BGF NEWS - June 6, 2023 - VOL. 50, NO. 1

In this week’s box:

Asparagus

Baby Choi

Garlic Scapes (the green, curly things)

Head Lettuce, assorted varieties

Kale Bouquet, assorted varieties

Lemon Thyme

Misome (small, dark green bunched leaves)

Spinruts: Hakurei (baby Japanese salad turnips)

Tapestry Salad Mix

and perhaps one of the following: (please see **NOTE after "A Little Detail..." below)
Snap Peas

Snow Peas

Herb It! option: will start in a few weeks as the annual herbs mature

Jam It! option: Apple Jam & Lime Berry Jam

Spice it Up! option: Nunum Salt

Bread Share: Italian Herb

Featured Recipes:  

Microwave Asparagus and Lemon Risotto

Roasted Sweet Turnips with Thyme

Super Green Stir-fry

BGF Favorite Kale Salad (see recipe below)

What’s up on the farm?

Precipitation in the past week: 0.2"

Welcome to the first delivery of the 2023 CSA season and the start of weekly newsletters!

The boxes feel a little light at this time of the season and you will notice the abundance of greens and not quite as much variety as we expect later in the season. This is part of the joy of eating fresh, seasonal foods. As the season continues the weight and variety of the contents will increase with the arrival of heavier crops including beans, tomatoes, potatoes and squash. One thing that does remain somewhat consistent is the presence of some cosmetic damage caused by our local insects. This is an indication that we are truly a chemical-free farm. We try to keep the insect population under control, but they are simply a fact of life in a naturally grown system. We hope you can overlook some minor leaf damage and we will do our best to keep it to a minimum. Also we do our best to provide you with clean produce, but you may find a little dirt here and there or, yikes, possibly an insect. We do wash the produce and sort it to the best of our ability, but we are processing a significant volume and it is possible that at some point you will find a little “nature” in your box. If and when it happens to you, we apologize ahead of time and hope you will forgive the oversight. Remember, while we do clean the produce, it is always good practice to wash your vegetables before using.

A bit on our efforts be more mindful producers. Over the years we have tried to minimize our use of plastics and single-use products both in our field practices and in the packing shed/kitchen. We use long-term reusable totes for your CSA deliveries both for sanitation and low waste. You'll notice they have the name "Grinnell Heritage Farm" stamped on the sides. When our friends from GHF "retired" from farming a few years ago, we purchased their CSA totes. They met a need that we had, filled a need that GHF had and allowed us to not buy new plastic. We are continually looking to reduce our plastic bag use and we've switched over to twist-ties or rubber bands on products that we used to bag like chard, kale, herbs and lettuce bouquets. We haven't yet found a good solution for our baby greens like salad mix and arugula or things like green beans but we're always looking. So how can you help us on this journey?

Clean & Return to Us
Plastic pint/quart containers
Plastic or paper berry boxes
Half pint, pint and quart glass canning jars

Please don't return plastic produce bags or twist ties, we can't reuse those in the packing shed but we encourage you to wash and reuse them in your own home. The less waste we create, the less we have to clean up later. Do you have questions or suggestions on our use of packaging materials (or anything else)? Please let us know!

A big thank you to our pick-up site hosts: Peace Tree Brewing Co - Des Moines and the Grand Theater in Knoxville. Over the course of the season please consider supporting these independent, local businesses who offer us a great place to deliver your produce.

So what have we been up to this week in addition to preparing for CSA delivery #1?

Irrigating, cultivating, planting, irrigating, cultivating, sowing, irrigating, cultivating, harvesting, and then irrigating and cultivating again. Repeat until October.

All of the main season crops are now in the ground and most are growing well despite the challenging conditions. The exceptions would be the most recently direct sown crops like winter squash, melons, and 2nd successions of beans and edamame. Those seeds are sitting in the soil waiting for rain. Most have been planted for at least a couple of weeks and we are seeing very little germination despite irrigating them. There is just too much dry soil around them to overcome. I don't anticipate we will see much change until we get a soaking rain (which we haven't seen since the 2nd week of May.)

