Posts by Amy Procop
EASIEST EVER Tomato Preservation: Ferment Your Tomatoes from the Homesteading Family
EASIEST EVER Tomato Preservation: Ferment Your Tomatoes: Homesteading Family This time of year when tomatoes are plentiful, we have a great idea to share with you! One of our favorite Homesteading Families just created a brilliant post on how to preserve your farm fresh local organic vine ripened tomatoes, fast AND easy! Carolyn, from Homesteading…
Read MoreFarm Fresh Veggie Bake
Using the seasonal local farm fresh regenerative veggies that came in my CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm share box this week, I decided to chop them up, throw them in the oven and make a veggie bake! …and even sneaked in a nutritious, weight loss secret while baking! Farm Fresh Veggie Bake Recipe Using locally…
Read MoreHow to Choose the Sweetest Watermelon
Nothing is better than juicy, sweet, refreshing watermelon! We at Sage Mountain Farm know that nothing is more disappointing than getting home to find that your watermelon lacks flavor. Here are some tips from a sustainable farm on how to select the sweetest watermelon! The first to look for is the “field spot”. The creamy…
Read MoreSeasonal Superfood Recipe
A hearty, immune boosting blend of nutrient rich super-foods is in order after a late summer cold. I don’t know why they say to “feed a cold”, but my appetite seems to agree. Following my hungry, vitamin seeking gut through Whole Foods, I picked up some organic Wild Rice & Red Quinoa to go with my…
Read MoreMolto Delizioso! An Heirloom Tomato Farming Adventure Story
An Heirloom Tomato Farming Adventure…. If you’ve grown Heirloom tomatoes in your garden, you know their biggest challenge is disease. Heirloom tomatoes are an old-fashioned, non-genetically modified variety of vegetable that possess only a single disease-resistance gene. Unlike the modern, grocery store variety of hybrids, which have generally had disease resistance bred into them, many heirloom…
Read MoreUSDA Proclaims National Farmers Market Week
USDA Proclaims National Farmers Market Week Posted On: August 6, 2018 It’s now officially National Farmers Market Week! The USDA released the proclamation today, signed by Secretary Sonny Perdue. We hope you all have a wonderful week celebrating farmers markets and the important role they play to support local food, farmers, and prosperity! USDA Proclaims…
Read MoreNational Farmers Market Week
National Farmers Market Week is a time for celebration – and an opportunity to support farmers Posted On: August 8, 2018 by Ben Feldman, FMC Policy Director | ben@farmersmarketcoalition.org This week is National Farmers Market Week — seven days dedicated to celebrating all the amazing things about farmers markets. And that list is long. Whether…
Read MoreHow To Make Your Own Greens Powder
When greens are in abundance, preserve the harvest by making a super nutritious greens powder! There is a surplus of quality “Green Powders” on the market, but did you know you can make your own at home for a very small fraction of the cost? It’s easy and this is the perfect time of year…
Read MoreFarm to Table Recipe
Today in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) This week’s farm share is a green bounty of freshly harvested goodies, some of which I’m not very familiar with. These deeply vibrant and strong bitter greens call out to me for adventure in culinary parts unknown. Motivated purely by their glowing pigment rich nutrients, I became determined to make…
Read MoreFarm Fresh Salad Medley
A local, farm fresh salad medley of mixed greens, baby pea shoots sprinkled with pecans & tossed with scallion onion, radish, carrot and avocado. Keep it simple and use what you have! Seasonal, local produce splashed with an extra virgin olive oil, or my favorite.. truffle oil! Tossed with an organic apple cider vinegar and…
Read MoreSMF in Coachella Magazine – Justin Eat & Drink
Sage Mountain Farm is in Coachella Magazine thanks to a feature story about our customer, Justin Eat & Drink! A cozy, farm-to table style restaurant that features seasonal, locally sourced ingredients that “defies definition”. We are proud to be a choice for feature worthy chefs like Justin! Check out the article and next time you’re in the desert, be sure to stop…
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Read MoreSimple Sauteed Spinach & Garlic Recipe
Farm Fresh Spinach Did you know that spinach really is strong to the finish in the fight against disease? The mounting evidence in study after study, acknowledges that Popeye had it right all along. Spinach has the muscle to fight off disease because of it’s rich, green chlorophyll and wide variety of phytonutrients and…
Read MoreBaby Pea Shoots CSA Recipe
Baby Pea Shoots are most commonly found in Asian recipes. I decided to switch it up and use only the local produce that came in my Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm share box. Super nutritious and ooooh sooo delicious! Ingredients: Baby Pea Shoots, Spinach, Carrots, Asparagus, Garlic, Purple Onions and Scallion Onions. Extra Virgin Olive…
Read MorePork Sweet Italian Sausage & Sauerkraut Sandwich
Ingredients: Sage Mountain Farm Pork Sweet Italian Sausage Romaine Paris Island Cucumber Scallions Purple Onion Beaver Deli Mustard with grated horseradish, garlic and ginger Dave’s Killer Good Seed Bread Instructions: In cast iron skillet, cook farm fresh Sage Mountain Pork Sweet Italian Sausage. Once cooked, add Sauerkraut and scallions to skillet and warm with pork until a golden…
Read MoreLocal Farm Raised Pork Rib Chops
Local Pork Rib Chops, Stir Fried Rice, Farm Fresh Broccoli, Squash & Arugula I love picking up my Sage Mountain Farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm share produce and livestock boxes! After being away from home and having to resort to grocery store food, there is nothing quite like coming home to the taste and…
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