tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87032668452903368032024-03-13T11:46:27.344-04:00Windfall FarmsUnconventionally Grown Specialty ProduceWindfallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467689832901140796noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-8308372157965562642014-02-07T13:54:00.000-05:002014-02-07T13:54:53.474-05:00 The rebuilt washroom is up and running!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With help form the <a href="http://www.grownyc.org/farmroots"><span style="color: blue;">FARMroots</span></a> Wash Station Grant, we finally have a new and improved wash room. During the rebuilding process, temporary wash sinks were set up in the adjoining greenhouse (which happens to be named Scrooge and houses several fig trees). Now the wash crew is back in the wash room and the greenhouse is planted with those signature Windfall greens that can be found at the <a href="http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan-union-square"><span style="color: blue;">Union Square Greenmarket</span></a> every Wednesday and Saturday.
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to the On-farm Washing Station Cost Share Program from <a href="http://www.grownyc.org/farmroots"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">FARMroots</span></a> (Greenmarket's Technical Assistance Program), Windfall Farms is in the process of renovating our wash station. The structure, which has been the site of our wash room for many years now, is built off of one of our greenhouses and has needed attention for quite some time. Now with the help of the fantastic builders from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/SDV-Carpentry/156962254413080"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">SDV Carpentry</span></a> the room is being rebuilt and will soon be like new. Stay tuned for finished pictures.</span>Windfallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467689832901140796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-59211045692161241592013-09-08T18:30:00.001-04:002013-09-08T18:30:18.458-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have more fencing than ever, more acreage planted than in previous years, and lots of new permanent plantings like fruit trees and berries. W</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">e also have some new toys to make things a bit easier. We will keep you posted on our progress and all of the new projects we have planned. </span><br />
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Fellow Union Square Greenmarket farm, <a href="http://www.cporganics.com/" target="_blank">Cayuga Pure Organics</a>, can really use your help right now. Their beanery burnt down in a fire and they are trying to raise money in order to rebuild. If you have an extra couple of bucks (or couple of thousand), they are a wonderful farm in need of your support.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-25703168358659226582013-06-28T11:04:00.000-04:002013-06-28T11:04:15.409-04:00Chrysanthemum Greens at Windfall Farms<br />
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<a href="http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/05/chrysanthemum-greens-in-season-recipe.html">In Season: Travis Post’s Chrysanthemum Greens Salad With Sesame Dressing</a></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Native to East Asia, the edible leaves of the chrysanthemum plant go by many names, including shungiku in Japanese and tong hao in Chinese; Chinatown foragers of the old school simply call them chop-suey greens. They have a deliciously grassy, slightly mustardy flavor; a cool, delicately crisp bite; and a reputation as a nutritional powerhouse. Mature greens are used to flavor soups, stews, and stir-fries, but the tender young specimens available now at</span><a href="http://nymag.com/listings/stores/union-square-greenmarket/" style="background-color: white; color: #1f638a; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Greenmarket</a><span style="background-color: white;">’s </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">Windfall Farms</span><span style="background-color: white;"> are best raw in salads, like this one from</span><a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/yunnan-kitchen/" style="background-color: white; color: #1f638a; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Yunnan Kitchen</a><span style="background-color: white;"> chef Travis Post.</span></div>
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<strong>Travis Post’s Chrysanthemum Salad With Sesame Dressing</strong></div>
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1/3 cup sesame tahini, well-stirred (tip: to make stirring easier, flip the jar upside down 1 to 2 days before using)<br />4 tbs. unseasoned rice vinegar<br />1 tbs. Chinese black vinegar<br />1 tbs. chile oil<br />2 1/2 tbs. light soy sauce<br />1 tsp. sesame oil<br />1 tsp. kosher salt<br />1 1/2 tsp. sugar<br />Pinch ground Sichuan peppercorns<br />2 quarts loosely packed chrysanthemum greens</div>