Speaking of the lack of rain, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration we are now in Moderate Drought conditions, and the 30 day outlook doesn't show anything to improve that. We are starting to see cracks in the ground that we normally don't see until July or August. We are lucky that we can irrigate to keep most crops alive and producing but it's a challenge. The lack of rain almost certainly brought the asparagus season to an early end, so the bunch in your boxes today will be it until next year. The conditions are also causing a few of our spring greens crops to bolt prematurely (trying to flower and set seed which ends their use as edible crops) before we even had a chance to harvest them. That's why you are getting both baby choi and Misome today, those crops are starting to bolt and will be unusable by next week.

Not everything is gloom and doom though, most of the crops are growing ok thanks to the irrigation. Many of the transplanted warm-weather crops are starting to bloom and some of the summer squashes are even starting to fruit. The first little heads of broccoli are visible and the cabbage plants are starting to head. Carrots and beets are mostly surviving their popularity with the deer and rabbits and the potatoes are starting to bloom, which means they are starting to form potatoes underground. There are so many tasty things to come!

A little detail on your produce this week:

Asparagus: Keeps best stored upright in a glass with about 1" of water, in the refrigerator. Delicious raw or cooked.

Garlic Scapes: One of our favorite crops of the year. These curly green things are the emerging flower stalk from a hardneck garlic plant. We remove them to redirect more of the plant's energy into the bulb, but it also provides us with a delightful fresh garlic treat. These keep very well in a plastic bag in your produce drawer and can be used in any recipe calling for garlic. They would be perfect in last week's garlic salt recipe, make a great pesto and can be minced and added to room-temperature butter, which is then stored in log shape, in the freezer for a last minute dollop of goodness for vegetables, breads or meat.

Herbs: Generally, except for basil, set unwashed bunches of fresh herbs (with stems) upright into small jars filled with 1 to 2 inches of water, cover loosely with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for up to two weeks. Rinse fresh herbs right before use. To release their scents and flavors, rub them between your hands before mincing or chopping. If you have no idea what to do with fresh herbs, there is one great default answer "compound butter." Finely mince leaves and knead them into a stick of room temperature butter. Roll the butter into a log in plastic wrap and store in the freezer. Then simply slice off the amount you need to add delicious, ready-to-use flavor to vegetables, bread or meats.

Peas: We grow snow peas (flat pod with little bumps showing immature peas inside) and sugar snap peas (rounded pods with mature peas inside). Both have edible pods and can be used interchangeably in recipes. They are particularly good in stir-fries and salads, though we tend to eat them fresh as a snack. Peas keep best in their plastic container in the produce drawer of your refrigerator.

Turnips: keep best if separated from their greens. Greens are stored in a plastic bag and can be cooked like mustard or collard greens. Trimmed roots can go into a lidded container or zip-close bag. These aren't your grandma's turnips. These are a sweet, Japanese salad variety that is particularly tasty for fresh eating. They will still work great in cooked dishes, but we love to eat them raw, often right out of hand, like an apple. One of the farm crew's favorite mid-field snacks.

A few other details: All of your GREENS will keep best if stored in a plastic bag, with the top folded over and placed in the produce drawer of your refrigerator.  

** NOTE: You will notice over the course of the season that some box contents listed above say "Perhaps one of the following..." These are items that we can’t harvest in sufficient quantities for the whole CSA to receive at one time. We do track who gets what and we will do our best to ensure that everyone eventually receives each item. On some items this may take several weeks, so please be patient.

Is a weekly newsletter not enough for you? Do you want to read more about our life on the farm and see more pictures? Follow us on Facebook at Blue Gate Farm or on Instagram at bluegatefarmfresh. CSA members can also connect with other BGF members to share recipes or ask questions on our FB community page at Blue Gate Farm Community.
That's about it for now.
If you have any questions or comments, be sure to let us know.
Best from the farm,
Jill & Sean (and the whole BGF crew)

 BGF's Favorite Kale Salad  

Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings

2 tablespoons dried cranberries or cherries
5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, divided
3 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
a big bunch of kale (about 1 pound), center ribs and stems removed, leaves thinly sliced crosswise
2 tablespoons sunflower  or pumpkin seeds, (if using salted, cut down on the 1tsp salt above)
Parmesan cheese shavings

Place fruit in small bowl; add balsamic vinegar, seasoned rice vinegar, honey oil and salt and allow to soak several hours (overnight is even better).

