Baking With Whole Grains —
It has been rewarding to grow a variety of grains at Full Belly Farm, some to be fed to our livestock and some to sell to our customers. We grow wheat, corn and barley and sell them all in their whole kernel form as well as ground into flour. We have a small stone mill and have been processing the whole gr [...]
News From the Farm | June 1, 2020
Baking With Whole Grains —
It has been rewarding to grow a variety of grains at Full Belly Farm, some to be fed to our livestock and some to sell to our customers. We grow wheat, corn and barley and sell them all in their whole kernel form as well as ground into flour. We have a small stone mill and have been processing the whole gr [...]
For artists – May farm visit Yo...
Date: May 30, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Contact: jpurnell@yoloarts.org, 530-309-6464 Sponsor: Yolo Arts/Ag and Art Location: Patchwork Lavender Farm, 20472 County Rd 79, Capay, CA 95607
For artists – May farm visit Yo...
Date: May 28, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Contact: jpurnell@yoloarts.org, 530-309-6464 Sponsor: Yolo Arts/Ag and Art Location: Patchwork Lavender Farm, 20472 County Rd 79, Capay, CA 95607
Summer Camps open – Los Gatos
Date: May 28, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Contact: toni@losgatosfarms.com Sponsor: Los Gatos Farms Location: Redwood Estates, CA 95044
Summer Camps registration – Mon...
Date: May 28, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Contact: info@hiddenhillsranch.org, (831)663-6471 Sponsor: Hidden Hills Ranch Location: 19014 Pesante Rd #1410, Prunedale, CA 93907, USA Address: 19014 Pesante Road 19014
News From the Farm | May 25, 2020
Cooking Out of the Box
One of the common reasons that people become members of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program is because they want to have access to healthy, fresh, organic produce. I’ve always loved the beginning paragraph from the 1964 edition of the Joy of Cooking because it links good food and good health so well:
“We e [...]
Memorial Days Open Ranch
Date: May 24, 2020
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Contact: macedosminiacre@gmail.com Sponsor: Macedo's Mini Acre Location: 11175 Golf Link Road, Turlock CA 95380
Memorial Days Open Ranch
Date: May 23, 2020
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Contact: macedosminiacre@gmail.com Sponsor: Macedo's Mini Acre Location: 11175 Golf Link Road, Turlock CA 95380
Reliable home food preservation video...
Americans' interest in traditional homemaking activities – gardening, cooking, baking bread and canning – has risen dramatically over the last few months, according to Google Trends.
Getting reliable information is particularly important when it comes to home food preservation. But internet search results don't a [...]
Summer Camps open – Los Gatos
Date: May 21, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Contact: toni@losgatosfarms.com Sponsor: Los Gatos Farms Location: Redwood Estates, CA 95044
Summer Camps registration – Mon...
Date: May 21, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sponsor: California Agricultural Tourism Directory
Summer Camps registration – Mon...
Date: May 21, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sponsor: California Agricultural Tourism Directory
Strawberry Buttercream Cupcakes
These delightful gems are sweet, buttery, fluffy, and filled with strawberry flavor. Vanilla hot milk sponge cake topped with a dollop of strawberry jam, then cloaked in a swirl of strawberry Swiss meringue buttercream. The key to the cupcake’s lovely strawberry flavor is powdered freeze dried strawberries. The hot milk sponge cupcake [...]
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla India...
At the end of February, before COVID-19 disrupted normal life, members of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe, in a remote area of Riverside County, gathered to plant vegetables and herbs in the A'Avutem (elders) garden.
Six raised garden boxes were installed several years ago with funding from the California Rural Indian He [...]
News From the Farm | May 18, 2020
We are staking our first 6 acres of tomatoes, more than 1,000 stakes per acre!
— Wool Products —
Depending on your connection with Full Belly Farm, you might think of us mostly as a place where you can get amazing fruits and veggies… or inspiring flowers… or a place where there used to be some great seasonal pizzas on Pizza Night [...]
A Season of Change
Farm News
There is no denying that nothing is the same. Each week, we wonder how much will change next week, and in the back of my mind, a breeze gently begs the question, “Will it ever return to normal?” This is what I am escaping from as I leave the desk, my inventory, my crop plans, my fulfillment challenges behind to exercise my heart. [...]
Supporting farmers markets in the tim...
When California issued a statewide stay-at-home order to slow the spread of COVID-19 earlier this spring, a handful of essential services were exempted from the order. Along with grocery stores and agricultural operations, farmers markets were included as essential sources of food. For the farmers and other vendors who sell at farmers markets [...]
Home schooling during the stay at hom...
Most people are home a lot more right now. That can mean more time spent on meal preparation for ourselves and our families. Luckily, cooking at home is a great way to save money and eat healthier. If you are feeling pressed for time, ask your kids for help in the kitchen or planning meals and grocery lists. Kids who are involved in cooking m [...]
Today’s CSA Box | Week of May 11, 202...
*Click on produce above for more information and Recipes
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Today’s CSA Box | Week of May 11, 202...
*Click on produce above for more information and Recipes
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News From the Farm | May 11, 2020
What a challenging time, navigating fears, isolation, suspension of touch and comfort-giving and millions of unemployed. Our Full Belly community sends hope that all of you are safe, strong and resilient. Dru and I shared a notion when we were parenting our 4 children and there was a particularly challenging moment: It was, “this too shall [...]
News From the Farm | May 11, 2020
What a challenging time, navigating fears, isolation, suspension of touch and comfort-giving and millions of unemployed. Our Full Belly community sends hope that all of you are safe, strong and resilient. Dru and I shared a notion when we were parenting our 4 children and there was a particularly challenging moment: It was, “this too shall [...]
This Week’s CSA Box
Veggie Tips
Carrots: Contain beta carotene, fiber, vitamin K1, potassium and antioxidants.
Strawberries:
Chard: I made delicious lasagna recently and substituted a huge bunch of Chard for the Spinach in the recipe.
Lettuce: Red Butter, Green Butter, Red Leaf, Green Leaf, Red Little Gem, Green Little Gem, Green Romaine, R [...]
This Week’s CSA Box
Veggie Tips
Carrots: Contain beta carotene, fiber, vitamin K1, potassium and antioxidants.
Strawberries:
Chard: I made delicious lasagna recently and substituted a huge bunch of Chard for the Spinach in the recipe.
Lettuce: Red Butter, Green Butter, Red Leaf, Green Leaf, Red Little Gem, Green Little Gem, Green Romaine, R [...]
This Week’s CSA Box
Veggie Tips
Carrots: Contain beta carotene, fiber, vitamin K1, potassium and antioxidants.
Strawberries:
Chard: I made delicious lasagna recently and substituted a huge bunch of Chard for the Spinach in the recipe.
Lettuce: Red Butter, Green Butter, Red Leaf, Green Leaf, Red Little Gem, Green Little Gem, Green Romaine, R [...]
