At the Farm is located on Highway 5 in Carver County, Minnesota - 2.5 m. East of Waconia - 4.5 m. West of Victoria - 10 m. West of Chanhassen
Donna Frantz, Proprietor - 8880 East Highway 5, Waconia MN 55387 - imthefarmer@earthlink.net - 952-442-4816

At the Farm Newsletter

Sent Sept. 1, 2010 The monarchs are gathering It's a sign of the year Soon leaves will be turning Heavens, what happened? It's not very clear! Hello, Here's a photo of my freshly-painted Apple Shack. Remember back to the first week of July when I was so excited to have the building moved from the Country Store to the farm? Its been repaired and now painted and will soon be ready for apple sales! Check back for opening details. In the meantime, I do have some apples for sale in the barn already. And more to come as they are ready.  Everything is early this year, about two weeks or so.
I'm Picking Fresh Daily . . . Organic Fall Raspberries Organic Ground Cherries Organic Slicing Tomatoes Organic Roma Tomatoes Organic Cherry Tomatoes Organic Heirloom Tomatoes Organic Slicing Cucumbers Organic Cabbage Organic Green Onions Organic Eggplant - Black, Purple, White Organic Beets Organic Shallots Organic Onions - Red, Yellow, White Organic Carrots Organic Zucchini - Green, Yellow Organic Sweet Peppers - Green, Red, Ivory, Purple Organic Hot Peppers - Jalepenos, Garden Salsa, Hot Portugal, Jimmy Nordelle, Pablano, Serrano, Carmen, Habenaro, Orange Organic Potatoes - Red, White, Yellow Yukon Gold, Fingerlings Organic Basil Organic Cilantro Organic Parsley	Time to Fill your Willow Basket with . . . Minnesota Grown Zestar Apples Minnesota Grown Ginger Gold Apples Minnesota Chestnut Crab Apples Home Grown Sweet Corn Home Grown Green Beans Home Grown Watermelon Home Grown Muskmelon Home Grown Baby Red Potatoes Fresh-Picked Carver County Garlic North Dakota Potatoes - Red, Russet, Yukon Gold California Lettuce California Nectarines California Plums - Black, Red Washington Cherries Peaches Organic Bananas Garlic from Gilroy, California, the garlic capital of the world! NEW! Breads from MainStreet Bakery of Edina. The breads are fabulous, a lot of grains! New crop of Honey from my farm by Scott's Bees & Honey Local new crop Maple Syrup from East Bay Sugarbush of Waconia
When you care enough to Eat the Very Best, ask Donna! See you soon! Donna
Corn Relish with Roasted Peppers One of my customers recommended this recipe. He found it on the Food and Wine website. 12 ears of corn, shucked (from At the Farm) 1 red bell pepper (from At the Farm) 1 green bell pepper (from At the Farm) 4 jalapeños (from At the Farm) 1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 Spanish onion, finely diced (from At the Farm) 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard Salt
Fill a large bowl with ice water. In a large pot of boiling water, cook the corn until the kernels become slightly translucent, about 3 minutes. Transfer the corn to the ice water; let cool. Drain the corn and pat dry. Cut off the kernels. Roast the bell peppers and jalapeños over a gas flame, turning, until charred all over, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, cover and let cool slightly. Peel, stem and seed the peppers and jalapeños. Cut the bell peppers into 1/2-inch dice and the jalapeños into 1/4-inch dice. In an enameled cast-iron casserole, combine the vinegar and sugar and bring to a boil, stirring. Add the corn, peppers, jalapeños, onion and mustard and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. Season with salt and let cool. Ladle the corn relish into four 1-pint canning jars and refrigerate for up to 3 months. Enjoy! When you care enough to Cook the Very Best, Ask Donna!