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<strong>(1)</strong> In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the sesame tahini and the 2 vinegars. Add the remaining ingredients, except the greens, and stir until well combined. <strong>(2)</strong> Divide the chrysanthemum greens evenly on plates, and drizzle with dressing to taste. Serves 4 to 6.</div>
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<em>*This article originally appeared in the May 13, 2013 issue of </em>New York Magazine.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-72681609023265909012012-02-10T13:56:00.005-05:002012-02-10T14:07:44.700-05:00Winter Greens at GreenmarketJust a lil' online piece featuring lil' Ben. I think the author would have devoured him even faster than our sunflower greens . . . wouldn't you?<br /><br /><img alt="2012-02-06-P1040122.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-02-06-P1040122.jpg" height="141" width="250" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-1188429266059239292011-11-30T08:58:00.001-05:002011-11-30T08:58:00.118-05:00Orange County Farming Neighbor, Cheryl Rogowski, on the Promised Land<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thepromisedland.org/sites/default/files/slideshows/16/11.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 206px;" src="http://www.thepromisedland.org/sites/default/files/slideshows/16/11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I happened upon this well made piece, on Rogowski's Organic Farm, while getting ready for market last weekend. Listen to it at The Promised Land-<a href="http://www.thepromisedland.org/episode/16-cheryl-rogowski">Cheryl Rogowski</a><blockquote>Where does our food come from? Since we pay close attention to so many aspects of food in the holiday season, host Majora Carter visits the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area, where Cheryl Rogowski, a fourth-generation farmer, grows 200 varieties of fruits and vegetables. In 2004, Cheryl became the first farmer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. She was honored for her innovative approach to agricultural programs and for reimagining and reinvigorating the American family farm. Farming in the 21st century encompasses agricultural work but also addresses community, social, civic and education needs. "It's not enough to just ride a tractor today," says Cheryl. She gives Majora a tour of the farm, and we'll hear from people she works with in the many programs she has created — from mentoring migrant farmers to creating low-cost CSAs for senior citizens, from supplying food for soup kitchens to helping with innovative sustainable farming programs in local communities.<blockquote><br /></blockquote></blockquote>Caplickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207890236754248583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-41610972252832182472011-10-04T22:03:00.003-04:002011-10-07T15:41:25.649-04:00Windfall Gets Visit from James Beard Award Winner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9P5WGPUsqdWkeYalQsBBm3-h6ez3ZOPQyQRvKWivL876l4WhH2wa0r9tq1PYzHk52Rxq49DmS7jwY3Pw11h3WJrtC3NmSoPUw6GKM26wYli6PN9byTpuKoiRdKW7C_ejFnrY1VYGDmr0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-07+at+2.53.55+PM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9P5WGPUsqdWkeYalQsBBm3-h6ez3ZOPQyQRvKWivL876l4WhH2wa0r9tq1PYzHk52Rxq49DmS7jwY3Pw11h3WJrtC3NmSoPUw6GKM26wYli6PN9byTpuKoiRdKW7C_ejFnrY1VYGDmr0/s400/Screen+shot+2011-10-07+at+2.53.55+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660837640862504786" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">Dan Kluger is the </span>chef at ABC Kitchen<span class="Apple-style-span"> and this year's award winner for Best New Chef from the James Beard Foundation. He is a great supporter of our produce as well as proponent for Greenmarket. Here's a little story about him.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-32464325863501952932011-07-19T13:10:00.007-04:002011-07-19T13:24:02.480-04:00Realtimefarms.comCheck out the link below for some nice pics of our stand at Union Square.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.realtimefarms.com/source/4710008/windfall-farms">http://www.realtimefarms.com/source/4710008/windfall-farms</a>Windfallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13467689832901140796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-55660718921423938592010-11-19T21:32:00.002-05:002010-11-19T21:43:18.663-05:00Winter Squash, Warts and AllThere's an <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/garden/18garden.html?_r=1&ref=garden#">article</a> all about winter squash in the Home & Garden section of The New York Times featuring insightful and inappropriate quotes from Tim.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-41686165251635726432010-08-23T02:19:00.004-04:002010-09-27T12:58:09.007-04:00The Sweetest Cherry From New York Magazine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nymag.com/restaurants/features/tomatoes100823_cherry_560.