Fall Coloring Page!
Embrace the colors of fall with Klesick Family Farm!
Not Until You Eat Your Veggies!
You know the routine. Opening up the vegetable drawer in the refrigerator to fill it up with produce from your box of good and, lo and behold, there are the beets from the last delivery—limp, wilted, and once again destined for the compost. You know that you would eat them, but no one else will […]
What a Season!
I am thankful for this Indian Summer. It seems like we haven’t had one for a few years. And this is the craziest of all seasons. Our fields are literally bursting during this harvest season. I usually think of spring as the busiest season, but with spring the weather is heading towards summer, but with […]
Savoring Summer
If you listen closely, you can just start to hear it. It’s the voice of fall whispering. She calls out through the cool mornings and evenings, through the few leaves starting to drop, and through the subconscious longing for apples, pumpkins and warm foods. For now, I’m not listening. I’m tuning out her voice and […]
Labor Day Holiday Delivery Schedule
Our office will be closed September 5th in observance of Labor Day. Because of this closure, our deliveries for that week are scheduled as follows: For delivery Wednesday: Tuesday customers and Wednesday customers in Monroe and Anacortes. For delivery Thursday: Thursday customers, except south Marysville (south of 100th St NE) and remaining Wednesday customers. For delivery […]
Know Your Produce – Kohlrabi
Have you ever eaten a kohlrabi? These little sputnik-shaped vegetables come in green or purple, can be eaten raw or cooked, and taste a lot like broccoli stems. The word kohlrabi is German for cabbage turnip (kohl as in cole-slaw, and rübe for turnip), though kohlrabi is more related to cabbage and cauliflower than to […]
Old-Fashioned Farm Celebration! August 20, 2011
You are invited to come out to Klesick Family Farm for our annual old-fashioned farm celebration this Saturday! A fun and wholesome event for the entire family! Free admission! Meet the people behind your “Box of Good” and celebrate the season with us. We will enjoy a fun-filled day with live music, wagon rides, a pioneer […]
Klesick Family Farm Festival
Come on out to Klesick Family Farm and join us for an old fashioned farm celebration! Saturday, August 20th 10:00am-4:00pm Celebrate the season with us by enjoying a fun-filled day with live music, wagon rides, a pioneer play area, tug-o-war, balloon toss, gunny sack race, raffle prizes, farm walks, good food, and a produce stand – all […]
Fresh This Week Tips-August 5, 2011
BLACK FRIAR PLUMS STORE: Refrigerating plums before they’re ripe results in a mealy texture, so allow firm fruit to ripen at room temperature up to 2 days, until the flesh is soft and the skins develop a silvery, powdery coating. After that, store them in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. PREP: Remove the […]
Planning For Gray
Imagine yourself sitting inside this winter, watching the rain drops race one another down the windowpane. The constant drizzle and gray days have come and you now wonder if you’ll remember what the sun looks like or if you’ll ever see it again. The thought of roasting another root vegetable is too much to bare. […]
Mango & Avocado Salad
Ingredients 1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted and cut into 3/4″ spears 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and also cut into 3/4″ spears 3 or 4 big handfuls of leaf lettuce 1 shallot, minced 1 tablespoon lime zest 2 tablespoons lime juice 4 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons yogurt 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne […]
Lazy Summer Lasagna
Ingredients Fresh pasta sheets, cut into eight 5” squares (note: you can use store-bought lasagna, cooked, cooled slightly, and cut into 5” lengths) 2 T olive oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 medium onion, chopped 1 small zucchini, sliced thin 1 small yellow squash (or more zucchini), sliced thin 2 cup fresh whole-milk ricotta 3 […]
Fresh This Week Tips – July 26, 2011
KIWIS STORE: Place unripe kiwis in a paper bag with an apple, pear or banana at room temperature for a few days. These fruits give off ethylene gas, which helps accelerate ripening. USE: Packed with more vitamin C than an equivalent amount of orange, the bright green flesh of the kiwifruit speckled with tiny black […]
Bitter, Short, and Ugly
No, the title has nothing to do with my personal description—ummm, I’m not bitter :). It has to do with some of the challenges we faced last week in our effort to bring you the freshest quality organic produce available. Our goal at Klesick Family Farm is to deliver a box of produce that will […]
Fresh This Week Tips – July 19, 2011
FENNEL: STORE: Store fresh fennel in the refrigerator crisper, where it should keep fresh for about four days. However, it is best to consume fennel soon after purchase since as it ages, it tends to gradually lose its flavor. USE: The stalks of the fennel can be used for soups, stocks and stews, while the […]
Feathered Friends & Farming
As I sit to write this newsletter, I have to stop and marvel at a pair of hummingbirds. I wonder at how fast those wings beat to stay stationary in one place (up to 80 times per second with the smallest species). Talk about amazing creatures! This year we have had an explosion of feathered friends. […]
Fresh This Week Tips, July 12, 2011
GREEN BELL PEPPERS: STORE: Proper storage can extend their useful life, preserve their nutritional value and help retain their flavor. Store green bell peppers for short-term use by refrigerating them in the produce drawer of your refrigerator. With proper refrigeration, a healthy bell pepper should last from three to five days in the refrigerator. USE: […]