Camphill Hootenanny

Can you say hootenanny? Okay, now can you spell hootenanny? Either way, this Saturday's summer celebration at Camphill Village Kimberton Hills is going to be a blast. Featuring music by Spirit and Dust, Mason Porter, Chris Kasper, Wissahickon Chicken Shack, Hezakiah Jones and Tin Bird Choir (just to name a few!), arts tables, local crafts and and delicious food from the garden and cafe, the afternoon is not to be missed. Click here for more information or to purchase tickets.


Camphill Village is an amazing community where resident volunteers live and work together with adults with special needs. In addition, and important part of Camphill's mission is their dedication to sustainable land use. They believe that "the health of land and people are deeply interdependent," and practice biodynamic agriculture. Is goes without saying that we at Greener Partners have a sincere respect for the work at Camphill, and for that reason (and maybe partly because we love music and good food) you'll find many of our smiling faces at the hootenanny this weekend.

See you there!

Kohlrabi + CSA Season begins!

One word friends; KOHLRABI! That's right, members of our Hillside Farm CSA will be bringing home a delicious purple variety of it starting this week. 

{ beautiful woodcut illustration by Bill Redinger }

We couldn't be more excited to be starting our CSA season with the first round of pick-ups at all three farm sites this week. Our farm managers and apprentices have been working around the clock to have things ready, and they've done an amazing job... Especially for a first season! It's hard to imagine that just a few months ago our farms were open tracts of land. And now, after much planning, problem-solving and sweating, they are bountiful farms ready to feed our members with delicious produce. It's a shaping up to be a good season friends, and we're looking forward to sharing it with you.

In the meantime, here is a recipe for all of you veggie-lovers who can't wait for next week and want to pick up some kohlrabi this weekend. Enjoy!

Sauteed Kohlrabi with Fresh Herbs

Quick, nutritious, yummy!

Serves 2-4

2 KOHLRABI (3 if small)
1 MEDIUM ONION, DICED
4 TABLESPOONS GRASS-FED BUTTER OR EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
1 TABLESPOON FRESH HERBS (we like thyme, rosemary, sage and/or chives)
1 TABLESPOON SEA SALT

1. Grate kohlrabi, place in colander and sprinkle with salt.  Let stand 30 minutes to drain. 2. Heat butter or oil over medium heat, add onions and saute for a few minutes
3. Stir in kohlrabi, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 10 minutes
4. Increase heat to medium and cook 2 more minutes.
5. Remove from heat and stir in fresh herbs