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Fresh Harvest for November 10th


This post expired on November 10, 2023.

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Recipes


Spanish Cabbage Stew

This simple stew is spiked with a splash of sherry vinegar as you finish cooking it. Serve the stew as a side dish or as a main dish with rice.

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 to 4 garlic cloves, to taste, minced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 small cabbage (about 1 1/2 pounds), cored and shredded or diced (about 6 cups)
1 small dried red chili pepper
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 28-ounce can chopped tomatoes, with juice
Salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
Freshly ground pepper

1. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large, lidded skillet or Dutch oven. Add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until tender, about five minutes. Add the garlic and bell pepper. Cook, stirring, until the pepper has softened slightly and the pan is fragrant, about three minutes. Add the cabbage. Cook, stirring, until the cabbage has softened slightly and lost some of its volume, about five minutes. Add the chili pepper, sugar, tomatoes, salt and paprika. Raise the heat slightly, and cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes have cooked down slightly and the mixture smells fragrant, about 10 minutes. Turn the heat to low, cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring often.

2. Add the vinegar and pepper, and taste and adjust salt. Simmer another 10 minutes. Serve with thick slices of country bread or with rice. This will taste even better if you refrigerate it overnight and serve it the next day.

Yield: Serves four to six.

Advance preparation: You can make this several hours before serving and reheat; it keeps for four to five days in the refrigerator.

Market News


Hello!

The darker, cozier days are here! Things have slowed a bit on the farms, as we transition from the crazy summer harvest to more projects and infrastructure repair. We will be here growing and selling year round, meaning right on through the holidays and into next spring. We have cold hardy crops tucked into hoophouses, as well as even more hardy crops still in the field.

It is our goal to provide you with high quality, organic vegetables that are grown right here in the Nashville area. By buying your vegetables from us, you are directly supporting small family farms and receiving the freshest food available. Everything is picked to order by farmers who appreciate your support!

Over the winter, we will be offering produce not only from our farms, Turnbull Creek Farm and Drury Family Farm, but also from Rocky Glade Farm in Eagleville, TN and Bountiful Blessings Farm in Williamsport. These are both experienced and talented family farms who make their living growing organic vegetables. Each farm has extensive hoophouse space for winter growing, which means Fresh Harvest should be able to provide a bountiful and diverse selection of vegetables to you throughout the year.

Remember, you can read about all of the farms and small businesses supported through Fresh Harvest on the “Our Growers” page of this website.

Wedge Oak farm is making plans for their Thanksgiving turkeys! If you have placed an order for a turkey, you should have received an email confirmation from Karen at Wedge Oak. Please let us know if you have not.

You can also reserve your pumpkin pie from Dozen Bakery to be picked up the Tuesday before Thanksgiving at our delivery time.

Also this year, The Bloomy Rind will also be offering cheese trays for entertaining.

Thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing you !

John and Tallahassee

Coming Events

We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible!

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