes far, far better. ———————— Serves 3-4 1 Egg 1 Cup Buttermilk* 2 Tbsp. Vegetable Oil 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour 1/2 cup Buckwheat Flour 1 tbsp. [...]

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Garlic festivals…

Posted on 14 July 2009 (0)

First…welcome to the new and slightly improved version of the site!  We’re adding things like a storefront for garlic sales this fall.  After harvest (occurring in the next few weeks)  better pictures and descriptions will be going up for our garlic.  If I can work out the tax issues and a good design, we may [...]

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