{"id":810,"date":"2011-05-26T08:09:23","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T12:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/?p=810"},"modified":"2011-11-11T10:27:53","modified_gmt":"2011-11-11T14:27:53","slug":"2011-pick-ups-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/?p=810","title":{"rendered":"2011 Pick-Ups Launched"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Transplants Waiting to be Planted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We are into our second week of our CSA pick-ups. \u00a0It is always a big push to get set up for the season. \u00a0Now we are changing the\u00a0rhythm\u00a0of our work week to include harvest and pick-ups twice a week. \u00a0Working Shares are signing up to come out and help with the harvest and we are getting to know new members and renewing our ties with others. \u00a0It has been a challenging spring with the cold and wet weather. \u00a0We continue to plant and transplant between rains and are now waiting for the ground to dry out yet again, before we can plant the peppers, melons, eggplant and tomatoes transplants in the main garden.<\/p>\n

Last week the resident stallion, Chester, died due to some sort of internal problem that the vet couldn’t cure or clearly identify. \u00a0We are sad \u00a0and reminded again how fragile life can be. \u00a0We shared ownership of Chester with another Suffolk breeder and who just had a filly foal sired by Chester. \u00a0Two of our mares are due to foal in June and July so Chester will live on through his offspring.<\/p>\n

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Rhubarb Patch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rhubarb is a main stay of our early CSA pick-ups. Go to pommeroyale.com (Ellen’s\u00a0blog)<\/strong> from “Links We Like” in the side bar for a recipe for Rhubarb Compote with Wee Almond Cakes to accompany it. I guess almonds go with rhubarb because CSA member Bonnie Wietzel has also sent her husband’s gluten free Rhubarb\/ Almond recipe:<\/p>\n

Jason’s Delicious Dessert – Organic Rhubarb Honey Almond Crunch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dessert base ingredients:<\/p>\n

5 cups \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Chopped organic rhubarb<\/p>\n

1\/3 cup \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Liquid honey<\/p>\n

1 tbsp \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bob’s Red Mill (Gluten Free) Almond Meal<\/p>\n

1 tsp \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Organic cinnamon<\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ground ginger<\/p>\n

Topping ingredients:<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 cup \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sliced raw almond, crumbled by hand<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Coco Natura Organic coconut\u00a0sweetener<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Liquid honey<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Unsalted butter, melted<\/p>\n

1 tsp \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cinnamon<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Nature’s Cargo fine Himalayan salt<\/p>\n

In a mixing bowl, stir together rhubarb, honey, almond meal, cinnamon and ginger until well mixed. \u00a0Spoon into greased 8 cup baking dish.<\/p>\n

Add topping:<\/p>\n

In same mixing bowl that you just emptied out, stir together all topping ingredients. \u00a0Then sprinkle topping ingredients over the rhubarb mixture.<\/p>\n

Bake in 375 degree fahrenheit oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until the rhubarb is tender and your topping is brown.<\/p>\n

Should serve 4 to 6 people.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We are into our second week of our CSA pick-ups. \u00a0It is always a big push to get set up for the season. \u00a0Now we are changing the\u00a0rhythm\u00a0of our work week to include harvest and pick-ups twice a week. \u00a0Working Shares are signing up to come out and help with the harvest and we are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[62,73,1],"tags":[56,83,58,85,86,57,59,87,70,65,69,66,60,67],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=810"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":812,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810\/revisions\/812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}