Here in the Spring of 2012 we will be sending out e-mails, so you can see what is available for order, when we have enough extra produce for sell that current week.  Also, now you can start sending in your order by e-mail allie@ArugulasStarFarm.com, fax, or phone.

If you need a reminder of how the On-Farm pick-ups work or if you need to remember how to order please click here to read about On-Farm pick-ups.  

**Remember... you can order by phone 931-682-3314,  fax 931-682-9175, or E-mail **

PLEASE READ BELOW AS THIS WEEK IS DIFFERENT

**Picking day, for this week will be altered.  I will be picking in the late evening on Wednesday.  Produce could be ready for pickup at the Rocket as soon as Thursday morning at 9:00am, by special request, but if there is no special request then it will be ready and placed in coolers at or in the ROCKET from  8am on Friday and will be available there all weekend, through Sunday.  

**For this altered week please place orders as soon as possible and no later than Wednesday at noon.  Then if possible, give us an idea of what day you plan on picking your order of  vegetables up, as to help us in the routine of getting your order to the rocket**
  
Available Organic Items for Friday May 18th through Sunday May 20th On-Farm Rocket pick-ups:

The new Spring planted vegetables are finally ready to start harvesting, so hopefully you will find something that looks exciting and that will taste delicious.  Remember spring vegetables can come and go quicker than fall/winter vegetables because of the the transition of the weather going from warm to HOT instead of warm to cooler.  Nonetheless, they are here and healthy now so get them while you can.

The new green for this week is the Batavian Escarole Endive.  When there are the many greens all in season together right now I love making fine chopped salads that include all of them.  For example, last night I fine chopped Spinach, Green Deer Tongue Lettuce, Beet Greens and Dainty Roots, and Batavian Escarole Endive and this was the base of our large green salad.  The combination of flavers of the medley is really nice.  I just added some put up scallopini squash vinegar pickles, olives, olive oil, pickle vinegar juice, cheese, and almond.  We had toast on the side with poached eggs and there it was our dinner in a nutshell, delicious and no cooking involved except for the bread I had made days ago and for the simmering water for the poached eggs.   

The Lanro Kohlrabi is this years grown variety for spring Kohlrabi.   

It is light green with a tender white flesh.  Sweet and delicious.  They are great chopped and eaten raw with cheese, dips, herb pestos.  They can be sauteed and added into salads or used as a side dish.  They can be grated and made into slaws.  Their green tops can be used as well like one would use Collards or Kale.  They have a sharper and tangier flavor then spinach.  Also, Kohlrabi  is in the Cabbage family as it is a Brassica oleracea, so it has all the great healthy benefits like one associates with Kale . The Heirloom Green Deer Tongue Lettuce Heads are really neat and unusual heads of lettuce.  Their origin  dates back to the 1740's.  This is one of my favorite types of lettuce heads.    

We also have a great Austrian Green Leaf Lettuce and Spinach Mix, which never fails to make a good salad.  Remember that it is always tasty and healthy to add fresh chopped herbs into salads, or use them in your vinaigrettes. Please, take a look below and see what other nutritious vegetables Arugula's Star Farm has to offer.

All items are always on a first order first serve basis.

• Eggs  (up for order, no limit per order)     Dozen =  $5.00
  

• Batavian Escarole Endive                 Head = $2.50
  

• Orange Fantasia Swiss Chard      Bulk 3/4 lb = $3.00

• Heirloom Green Deer Tongue Lettuce Head      Head = $2.00

• Lanro Kohlrabi      Bunch = $3.00

• Butterflay and Steadfast Spinach &

                                  Austrian Green Leaf Lettuce Mix       Bulk 1/2 lb = $4.00

• Heirloom Chioggia Beet Greens with dainty edible roots   Bulk 1/2 lb = $3.50

• Caribe Cilantro         Bulk 1/8 lb = $2.00

• Greek Oregano             Bulk 1/4 lb= $2.50

• Hyssop Herb                 Bulk 1/16 lb = $1.50

• Salad Burnett Herb            Bulk 1/8 lb = $2.00

Here in the Spring of 2012 we will be sending out e-mails, so you can see what is available for order, when we have enough extra produce for sell that current week.  Also, now you can start sending in your order by e-mail allie@ArugulasStarFarm.com, fax, or phone.

