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Farm Happenings at Jade Family Farm
Many Things You Always Wanted to know about kiwi berries, or perhaps not.
Good Morning!
Today's lesson is all about kiwi berries. Most people will already be familiar with the fuzzy, lemon sized fruits sold in grocery stores as "kiwis". These are cousins to those,and,asyou can see from the above picture, are quite a bit smaller. Luckily they1 read more »
Now and Senposai
Hello! The above picture is of senposai, a delightful Fall cooking green originally bred in Japan. It is an inspired cross between cabbage and komatsuna, which is a kind of mild mustard. It looks similar to collards and you can cook it the same way, only I find the flavor more ple1 read more »
A pepper for every palate
I admit, the above picture has very little to do with peppers, which is the subject of this missive, but I thought it is such a nice picture I included it anyways. I'll go over the different varieties of winter squash pictured on the wagon at another time. Peppers are starting to ripen1 read more »
grow onions, not bunions
Hello! We started on the main onion harvest the other day. Pictured above is some of the harvest curing in the barn. Up until now, you've been getting fresh sweet onions, since they are the first to mature and do not store well. Now that the other types will be available in1 read more »
Livin' la Vida Okra!
Those of you who have been with us for a while are already quite familiar with my favorite vegetable, okra-- some of you are probably more familiar with it than you would wish. But for those of you who are new to it, I'd like to introduce you to it, and encourage you to try some. 1 read more »
Eeww! Gross!
Yesterday I was walking through the orchard when the above colony of caterpillars caught my eye. I asked them what they thought they were doing-- who had invited them to this tree--- but they didn't answer and kept on eating. Although I would prefer to "live and let live", these guys we1 read more »
Happy 4th of July!
Happy Fourth of July everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful day celebrating this great country of ours. I only have one little vegetable related matter to share with you. It is about cucumbers. In addition to green cucumbers, we grow a variety called "mini white", which l1 read more »
How to Store Lettuce
Pictured is my cousin Rebecca holding three bunches of onions and a head of cabbage. The white onions are"pearl drop" and probably my favorite onion ever-- tender, sweet and mild, yet flavorful. The lavender ones are "mini purplette" and are also very delicious, only a bit stronger and1 read more »
A sight seldom seen
A sight all too seldom seen, even on family farms-- a mother hen tending to her brood of chicks. I don't raise chickens commercially, or sell eggs-- I have enough things to lose money at already even without chickens to help-- but I do enjoy a few eggs now and then. Or, in this case, wh1 read more »
About the farm
Jade Family Farm is a certified organic farm at the foot of the Tuscarora
Mountain in Juniata county, Pennsylvania. We grow a wide range of vegetables and
fruitson about 10 acres, with the balance of the 120 acre farm in pasture, hayfields, ad
woodlands. We sell our produce chiefly through a Community supported Agriculture
program serving the State College and Harrisburg areas, as well as several area farmers'
markets. We are a rue family farm, with three generations and several branches of the
family directly involved in day to day operations.
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Mountain in Juniata county, Pennsylvania. We grow a wide range of vegetables and
fruitson about 10 acres, with the balance of the 120 acre farm in pasture, hayfields, ad
woodlands. We sell our produce chiefly through a Community supported Agriculture
program serving the State College and Harrisburg areas, as well as several area farmers'
markets. We are a rue family farm, with three generations and several branches of the
family directly involved in day to day operations.