Place kale in a large bowl, add cranberry mixture and toss to coat. Let marinate 20 minutes at room temperature, tossing occasionally. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cheese shavings and sunflower seeds just before serving.

Recipe Source:  adapted from an epicurious recipe by Dan Barber

BGF NEWS - May 2023 - VOL. XLIX, NO. 7

What’s up on the farm?

Precipitation in the past month: Rain: 1.48" (not nearly enough!)

Happy Memorial Day weekend from the farm and heartfelt thanks to all those who have forged the path before us. 

It's been a busy and productive month here as the full crew is now on board and we are working fast and furious! May is filled with a flurry of field prep, transplanting, sowing, harvesting and cultivating. The bulk of the main season crops are now in the ground and growing quite well thanks to our irrigation system. 

We had a huge transplanting push early last week when, thanks to extra help from a couple of veteran crew members, we were able to get thousands of plants in the ground all in one morning including tomatoes, peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, summer squash, zucchini and ground cherries. Whew!

Then the next day it was melons, okra, roselle and flowers plus sowing winter squash seed. Everything transplanted over those two days had to be hand watered in which actually took longer than planting them. Some of the recent transplants were a little offended to move from their lovely protected high tunnel locations out to dry, hot windy fields, but most seems to be acclimating well enough as long as we keep the irrigation lines running. 

We had just enough rain early in the month to pop most of our seeded crops including the best stands of beans, popcorn and edamame that we've had. The potatoes came up so fast we almost missed our window to flame weed them and they put on enough growth that we have already hilled them once. Even the deer and rabbits seems to be pitching in a bit this year and only taste-testing a few plants here and there instead of wiping out hundreds of row feet of plants in one night! Much appreciated!!

Now the all too familiar mantra, we need rain! The average total rainfall for our area for April and May is 8.10" we've had a total of 2.60". While we are not alone and we are certainly not the driest part of the state, it doesn't change the fact that this is an alarming way to start the season. So if you have a raindance to offer, we are gladly accepting!

A few people have recently asked me if we are ever going back to farmers market. The short answer is, no, at least I hope not. Farmers market was a hugely important part of our farm and business development but as we have learned, grown and matured it became clear that we were ready for a different model going forward. VegEmail is the model that is currently working well for us personally and professionally. It is a huge quality of life improvement and allows us to really focus on our core customers and CSA members. That said, we are always looking for ways to diversify and grow those bases so feel free to invite your friends along for the fun!

VegEmail continues on our summer schedule of weekly Saturday deliveries to Des Moines and Knoxville. A reminder that Des Moines customers can also order Cottagescapes Bakery breads, Ebersole Cattle Co. eggs & meats, Lost Lake Farm LLC cheese (and pick up tasty beverages from Peace Tree Brewing Co. at the same time!) It's like a farmers market in your Inbox! If you aren't receiving the VegEmail order form and you would like to, or you want to share the link with someone just click here: Get VegEmail!.

CSA 2023: The season is nearly here! 

The first CSA delivery of the season is less than 2 weeks away, Tuesday, June 6th. Thanks and welcome to everyone who has signed up!

We've had an unexpectedly high number of CSA reservations back out this spring for a variety of reasons. We *try* not to take it personally, things happen, plans change, we get that. What that means is that we do still have memberships available that we would really like to fill. Spots are available in Des Moines, Knoxville and for on-farm pickups. If you haven't been a CSA member with us before and are interested, here's where to find details: CSA Info.

If you are ready to join us for a season of veggie adventures, here's the direct link to sign up: CSA 2023 Signup. If you have questions, just shoot us a message.

If you know someone who would love a season full of fresh, local, chemical-free produce, please share the joy and send them our way! Our amazing members and customers are the best ambassadors of the farm!

Current CSA members, just a reminder that we do have a weekly Bread Share available from our crew's family farm, Farmyard Fancies. We've subscribed to the Bread Share for the past 2 years and are looking forward to this year's delicious offerings! Bread Share is $120 (if paid with cash or check) or $125 (if paid with PayPal to
farmyardfancies@gmail.com). Please email Angie at (farmyardfancies@gmail.com) to sign up by Friday, June 2nd by 5 pm. Spaces are limited!

That's about it from us this month. Thank you for making it all the way to the end of the newsletter and for joining us on all our farming adventures. It is such a privilege to live in this beautiful place and to raise safe, healthy, delicious food for so many amazing people. WE LOVE being your farmers!