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 423px; height: 316px;" src="http://images.nymag.com/restaurants/features/tomatoes100823_cherry_560.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Sweetest Cherry</span></span><h2 class="primary first-page"><span style="font-size:100%;">By <a href="http://nymag.com/nymag/author_237">Rob Patronite</a> & <a href="http://nymag.com/nymag/author_251">Robin Raisfeld</a></span><br /></h2><span class="drop"></span><blockquote><span class="drop">C</span>herry tomatoes are the M&M’s of the tomato world—compulsively edible, and, at their best, nearly as sweet. And when it comes to cherries, the Sun Gold variety, a popular hybrid developed in Japan, effortlessly dominates. Off the charts in sugar and acid, it swept the top spots in our undercard match, a “dessert course” to the main event. Eckerton Hill’s “amazing” Sun Golds took first place, followed by Keith’s Farm’s, with S. & S.O.’s and Windfall’s tying for third. Avid grower Goldman, in particular, was besotted with Windfall’s juicy little flavor bombs, which she nibbled contemplatively, scrutinized for color (some pink at the top and bottom made her question their classification), and rated as “excellent.” She was so taken with them, in fact (Sun Gold or no), that she asked if she could pocket two to take home—“for the seeds,” she explained, in the manner of a true tomato obsessive. “I have no shame.”</blockquote>Caplickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207890236754248583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-2941676136328714842010-07-20T17:36:00.012-04:002010-07-20T17:58:01.571-04:00Illuminating the Small Farms' Struggle for Survival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiXenIWQHrgZUU6YxSAOXEo4hMCHbfa9P5pbdbCUI1cQxKKZBVjlEpszeW3PgmU6VoEOW4zO3VLtSqpM7r_XQ4z8fWLlT1mh165gpGCq7QvQPbDBPpon8BoqaHQcBAoSINmnTHnuc6y4/s1600/Picture+7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiXenIWQHrgZUU6YxSAOXEo4hMCHbfa9P5pbdbCUI1cQxKKZBVjlEpszeW3PgmU6VoEOW4zO3VLtSqpM7r_XQ4z8fWLlT1mh165gpGCq7QvQPbDBPpon8BoqaHQcBAoSINmnTHnuc6y4/s400/Picture+7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496107266052243154" /></a><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 20px; ">Slowed Food Revolution</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; ">Obama seeks to boost demand for organic food but doesn't offer meaningful support for the people who grow it.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; "></span>Morse Pitts has been cultivating the same land in New York's Hudson Valley for 30 years. His operation, Windfall Farms, is the very picture of local, sustainable agriculture. From early spring to late fall, the farm's 15 acres are luxuriant with snap peas, squash, mint, kale, and Swiss chard. Its greenhouses burst with sun gold tomatoes and an array of baby greens. Pitts, who is in his 50s and is tall with gray hair, doesn't use chemical fertilizers or pesticides or any genetically modified seeds. He cultivates biodiversity, not just vegetables.</p><p>Twice a week, he hauls his produce 65 miles south to Manhattan to sell at the lucrative Union Square farmers market. His converted school bus runs on biodiesel he makes from used vegetable oil, which he is also trying to use to power his greenhouses. Pitts does a brisk trade; demand for his produce is high, and the way he farms is increasingly valued. Since the mid-1990s the number of farmers markets has shot up 300 percent, and the organic sector has seen annual double-digit expansion.</p><p>But despite having no mortgage debt (he inherited the place), a ready market, and loyal customers, Pitts wants to leave his farm. His town recently rezoned the area as industrial, and if he wants to cultivate soil that's not surrounded by industry and its attendant potential for water and air pollution, he has to move. The problem is, he can't afford to.</p><p>Aside from the standard instability farmers must endure -- bad weather, pests, disease, and the vagaries of the market -- holistic and organic growers face great but often overlooked economic hardship. They must shoulder far higher production costs than their conventional counterparts when it comes to everything from laborers to land. Without meaningful support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, their longevity hangs in the balance. In the meantime, the USDA showers billions on industrial agriculture. Growers who've gone the chemical, mechanized route have ready access to reasonable loans, direct subsidy payments to get through tough years, and crop insurance, plus robust research, marketing, and distribution resources. Whether organic and holistic growers raise crops, like Pitts does, or grass-fed, free-range livestock, they must contend with circumstances made harder by a USDA rigged to favor industrial agriculture and factory food.