Cherry Tomato and Peach Salad With Basil Vinaigrette

With our tomato vines bursting with colorful ripe fruit, and local peaches filling the farmers market stands with their sweet scent, we were excited to come across a recipe featuring both of these summer delights!

Easy Homemade Watermelon Slushy

Watermelon slushies are a fantastic way to “beat the heat,” so to speak. They are so refreshing you may just find yourself “enjoying” the heat.

Cherry Tomato Jam

Cherry Tomato Jam! You might just be surprised by how often you reach for it…

Salty Sumac Seasoning for Watermelon & Cucumber

This recipe is as delicious as it is simple. Make a big batch of the seasoning to have it on hand all summer long.

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How To "Halve" a Pint of Cherry Tomatoes

No, this isn’t a How-To for eating half a pint of tomatoes — it’s a quick trick for slicing an entire pint into halves at once!

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Hungry Hollow Happenings: Early Spring

Early summer on the farm is a whirlwind of “organized chaos.”

Hungry Hollow Happenings: All About Asparagus

A not-so-brief look into asparagus: how we grow it, the history, and favorite ways to eat it!

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Blistered Asparagus with Dates, Radishes, and Cheese

Looking for a new spring recipe? Look no further! This is it.

Asparagus + Dates + Goat Cheese + Radishes + Lemon + Mint = Wow.

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Raw Asparagus Salad with Breadcrumbs, Nuts, and Herbs

Looking for a fresh and easy way to prepare asparagus? This salad is the answer!

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Take a Virtual Farm Tour of Our Winter Veggies

Take a look at what we’ve been busy with at Durst Organic Growers this winter!

Creamy, Smoky, Winter Squash Pasta

An incredibly easy way to turn your pureed winter squash (sugar pie pumpkin, kabocha, butternut!) into a delicious, creamy, pasta sauce, this recipe makes us wish we’d stockpiled more squash in our winter pantries! If you have the puree on hand (homemade, of course!), it comes together in a snap.

Savory (Dried) Tomato Scones

With dried cherry tomatoes, you CAN enjoy the warmth and delight of summer on a chilly winter morning with these tomato-cheddar-onion buttermilk scones. (We’re thanking our late-summer selves right now for putting the dehydrator to good use…)

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How To "Spaghetti" Squash

Here’s a simple how-to guide for preparing spaghetti squash: a cheery winter squash known for its noodle-like flesh. Its uses extend far beyond the spaghetti substitution your mind might automatically go to: remove “spaghetti” from your thoughts and open up your kitchen to all the fun possibilities!

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Hungry Hollow Happenings: Fall on The Farm

It’s a time of transition: Fall on The Farm. Fall seems to be a time of evaluations, brainstorming ideas, and setting the stage for the coming year.

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Melon Sorbet

Late October may seem an odd time to be sharing a recipe for melons, let alone a recipe that calls for the freezer, but we planted a late crop of Cantaloupe this year, so they’re still rolling in and what better time to try preserving some of their delicacy for a winter day when we’re dreaming of sunshine?

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Roasting Cherry Tomatoes: A Perfect Fall Food?

When the seasons change, the temperatures cool, and we’re feeling “cozy,” BUT we still have a taste for tomatoes…it’s time to roast! Here are our favorite ways to roast tomatoes and keep on enjoying them into the cooler days of Fall.