Still Some Memberships Left

There are still memberships left for the upcoming season. Printable agreements are available at the Gaffney Farm website.

Gaffney Farm CSA

Spring Soup

Ingredients:

1 Tbl Olive Oil

1C Leeks or Onions Chopped

1C Asparagus Cut In 1' Pieces

1C Fresh Peas

2C Fresh Spinach

1C Green Beans

1 Package of Tofu (Rinsed and Drained) 1/2 in pieces

8oz Mushrooms Sliced

Preparation:

-Saute onions or leeks in olive oil till soft.

-Add in rest of ingredients except spinach.

-Add 6-8cups water, chicken broth or vegetable broth.

-Simmer until cooked.

-Add in spinach.

-Season to taste.

Submitted by Carol Von Lanken

Setting Plants

Some of the plants we grow are set with a retro-fitted tobacco transplanter.  We added new fingers to the setter and a new tank to create an efficient vegetable setter.  This picture is from late March.  Lots of colder crops can be set in march when started in a greenhouse.  People driving by the farm may have thought we were planting tobacco in March.  Don't worry we were planting broccoli and cauliflower.   

Canning Green Beans

Bulk green beans are available on the farm now. We are selling them for $1.50 per pound. Also we still have sweet corn available which is perfect for freezing. We have been canning Roma and Tenderette green beans on the farm lately.  Having farm fresh green beans in the winter is a little work but is well worth it.

Shelley's Frozen Corn Recipe

 FREEZING CORN

We have this dish every Thanksgiving.

 

“triple recipe”

2 C water

1.5 sticks of margarine

3 teaspoons salt

3 teaspoons sugar

15 C corn cut off of the cob

Use large stew kettle or pan. 

Bring above mixture to a boil over low heat to keep from sticking.

After it comes to a low simmer, cook for 30 minutes.

Cool. Bag, Freeze

To prepare, heat in microwave after defrosting. 

“single recipe”

1 C water

1 stick of margarine

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon sugar

5 C corn cut off of the cob

Prepare as above.

Submitted by Shelley Gaffney

Pictures from the First and Second Week

Plants In The Ground

Cool season varieties are gradually populating the CSA plots.  Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Carrots, Radishes, Red Lettuce, Spinach, Turnips are coming along.

Pixall Green Bean Picker

We have purchased a Pixall Green Bean Picker. It does not look like much now. After sand blasting, painting, and replacing some gears and  bearings, it should look great. We get lots of request for green beans during the growing season. Anyone who has picked green beans by hand knows how arduous and back breaking a task that can be. We are hoping to have an abundance of green beans this season picked and ready to go.

More Space for Starting Plants

Woodford County Chamber Commerce Most Oustanding Farmer Award

On February 23 2012 the Woodford County Chamber Commerce hosted an awards ceremony recognizing members of the community. Bobby Gaffney received the most outstanding farmer award for his innovative produce based business. Kentucky.com and the Midway Messenger covered the ceremony as many local Woodford County businesses and organizations were recognized.   http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/07/2098711/woodford-chamber-of-commerce-presents.html
http://midwayky.blogspot.com/2012/02/about-100-attend-chamber-awards-event.html

The Gaffney Farm C.S.A. Visits Transylvania University

Transylvania University hosted a local foods fair to inform the public of ways that they can purchase local food. The Gaffney Farm was invited to the fair along with many other local C.S.A.s and local producers. The Herald Leader did a full article and it can be seen here.  There was a lot of interest in the C.S.A. concept among local consumers and a lot of ideas exchanged between the local producers. We are thankful to Transylvania University for hosting the fair and generating interests in local products.  

2012 CSA Memberships

We are now selling memberships for the 2012 production season. If you are interested please visit our website (http://www.gaffneyfarm.com/).

Gaffney Farm Produce Bags

The produce bags for our C.S.A. have arrived.  Each member of the C.S.A. will receive two. They can be used each week to carry produce in. These will help the C.S.A. to be less wasteful, and hopefully will make it easier for members to carry produce. We are looking forward to handing them out.

How to Make Sweet Corn Grow In Late Summer

Farm Fresh Tomatoes

The tomato plants have not done real well as of yet this year but they are starting to produce.

Home Made Pizza

All the toppings in these pizzas come from veggies grown for our CSA. 

FMC Sweet Corn Picker

Bonnie Likes Sweet Corn

Video submitted by Letha Drury