</p><p><i><a href="http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=slowed_food_revolution">Read the complete article</a></i></p><p><b>Heather Rogers</b> is the author of <i>Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution</i> and a senior fellow at Demos.</p></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-55972581295820897972010-07-16T09:59:00.014-04:002010-07-19T21:58:43.574-04:00Hindsight is Twenty-Twenty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpi9PyFt-3KB-0LL7Vv01n3EVPziAI2aC9EP59DU2or3C4C9wz4u7vAGwxy2o1J0jUn9MWS8Boe-1xVkgsdhsrxWk6BsCzN9kkqqEpvuNpciGx5ZcZFMLCpX7_8rBTcBaRKSlkiV6ri_BY/s1600/june+planting.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpi9PyFt-3KB-0LL7Vv01n3EVPziAI2aC9EP59DU2or3C4C9wz4u7vAGwxy2o1J0jUn9MWS8Boe-1xVkgsdhsrxWk6BsCzN9kkqqEpvuNpciGx5ZcZFMLCpX7_8rBTcBaRKSlkiV6ri_BY/s320/june+planting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494526086447297938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Our research on the comparison between till and no till farming continues here at Windfall. Much has been learned so far. First of all, don’t assume that just because you have some grand plan in mind it will unfold as you expect. Second, try to anticipate obstacles before they happen. Third, things somehow seem to work out. <p class="MsoNormal">As you may know, timing is key in life. If you don’t get something done at the right time, you may lose your opportunity to make it work. That is especially true in the world of farming. Things need to happen when they need to happen. Of course there’s wiggle room, but you don’t want to push it. So when a key piece of equipment (a roller/crimper) for our research plots decided that it didn’t want to work when we needed it, or when the pepper plants that were specifically for the research got planted in another area by mistake, or when we didn’t have any irrigation set up to water the newly planted plants my initial reaction wasn’t exactly optimistic. We probably should have tested out the roller/crimper before we needed to use it. The pepper plants should have had a sign on them explaining they were set aside for a specific use. Relying on the weather forecast that promised rain but didn’t deliver might have been a bit hopeful. Should have, could have, would have.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Fortunately, equipment was repaired, more pepper plants were found, and make shift irrigation was arranged. Big sigh of relief. Even though some things didn't work out as planned, many things did - like Hubert flame weeding one of the rows. Check it out.</p><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e5drQDlAQ34&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e5drQDlAQ34&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><p class="MsoNormal">Now we are past the initial implementation stages and dealing with maintenance. There will continue to be setbacks, but somehow it will all work out. </p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>flower girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379495148523424467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-43681703847555902332010-06-24T12:47:00.002-04:002010-06-24T12:59:13.782-04:00Astor Center Celebrates All Things Herring<div>Nasturtium blossoms are prolific at Windfall these days. WD50 took advantage of this, by pureeing pounds of our flowers into nasturtium gazpacho. While we like the blossoms for their flavor and beauty in our salad, we thought this was pretty interesting . . .</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-anaj8E8M4hVmjtGTEkmTqNQH062rr9mOKrAfvPwux7qqlrhma93bbAtu_gc-76l6hMIEEZHcWpbiRPiGTZC-W4ovjx_ZN4WmVS6_OJ-wyO3wIIiSUDee-dVU4VgRLMTSXPiSiAfWi4/s1600/Picture+12.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-anaj8E8M4hVmjtGTEkmTqNQH062rr9mOKrAfvPwux7qqlrhma93bbAtu_gc-76l6hMIEEZHcWpbiRPiGTZC-W4ovjx_ZN4WmVS6_OJ-wyO3wIIiSUDee-dVU4VgRLMTSXPiSiAfWi4/s400/Picture+12.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486383974412226530" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">Astor Center Celebrates All Things Herring</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-83551746434666053022010-06-18T12:53:00.002-04:002010-06-18T13:01:36.936-04:00Our Newest Farm Residents<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNNGOPvQvuKWDYB2Z6CJLfnvDsCIgCwZwXF_WhQcyS_So9fr6ZVC-ZF2KUE3xOTLpf7h8vJONVN_pKURuJjHVULhnHC09QHiFJyRtTgniacQ4UU6xlmGfjnl2jQ3kW0EGf6rgYknSC-zq/s1600/Windfall_+Farms_bees_.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNNGOPvQvuKWDYB2Z6CJLfnvDsCIgCwZwXF_WhQcyS_So9fr6ZVC-ZF2KUE3xOTLpf7h8vJONVN_pKURuJjHVULhnHC09QHiFJyRtTgniacQ4UU6xlmGfjnl2jQ3kW0EGf6rgYknSC-zq/s400/Windfall_+Farms_bees_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484159671292989666" border="0" /></a>Reported on our Facebook page:<br /><blockquote>These are temporary "nuke" hives. We will have to transfer the comb and bees to their permanent hives during the next few days. Fun!