Produce! Get your produce!

In an ideal world, our farms would be able to accommodate unlimited CSA members. But at least in the meantime, as we continue to grow as an organization, we love getting to sharing our organic produce with new friends and community members through the farm market we attend weekly and the Harvest Sale that we host bi-weekly. So if you're looking for an opportunity to get some farm fresh veggies grown with great care using organic practices, along with grass fed meats provided by our partner farms, stop by and see us at one of these spots!

Every Saturday, we harvest at Hillside Farm and bring delicious produce over to the Swarthmore Farmer's Market from 9:30am to 1:30pm. Located right in front of the Swarthmore Co-Op, a visit to this market is a great opportunity to meet our farmers and the rest of the Greener Partners team. But come early, the supplies don't always last until close with so many hungry customers. For more information, click here or here.

{ A star Greener Partners helper at the Swarthmore Market }

Twice monthly on Saturdays, we host our own farm harvest sale at the Willows Cottage in Radnor. Featuring the surplus bounty from Skunk Hollow Farm, as well as grass fed beef and free-range chicken and eggs from our partner, Forks Farm. Come by to purchase some delicious seasonal produce and explore the farm! The next surplus sale will be held Saturday August 22. Market is open from 8am-11am, and after Labor Day we'll be hosting a harvest sale every Saturday! For more information and updates on Skunk Hollow Farm, click here.

{ A peek at the Skunk Hollow Harvest Sale }

Enjoy the last of these summer weekends, we hope to see you out at the market!

Get your grills ready...

I must admit, the 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. It's hard to go wrong when you combine a weekend of good friends, fireworks and BBQs... Especially when those BBQs incorporate the beginnings of the sweet summer harvest. We're just now starting to see a few summer favorites in our own CSA shares; from summer squash and strawberries to green beans and cucumbers... And the first of the season's tomatoes shouldn't be far behind.

{ vintage flag photo by Joseph Hancock courtesy of art.com }

So for my part, I've been dreaming up a delicious menu all week that will incorporate some of our own and our neighboring farm's bounty, and that will suit the tastes of the vegetarian and carnivorous, the dieters and the indulgent. So without further ado, let's take a look at the potential menu...

{ grilled chicken courtesy of Bon Appetite }

• Lemony White Bean Hummus with garlic and tahini
• Forks Farm grilled chicken
• Green leaf salad with new cherry tomatoes, Zebulon red onion and feta
• Bikini Zucchini Salad (a clever name for a delicious diet-worthy mix of raw zucchini and lemon dressing, with a sprinkle of toasted pine nuts, Parmesan and basil)
• Grilled sweet white corn
• Homemade buttermilk biscuits

{ grilled corn courtesy of Bon Appetite }

As for a sweet ending....
• Black Raspberry-Blueberry Pound Cake
and
• Vegan Coconut, Chocolate Chip, Pecan cookies based on this recipe (okay, so this last one isn't exactly local, but I am a true believer that no holiday is complete without a bit of chocolate)

There are still hours left until the final trip to the farmer's market tomorrow- so things could still change, but come Saturday I know that I'll be enjoying at least a few of these summer dishes. And how about all of you, what favorite foods have you excited for this weekend?

Wekend Plans: Skunk Hollow Hoedown!

There are few things I would rather do on the weekend than spend time outside with friends, great food and live music. And if outside meant hanging out on a gorgeous farm and the live music happened to be bluegrass by one of my favorite local bands, the Wissahickon Chicken Shack, that might just be my ideal day. If it sounds good to you too, mark your calendar for this Sunday from 3-7pm at the Willows Cottage for the Skunk Hollow Community Farm Hoedown. And if the farm, food and music isn't enough to draw you and your family and friends in, perhaps the mechanical bull will? For more information please visit: www.greenerpartners.org or www.radnorconservancy.org