Community Garden Potluck has been scheduled for 1 pm on September 13 at Aumiller Park in Shelter House 19.
It should be a great time! Please, if you can, bring a dish to share that includes the fruit of your labors in the garden!
Friday, August 28, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Comment moderation
I am temporarily turning off comment moderation on a trial basis so that I don't introduce any more unnecessary delays into getting answers for our community gardeners. I am also setting up a notification of new comments to my email/cell phone, a step I had overlooked previously. My apologies to Tater77!
Comments! We have comments
Please scroll to the bottom of the page and see if you have an answer to the question Tater77 posted in the comments there!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
German style Kale
Courtesy of the Bilowiches comes this recipe for German-style Kale - it sounds delicious and I can't wait to try it! (Especially step 9...)
Kale, German style
Note: kale tastes great when fresh picked, but it tastes better after it has been through a frost or if you freeze the leaves before using them.
1. Take 8-12 medium to large kale leaves, boil in unsalted water for 2 minutes, then plunge into a bowl of ice water.
2. Remove the leaves from the ice water, and chop very fine.
3. Fry a medium onion and a garlic clove in oil or butter. Add salt and pepper.
4. When the onion is translucent, add the chopped kale. Add enough chicken or beef broth to cover the kale. If desired, add a teaspoon of mustard.
5. Cook for 40 to 60 minutes, adding broth as needed. Kale is dry and does not release much liquid. Stir often to make sure it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot.
6. After 20 minutes of cooking, add 2 links of kielbasa, either whole or cut into bite-sized pieces. In addition to or instead of kielbasa, cooked bacon or smoked pork can be used. If you like meat – add more. If you like less – add less. But add at least a little because it greatly improves the flavor of this dish.
7. After 40-60 minutes, taste the kale to see if it is soft. Add salt, pepper and mustard to taste. Kale is tough, and it takes a long time to get soft.
8. Serve over boiled potatoes.
9. The tradition German accompaniment to this dish is a small glass of clear schnaps (called ‘Korn’ in German). The meal is followed by a small glass of herbal liqueur.
10. This is a great winter dish because it is hearty and filling and you can pick kale all winter.
Kale, German style
Note: kale tastes great when fresh picked, but it tastes better after it has been through a frost or if you freeze the leaves before using them.
1. Take 8-12 medium to large kale leaves, boil in unsalted water for 2 minutes, then plunge into a bowl of ice water.
2. Remove the leaves from the ice water, and chop very fine.
3. Fry a medium onion and a garlic clove in oil or butter. Add salt and pepper.
4. When the onion is translucent, add the chopped kale. Add enough chicken or beef broth to cover the kale. If desired, add a teaspoon of mustard.
5. Cook for 40 to 60 minutes, adding broth as needed. Kale is dry and does not release much liquid. Stir often to make sure it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot.
6. After 20 minutes of cooking, add 2 links of kielbasa, either whole or cut into bite-sized pieces. In addition to or instead of kielbasa, cooked bacon or smoked pork can be used. If you like meat – add more. If you like less – add less. But add at least a little because it greatly improves the flavor of this dish.
7. After 40-60 minutes, taste the kale to see if it is soft. Add salt, pepper and mustard to taste. Kale is tough, and it takes a long time to get soft.
8. Serve over boiled potatoes.
9. The tradition German accompaniment to this dish is a small glass of clear schnaps (called ‘Korn’ in German). The meal is followed by a small glass of herbal liqueur.
10. This is a great winter dish because it is hearty and filling and you can pick kale all winter.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
What is a community garden?
The term "community garden" can mean many things to many people. Most community gardens have the following four basics: 1. land, 2. gardeners, 3. plants, and 4. A set of rules or organizing bylaws that define the purpose and governing principles of the garden.
At OSU Unger Farm, we have a set of rules which we distributed to the member gardeners at the beginning of the garden year, and will be published here "soon".
A community garden is a different concept than a "public garden", which may be privately maintained, but open to the public for walking through and enjoying. The community garden section of Unger Farm is maintained by indivdual gardeners who have a registered plot.
The purpose of the community garden at OSU Unger Farms is primarily educational and social. Each registered gardener invests their fee, their own seeds and labor to maintain a small plot of land throughout the gardening season. There are opportunities for individual gardeners to share the produce with the general public through community agencies, however, it is up to each gardener to determine whether or not to elect this sharing.
This is the first year for community gardening at OSU Unger Farm. Suggestions and comments are welcomed.
At OSU Unger Farm, we have a set of rules which we distributed to the member gardeners at the beginning of the garden year, and will be published here "soon".
A community garden is a different concept than a "public garden", which may be privately maintained, but open to the public for walking through and enjoying. The community garden section of Unger Farm is maintained by indivdual gardeners who have a registered plot.
The purpose of the community garden at OSU Unger Farms is primarily educational and social. Each registered gardener invests their fee, their own seeds and labor to maintain a small plot of land throughout the gardening season. There are opportunities for individual gardeners to share the produce with the general public through community agencies, however, it is up to each gardener to determine whether or not to elect this sharing.
This is the first year for community gardening at OSU Unger Farm. Suggestions and comments are welcomed.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Blog Roll-out date change
The blog roll-out will be on Tuesday July 28, instead of July 29 as previously published. Stay tuned!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Welcome to the blogosphere
This is a place where the community gardeners can post questions and get answers from Master Gardeners or Extension personnel.
It can also be used to post photos, meeting notices, or just keep up with what everyone else is doing.
We're tentatively planning on rolling this out on July 29. Keep watching here for updates!
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