If you need a reminder of how the On-Farm pick-ups work or if you need to remember how to order please click here to read about On-Farm pick-ups.  

**Remember... you can order by phone 931-682-3314,  fax 931-682-9175, or E-mail **

**Picking day, most normally, for the spring will occur on Friday mornings.  Therefore, produce will be ready and placed in coolers at or in the ROCKET from 2:00pm on Fridays and will be available there all weekend, through Sunday.  

**Please place orders by Late Thursday evening, as harvesting starts early on Friday and if possible give us an idea of what weekend day you plan on picking your order of  vegetables up, as to help us in the routine of getting your order to the rocket**
  
Available Organic Items for Friday May 11th through Sunday May 13th On-Farm Rocket pick-ups:

The new Spring planted vegetables are finally ready to start harvesting, so hopefully you will find something that looks exciting and that will taste delicious.  Remember spring vegetables can come and go quicker than fall/winter vegetables because of the the transition of the weather going from warm to HOT instead of warm to cooler.  Nonetheless, they are here and healthy now so get them while you can.

The Lanro Kohlrabi is this years grown variety for spring Kohlrabi.   

It is light green with a tender white flesh.  Sweet and delicious.  They are great chopped and eaten raw with cheese, dips, herb pestos.  They can be sauteed and added into salads or used as a side dish.  They can be grated and made into slaws.  Their green tops can be used as well like one would use Collards or Kale.  They have a sharper and tangier flavor then spinach.  Also, Kohlrabi  is in the Cabbage family as it is a Brassica oleracea, so it has all the great healthy benefits like one associates with Kale . The Heirloom Green Deer Tongue Lettuce Heads are really neat and unusual heads of lettuce.  Their origin  dates back to the 1740's.  This is one of my favorite types of lettuce heads.    

We also have a great Austrian Green Leaf Lettuce and Spinach Mix, which never fails to make a good salad.  Remember that it is always tasty and healthy to add fresh chopped herbs into salads, or use them in your vinaigrettes.  Please, take a look below and see what other nutritious vegetables Arugula's Star Farm has to offer.

All items are always on a first order first serve basis.

• Eggs  (up for order, no limit per order)     Dozen =  $5.00 

• Orange Fantasia Swiss Chard      Bulk 3/4 lb = $3.00

• Heirloom Green Deer Tongue Lettuce Head      Head = $2.00

• Lanro Kohlrabi      Bunch = $3.00

• Butterflay and Steadfast Spinach &

                                  Austrian Green Leaf Lettuce Mix       Bulk 1/2 lb = $4.00

• Heirloom Chioggia Beet Greens with dainty edible roots   Bulk 1/2 lb = $3.50

• Caribe Cilantro         Bulk 1/8 lb = $2.00

• Greek Oregano             Bulk 1/4 lb= $2.50

• Hyssop Herb                 Bulk 1/16 lb = $1.50

• Salad Burnett Herb            Bulk 1/8 lb = $2.00

Here in the early spring of 2012 we will be sending out e-mails, so you can see what is available for order, when we have enough extra produce for sell that current week.  Also, now you can start sending in your order by e-mail allie@ArugulasStarFarm.com, fax, or phone.

If you need a reminder of how the On-Farm pick-ups work or if you need to remember how to order please click here to read about On-Farm pick-ups.  

**Remember... you can order by phone 931-682-3314,  fax 931-682-9175, or e-mail **

**Picking day, this week is different, as it will occur on Sunday morning.  Therefore, produce will be ready and placed in coolers at or in the ROCKET from 2 pm on Sunday and will be available there through Monday.  

**Please place orders by Late Saturday evening, as harvesting starts early on Sunday**
  
Available Organic Items for Sunday May 6th through Monday May 7th On-Farm Rocket pick-ups:

Good day to all.  We have been gone on a trip to visit my paretns in East TN.  We had a good visit, but it was filled with some work as well.  My Dad raises cattle still on the old family land and we helped herd up and take about 26 bulls and heifers to the market.  We took our chickens on their third road trip to East TN.  Matthew built a portable perching system that we keep there for them and they have the nice green cow pastures and hay fields to range.  We wonder how many chickens get to take fun roadtrips like this??   

