Farmers’ Market Corner for 4/12/14
Thank you to those of you that stopped by the Black Cat Farm booth at the Boulder Farmers’ Market last Saturday. It was great seeing you at the first market of 2014. We are ready to shake off winter and…
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Happy First Market of 2014!
The first Boulder Farmers’ Market of 2014 will take place just a few days on April 5th and we can’t wait. We’ll have tender herbs, greens, and root vegetables at the market. Here’s the produce that the Black Cat Farm…
Rising to the Farm-to-Table Challenge
The farm-to-table practices of Black Cat Farm-Table-Bistro and Bramble and Hare are well-known guiding principles for the restaurants. In the growing seasons, the Black Cat Farm grows most of the vegetables and meat for the savory dishes for the restaurants.…
Drive, He Said
At an auction for used farm equipment last weekend, Eric acquired an ATV-like miniature truck to tool around the fields. The John Deere Gator 4-wheel utility vehicle has a small bed in the rear, which enables it to quickly and…
The Surge
This year’s first round of planting on the Black Cat Farm concluded yesterday. On 2.5 acres at the J Family-County Open Space property (Southwest corner of 63rd and Oxford), farm workers planted seeds for the following vegetables: Carrots Peas Radishes…
55,000 Onions
These days, Eric’s face is ruddy from time spent in the fields, participating in spring planting at the Black Cat Farm. The other day, he recounted how they had planted 55,000 onion seedlings. If they all grow to maturity, the…
Green Things
Today was another planting day at the Black Cat Farm. We planted: Bok Choy and related greens Carrots Cilantro Escarole Fava beans Garbanzo beans Lettuce Mizuna Peas Radishes Turnips Plus, the Black Cat Farm has been harvesting a greater array…
Roasted Vegetable Minestrone Soup Recipe: A Way to Use Dried Beans
Our original intent was to pair this roasted vegetable minestrone soup recipe from Eric with the text in the preceding dried bean post. However, the dried bean exposition took on a life of its own. Hence, the separate recipe. This…
The Simple but Beautiful Dried Bean
History Like its sisters (squash and corn), most beans of the genus Phaseolus, which includes all beans except for broad and fava beans, originated in the New World. Highly nutritious, dried beans (also called shell beans) are high in starch,…
Celebrate Mardi Gras at Bramble and Hare
On Fat Tuesday, March 4th, let your Mardi Gras hair down at Bramble and Hare. We will be getting in the mood with Mardi Gras decorations and that sweet Louisiana music. Cuisine inspired by classic New Orleans fare, such as…