Fallywalker Farm

Harvest Inventory

Fallywalker — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:30:26 +0000

HARVEST INVENTORY

he crazy twisty green things are called garlic scapes. They are the flower stalks that shoot up from the garlic bulbs. Each hardneck variety of a garlic bulb produces one scape, and it will eventually straighten itself out after making two loops. The scapes are harvested from the plant in order to send the plant’s full focus of energy into bulb development, rather than making flowers. Scapes possess a nice mild garlicky flavor. You can use them just as you would a garlic clove- but for a gentler garlic flavor. They are tasty just diced up and sautéed with some olive oil, butter, salt & pepper- then try tossing ‘em over a nice big steak or piece of fish, or add as an ingredient to a warm salad… or dice ‘em and stuff ‘em in an omelet. STORAGE: Best if stored in a paper bag with a moist paper towel inside your fridge’s crisper.

Corn… America’s Diet.

Fallywalker — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:32:00 +0000

There are some SHOCKING things about this once diverse crop that today dominates our food system. One entity is at the helm. Monsanto, the mega-corporation that once manufactured Agent Orange now controls our food system through patents, herbicides like Roundup, GMO seeds, growth hormones, and former employees and lawyers who are now appointed government officials. They deny that their products are harmful, destroy small farmers, lie, steal, trespass, and monopolize. They are responsible for blood and puss in your milk, polluting your water sources, and now trying to patent the pig.

Just a few days ago we learned of a friend in the region who had his family’s water tested. The family’s drinking well is 300 feet deep. The test came back confirming that it was POLLUTED. One of the main pollutants was Roundup herbicide by Monsanto… a sustainable product according to the corporation.

Mean Mr. Fallywalker highly recommends to you the film “King Corn“. Do you know what you are actually eating? Next time you pass one of those beautifully big corn fields, think deeper.

Fallywalker Farm… no GMOs, no chemicals, just love. Join a CSA today & get closer to your food.

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The Fresh Vegetable Mystery

Fallywalker — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:16:09 +0000

Enjoy this classic cartoon from 1939, starring some funny veggies…

The Fresh Vegetable Mystery

Aliens in the Greenhouse

Fallywalker — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:37:49 +0000

If you’ve never been to Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, it’s well worth the trek. As one of the world’s most sustainable and energy efficient conservatories- utilizing earth tubes, energy blankets, a north-sloping / open roof system, integrated pest management, add much more – Phipps is a wonder packed within 19 indoor and outdoor gardens. The conservatory encloses everything from twisty octopus shaped cactus, sensitive plants, and coffee bean trees… to water features, a tree house, and a miniature train village. This weekend featured a last glimpse at some extraordinary orchids.

http://phipps.conservatory.org/

Musical Vegetables!

Fallywalker — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:22:11 +0000

Check out this music made using only fresh vegetables!