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Easy Peasy Creamy Oil-Free Vegan Italian Dressing
Servings Makes 1 cupType: VeganGood For: SaladsIngredients 1/2 cup cooked or canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp nutritional yeast 1 tsp yellow mustard 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning, crushed In a blender,...
Top 15 Reasons Why You Should Support Local Growers
The food we eat not only nourishes us but connects us to each other. Local growers work tirelessly to provide delicious, nutritious, and sustainable food for their families and community. Here are 15 fantastic reasons why you should support local growers. 1. Taste Is...
The Market Gardener By JM Fortier: A Beginners Review
About The Market Gardener By JM Fortier Based on low-tech, high-yield methods of production, The Market Gardener is packed with practical information on: Setting up a micro-farm by designing biologically intensive cropping systems, all with negligible start-up costs...
Easy Healthy Ranch Dressing – Vegan
Servings Makes 2 cupsType: VeganGood For: Salad dressing, dipIngredients 1- 12oz package, soft, silken tofu 3 tbsp unsweetened almond milk 2 tsp onion powder 1 1/2 tsp white wine vinegar 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. 2 tsp...
Discover The REKO Networks In Northumberland County
If you're looking for an alternative to the farmer's market this year, due to our ever-changing restrictions and mandates, while still being able to support local producers, joining Northumberland County REKO Networks just might be your solution. Even if you plan on...
The Urban Farmer By Curtis Stone Book Review
About The Urban Farmer There are 43 million lawns in North America. In their current form, these unproductive expanses of grass represent a significant financial and environmental cost - but they can also be seen as a tremendous source of opportunity. Access to land...
Nutty & Fruity Quinoa Salad With Maple Vinaigrette
Servings 8-ishType: VeganGood For: Anytime!Ingredients 1 cup quinoa, rinsed 1/2 cup sliced almonds 1/2 cup coarsely chopped apples 1/2 cup coarsely chopped dried apricots 1/4 cup toasted sunflower seeds 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup raisins 1/2 cup maple...
Delicious Farm-To-Table Restaurants In Northumberland County
There are some amazing farm-to-table restaurants in Northumberland county. With all that is going on in the world right now, it is more important than ever to support our local restaurants, especially restaurants that support other local businesses. What Is A...
Local CSA Shares Available Throughout Northumberland County
Supporting local growers is an amazing thing you can do. One of the easiest and most delicious ways to do so is through a local CSA program. If you are unsure of what CSA’s are, here is a quick explanation: Community Supported Agriculture is a direct exchange between...
CROPS
Leeks: An Easy To Grow, Tasty, Hardy, Eye-Catching Crop!
If you are unfamiliar with leeks, they have a mellow onion-like flavour with no pungency. They are kind of like a super-sized green onion. However, they are not onions. For growers, leeks are a wonderful, tasty, hardy, attractive vegetable that is fairly easy to grow...
Attract Customers To Your Market Stand With PEANUTS!
Now, peanuts may not be the very first crop you think about growing when starting a market farm. But once you find out that you can grow your very own peanuts, it's hard not to think of how cool it would be to grow them yourself and sell locally grown peanuts at the...
How To Grow Celeriac On Your Market Farm
Ok, it’s truth time. I have never eaten celeriac in my life. In fact, I have no idea what you’re supposed to do with it. WHEW! Do I ever feel better getting that off my chest! But here’s the thing, what I have learned so far about which veggies to grow or not...
STARTING A MARKET FARM
Our First Farmers Market Experience as VENDORS
I can't believe we are actually vendors at a farmers market! We set out to accomplish this goal last year, and it is awesome to see it come to fruition. I’m not going to lie, I was a nervous wreck the week leading up to our local farmers market. I had made a farmers...
Step-By-Step Guide To Making Soil Blocks For Beginners (With Pics!)
This year, we are trying our hand at making soil blocks for starting our seedlings. We are brand new market farmers, beginners, just like you! The two main reasons we decided to use soil blocks are because we can decrease our use of plastics, as there are no plastic...
All About Soil Blockers: How They Work And Why Use Them
It is no secret that Eliot Coleman is a huge advocate of soil blockers and recommends using them wholeheartedly. We, as new market farmers, look for guidance from the experts who have successfully started a market garden and continue to grow beautiful, delicious...
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