Thursday, January 31, 2013
Online CSA Sign Up
We now offer the convenience of online sign up for Local Motion CSA memberships. If you're interested, just go to our website at www.lefflerfarms.com and look under the "Local Motion" tab.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Roasted Rainbow Baby Beets
We made a tasty dish with our baby rainbow beets a couple nights ago. Here's the recipe:
Roasted Baby Rainbow Beets
baby rainbow beets
olive oil
salt
peach preserves
butter
Wash beets and place in roasting dish with salt and olive oil. Cook covered in oven at 350 for 1 - 1.5 hours or until beets are tender. Once cooled, trim the ends, peel skins off and slice into thin rings. Combine melted butter and peach preserves and mix with beets to coat.
We used Peach Habenero preserves (given to us by CSA member, Paula, last Fall) and the combination was absolutely delicious.
Although the cellared winter beets are not as fresh as in summertime there is something very satisfying about them. If you haven't yet had a chance to try them, I hope you will soon!
We will have baby rainbow beets at both Ft. Collins Old Town Be Local Market and Denver Urban Homesteading Market tomorrow.
Roasted Baby Rainbow Beets
baby rainbow beets
olive oil
salt
peach preserves
butter
Wash beets and place in roasting dish with salt and olive oil. Cook covered in oven at 350 for 1 - 1.5 hours or until beets are tender. Once cooled, trim the ends, peel skins off and slice into thin rings. Combine melted butter and peach preserves and mix with beets to coat.
We used Peach Habenero preserves (given to us by CSA member, Paula, last Fall) and the combination was absolutely delicious.
Although the cellared winter beets are not as fresh as in summertime there is something very satisfying about them. If you haven't yet had a chance to try them, I hope you will soon!
We will have baby rainbow beets at both Ft. Collins Old Town Be Local Market and Denver Urban Homesteading Market tomorrow.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Glass Gem Corn
This corn is so pretty! And what an interesting story behind it. We have seed on the way and will plant this year. Can't wait to see what we end up with!
This corn is so pretty! And what an interesting story behind it. We have seed on the way and will plant this year. Can't wait to see what we end up with!
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Super Beets
Beets
After a study showed that beets can improve performance and reduce the amount of oxygen needed to complete a cardio session, the sports and fitness community has been raving about the root veggie and its juice. Beets contain nitrates, which are used in the production of nitric oxide, a compound that makes blood vessels dilate, allowing more blood and oxygen to flow to your working muscles. Enjoy them raw, cooked, or juiced.
Here's a link to the whole article…
http://shine.yahoo.com/author-blog-posts/6-superfoods-youre-not-eating-175900472.html
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Indigo Rose: The Tomato That Fights Free Radicals
Indigo Rose: The Tomato That Fights Free Radicals
We grew this tomato last year. It's a cherry variety and a hybrid - the only hybrid tomato we grew in 2012 actually... The article says the taste is "good not great", but I have to disagree. I thought they were delicious with a complex peppery flavor and nice firm texture. My snacking tomato of choice while working the farm stand. We will try and grow them again this year, and also plan to have seedlings available this Spring.
We grew this tomato last year. It's a cherry variety and a hybrid - the only hybrid tomato we grew in 2012 actually... The article says the taste is "good not great", but I have to disagree. I thought they were delicious with a complex peppery flavor and nice firm texture. My snacking tomato of choice while working the farm stand. We will try and grow them again this year, and also plan to have seedlings available this Spring.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Pateros Brewery to be Ft. Collins’ new CSA pick-up location
Pateros Creek Brewing Co. is going to be a great pick-up location! Check out their website at http://pateroscreekbrewing.com/pcbc/. Can’t wait to see you there!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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