Is a monthly newsletter not enough for you? Do you want to read more about our life on the farm and see more pictures? Follow us on Facebook at Blue Gate Farm or on Instagram at bluegatefarmfresh. CSA members can also connect with other BGF members to share recipes or ask questions on our FB community page at Blue Gate Farm Community.

If you have any questions or comments, be sure to let us know.
Best from the farm,
Jill & Sean (and the whole BGF crew)

BGF NEWS - April 2023 - VOL. XLIX, NO. 6

What’s up on the farm?

Precipitation in the past month: Rain: 1.00"

                                                           Snow: Trace

Whew! Just making it under the wire for the April newsletter! Let's get to it!

This month has been a whirlwind of soil prep and planting, as is usual for April. It's the month of biggest changes on the farm.

Some of the farm crew started back this month and we hit the ground running, prepping beds, sowing seeds and transplanting early crops. As of today we have all of the allium (onion), brassica (cabbage/broccoli) and potatoes in the ground plus the first of the fennel, Asian greens and head lettuce. We've transplanted more than 7,300 row feet of crops so far (all on our hands and knees) with many more to come! 

Plus planting about 2,900 row feet of potatoes from the cushy comfort of the planter seats. (Why we don't use this rig more is a long and complicated answer).

Many of our crops are seeded directly into the fields and we are working through that list as well. So far we've planted: peas, turnips, salad mix, arugula, choi, and a couple rotations of beets & carrots. This coming week will see more warm-weather crops being sown such as beans and edamame plus more rotations of root crops.

Another big task that we are part way through is installing our irrigation systems in all the fields. This is a big task and it's the earliest we have ever needed to start using it. We are alarmingly dry, especially for this time of year. For the month of April we had a total of 1.00" of rain. The average for the month is about 4.00 ". This is not how we like to see the season begin. Luckily we have the ability to irrigate, but natural rain from the sky is SO much better for the plants and soil (and the budget!) Regardless, we have irrigation and will put it to work. However we are accepting donations of rain dances/wishes/prayers, whatever you got!

The asparagus made it's first appearance this year on April 13th, about 4 days ahead of the average first sighting. Since then it has been slow to develop, given our wide temperature swings. We anticipate having it available on a limited basis for this week's VegEmail delivery, with much more to come in the following weeks.

And speaking of VegEmail, this week marks the return of our weekly Saturday delivery schedule.  Starting May 6 from 10am-noon you'll find us at Peace Tree-Des Moines Branch and the Grand Theater in Knoxville. Keep your eyes peeled Mondays at 5pm for the new weekly order forms!  

A reminder that Des Moines customers can also order Cottagescapes Bakery breads, Ebersole Cattle Co. eggs & meats, Lost Lake Farm LLC cheese (and pick up tasty beverages from Peace Tree Brewing Co. at the same time!) It's like a farmers market in your Inbox! If you aren't receiving the VegEmail order form and you would like to, just fill out the form here: VegEmail.

CSA 2023: The season is nearly here! The first CSA delivery of the season is scheduled for Tuesday, June 6th. Thanks and welcome to everyone who has signed up and to the many members who paid early! Full membership payments are due on April 30 (today).

We do still have memberships available in Des Moines, Knoxville and for on-farm pickups.  If you haven't been a CSA member with us before and are interested, here's where to find details: CSA Info.

If you are ready to join us for a season of veggie adventures, here's the direct link to sign up: CSA 2023 Signup.  If you have questions, just shoot us a message. 

If you know someone who would love a season full of fresh, local, chemical-free produce, please share the joy and send them our way! Our amazing members and customers are the best ambassadors of the farm!

CSA members are also able to order shares from our partner farms including two of our favorites:

Bread Share: From our friends/neighbors at Farmyard Fancies. Receive a fresh loaf of sweet or savory homemade bread each week. 

Meat and Egg Shares: DM customers, if you want to guarantee local meat and eggs for your household, shares are available from our friends at Ebersole Cattle Company. Not currently available on Tuesdays, but contact Shanen for more information.

CSA members will be receiving an email in the next couple of weeks with details on the add-on options and about the start of the CSA season.

