Jun 1, 2018 | Cooking from scratch, Food for Thought, Gardening
Urtica dioica, often called common nettle, stinging nettle or nettle leaf, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant that is native to Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and North America. Today nettles are used to make tinctures, tea, elixirs and are also wonderful in a...
Dec 14, 2017 | Cooking from scratch, Farming in Winter, Food for Thought
Seasonal produce is simply produce that is purchased and consumed around the time that it is harvested. Despite what many people think, there’s plenty of cold-weather produce that you can make into delicious meals and seasonal salads. In New England Look for...
Dec 5, 2017 | Cooking from scratch, Fall Time, Farming, Food for Thought
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] As I ponder what to create for a menu for the upcoming week in the cafe, I can’t help but realize that no matter how I serve certain foods, there is no convincing one...
Nov 30, 2017 | Cooking from scratch, Food for Thought
Recently, I’ve fallen in love with Tumeric lattes or golden milk lattes as it is also known as. No, we don’t a traditional espresso machine at Nezinscot Farm Store, yet :-), but good strong coffee is used in my recipe instead and it is delicious. Turmeric...
Oct 12, 2017 | Fall Time, Farming, Food for Thought, Gardening
WELCOME FALL FLOWER HARVEST The fall harvest is slowly winding down, root crops have been stored, pumpkins are picked, and the weeds have finally stopped growing. While sharing space in the greenhouse with our swarms of bees, I worked on gathering some last minute...
Oct 10, 2017 | Fall Time, Food for Thought, Gardening
What can you do with a fall grape harvest? The possibilites are endless! Grapes are amazing! And the ways one can consume grapes are endless. From fresh fruit and juice to jam and jelly, bitters, wine and nutritive juice. The portability, texture, flavor, and variety...
