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Farm Happenings at Mad Radish Farm
November heat wave means broccoli is ready!
Broccoli update - Broccoli is IN in a big way this week, there's a lot - BUT it's got some minimal spotting on some heads so I wanted to be sure to mention it. You might see a very small brown spot or two on your broccoli this week. It's perfectly edible and we think they're due to the long stretch1 read more »
2023 CSA and Other Thoughts
The weekly Sunday morning field walk is particularly enjoyable this time of year. It is the time of the week that I make both the weekly to do list and the harvest list for CSA. The November to do list is much shorter and more manageable than the June to do list, which gives us a chance to take a r1 read more »
Fall Cooking
Cooking in fall is one of my favorite things. Simmering a pot of broth on the stove...braising a pastured cut of meat raised by friends in the oven...or even baking a simple pizza with fresh garlic and mozzerella is so much more enjoyable when there's a chill in the air. Kind of makes you want to p1 read more »
Fall Cooking
Cooking in fall is one of my favorite things. Simmering a pot of broth on the stove...braising a pastured cut of meat raised by friends in the oven...or even baking a simple pizza with fresh garlic and mozzerella is so much more enjoyable when there's a chill in the air. Kind of makes you want to p1 read more »
Broccoli and more on the way...
A Saturday field walk revealed some crops coming along for the late fall and winter season. Broccoli, though much later than we were hoping for, is starting to head up finally. You'll see this hit share boxes in a couple of weeks and hopefully continue into the winter share season. Spinach is plant1 read more »
Fall and Winter Bed Prep
We're really excited because we're picking up two super exciting things this week....a brand-new hoophouse !!, and a row mulcher!!
The hoophouse we were able to fund partially with an EQIP grant from the NRCS, and it will allow us to significantly expand our current winter production capacity. We'r1 read more »
Fall Traditions, CSA Survey, and Winter CSA Updates
Does your family have any fall traditions? Maybe it is pumpkin carving, decorating your home with gourds or dried flowers, apple picking, or a spooky movie night? It could even be as basic as a favorite soup recipe you make to welcome the change of season. Traditions are so unique to individua1 read more »
Pumpkins and Green Tomatoes!
Happy Week 1 of the Fall Season!
Pumpkins and Green Tomatoes make it to the list this week as we close the summer season and welcome the fall. Green tomatoes are a once-a-year treat for us, as we pick them when the tomato plants are done for the season.
Everyone always thinks of fried green t1 read more »
Meat Shares!
Ground chicken is available now, as well as all of our chicken sausage flavors! Stay tuned for a full chicken restock happening soon! read more »
About the farm
Mad Radish is a small diversified farm in Dover PA. We raise organically-grown produce for our CSA, markets and farm store. Our mission is to grow nutritious food for our community while managing the land for soil health, plant vitality, and species diversity. To support this mission, we also raise pastured eggs and chicken. We plan to expand to lamb and beef in coming years.
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