Every year, the Black Cat Farm tries a few new crops on smaller amounts of land than they use for production crops. If the crops grow well and taste good, Eric and Jill often grow them again. One of last…
We will be braving the rain and Boulder Creek Fest crowds tomorrow. A smaller version of the market, including the Black Cat Farm, will be open from 8am to 2pm. C’mon down and say hi to Eric and Jill, then…
The Black Cat Farm booth at the Boulder Farmers’ Market will include the following produce on May 16, 2015: Arugula Baby fennel Baby pak choi Celery tops Chrysanthemum greens Cilantro Frisee Gailon (Chinese broccoli) Mizuna Parsley Radishes Rapini Salad mix…
Pancetta recipe Pancetta is one of the easiest and safest cured meats to make. An unsmoked Italian form of bacon, you can use it in the same way as bacon. The below recipe contains a spice mixture that Eric prefers,…
While winter is a fallow time for the produce farmer, for the meat artisan and chef, winter is the time to get busy so they can make use of cold weather to start cured products. Natural refrigeration makes it a…
The Black Cat Farm booth at the Boulder Farmers’ Market will include the following produce on May 9, 2015: Baby fennel Baby pak choi Celery tops Chard Chrysanthemum greens Cilantro Escarole Frisee Mizuna Parsley Radishes Salad mix Scallions Spinach Sorrel…
The Black Cat Farm booth at the Boulder Farmers’ Market will include the following produce on May 2, 2015: Baby fennel Baby pak choi Celery tops Chrysanthemum greens Cilantro Frisee Mizuna Parsley Parsley root Parsnips Radishes Salad mix Scallions Sorrel…
The Black Cat Farm booth at the Boulder Farmers’ Market will include the following produce on April 25, 2015: Baby fennel Baby tatsoi Celery leaves Frisee Mizuna Parsley Parsnips Salad mix Scallions Sorrel Spinach Swiss chard Sorrel and asparagus Sorrel…
A pleasant surprise During winter, vegetable farmers typically take a break and then begin planning for next year and working on infrastructure items like fixing and buying equipment. (Over the winter, Eric and Jill purchased a former RTD mini-bus to…
SORRY, THE BLACK CAT FARM WILL NOT ATTEND TOMORROW’S MARKET ON APRIL 18, 2015 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. Breaking in the new electric tractor When there’s the need to break up ground for planting, Eric is frequently the one on…