The Harvest PatchFarm Fresh : Family Grown : Community Suported Agriculture

With the break of a near spring, which seems weird as we haven’t had one real winter snowstorm yet… it is maple syrup season time… and with this time it means lots of work to be done in preparing the sugar maple trees to give up all of their sweet sap….

My dad and I  were working last weekend in the woods to fix a major line that will run to our new vacuum pump… check out me with the sweet basket backpack  that holds all of the tools…

And with any good spring comes great amounts of mud… thank goodness for my yellow gumboots…

Mark your Calendars for a super wonderful Fall Festival…

October 15th 2011

At he Harvest Patch Farm… 611 Route 20 A in Strykersville NY

A day full of games of chance, balloon animals, fall foods, pies, baked goods, craft vendors, spiced apple cider, pumpkin decorating, vegetable art competition, and lots of fall produce for purchase…

Print off this blog post to recieve a free mini pumpkin on October 15th…

and the green beans of the season have arrived in full force…many many bushels picked already….

Here are so tips for freezing up these guys to enjoy all winter long…

    first you must pick enough to big up…. I did a half bushel here

                                                                                                   Then just pop off the top and bottom of each bean…

Next add them to a boiling pot of water… only leave in the boiling water for three minutes… remove them and then toss them into a bowl filled with cold ice water to stop them from cooking…… drain them… and put them in freezer bags…

       I use a food sealer to suck all the air out and then seal the bag…

         Toss your final product into the freezer… they will keep all year until fresh  

         beans are ready next year..

What a super busy weekend working in the fields. There is nothing more that my father would like to do but spend Father’ Day working in the gardens… Well we worked all day Saturday, and then Sunday morning, so there was still plenty of time for him to enjoy the pond Sunday Afternoon…..

Got everything hoed and all week free… All the lettuces are up and look amazing… Planted some more lettuces, carrots, and beets yesterday. On Saturday transplanted some more fancy pumpkins and bird house gourds. We have lots of amazing looking basil, parsley, thyme and oregano.  CSA members get excited for cooking with some fresh herbs:)

Joe has the tractor out and enjoying the chance to plant…