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Farm Happenings at One Straw Farm
Farm Happenings for July 25, 2018 Wednesday
The cantaloupe have been delicious. The men like to make a fruit salad with cucumbers, cantaloupe, lime juice and chili powder. If you are feeding children skip the chili powder. You will be surprised how good cantaloupe and cucumbers go together. read more »
New Potatoes!
New Potatoes are here!
New Potatoes are one of my favorite vegetables. Freshly dug with skins so soft you can brush them off with your fingertips. These potatoes are so different from the same potatoes later in the year. The sugar has not converted to starch and the skins have not cured to be tough1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 16, 2018
Please note that the corn is listed in your share as a bunch of four ears this week. If you see "1 bunch" for corn you will receive 4 ears. If you see "2 bunches" for corn you will receive 8 ears. Don't forget that you can use the swap or add extra features to change items and quantities. read more »
Farm Happenings for July 5, 2018
*** PLEASE NOTE that your delivery site will be open on July 5th. If you will not be able to pick your box up please reschedule your box to a later week ***
Check out our Facebook page (One Straw Farm) for videos of farm work. If you have a request of some job you would like to see, please let1 read more »
Thursday June 28,2018
Summer is here!
Squash will be on the list today- it will be one of the three kinds -zucchini, yellow or patty pan. Choice on which one is not available today.
New this week bunched onions and pointy cabbage.
Pointy cabbage is my favorite cabbage. It is tender, sweet and juicy. Perfect for coleslaw. read more »
Farm Happenings for June 26, 2018
Summer is here!
Squash will be on the list today- it will be one of the three kinds -zucchini, yellow or patty pan. Choice on which one is not available today.
New this week bunched onions and pointy cabbage.
Pointy cabbage is my favorite cabbage. It is tender, sweet and juicy. Perfect for coleslaw1 read more »
Farm Happenings for Week 3
We are very excited to have a couple of clear, sunny days in the forecast for a change. We are hard at work preparing fields and transplanting the late summer crops. The second and third plantings of tomatoes, peppers, corn, etc will be going in the ground over the next couple of days. The past mon1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 13, 2018
The rain continues...and things are not growing as they should without sunshine. There has been 5" of rain since last week.
If you wish, you can postpone this week's delivery until later in the year when more produce is available.
There are a lot of greens - kale, collards - they don't mind the rai1 read more »
About the farm
One Straw Farm is a family owned and operated vegetable farm in Northern Baltimore County, Maryland. Lovingly tended by Drew and Joan Norman since 1983. One Straw Farm supplies families, restaurants and wholesalers with the finest produce. The goal of farming is more than simply growing a satiable crop, but also the responsibility of safeguarding the integrity of the land we cultivate. Each week we promise you a provision of sustainable produce with a responsible ecological footprint. We extend our value base into the creation of a strong relationship with our market customers and our members through interaction and communication on a daily basis. From our family to yours, we invite you to enjoy our gorgeous home-grown vegetables either through our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.
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