</blockquote>Caplickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207890236754248583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-69959264682839381082010-05-04T18:41:00.002-04:002010-05-04T18:56:01.250-04:00Windfall greens on Healthy Happy Life blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mg2PBwC4obcLggwV4D_mC6d_jLezirMjYoPKEXjkzFIrFOII3LF6Ij9XuYD4yunMuZHi6m-M4Qz8AIYXjElaHMaJZ8IMqkhA-CSkuUtFUnRP2-RoRzNJGQHxDu44TtQelY0FycItyIfA/s1600/windfall-farms-sprouts.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 352px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mg2PBwC4obcLggwV4D_mC6d_jLezirMjYoPKEXjkzFIrFOII3LF6Ij9XuYD4yunMuZHi6m-M4Qz8AIYXjElaHMaJZ8IMqkhA-CSkuUtFUnRP2-RoRzNJGQHxDu44TtQelY0FycItyIfA/s400/windfall-farms-sprouts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467552407581613202" border="0" /></a><br />Windfall greens photographed over at the Healthy Happy Life blog.<br />For photos look at <a href="http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2010/04/greenmarket-nyc-union-square-photos.html?page=11">Greenmarket NYC: Union Square photos, faves, tips.</a>Caplickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207890236754248583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-50820848085423941152010-04-29T16:14:00.008-04:002010-04-29T17:59:29.399-04:00Growing and Learning<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmm1ZCcm5q95qJabEZ0tLiiO6HazRHA-AGeHVHD1G3a-aUHY0aBbzTFNEmL03Lr9VrJnhni5kkG7q6JtNSDva5qyh_g-FMXgdwkppyNzi6E1jZ5EWLyexCqr6EXRt5w3S6Z1EyBfGOB2bD/s1600/rye+cover+4.10.aspx"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmm1ZCcm5q95qJabEZ0tLiiO6HazRHA-AGeHVHD1G3a-aUHY0aBbzTFNEmL03Lr9VrJnhni5kkG7q6JtNSDva5qyh_g-FMXgdwkppyNzi6E1jZ5EWLyexCqr6EXRt5w3S6Z1EyBfGOB2bD/s320/rye+cover+4.10.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465656713712083970" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Windfall Farms has always been interested in experimenting with new methods for accomplishing our goal of providing quality produce with minimal impact to the environment. For example, we currently make biodiesel at the farm (from used cooking oil we pick up at restaurants in the city) to power our tractors, market buses, and small machinery. However, not all endeavors (even if they are embarked upon with the best intentions) turn out to be something economically or practically feasible. </span><br /></div><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />That is why we were very excited when one of our employees applied for and received a grant from SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, <a href="http://www.sare.org/">www.sare.org</a></span><a href="http://www.sare.org/"><cite></cite></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >) to research and compare different methods of growing crops without plowing or tilling the soil. There have been ample studies on the positive environmental impacts associated with the no-till system (</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/consertill.pdf">http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/consertill.pdf</a>, </span><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://attra.ncat.org/downloads/notill_veg.doc">http://attra.ncat.org/downloads/notill_veg.doc</a>, <a href="http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/%7Enews/story.php?id=2007">http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/story.php?id=2007</a>) such as the reduction of soil erosion, conservation and improvement of water quality, storing more carbon in the soil, and reduced compaction. Unfortunately, a large portion of the farms utilizing no-till methods do so in conjunction with herbicide applications.<br /><br />For those of you familiar with Windfall Farms, you know that we follow a strict "no" rule (no herbicides, no pesticides, no insecticides, no fungicides, no chemical fertilizers) when it comes to our philosophy on farming. During the 2010 growing season we will be setting up test plots to determine whether tilling or using the organic no-till method under varying circumstances will provide us with a clear picture of the most economical and environmentally sound system for a small farm in the Northeast. Right now we are mostly in the planning stages but a cover crop of winter rye was planted in the fall and is rapidly growing in the back field (see picture above) where the research will occur. So stay posted for updates, we'll keep you informed as we move along with the experiment.