Produce Availability - March 28, 2011

GREENS 

Delicious Mibuna

Loose Greens

Chicory - red & green Dandelion - loose leaf, tender & not bitter!
Endive - Super fine and tender leaves 

Escarole - little leaves, sweet as lettuce

Mibuna - mild sweet green for salad & saute 

Siberian Kale - medium size leaves for salads & saute 
Spicy Oriental Mix - tatsoi, curly green mustard, mizuna, purple mizuna
Baby Lettuces

Green Garlic - small, tender, and pungent 

Bay Leaves - still on the branch!

Marjoram -sweet spring growth 4" size

Winter Savory - peppery thyme flavor, use in place of rosemary - beans!

Winter Squash

Winter Squash

Delicata, Zepplin - still sweet!

Spaghetti - firm and storing well!

CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS - use ice cubes in the water to make them last longer

Thanking you for your support and encouragement through the years and wishing you and yours a great week!   Barbara & Bill Spencer and all the crew at Windrose Farm.

Produce Availability - March 21, 2011

Back by popular demand, the market report!  We will be at the Santa Monica Farmers Market this Wednesday, March 23.  

GREENS 

Loose Greens – $6.00 / lb.

Endive - Super fine and tender leaves 

Escarole - little leaves, sweet as lettuce

Mibuna - mild sweet green for salad & saute, long slender leaves 

Kale - medium size leaves for salads & saute 

Baby Lettuces - $8.00 / lb

Green Garlic - small, tender, and pungent - $6.00 / lb

Bay Leaves - $1.00 / stem

Marjoram - sweet spring - $1.50 / bunch

Winter Savory - peppery thyme flavor, use in place of rosemary - $1.50/bunch

Winter Squash - $1.00/lb.

Delicata, Zepplin - still sweet!

Spaghetti - firm and storing well!

POTATOES - $2.00/lb.

All Blue – purple on the inside, great for pan frying

CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS - $2.00 / stem

Thanking you for your support and encouragement through the years and wishing you and yours a great week!   Barbara & Bill Spencer and all the crew at Windrose Farm and Market

High water

Bill and Barbara on the way to Artisan for the Monday night dinner.

This last rain storm that came through this weekend only brought about 3" of rain, but on top of the 14"+ we've has this season it was more than the land could take! So for the first time since 1995, the river has made the road into the farm impassable by normal means. Luckily Farmer Bill has not only excellent tractor skills but also nautical ones as well! And nothing was going to stop us from getting to Artisan for their Monday night dinner featuring our produce along with Denner wines!

View from the tractor taxi

We are up to 46 baby lambs, 4 sets of triplets, only two singles and the rest are all twins. We think everyone is done, but there might be one more mom. All the rain has made the grass sweet, and the lambs are growing by leaps and bounds.

Last set of triplets and mom

So the only thing that remains is to figure out how we are getting to the Santa Monica Farmers market tomorrow!!!



Ruby Gold Tomatoes

Windrose Farm Annual Earth Day 

Open House and Plant Sale!

Join us at Windrose Farm for our open house and plant sale to celebrate Earth Day on Sunday April 17th. We will have multiple varieties of Heirloom tomato plants, pepper plants, lots of basil and other herbs. Snacks and beverage will also be available!

Hours are from 2pm to 6pm, and directions are here on the website or you can call (805) 239-3757. Please refrain from bringing your dogs as we have plenty here already!

SEED TO SKILLET BOOK SIGNING AND DINNER

Put Sunday March 6th on your calendar!

Windrose Farm is hosting a southern style Sunday Supper to honor Jimmy Willliams and Susan Heeger.

They are the authors of the amazing new gardening and recipe book, Seed To Skillet.  

I think this is the most user friendly and beautiful edible gardening book out today.  Everyone, from the newest gardener to the most experienced, will find something to learn.

We will gather at 2:00pm, then take a tour of the farm with Jimmy, Susan and Bill.  They will have lots to share and also want you to speak up as we walk.  Then a short time for visiting and book signing.

This event will also introduce you to Susan Dumeyer and David Sundeen , who are working with us at Windrose. Both are chefs who have worked in restaurants across the country. They are preparing a southern style meal based on Jimmy's recipes and Windrose Produce.  

Reservations are needed as space is limited! Email bandb@windrosefarm.org or phone 805-239-3757.
Price for the event is $35 a person and books will be available for sale as well.

“Sunday Supper” Menu

Burnt-onion greens with smoked tomatoes

Lamb ragout on creamy grits

Roasted winter squash as a vegetarian option for the lamb

Herb biscuits

Tomato jam & farm cheese

Winter squash bread with lavender cream & hazelnut brittle