Well I thought I would send out a random offering just in case any one wanted to get anything, before the normal offering coming up for the weekend of May 11th.  Also, from now on when you order if you could let us know to the best of your knowledge what day you plan on swinging by the rocket that would be helpful in my routine of placing the produce at the rocket. 

Picture slideshow of Trip to East TN and Garden pictures from here along Leipers Creek

All items are always on a first order first serve basis.

Eggs  (up for order, no limit)                                                   Dozen =  $5.00 

Austrian Green Leaf, Cimmaron Red Leaf Romaine,               Bulk 1/2 lb = $4.50

            and Butterflay Spinach Salad Mix                         

Young Orange Fantasia Swiss Chard                                       Bulk 1/2 lb = $3.50

Young Green Deer Tongue Lettuce Heads                               Head = $2.00

Asparagus (very limited)                                                           Bulk 1 lb = $5.00

Hyssop Herb                                                                           Bulk 1/8 lb = $2.50

Cilantro Herb                                                                           Bulk 1/8 lb = $2.00

Parsley Herb                                                                            Bulk 1/8 lb = $2.00

Greek Oregano  (great for drying or using fresh)                        Bulk 1/4 lb = $2.50

Fresh Herb Mix of all the Herbs above                                      Bulk 1/8 lb = $2.50

Here in the early spring of 2012 we will be sending out e-mails, so you can see what is available for order, when we have enough extra produce for sell that current week.  Also, now you can start sending in your order by e-mail allie@ArugulasStarFarm.com, fax, or phone.

If you need a reminder of how the On-Farm pick-ups work or if you need to remember how to order please click here to read about On-Farm pick-ups.  

**Remember... you can order by phone 931-682-3314,  fax 931-682-9175, or e-mail **

**Picking day, most normally, for the early spring will occur on Friday mornings.  Therefore, produce will be ready and placed in coolers at or in the ROCKET from 4:00pm on Fridays and will be available there all weekend, through Sunday.  

**Please place orders by Late Thursday evening, as harvesting starts early on Friday**
  
Available Organic Items for Friday April 20th through Sunday April 22nd On-Farm Rocket pick-ups:

So happy for the good rains we received on Monday and Tuesday of this week, we received about .8 of and inch.  Until the new spring planted crops start coming in, our available items  are going to be slightly limited.  It seems like Eggs, Kale, Herbs, and Asparagus will be the available items.  

All items are always on a first order first serve basis.

Eggs  (up for order, no limit)                                                   Dozen =  $5.00 

White Russian Kale                                                               Bulk l lb = $3.25

Very Young Giant Red Celery Stems and Leaf Tops                Bulk 1/ 4 lb = $2.50

Asparagus (very limited)                                                           Bulk 1 lb = $5.00

Greek Oregano  (great for drying or using fresh)                        Bulk 1/4 lb = $2.50

Barley Grass (substitute for wheat grass)                                   Bulk 1/2 lb = $4.00

Here in the early spring of 2012 we will be sending out e-mails, so you can see what is available for order, when we have enough extra produce for sell that current week.  Also, now you can start sending in your order by e-mail allie@ArugulasStarFarm.com, fax, or phone.

If you need a reminder of how the On-Farm pick-ups work or if you need to remember how to order please click here to read about On-Farm pick-ups.  

**Remember... you can order by phone 931-682-3314,  fax 931-682-9175, or e-mail **

**Picking day, most normally, for the early spring will occur on Friday mornings.  Therefore, produce will be ready and placed in coolers at or in the ROCKET from 4:00pm on Fridays and will be available there all weekend, through Sunday.  

**Please place orders by Late Thursday evening, as harvesting starts early on Friday**
  
Available Organic Items for Friday April 6th through Sunday April 8th On-Farm Rocket pick-ups:

We have had two really busy weeks.  We have planted 114 perennial bareroot trees and hedgy shrub plants.  We still have over 100 to go.  I have been trying to get our garden transplants out and they have really had to be strong to survive these very warm sunny days we have been having.  I have gotten out Kohlrabi, Onions, Lettuce, Endive, Radicchio, Spinach, and Cabbage.  We are hoping for soem good rain this evening and clouds! We have also been working on wood chip mulching all the existing cane berries and gooseberries.  It seems as the Gooseberries are almost ready to begin blooming.