</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><cite></cite></span>flower girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379495148523424467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-79115922776903503112010-04-23T19:16:00.003-04:002010-04-23T19:48:30.180-04:006 new ducklings and 6 baby chicks<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">While it isn't clear that our ducks (6 acquired last year, 6 more this week) will ever yield any profitable gain, quantified in accounting terms, somehow their undeniable adorableness is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">indispensable</span> now that it is apparent. It would seem that they pay for their keep in dividends of entertainment factor. We can't resist singing their praises just a bit . . . </span></div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;"></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">As if it isn't enough that as baby ducklings they have little beaks and dark little sweetly shaped eyes and funny little webbed feet and tiny little wings sticking out at their sides, they are also FLUFFY!!!!!!!!!! Not feathery, not fuzzy, but utterly fluffy . . . nearly furry. It's either crazy or ridiculous how cute they really are. Then, they grow-up and exhibit behaviors like always following each other in a line and seemingly discussing things as they ponder where they might go next. They are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">lovable</span> in the extreme!!!!!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-70811811356012570922010-04-12T21:55:00.009-04:002010-04-13T14:42:51.468-04:00Green Gone Wrong<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt3P5o_BVjMhGg_eqz6RWujUlvo-mskaUcXiVPWHhWTaeiFs82YKGd51N9D-hE17FZukwNPasEVmnIC_-WIKieOCYkqmlxSkovCpNmPzvmk6c1pTWwC9e19Q_ye8nlkoTvLJU-_6h2Ag/s1600/Picture+7.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt3P5o_BVjMhGg_eqz6RWujUlvo-mskaUcXiVPWHhWTaeiFs82YKGd51N9D-hE17FZukwNPasEVmnIC_-WIKieOCYkqmlxSkovCpNmPzvmk6c1pTWwC9e19Q_ye8nlkoTvLJU-_6h2Ag/s320/Picture+7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459681326823080386" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Windfall is featured in "Green Gone Wrong," the new investigative analysis of consumerist solutions to our environmental woes, written by Heather Rogers. The book takes a critical, on-the-ground look at market-based solutions to climate change and other grave ecological ills.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Join Heather (and us) for the NYC launch on Monday, April 19th at 7PM at Bluestockings Bookstore (172 Allen Street, btwn Stanton and Rivington, on the Lower East Side).</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-75025536168106004182010-04-09T23:01:00.013-04:002010-04-13T15:25:40.682-04:00Ramps Coming, Garlic Going<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHp-COpu3YUEsGWWxL2k5gXek5lHeEFmuQSNbfLSqsoyVVWVtlgQq72vct2K9HznrLZzS1odHGJhfV6aD0-9L8PI7NFBSwkcJJpLZ2Etvwk0NxFTB-kolJrqT3DpBOq4UioJb8tsZvrwE/s1600/IMG_0239.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHp-COpu3YUEsGWWxL2k5gXek5lHeEFmuQSNbfLSqsoyVVWVtlgQq72vct2K9HznrLZzS1odHGJhfV6aD0-9L8PI7NFBSwkcJJpLZ2Etvwk0NxFTB-kolJrqT3DpBOq4UioJb8tsZvrwE/s200/IMG_0239.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459702196790200402" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This just in:<i> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">A sizable patch of Ramps (a.k.a. wild leeks) were found today in an uncultivated field at Windfall! We will have just a handful tomorrow, but expect more in the coming weeks.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, there is still plenty of last season's Music Garlic from Stillpoint Farms of Amenia, NY. As it is late in the storage season, we don't expect all of it to be perfect. Therefore, we are selling bulbs two for a dollar and smaller selections three for a dollar. This way you are guaranteed at least one good head. And the good ones aren't just good, they have great flavor.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-83652097955460800542010-04-08T12:21:00.007-04:002010-04-09T10:42:20.983-04:00Spring Veggie Selection at Windfall Farms<p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 20px/normal 'Lucida Calligraphy'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Lucida Bright', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Start planning your menu with our projected Spring produce list!</span></i></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Lucida Bright"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Lucida Bright"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Late Winter / Early Spring</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 11.0px Lucida Bright"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Parsnips</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Often considered a Fall storage crop, Parsnips are actually one of a handful of root <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>vegetables that will survive the winter and taste all the better for it in the Spring. Medium and larger <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>specimens are great for cooking in a multitude of ways, while the smaller are tender enough for eating <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>raw and taste like carrots.