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Beautiful braising bunch1 comment

sandystraw wrote 1 week ago: It’s been a busy two weeks at the farm! We’re in transition from finals to graduations t … more →

Tags: food, intern, CSA, Farm 2, post a week 2013, Food, sustainable, Greenhouse

A Day at Duke Gardens2 comments

sandystraw wrote 1 month ago: Spring is in the air! Mr. Diego As the sun sets behind the trees, the oncoming chill keeps me active … more →

Tags: Food, farm, spring, Local, post a week 2013, CSA, duke gardens, Solo

Favorite New Comfort Food1 comment

sandystraw wrote 1 month ago: Yes, I love macaroni and cheese.  And my boyfriend bought me a whole case of Annie’s Organic M … more →

Tags: food, CSA, Farm 2, DIY, post a week 2013, Food, Favorite

Short lived snow

sandystraw wrote 2 months ago: January snow at Coon Rock Farm … more →

Tags: Farm 2, post a week 2013, Photo, orchard, snow

Pasture Raised Pork1 comment

sandystraw wrote 3 months ago: After the freezing temperatures, these hogs received all the frozen (volunteer) tsunga from the row … more →

Tags: pasture-raised, hogs

Best Christmas Present EVER!1 comment

sandystraw wrote 4 months ago: Not to name-drop or anything, but I am in love with my Breville juicer!  You’d think living on … more →

Tags: food, Farm 2, DIY, post a week 2013, Food, farm, winter, Compost, Vegetables

Topless Turnips Part 23 comments

sandystraw wrote 4 months ago: It’s raining.  I’m working alone, but I enjoy the solitude.  I get a lot done.  I am tho … more →

Tags: food, Farm 2, Garden, post a week 2013, winter, Turnips, Sustainable Farming, CSA

Zely & Ritz Tomato Dinners1 comment

sandystraw wrote 6 months ago: “Small cup lot of flavor” Reception:  Tomato water served with Dibon Cava Gran Reserva B … more →

Tags: food, Farm 2, summer, Dinner, Zely & Ritz, Tomatoes, heirloom, Sarig Agasi, Nancy Agasi

New Found Love for Okra

sandystraw wrote 6 months ago: A year ago, I was wary to try Jamie’s fried okra for dinner.  I only knew the previously-froze … more →

Tags: food, Farm 2, Okra, Recipes 2, easy

Compost: a Symbol of Continuing Life2 comments

sandystraw wrote 10 months ago: It’s great meeting new people.  During the first conversations with a new friend, I realized h … more →

Tags: Farm 2, Garden, Ecology, Compost, Piedmont, Zely & Ritz, Soil, reuse, Pullen Place

Tomato Attention

sandystraw wrote 10 months ago: What is summer without the ripe, juicy flavor of a homegrown tomato?  Top a Cherokee Purple slice wi … more →

Tags: food, intern, CSA, Farm 2, Garden, Food, tractor, summer, garden 2

I Brew My Own1 comment

sandystraw wrote 10 months ago: It’s something I’ve always wanted to do.  I’ve tried making elderberry wine, but d … more →

Tags: food, intern, Farm 2, DIY, Intern, summer, Homesteading, Porter, Brewer's Best

Drunken Chicken1 comment

sandystraw wrote 11 months ago: Drunken Chicken and Roasted Potatoes on the grill Thanks to Jamie Dement and Coon Rock Farm for this … more →

Tags: food, Farm 2, Chicken, pasture-raised, recipe, Beer

Waverly Place Farmers' Market1 comment

sandystraw wrote 11 months ago: Coon Rock Farm attends a new market in Cary, NC!  The first week we had three pages of emails– … more →

Tags: food, CSA, Market, Food, spring, Farmer's Market, Whole Foods

Butter Making!

sandystraw wrote 11 months ago: I found the instructions for easy Coon Rock Farm butter on a napkin note… 1.  Skim fresh cream … more →

Tags: food, intern, Farm 2, Homesteading, butter

Piedmont Farm Tour

sandystraw wrote 11 months ago: Have button.  Will travel.  40 farms hosted 12,000 visitors the weekend of April 28-29, all in suppo … more →

Tags: intern, Farm 2, Garden, tour, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Piedmont Farm Tour

Quick and Dirty Vermicomposting System

sandystraw wrote 1 year ago: The Coon Rock Farm worm bin sits on the porch of the cracker shack ready to eat our food scraps from … more →

Tags: intern, Farm 2, Nature, farm, summer, vegetable garden, Compost, recycle, vermicomposting

Snowflake's So Happy!

sandystraw wrote 1 year ago: Right now, in the shade, a guard dog is happy her sheep are foraging in the grass. Snowflake, a Mare … more →

Tags: Farm 2, spring, Dogs, Sheep, Flock, farm tour, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association

Coon Rock Community Supported Agriculture--Produce

sandystraw wrote 1 year ago: A half bushel box filled with delicious vegetables is packed weekly for members of a produce CSA. Fo … more →

Tags: food, intern, CSA, Farm 2, spring, garden 2, Produce CSA, meat CSA, egg csa


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