That's about it from us this month. Thank you for making it all the way to the end of the newsletter and for joining us on all our farming adventures. It is such a privilege to live in this beautiful place and to raise safe, healthy food for so many amazing people. 

Is a monthly newsletter not enough for you? Do you want to read more about our life on the farm and see more pictures? Follow us on Facebook at Blue Gate Farm or on Instagram at bluegatefarmfresh. CSA members can also connect with other BGF members to share recipes or ask questions on our FB community page at Blue Gate Farm Community.

If you have any questions or comments, be sure to let us know.

Best from the farm,

Jill & Sean (and the whole BGF crew)

BGF NEWS - March 2023 - VOL. XLIX, NO. 5

What’s up on the farm?

Precipitation in the past month: Rain: 0.35"

                                                           Snow: 8.00"

Happy spring from the farm! Though there is snow in the forecast, our little part of the earth has embraced the seasonal change as the daylight hours continue to increase. On the land, the fields are showing a green haze beneath the brown and we are seeing the first of the spring growth on early plants.

Rhubarb

Strawberry

The garlic is another of our "early risers" in the spring and it is now pushing through the straw much enough that we can start to see the rows. We're looking forward to another great garlic year!
The skies over the farm are filled with the return of our migratory birds. The air is filled with spring birdsong from the robins, meadowlarks and killdeer and the first of the spring peepers and chorus frogs. The song of spring is raucous around here!

Our biggest focuses right now are seeding crops and watching the weather. 

Freshly planted and ready to grow!

The high tunnels have mostly been cleared of winter crops, the beds prepped and replanted with early spring crops. We spend quite a bit of time putting on and taking off the row cover fabric on these beds as they need as much sun as possible on warm days, but still require protection from the colder temps.

We are a little less than half way through seeding our transplants for the main growing season. In the past month we've sown: lettuces, choi, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, chard, kale, collards, peas, flowers, roselle, fennel, eggplant, peppers, herbs and ground cherries. Space in our sunroom nursery is now at a premium and some of the hardier plants like onions and kale had to move out to the small high tunnel to start hardening off and to make space for other new crops.

VegEmail deliveries continue on the winter schedule of every other Tuesday in Des Moines at Peace Tree-Des Moines Branch and in Knoxville at the Grand Theater. We will continue to do these sales every two weeks until the first of May. Just because it's winter, doesn't mean you can't still enjoy fresh, local foods. Our next delivery is Tuesday, 3/28 and the order form will be open until 3/26 at 10pm. If you aren't receiving the VegEmail order form and you would like to, just fill out the form here: VegEmail.

CSA 2023: Signup season is here and we still have space available at all our delivery locations!  Thanks and welcome to everyone who has already signed up and to the many members who have paid early! Full payments are due on April 30 and we will send out invoices in early April.

If you haven't been a CSA member with us before and are interested, here's where to find details: CSA Info.

If you are ready to join us for a season of veggie adventures, here's the direct link to sign up: CSA 2023 Signup.  If you have questions, just shoot us a message. 

If you know someone who would love a season full of fresh, local, chemical-free produce, please share the joy and send them our way! Our amazing members and customers are the best ambassadors of the farm!

Is a monthly newsletter not enough for you? Do you want to read more about our life on the farm and see more pictures? Follow us on Facebook at or on Instagram at bluegatefarmfresh. CSA members and current local customers can also connect with other BGF members to share recipes or ask questions on our Facebook community page at Blue Gate Farm Community.

That's about it for now. If you have any questions or comments, be sure to let us know.

Best from the farm,

Jill & Sean (and the whole BGF crew)

BGF NEWS - February 2023 - VOL. XLIX, NO. 4

WHAT’S UP ON THE FARM?

Precipitation in the past month: Rain: 0.50"

                                                           Snow: 9.00"

Greetings from the farm on this cold, blustery February day. What better time to sit down in front of the computer with a hot cup of tea and review the past month.

As with most months on the farm, the weather has been a big part of our focus. The snowstorm last week brought us a quick 9" of snow as pictured in dark yellow band in the graphic below, but within a few days it was largely gone. As the top soil had thawed by then, all that good moisture soaked in with very little runoff, which we love to see. In fact, according to the experts, our area is now at "normal" soil moisture for this time of year. After last year's severe drought, that is great news!

