![]() ![]() These crops will most likely include sweet potatoes and winter squash. Our farmers have decided to supplement a few of the crops they grow with those from other local, organic family farms to round out the variety and provide more of what our members are asking for. As many of you know, the ultimate harvests are most often out of their control. Together with a skilled and dedicated farm team, they grow over one hundred varieties of vegetables for over 2,000 CSA member families of Long Island and Queens.Our Farmers’ Year End Surveys have provided them with valuable information regarding member preferences and requests for certain crops and varieties. Matthew and Maggie live on the farm with their two sons, Galen and Zinn. Matthew’s wife, architect/designer Maggie Wood, joined him in 2002. The farm was started in 1996 by Matthew Kurek, a chef turned farmer with a passion for vegetables and for sustainable agriculture. in the gnocchi recipe the # sign is shorthand for “pound”, i.e.Our vegetables are grown on Golden Earthworm Organic Farm, which is located in Jamesport, on the North Fork of Long Island.besan, or chickpea flour, is available at Indian grocery shops.The julienned vegetables were then mixed into a chickpea flour batter before being fried.Ī batch of golden pakora after being fried!Ī tasting plate with a vegetable pakora (left), and sweet potato gnocchi (right). For this, a variety of root vegetables (including carrots, golden beets, and leeks) were julienned using a mandolin (though a food processor or a knife can be used instead). The second dish chef made was Root Vegetable Pakora. These were scored with a fork to create ridges (which catch the sauce), boiled, then pan-fried with butter. A very simple dough of baked sweet potato, flour, and eggs was rolled out and cut off into small pieces. ![]() Golden Earthworm Organic Farm sent us an extra box of winter vegetables, which chef used to make two dishes – both delicious and simple. ![]() If you missed it, take a peek at the photos and recipes below. Chef Tony Liu gave a cooking demo last week during distribution at The Queensboro focusing on winter root vegetables. ![]()
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