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 11.0px Lucida Bright"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Chicory</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Chicory tastes best in the Spring. Seeds planted in the Fall lay dormant in the field through<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>the winter and germinate as the ground thaws. As a result, the plants release sugars to keep them <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>from freezing. This sweetness compliments Chicory’s naturally bitter flavor, creating an unusually <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>delicious beer-like effect on the palette. We have a wide selection of Chicory this year: Clio, Dandelion, <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Endive, Frisée, Grumolo, Puntarelle, Rosa di Treviso (a type of Radicchio) and more.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 11.0px Lucida Bright"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mâche </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Originally native to the French alps, Mâche is cultivated in our greenhouses through the cold<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>season. It’s a favorite Winter/Spring green because of it’s distinct buttery, nutty flavor and tender <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>leaves.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 11.0px Lucida Bright"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Claytonia (Miners’ Lettuce)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Very mild and juicy, it will fill-out the stronger flavors of any salad.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 11.0px Lucida Bright"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Fava Greens</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> The tender leaves are still a lesser known delicacy. They are also more readily available <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>for harvest than the beans. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 11.0px Lucida Bright"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Spinach</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Spinach plants thrive and taste best amidst cool growing conditions. When it gets too hot it <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>will go to seed and disappear. Get it while the getting is good and ignore its inferior Californian <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>cousins at the grocery. Varieties: Bloomsdale, Bordeaux, Giant Winter, Olympia, Space, Tyee. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 11.0px Lucida Bright"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Lettuce</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Lettuce also thrives in the Spring months when the cool, wet weather prevails. Varieties: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Buttercrunch (Bibb), Parris Island Cos (Romaine), Red Iceberg, Red Salad Bowl, Rouge d’Hiver, Tom <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Thumb (Butterhead), Webb’s Wonderland, Winter Density (Bibb), Winter Marvel, Winter Wonderland and <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>more.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 11.0px Lucida Bright"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Micro Greens </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The number of varieties of our exclusively greenhouse-grown micros increases in early <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Spring and is then reduced as field crops become more abundant. In addition to our year-round <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>favorites (Sunflower, Buckwheat, Purple Radish, Hong Vit, Micro Mesclun), depending on Greenhouse <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>conditions, we have a number of other selections (Kale, Red Mustard, Golden Frill, Tatsoi, Ruby <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Streaks, Arugula, Chickweed, Purslane, Amaranth).</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Bright; min-height: 13.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Lucida Bright"><span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Later Spring</b></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Bright"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sugar Snap Peas</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> They should be called “</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Spring candy.</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">” Accept no substitutes.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Bright'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Fava Beans</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> The Spring months are not always long enough to have a significant amount of Fava, but <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>whatever we don’t eat for ourselves, we’ll bring to market. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Bright'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sorrel </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">strong lemony flavored green. The smaller leaves can usually be found in our Mesclun salad <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>mix. Larger leaves are great for flavoring any number of dishes and are often recommended with fish.