All items are always on a first order first serve basis.

Eggs  (up for order, no limit)                                                   Dozen =  $5.00 

White Russian Kale                                                               Bulk l lb = $3.25

Ester Cook Leeks                                                                  Bunch = $3.50

Joan Rutabaga Roots                                                             Bulk 1lb = $2.00

Small/Med  Dottenfelder Cabbage Heads                                Bulk l lb = $2.00

Very Young Giant Red Celery Stems and Leaf Tops                Bulk 1/ 4 lb = $2.50

Asparagus (very limited)                                                           Bulk 1 lb = $5.00

Greek Oregano  (great for drying or using fresh)                        Bulk 1/4 lb = $2.50

It seems as though the overwintered vegetables are coming near their end as the lush cover crops around them slowly start to overgrow and they soon start wanting to bolt and produce seed.  Nonetheless, they are not finished quite yet and should be hanging around for at least a few more weeks, so order them while you can.  Here in the early spring of 2012 we will be sending out e-mails so you can see what is available for order on a weekly to every other week basis.  Also, now you can start sending in your order by e-mail allie@ArugulasStarFarm.com, fax, or phone.

If you need a reminder of how the On-Farm pick-ups work or if you need to remember how to order please click here to read about On-Farm pick-ups.  

**Remember... you can order by phone 931-682-3314,  fax 931-682-9175, or e-mail **

**Picking day, most normally, for the early spring will occur on Friday mornings.  Therefore, produce will be ready and placed at or in the ROCKET from 2:00pm on Fridays and will be available there all weekend, through Sunday.  

**Please place orders by Late Thursday evening, as harvesting starts early on Friday**
  
Available Organic Items for Friday March 30th through Sunday April 1st On-Farm Rocket pick-ups:

All items are always on a first order first serve basis.

Eggs  (up for order, no limit)                                                   Dozen =  $5.00 

White Russian Kale                                                               Bulk l lb = $3.25

Ester Cook Leeks                                                                  Bunch = $3.50

Joan Rutabaga Roots                                                             Bulk 1lb = $2.00

Small/Med  Dottenfelder Cabbage Heads                                Bulk l lb = $2.00

Very Young Giant Red Celery Stems and Leaf Tops                Bulk 1/ 4 lb = $2.50

Wheat Grass for Juicing                                                            Bulk 1/2 lb = $4.00

Asparagus (very limited)                                                           Bulk 1 lb = $5.00

Greek Oregano                                                                        Bulk 1/4 lb = $2.50

As there are still fresh and hardy organic vegetables out in the garden field we will be sending weekly e-mails out on a weekly to every other week basis through these late winter months of 2012. Also, now you can start sending in your order by e-mail allie@ArugulasStarFarm.com, fax, or phone.

If you need a reminder of how the On-Farm pick-ups work or if you need to remember how to order please click here to read about On-Farm pick-ups.  

**Remember... you can order by phone 931-682-3314,  fax 931-682-9175, or e-mail **

**Picking day, most normally, for the rest of the winter months will occur on Friday mornings.  Therefore, produce will be ready and placed at or in the ROCKET from 2:00pm on Fridays and will be available there all weekend, through Sunday.  

**Please place orders by Late Thursday evening, as harvesting starts early on Friday**
  
Available Organic Items for Friday March 23rd through Sunday March 25th On-Farm Rocket pick-ups:

Well the real spring has arrived and the potatoes are in the ground.  Just got in from planting potatoes this evening.  This year we are trying the two varieties of Sangre and Kennebec.  We are trying to study what different varieties of potatoes grow well here.  Last year we concluded that the Purple Viking, Desiree, and All Blues perform excellently.  They were planted on March 22nd of 2011. The potatoes this year went in a day earlier on March 21st.  For the week leading up to the first day of spring we decided to consume good amounts of Indian spiced vegetables.  I have a great book written by Madhur Jaffrey...recipes from the Indian Spice Trail.  All the vegetables that we have now work well for the vegetables dishes.  The cabbage, kale, collards, rutabaga roots and leeks really make for sensational bases for the Indian type spices. Speaking of Indian food, Garlic will be the next great addition to our farm offerings for 2012.  This year is the first for us to try planting garlic.  We went with Persian Star hardneck and Chet's Italian Red softneck.  I was out doing the first cultivation around the garlic row, on the day before spring, that had been planted in October of 2011 and mulched with aged leaf mulch.  We have eaten our first asparagus of the year and soon you will be able to too.  I think it will be a good week before it really starts coming on heavy, but there might be enough for a few orders this week but it could be iffy, so keep that in mind when you order. 

