Stefan Farmer Stefan here. By now, I imagine that everyone has heard that I’m departing the farm this winter. John will be carrying the farm into the next season and beyond as the sole manager. After five seasons of vegetable glory with Tinicum CSA, I am starting a new chapter of life, which involves moving back … Read more
Here’s something that we’ve been doing over at Chez Streit lately. I’ve made a few little variations on this recipe, and it always comes out nicely. This is one of the many ways to use spaghetti squash, wherein you roast the squash and then pretend it’s traditional pasta. Not too complicated. I don’t feel like … Read more
Rhubarb Crisp! Yay! You wouldn’t have a reason to know this, but I’ve been trying to find a Stefan-style recipe for rhubarb crisp for a while. …and by “Stefan-style” I, of course, mean: “Extremely Simple”. Here’s the winner. I started with this recipe from GeniusKitchen.com and modified it a little bit. …because one of the … Read more
[Editor’s Note: This is an article written by Cathy Snyder — the executive director of Rolling Harvest Food Rescue — about Tinicum CSA’s Donate A Share program.] Growing an Idea into a Movement In the middle of winter four years ago, before he had planted a single seed, before he had finalized any plans for … Read more
It finally feels like Spring here at Tinicum CSA, and your farmers are gearing up for their fifth season of growing. Greenhouse seeding and outdoor onion transplanting have set us on our way towards another abundant year of healthy harvests. As we proceed with the familiar annual tasks, we are also excited about new farm … Read more
So we added Sunchokes (a.k.a. “Jerusalem Artichokes”) to our vegetable line-up last year, and for many of you, this was your first encounter with these funny little tubers. Admittedly, sunchokes are kind of weirdos. They’re a bit weird in the ground, and they’re a bit weird in the kitchen … but if you ask me, … Read more
Hello farm friends, neighbors, and acquaintances. Co-farmer Stefan here. Happy New Year! Happy 2017. I do hope this new year has begun with peace and gratitude in each of your lives. I’m writing today to offer a Farmer’s Perspective looking back at last year’s growing season. 2016 was our fourth year, and we think it … Read more
Here we are on the last day of 2016 — I hope it’s been a happy year for you all! So Meave and I returned home a few days ago from celebrating Christmas with her family in Baltimore. We both felt as if we’d caught a bit of a cold along the way and were … Read more
Hello again, Food Fans! This is an entry from the file of Recipes After-the-Fact. There was a lot of chatter around our autumn pick-ups about the possibility of a Kohlrabi and Apple salad. Meaghan E. (who worked our Saturday pick-ups) found a tasty-looking recipe that involves grated gouda cheese and fresh tarragon. While I definitely … Read more
Stefan here. This is my mom’s recipe for rhubarb pie. It’s a favorite of mine from childhood, and really it’s easy as … well … pie. Without further ado…. Ingredients 2 pie crusts (top and bottom) 4 cups of diced rhubarb 1 and 1/2 C sugar 2 eggs 1/2 C flour 3 Tblsp milk 1/2 … Read more