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Bright"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mint </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“The Best” is the name of the variety we grow. It is.</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-86174944743868324882010-04-04T22:55:00.003-04:002010-04-04T23:01:41.077-04:00Remember when...it was winter?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQALz1RAxxBOL-6rENHkLKuecvYfdYLz1aRG2Oh1FbELzipE3YVr27sn4LwKRevZR8OKoBbRpBxuXmp-Sx1PTPnfXaY9p5zwkFMFVREL47IOCQSpHd9CAvzSGoAfinNYrOV181MnrUaui/s1600/WIndfall_night_Caplicki.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQALz1RAxxBOL-6rENHkLKuecvYfdYLz1aRG2Oh1FbELzipE3YVr27sn4LwKRevZR8OKoBbRpBxuXmp-Sx1PTPnfXaY9p5zwkFMFVREL47IOCQSpHd9CAvzSGoAfinNYrOV181MnrUaui/s400/WIndfall_night_Caplicki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456481945166369506" border="0" /></a>I spent a couple of nights walking around in the snow with a tripod at the farm this past Winter. I snagged some really beautiful shots, appearing much like daytime. I hope to find a use for them, and at least share many of them with you here, especially since it is now Spring!Caplickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207890236754248583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-82015015740263196992010-03-15T16:25:00.002-04:002010-03-15T16:38:54.089-04:00<span style="font-family:verdana;">This week at the farm we are experiencing..... <strong>mud</strong>. There is so much mud that one must be careful when visiting, as Hubert's friend Paula discovered on her way to the farm from NY, this early afternoon. As she got closer to the farm she dialed the farm for directional reassurance and responsibly pulled her '88 Volvo over onto what seemed like solid ground.... she subsequently sank into said "solid ground" and needed to be forcibly removed by Tractor. (luckily she was closeby) Windfall crew saved the day and Paula was embarrassed but unscathed and we were happy to have a new friend with a story we can tease her about. It gets old when there is only Kevin to pick on and since while Tim was away, Kevin did such a great job filling in.... it just doesn't seem right to make fun of him. I'm sure this sentiment will pass. Tomorrow is supposed to be more sunny, hopefully we will begin to get drier ground. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703266845290336803.post-28925526912401495572010-03-12T12:56:00.011-05:002010-03-13T04:54:15.124-05:00Jesse and TallulahLast Monday, Jesse gave birth to Tallulah, a healthy and beautiful seven pound baby girl. Here are a few pictures of them, for those of us who have missed her presence at the market over the last few weeks . . .<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-eitkoeEvIRYVadGeSB_amfEqtQ_p2EA3722d0IfHCFwMcs8POhZXYm3-AZho7DMm2JwSRpZih_Mo2ofdF1BjTyDquUnIjEQjigdFOx9tRlV4Os_I_wwuPm32JynxpBwZIdvzWCloa4/s1600-h/DSC_3013.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-eitkoeEvIRYVadGeSB_amfEqtQ_p2EA3722d0IfHCFwMcs8POhZXYm3-AZho7DMm2JwSRpZih_Mo2ofdF1BjTyDquUnIjEQjigdFOx9tRlV4Os_I_wwuPm32JynxpBwZIdvzWCloa4/s400/DSC_3013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447852341279708946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Jesse missed us as well . . . and the micro greens . . .</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyJFsIuiKKou0ThPi_qcwWdFV5Q-6ZL94pUQqOf8s2SqQ5buMPRMstkSlN3DGIoKlrFoVnevbvtXpCcYzdEJXj3DaDxT7D5qzOs_P2SDtMzQyf9AD5s6P6gAoa1BGB4771IP2LS7oPrQ/s1600-h/DSC_3025.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyJFsIuiKKou0ThPi_qcwWdFV5Q-6ZL94pUQqOf8s2SqQ5buMPRMstkSlN3DGIoKlrFoVnevbvtXpCcYzdEJXj3DaDxT7D5qzOs_P2SDtMzQyf9AD5s6P6gAoa1BGB4771IP2LS7oPrQ/s400/DSC_3025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447849772958933506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv85E-IGksR7cSbztbntXmszI6vBwwd5o21Se9wK_Kl212lSZdQlyi7EB9MLCNWNtE0qwIvreIWBIQgTRt1jwPUZEttcPxk9GXHIRSMob1d3xv5wPY94U4ely5uwI_CDDpH1IS-eZywPY/s1600-h/DSC_2987.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv85E-IGksR7cSbztbntXmszI6vBwwd5o21Se9wK_Kl212lSZdQlyi7EB9MLCNWNtE0qwIvreIWBIQgTRt1jwPUZEttcPxk9GXHIRSMob1d3xv5wPY94U4ely5uwI_CDDpH1IS-eZywPY/s400/DSC_2987.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447877332662905522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJl2-aFHiYGDZs53kB9n7wYT3RDOJmKb422gNcYAE0LQeDLGrkFHDSgXEnL6NPHG1tlTeDLDmLyDc1Hk8zyPLUkyHFj2kBnFaVllevej8jsfGjdKKRDSMmLCV9cQbsRE-8wewFbptv8x4/s1600-h/DSC_2988.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJl2-aFHiYGDZs53kB9n7wYT3RDOJmKb422gNcYAE0LQeDLGrkFHDSgXEnL6NPHG1tlTeDLDmLyDc1Hk8zyPLUkyHFj2kBnFaVllevej8jsfGjdKKRDSMmLCV9cQbsRE-8wewFbptv8x4/s400/DSC_2988.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447878095817008386" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0