Early mornings are cool(er), peaceful and relaxing. So we will be opening Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday this week (July 23, 25 & 27) at 7:30 am for early bird picking. Don’t want to pick? That’s OK. Stop by, say hello and pick up a free sunflower to brighten your day!
Early Bird Picking Extended
Due to the heat wave continuing this week, we will open the raspberry field for picking at 7:30 am on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (July 16, 18 & 20). Come on out and join us!
Early Bird Picking
Due to the heat wave, the raspberry field will be open at 7:30 am on Saturday July 13 for those wishing to pick early. Come on out and join us in the field!
Berry Picking
Our raspberry field will be open for picking every day this week – July 9 – July 14. The heat has sped up the ripening of the different varieties so come on out for a fun time at the farm!
2013 Farm Stand & Picking Hours
Our farm stand will be open 6 days per week: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm, Thursday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm.
Raspberry picking will be Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
2013 CSA sign-up is now closed.
Opening for 2013
We will be opening on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 9:30 am. Raspberries, vegetables and flowers will be available.
Cantaloupe Popsicles
- 1 ripe cantaloupe
- ½ cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
Slice the cantaloupe in half, remove the seeds and scoop out the meat and place in a blender. Purée until smooth. This should yield about 32 ounces of liquid with a regular-sized cantaloupe. Combine the sugar with about 1 cup of the cantaloupe purée and heat it on the stove over medium heat for just a couple of minutes. Combine this slightly-heated mixture with the rest of the purée. Pour the purée in popsicle molds and freeze.
source: Lemons & Anchovies
Cantaloupe Cream Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup cantaloupe
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 8″ pastry shell, baked
- 1 cup whipping cream
Directions:
Combine the sugar and flour in a saucepan; add eggs, use a whisk to mix well. Puree the cantaloupe in a blender. You should get about 2/3 cup of puree from one cup of chopped cantaloupe. Add the puree to the egg mixture and whisk to combine.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, the mixture will begin thickening rather quickly. Cook until mixture boils and thickens, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat, add the vanilla and butter, stir until smooth.
Place custard into a bowl and allow it to cool. While custard is cooling, bake pastry shell and set aside to cool.
Put the custard into the baked shell. Using the whisk attachment, beat the whipping cream on high speed until stiff peaks form; spread evenly over top of custard. Allow pie to set in refrigerator overnight for best results.
source: Amanda’s Cookin
Shaved Fennel and Cantaloupe Salad
Ingredients:
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon honey
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 medium fennel bulb, stalks & core removed, sliced very thin
- 1/2 medium cantaloupe, peeled, sliced thin
- 1 jalapeño, sliced thin
- 1/4 cup chopped mint leaves
- feta cheese, to crumble on top
Directions:
In a small bowl combine the lemon zest and juice, olive oil and honey. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
In a larger bowl, lightly toss together the fennel, cantaloupe, jalapeño and mint. Add the salad dressing and toss to combine. Top with feta cheese.
source: Kitchenette