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I think your enthusiasm is well placed; spring parsnips are delicious, and reward those with patience to wait out the winter as these powerful roots convert starch to sugars. So sweet and tender for something thats been underground for almost a year…
Early Spring parsnips are freshly dug. They are sweet and buttery, even before you add the maple syrup and butter! Simply boiled, they need little to dress them. They are also great additions to any dish calling for potatoes. The best Shepherd's P…
I'd be interested to know by what measure you consider me to be one of the "big boys." It must have been a comment about my weight, because it is certainly not an accurate representation about the size of our farm. :)
OK, let's stop pretending that…
Tom, you and I have GOT to get together for a beer. Thank you very much for your thoughts.
What’s missing so far, is any definition of what Maine Street Marketplace is intended to be. What was presented to us at the meeting in Portland is that the goal is to make an internet based ordering system backed up with a distribution network of r…
Grange Halls exist in most towns, and Portland: North Deering on Washington st across from Quaker Meeting House (outer Portland) as well as one on Forest, the Presumpscot Grange Hall. These organizations are desperate for new members, and the agricu…
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- Where in Maine do you live and eat?
- Scarborough
- What issues are you and/or your group interested or expert in?
- other
- Are you a food producer? If so, what types of food do you produce?
- vegetables, berry fruit, cheese and dairy, grains and bakery, eggs, meats
- If you produce foods of some sort, please choose one of the following:
- I produce foods for sale to others
- If you produce foods for sale, where or how can Mainers buy them?
- CSA
- Other info about Me (please mention any food, fishing, agriculture, or community groups you are affiliated with):
- I eat a lot of eggs, sometimes a half dozen before noon.
- Website (if any):
- http://broadturnfarm.com
- Website 2 (if any):
- http://broadturnfarm.blogspot.com/
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Early Spring parsnips are freshly dug. They are sweet and buttery, even before you add the maple syrup and butter! Simply boiled, they need little to dress them. They are also great additions to any dish calling for potatoes. The best Shepherd's Pie I have ever had was topped with spring-dug parsnips. (Stacy warns me that my enthusiasm for the roots is more related… Continue
Posted on April 4, 2009 at 9:08am — 1 Comment
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