Broccoli is a staple crop at our farm and a nutritional powerhouse, packed with vitamin A, C, calcium, potassium, and iron. We grow it mainly for our CSA customers, who can expect to receive it about 5 times during the regular summer CSA season. The main season for broccoli at our farm is June-October with...
We grow three crops on our farm that we consider “fringe vegetables”: the kind of veggies our chefs love (and even beg for), but can stump our most enthusiastic CSA members and vegetable loving farmers’ market customers. These are items that are well loved staples in Europe but usually expensive, less than fresh, and not...
Zucchini is a staple crop for us in summer. It is available at the end of June through September with its peak season running in July and August. It will be at our farmers market stand throughout that time and show up in the summer CSA boxes about 8-10 times. We try to include 1-2...
Alliums are the plant family that includes all the onion-like crops we grow (and actually hundreds of species of cultivated, wild, edible, and ornamental plants). Garlic, onions, shallots, and leeks are all alliums. The sharp, bright flavor of alliums crops is easily distinguishable. If it’s a crop that makes you tear up a little when...
We grow a wide variety of greens at our farm. Some of them are familiar and relatively easy to use, some of them a bit more unique and/or challenging. This resource is your guide to the latter: your guide to understanding greens in the “Brassica Rapa” Family aka Asian Greens. These veggies are cousins to...
We grow a lot of different greens at our farm, and many of them can be used interchangeably. This resource is your guide to understanding the subtle differences between the dark leafy greens we grow on our farm and to help you learn to prepare them in ways you love. This resource provides information on...
Here in Marathon County, we live in what I like to call Kohlrabi Country. In most of the United States (and in many other parts of Wisconsin), kohlrabi is a completely unfamiliar (and sometimes even confusing) vegetable. I always find it funny at farming conferences when I hear farmers in other parts of the country...
Cucumbers are a well loved summer vegetable at our farm available late June- September. The length of the season is highly dependent on the first frost date and growing conditions for the year, but on average, CSA members and farmers market customers can expect cucumbers from us for 10-12 weeks each growing season. CSA members...
Cattails Carrots are famous… or at least we like to think so. Maybe it’s because they’re sweet and crunchy (and so surprisingly different from what you expect at the grocery store), or maybe it’s because you can get them locally almost every single month of the year. No matter the reason, carrots are one of...
Lasting from late May through early March, beet season is one of the longest seasons at our farm. Beets are a long season crop because of their excellent storage capabilities. We harvest beets fresh for most of the warm summer season and tend to leave the greens on when we do. In the fall we...
