Hungry Hollow Happenings: February 2024

February is a slow time of year here on our farm, especially during wetter years. The rain, though much appreciated, keeps us out of the fields – just as they dry out, another storm comes! – resigning us to equipment repairs and maintenance, site cleanup projects, and fine-tuning our plans for the coming seasons. And, now, setting up for asparagus!

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Hungry Hollow Happenings: May 2023

About a month behind schedule, our asparagus harvest began in late March and is still underway. We hope you’ve been able to enjoy some of this spring treat, now possibly paired with peas! Our sugar snap pea harvest is just now starting! It’s a little later than usual for us due to planting late and cool spring growing conditions.

Fresh Asparagus & Celery Salad

This salad is a delightfully refreshing spring treat. Both the asparagus and celery are kept raw - enhanced by sweet almonds, zingy lemon juice, and fresh mint. It comes together very quickly, but delivers a lot of flavor! Simple food for big flavor. The cheese is optional, but highly recommended.

Hungry Hollow Happenings: March 2023

This time of year, people start asking about our asparagus. When will it be ready?

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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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Asparagus Sauce!

It’s hard to stray from simply prepared asparagus, especially at the start of the season, but we are (almost) always happy when we push ourselves to try a new recipe with our farm fresh organic produce. Inspired by the Pasta Grannies, we tried our hand at making asparagus sauce recently. The results? SO GOOD. What else can we use this with?

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Mid-May On The Farm: We Are All In This Together

It is the beginning of May, and amidst figuring out all our plantings, fieldwork, packing and shipping, we find ourselves with an ongoing set of questions that we, and everybody else, have never faced before: How do we keep our employees safe while still working to get our produce out to our communities? How can we help our neighbors in a time when we need to be “distant”? Where can we make connections and offer support to alleviate some stressors?