February 1 is traditionally the start of our growing season, when we start seeding transplants in our heated sunroom.

However, this year we delayed that by a week and headed west to visit friends and family in Colorado. It was a wonderful trip with agreeable weather, some time in the mountains, a couple of bighorn sheep sightings and lots of good food. We are so lucky to have on-farm family and our awesome crew members available to take care of things while we are gone!

As soon as we returned home, the growing season began! So far we've sown all our alliums (onions, leeks, scallions & shallots), all of the early high tunnel greens, celery, early herbs and the first of the flowers. As soon as we hit March, things will really get going!

VegEmail deliveries continue on the winter schedule of every other Tuesday in Des Moines at Peace Tree-Des Moines Branch and in Knoxville at the Grand Theater. We will continue to do these sales every two weeks until the first of May. Just because it's winter, doesn't mean you can't still enjoy fresh, local foods.
Our next delivery is Tuesday, 2/28 and the order form will be open until out on 2/26 at 10pm. If you aren't receiving the VegEmail order form and you would like to, just fill out the form here: VegEmail.

CSA 2023: Signup season is here and we still have space available at all our delivery locations!  

If you haven't been a CSA member with us before and are interested, here's where to find details: CSA Info.

If you are ready to join us for a season of veggie adventures, here's the direct link to sign up: CSA 2023 Signup.  If you have questions, just shoot us a message. If you know someone who would love a season full of fresh, local, chemical-free produce, please share the joy and send them our way!

Is a monthly newsletter not enough for you? Do you want to read more about our life on the farm and see more pictures? Follow us on Facebook at or on Instagram at bluegatefarmfresh. CSA members and current local customers can also connect with other BGF members to share recipes or ask questions on our Facebook community page at Blue Gate Farm Community.

That's about it for now. If you have any questions or comments, be sure to let us know.

Best from the farm,

Jill & Sean (and the whole BGF crew)

BGF NEWS - January 2023 - VOL. XLIX, NO. 3

WHAT’S UP ON THE FARM?

Precipitation in the past month: Rain: 0.95"

                                                           Snow: 5.50"

Happy new year from all of us at Blue Gate Farm! 

Xander rules the seed stock

The seed orders are rolling in (SO MANY SEEDS) 

and the farmer meeting and conference season has begun. Such is the way of January on the farm.

I feel like we've been pretty lucky with the weather so far this year and we've really appreciated the added moisture. However, as I write this we are headed for below zero temps, but again, such is the way of January! 

Bring on the snax!

The animals aren't too bothered with the weather, the alpacas are well bedded in their shed and have recently been getting extra snacks, thanks to our "Paca Snack" campaign for returning CSA members. Sky has a cozy insulated doghouse and as you can see, the "farm" cats are spending a fair amount of time in the house. 

Seed starting season will begin in about 2 weeks with the onion, shallot and scallion crops as well as some assorted herbs and flowers. Then in March, things will really get crazy! We are growing a few new things this year that we are pretty excited about, including a few new tomato varieties, a whole lineup of new cucumbers, a traditional green celery, a couple of new sweet peppers and some new lettuce varieties. Plus a  BUNCH of new flowers for our VegEmail bouquets.

VegEmail deliveries continue on the winter schedule of every other Tuesday in Des Moines at Peace Tree-Des Moines Branch and in Knoxville at the Grand Theater. We will continue to do these sales every two weeks until the first of May.

Our next delivery is Tuesday, 2/14 and the order form will go out on 2/8 at 5pm. If you aren't receiving the VegEmail order form and you would like to, just fill out the form here: VegEmail.

CSA 2023: 

Signup season is here! CSA members from 2022 have just a few more days to reserve their places for the upcoming season. Here's the link for our veterans: CSA 2023 Signup. Starting February 1 any remaining spots will be offered to our waiting list. If you aren't a CSA member but are interested, here's where to find details: CSA Info. Or email us with any questions.

Is a monthly newsletter not enough for you? Do you want to read more about our life on the farm and see more pictures? Follow us on Facebook at or on Instagram at bluegatefarmfresh. CSA members can also connect with other BGF members to share recipes or ask questions on our FB community page at Blue Gate Farm Community.

That's about it for now. If you have any questions or comments, be sure to let us know.

Best from the farm,

Jill & Sean (and the whole BGF crew)