Winter Produce

Here is an updated list of what we have available going into the New Year.  We are happy to take orders Monday or Tuesday for pickup Wednesday-Friday.  The cold December nights have (finally) done in the field greens and kale, but what a year it has been!  Soon enough we will be planting seeds for spring!   We will have mesclun and parsley from the high tunnels, and the usual delicious roots and beans! 

Russet Potatoes

Gold Potatoes

Adirondak Red Potatoes

Blue Potatoes

Fingerlings

Garlic

Onions

Red Onions

Shallots

Midnight Black Turtle Beans

Cannellini Beans

Carrots

Beets

Hakurai Turnips

Scarlet Turnips
Mesclun

send orders to josh or jean @meadowsmirth.com

Holiday Produce

With Farmers' Markets only once a week, or every other week, and the farmstand closing, we can provide packages of produce for pickup at the farm.  Please choose from the items listed below, and provide the amounts you would like...Also, you can purchase gift certificates.  Please let us know if you are interested!

Russet Potatoes

Gold Potatoes

Adirondak Red Potatoes

Blue Potatoes

Fingerlings

Red Russian Kale

Garlic

Onions

Red Onions

Shallots

Midnight Black Turtle Beans

Carrots

Beets

Hakurai Turnips

Scarlet Turnips
Brussels Sprouts

send orders to josh or jean @meadowsmirth.com

On the Beet

Yesterday we had our first Beets of the season. They are still a little small but very soon will be ready to go to market! Grating the beets raw and tossing with some lime and olive oil made for an awesome salad. The greens went on a pizza topped with Gorgonzola green garlic and anchovies--Yum!

In other matters lettuce is in full swing and we are transplanting like crazy and trying to keep up with all the plants that want to get in the ground. Thank goodness for the sun!

Plant Sale / Yard Sale this Saturday

Green Zebra
Originally uploaded by rovingsprout

It's perfect spring planting weather, so we have decided to kick off the season with a yard sale featuring all kinds of fun and unusual treasures, plus BIG BEAUTIFUL certified Organic plants to get your garden off to a bold start!
We will have sweet and hot peppers, and an array of tomato plants featuring heirlooms from Italy, to the Ukraine, to right around here!
where: Meadow's Mirth Farmstand
            61 Stratham Heights Rd, Stratham
when: 8-2

Via Flickr:
green zebra...it's ripe. Really it is

Time to Rock and Roll!

The farm is in full swing now. The soil is warm enough that we are able to start planting. Lettuce loves the spring and is happy to get into the ground! We just moved our Hoop House and planted the first tomatoes.Today begins our first out door market in Exeter and we are ready to go!

While we are moving fast and furious we still make time for friends and fun. We don't eat out often, but when we do we like to go to one of the restaurants that uses our produce. To celebrate a friends birthday we went to the Black Trumpet and had a great meal. The picture is our menu, special attention to the delicious salad!

Green Things

Green things happening on the farm!

The green house is looking might full and we have started to add plants to the cold frame. The hoop houses are cranking out fabulous salad, and the Asparagus is just starting to poke its head out for a breath of spring air. Tomorrow is our last Seacoast Eat Local market and only two weeks till the first out door market in Exeter.

Jean is planting our first lettuce plants out in the field. Her wagon of choice is our "New" truck. A member of our CSA heard that our old truck was no longer drivable and asked a family member about their old truck. Long story short--there is a new truck on the farm right in time to start hauling. It really brings home the community aspect of a farm. Thanks to all of the folks who help keep Meadow's Mirth rolling.

Planting Season

Finally on Sunday we were able to get into our fields. With the summer markets only a few weeks away its nice to get going. We hope to have some delicious spring greens at the end of this month and into May. Yesterday we were able to get all of our sugar snap and snow peas planted. Some of my most favorite veggies!

We are still accepting new members for our year round CSA. Check out our website for more info. The picture to the right is a happy Jean coming back from seeding peas. Happy Spring!

Chilly Spring

Spring may have arrived, but its not quite the t-shirt weather that we had this time last year. With the spring comes maple season and we are happy to have a rough homemade evaporator. It takes some time to boil, but is worth the wait. Here the farmers are taking a break to enjoy some Ginger Mate Chai SAP tea. The tea is from our friends at White Heron Tea and the Ginger Mate Chai is a farm favorite.

We will be headed to the Seacoast Eat Local market this weekend and carrots will be the highlighted vegetable! We will be bringing some beautiful carrots so start thinking about fun new carrot recipes.

signs of spring

Spring is beginning here on the farm.  Even though the temperatures are still chilly, the sun is high in the sky, and the birds are starting to sing.  Last Thursday we put packets of seeds in our backpacks, grabbed some rakes, and headed out on our snowshoes down the hill to the high tunnels in the lower fields. We rolled out our "Jang" push-seeder out over the frozen fields down with us. Inside, it was almost 80º in our unheated high tunnel, "Thunder!" We opened up the vents and let in the fresh air.   It felt great to be  soaking in the sun's rays, not to mention the thrill of putting seeds in the ground in February! The season begins, and may it be a great one!

Snow and Food

After the many snows we get to play "Find the Hoop House" and clear the snow off the sides so it does not build up on the roof. Some pretty hefty work, but good exercise and actually fun on a sunny day. The greens in the houses are slowing, but should start to grow in the next couple of weeks when we get more daylight hours.

Some black beans (Jean's Beans) cooked with cilantro, onions and garlic were a welcome sight coming back inside from work!

and now for a little luge...

Winter brings visions of the future. We plan, budget, order and hope. Jean and I are definitely looking forward to the coming season, but we always try to make some time for the fun. The combination of friends snow shovels and some giant snow banks brings a farm luge together.

Winter Fun

The winter normally is a time for us to settle down and spend our days drinking tea. With the winter markets we still have the tea, but we have hardly settled down. We continue to bring vegetables to restaurants and travel to farmers markets on weekends. Our new Hoop Houses have been a great addition to having greens all year long. It can be freezing out side but on a sunny day its 50 degrees in the houses.

A special thanks to our CSA members who did not finish there credit with us by the end of the year, but elected to donate the value in food to the food bank. Definitely a great way to share the love this winter.