Here at the River Road Farm, our final weeks of fieldwork are full of digging. Potatoes and carrots, parsnips and celeriac. These hearty crops are the last to be harvested and the final addition to the pantry as we prepare for a long winter.
Read MoreIn this video Community Education Coordinator, Alexandra Brown, walks through the basics of blanching vegetables for winter storage.
Read MoreIt is fall, a time when our farmers and many of our gardeners are clipping their onions from where they’ve been hanging (barns, basements, garages, closets. . .with fans blowing their skins dry) for a month or so. Brook Arteiniega, who worked with us this summer, tells the story of this anti-fungal, storage-friendly, object of worship.
Read MoreWhile an onion seems like a simple vegetable, the world of selecting, growing, storing, and cooking onions is surprisingly vast. This blog will help guide you as you navigate growing or buying local onions and help you build your own onion self-sufficiency!
Read MoreFall is here, and with it comes those fall veggies you know and love--cabbage, carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, rutabagas, winter squash. As the veggies pile up, you might be wondering what to do with all of it. The nice thing about fall produce is that a lot of it is meant for storage, and therefore forgiving if you forget it in the back of your fridge for weeks at a time. Most of it will last deep into winter. But, if you’re looking for some fun fall projects with delicious results, maybe it’s time to dip your toes into the world of fermentation.
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