Can't beet it!! Aspen Moon Farm beets are so delicious, CSA members report that their families squabble over them at dinner. Colorado soil grows great beets, that's why sugar beets have been a large crop in this area for over 100 years. And they are so good for you! Beets are a blood strengthener, they are an anti inflammatory food, they detoxify the liver, and they are loaded with antioxidants. Chocolate beet cake anyone? Here are some more good ideas for beets.... Eat them raw sliced thin with the potato peeler on top of salad or shredded raw onto tacos or in quinoa salad (peel them first). Roast them to bring out the sweetest flavor- coat whole or halved beets with olive oil and roast in the oven at about 400 for 20-40 minutes until they are soft when pricked with a fork; you can leave the skins on and they will easily slide off with your fingers after they are roasted; sprinkle roasted beets with balsamic vinegar, goat chevre, and chopped fresh basil- YUM! You can grill them with a similar sweet result. My new favorite recipe is quite simple: shred raw beets and fresh ginger with the cheese grater, add lemon or lime juice, a sprinkle of salt, and maybe a small amount of finely chopped onion; enjoy as a side dish to every meal; stores nicely for a week or so in a jar in the fridge. Boiled beets are easy and yummy too, then you can drink the sweet juice produced from boiling; store boiled beets in the fridge for a week and add to every salad. Beet hummus makes a great snack. Beet Kvass is a traditional fermented drink that is easy to make at home and quite tasty, while packing an incredible nutritional punch. You may have had a cocktail made with it at one of our favorite Boulder restaurants- Shine. Red, Gold or Chioggia (aka "candy-striped")
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Farm Happenings for September 1, 2020
About the farm
Please see aspenmoonfarm.com for 2022 CSA sign-up! Started in 2009, Aspen Moon Farm consisted of 2.5 acres in Longmont, Colorado with one acre of cultivated vegetables and one Farmer’s Market in Longmont. Now we are amazed by the 99 acres in our care with approximately 25 acres in production! We typically serve seasonal Farmer’s Markets in Longmont and Boulder (and hope to get back to that soon), and offer an abundant Roadside Farm Stand, open as weather permits(and dependent on current staff scheduling). Finally we are most proud of our CSA program and are so grateful for a wonderful group of annual CSA members (over 900) whose kind support keeps the farm open and productive. Aspen Moon Farm is USDA Certified Organic and has been practicing biodynamic agriculture since 2009 so our produce is truly 100% natural and bee friendly. We work hard to provide our own on-farm fertility through biodynamic compost, cover cropping, and crop rotation. All of our crops are carefully tended (many are hand-harvested) so you get the cleanest, freshest, and most nutritious produce possible. Our crops include a wide range of seasonal vegetables, beautiful organic flowers, succulent berries, and starter plants for your spring garden. Led by Jason and Erin (biodynamic gardeners, turned homesteaders, turned farmers), Aspen Moon Farm is managed by a team of inspiring and aspiring farm crew and interns. It is truly this team and the heart & soul they put into this farm (not to mention the 60+ hours of physically demanding work every week) that allows us to maintain and grow.
We are helped along by the dignified (sometimes not so dignified) ministrations of 20 kind-hearted cows, a gaggle of escape-artist chickens, a small herd of Navajo Heritage sheep including their aspiring guard dog, a spunky mini-horse, an elusive band of wandering cats, some very busy bees, and our dog/mascot Zuzu who keeps us all in line and laughing. At Aspen Moon Farm we work together to cultivate sustainable, life-giving, deliciously organic produce for you and your family. We plant, we weed, we tend, we dig, we water, we run, we lift, we clean, we bunch, we clean again, we count, we pack, we ache, we tire, we thank, and we love it all! Simply, we love growing good food for you!
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We are helped along by the dignified (sometimes not so dignified) ministrations of 20 kind-hearted cows, a gaggle of escape-artist chickens, a small herd of Navajo Heritage sheep including their aspiring guard dog, a spunky mini-horse, an elusive band of wandering cats, some very busy bees, and our dog/mascot Zuzu who keeps us all in line and laughing. At Aspen Moon Farm we work together to cultivate sustainable, life-giving, deliciously organic produce for you and your family. We plant, we weed, we tend, we dig, we water, we run, we lift, we clean, we bunch, we clean again, we count, we pack, we ache, we tire, we thank, and we love it all! Simply, we love growing good food for you!