Slide show of garlic row, cane berry area, rainbow, spinach and gooseberries, and Indian Dishes under What's New at Home Page of Website

All items are always on a first order first serve basis.

There will now be available dozens of our chickens eggs placed in the rocket for anyone to purchase on a first come first serve basis when you are picking up your produce order. There is no limit on the eggs.                                                        Dozen =  $5.00 

White and Red Russian Kale Mix                                           Bulk l lb = $3.25

Ester Cook & King Richard Leeks                                         Bunch = $3.50

Young Champions Collards                                                    Bulk 3/4 lb = $3.25

Joan Rutabaga Roots & edible top greens                               Bulk 1lb = $2.00

Small/Med  Dottenfelder Cabbage Heads                                Bulk l lb = $2.00

Small Overwintered Danver Carrots (very limited & small)       Bulk l lb = $2.50

Giant Red Celery Leaf Tops (Good for chopping and adding

                                        into meals for a good celery flavor)   Bulk 1/ 4 lb = $2.50

Celebrese Broccoli Tops (very limited)                                     Bulk l lb = $4.00

Wheat Grass for Juicing                                                            Bulk 1/2 lb = $4.00

Asparagus (very limited)                                                           Bulk 1 lb = $5.00

Greek Oregano                                                                        Bulk 1/4 lb = $2.50

As there are still fresh and hardy organic vegetables out in the garden field we will be sending weekly e-mails out on a weekly to every other week basis through these late winter months of 2012. Also, now you can start sending in your order by e-mail allie@ArugulasStarFarm.com, fax, or phone.

If you need a reminder of how the On-Farm pick-ups work or if you need to remember how to order please click here to read about On-Farm pick-ups.  

**Remember... you can order by phone 931-682-3314,  fax 931-682-9175, or e-mail **

**Picking day, most normally, for the rest of the winter months will occur on Friday mornings.  Therefore, produce will be ready and placed at or in the ROCKET from 2:00pm on Fridays and will be available there all weekend, through Sunday.  

**Please place orders by Late Thursday evening, as harvesting starts early on Friday**
  
Available Organic Items for Friday March 16th through Sunday March 18th On-Farm Rocket pick-ups:

All items are always on a first order first serve basis.

The week is warming up around here.  Looks like 80 degree weather for a good 5 days forward.  The young seedlings of cabbage, spinach, onions, lettuce, endive, and kohlrabi are coming along very well. 

Here is a quick recipe for combining our available vegetables of the week.

All Organic Late Winter Vegetable Asian Medley

I coarse chopped carrots, rutabaga, leeks, and cabbage.  I heated sunflower and sesame oil in a pot then added the carrots, rutabagas, leeks, and sauteed (all on a little over medium heat).  Then I added dried/tea form ginger and crushed dried basil leaves.  After the harder vegetables were in the pot for a little while I added in the cabbage.  I also added salt and cracked white pepper.   Stir around quite a bit to make sure nothing sticks.  When all seems to be getting like it needs some liquid I then added in some leftover homemade pickle juice.  When I plated it up I added a few splashes of Shoyu sauce.  Served with homemade crackers and cheese.

White and Red Russian Kale Mix                                           Bulk l lb = $3.25

Ester Cook & King Richard Leeks                                         Bunch = $3.50

Joan Rutabaga Roots                                                              Bulk 1lb = $2.00

Small Dottenfelder Cabbage Heads                                         Bulk l lb = $2.00

Small Overwintered Danver Carrots (very limited & very small)   Bulk l lb = $2.50

Giant Red Celery Leaf Tops (Good for chopping and adding

                                        into meals for a good celery flavor)   Bulk 1/ 4 lb = $2.50

Celebrese Broccoli Tops (very limited)                                     Bulk l lb = $4.00

Wheat Grass for Juicing                                                            Bulk 1/2 lb = $4.00