Your Opportunity for FREE Local Honey through our CSA Vegetable Recipe Contest has arrived! We’re giving away our delectably sweet local honey in return for some tasty recipes from our online community. We’re always on the lookout for delicious recipes that use fresh vegetables in season that we can share on our website, and frankly, with …
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We are thankful for the beautiful weather this past week that made farm work more enjoyable! Our family and CSA volunteers harvested new potatoes and the remainder of the onions this weekend so CSA members will get to enjoy those items in their CSA shares. Here’s the list of items found in this week’s share: …
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The summer crops are coming in at the Redfearn Farm here in Independence, MO! Week 9 of the 2014 CSA season, includes (clockwise, beginning in the bottom left of the photo): Kohlrabi (full shares only), Green beans, Lettuces, Kale, Cucumber (full shares, and maybe partial shares), Candy Onions, Sweet bell pepper (full shares: large, maybe …
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The vegetables for Week 8 of the Redfearn Farm CSA are (clockwise from bottom left): Bok Choy, Lettuce, Turnips, Green Beans (center), Kohlrabi, Candy Onions, Zucchini or Cucumbers (there will be a choice), and Radishes. When you pick up your CSA box, check the table at your pickup location and follow the instructions regarding choosing cucumbers …
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For week 7 of the Redfearn Farm CSA we are continuing to have a combination of cool and warm season crops. We have the beginning of the green beans harvest, when the beans are long and thin, perfect for very quick cooking. The portion sizes will be smaller than future weeks, but the quality is …
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Did you know that our free range eggs are healthier than the eggs you find in the supermarket? Studies show that free range eggs have 1/4 less saturated fat, 2/3 more vitamin A, 2 times more omega 3 fatty acids, 3 times the vitamin E and up to 6 times the vitamin D as compared …
The CSA vegetables for week 6 of the Redfearn farm CSA are a great mixture of spring and summer crops. New for this week are spring onions, and a choice of Napa Cabbage (or kale). A larger quantity of cucumbers and broccoli are included in this weeks shares. There are fewer leafy greens this week, …
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Kansas City, want to change your eating habits to include more healthy vegetables? Research says that one step you can take to healthier living is to join a CSA. A scientific study proves that CSA membership has beneficial effects on participant’s eating habits. The study was conducted by the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems researching Community Supported Agriculture members’ experiences from …
New crops are beginning to be ready for harvest! The first of the broccoli, cucumbers, and zucchini are ready for harvest. This week, we plan on having a choice of a head of broccoli OR two zucchinis as one of your produce items, for both share sizes. The broccoli and zucchini will be out on the table …
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After 8 inches of rain in two weeks at Where the Redfearn Grows Natural Farms in Independence, MO, the fields are quite soggy. We’re hoping the crops hold out in their raised beds and don’t suffer from root rot. Since we can’t get into the fields right now, we took some time out to begin …
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