This Tasty Little Salad is a powerhouse. It’s got a base of richly flavored greens, a whole bunch of cilantro, extra firm tofu and a quick no-measure dressing. I whipped this together after returning hungry from a hike with a friend. It was done and in my bowl in ten minutes. This uses boldly flavored…
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Tofu & Green TLS
This Tasty Little Salad is a powerhouse. It’s got a base of richly flavored greens, a whole bunch of cilantro, extra firm tofu and a quick no-measure dressing. I whipped this together after returning hungry from a hike with a friend. It was done and in my bowl in ten minutes. This uses boldly flavored…
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Tofu & Green TLS
This Tasty Little Salad is a powerhouse. It’s got a base of richly flavored greens, a whole bunch of cilantro, extra firm tofu and a quick no-measure dressing. I whipped this together after returning hungry from a hike with a friend. It was done and in my bowl in ten minutes. This uses boldly flavored…
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News from the Farm | September 9, 202...
Whew – another week in the summer sprint done!
Some notable moments from last week included:
New animal arrivals! First, Baby Lupine, born Tuesday to mother Iris.
And 500 new chicks (future laying hens) arrived on Friday!
We’re harvesting winter squash, first cutting the fruit from the vine to cure in the field for [...]
News from the Farm | September 2, 202...
I asked if I could write the newsletter this week because I realized it would probably be my last chance, and that I hadn’t written one since 2006! A few of you may know me but for the many that don’t, my name is Jan and I have been the harvest/farm manager for the past 12 years. I came to Full Belly Farm in 2003 as an intern and basically n [...]
News from the Farm | August 26, 2024
Somehow, we have reached the end of August. The mornings last week were brisk; it only hit 87 degrees on Friday, and we all scratched our heads on Saturday as a light rain sprinkled down on our valley and left the fields and trees slightly less dusty than they were before.
As a seasoned resident of the Capay Valley, I know that we have [...]
News from the Farm | August 19, 2024
Farming requires being very aware of the current conditions (weather, crops ready for harvest, etc.) all while thinking about the next day, week, month, season, and year. In August, we start pivoting to fall. We’re undeniably still in summer, even with cooler temperatures over the weekend and continuing into this week, but autumnal elements [...]
Tutti Frutti
We’re excited to welcome spring with fresh Snap Peas from 5th generation Tutti Frutti Farms! The Caldwell family business is located in the Santa Rita Hills of Central California and grows a variety of certified organic vegetables, from heirloom tomatoes and peppers to cool weather crops like artichokes, peas and greens.
Chris Cad [...]
News from the Farm | August 12, 2024
One of the blessings – among the many that have been bestowed upon us here at the farm – is how time, and its passing, matures our farm. The work done over many years of planting fruiting trees, fostering shade, and stewarding soil, tracking bluebirds, and making homes for bees and bats allows us to see a maturing pattern to this [...]
News from the Farm | August 5, 2024
Today’s News from the Farm is an interview with Naoki Sakata, one of our interns! He is part of the 2023-2024 Japanese Agricultural Training Program cohort. He came last September and will be with us until early October when he’ll head to UC Davis for a few months of classes before heading back to Japan at the end of the year. We’ll really m [...]
Nourishing Your Well-being: A Guide t...
National Wellness Month is a time dedicated to promoting and celebrating healthy living. As an organic produce delivery service, we believe that nourishing your body with fresh, wholesome foods is a fundamental pillar of wellness.
Prioritize Your Well-Being
By making a conscious effort to prioritize your well-being, you can improve your qu [...]
News from the Farm | July 29, 2024
July is always a very busy month, when seemingly everything is ready to harvest. Plus there’s the heat. Last week and the week before have included many long, hot days.
It’s not sticky, tired, drudgery; there is so much beauty, so much deliciousness, and a great group of people who generally are in good spirits. Here’s a short list of some t [...]
Yolo County Nut Buying Period Announc...
PRESS RELEASE
Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner Humberto Izquierdo announced today that the nut buying period will begin August 1, 2024, and will run through April 1, 2025, in accordance with the county’s nut theft ordinance.
On May 13, 2014, the…
News from the Farm | July 22, 2024
There’s a regular rhythm to each day, though every day here is different, largely influenced by the time of year, and the day of the week. During the summer, everything is taken up a notch, not just the temperature. There is a lot of produce to water and harvest and only so many hours in the day to get it done. However those two Herculean tas [...]
News from the Farm | July 15, 2024
A mix of some of our favorite melon photos from over the years
Dear Friends,
This July marks an important anniversary here at the farm -one that is deliciously noteworthy especially given your boxes this week are graced with some of those tantalizing and aromatic goodies. 40 years ago this month we began our FIRST melon harves [...]
Recipe Roundup: Apricots
A sure sign of summer, apricots are closely related to peaches, plums and nectarines. Their sweet aroma is out of this world, and their juicy, sweet-tart flavor works well in your favorite fruit salad recipe, baked in a cobbler or diced into your morning oatmeal with some berries and toasted almonds. Below are some of our favorite apricot [...]
News from the Farm | July 8, 2024
Full Belly watermelon (orchid, yellow doll, and sugar baby) at the Guinda Fourth of July potluck
I think there’s only one word to describe last week: HOT. The coolest high temperature was Monday when it still got above 100, and it only got hotter as the week went on. Being outside when it’s 110 or above feels similar to the blast of hot, dry [...]
News from the Farm | July, 2024
One of the many things I admire about Full Belly Farm is the commitment to work-life balance, or as much as is possible for farmers to take time away from work for family, friends, hobbies, and (occasional) travel. Included in that is just how well-read many folks are, taking time out of a busy job to read articles, periodicals, and books, a [...]
News from the Farm | June 24, 2024
The solstice was last Thursday so now it’s officially summer. But even without looking at a calendar, we knew it – it tastes, looks, feels, and sounds, and smells like summer.
Tastes: It’s hard to choose what items to put in our CSA boxes; there are so many good options and not enough space. Figuring out how to set up a farmers [...]
News from the Farm | June 17, 2024
We’re just at the start of the peach season, and while every variety is a little different, it’s fairly safe to say that we’ve got a small crop of peaches. In this case, small refers to the size of the fruit, not the total amount of fruit.
Why? I checked in with Andrew to get the scoop, plus some farm history and insight into farm decis [...]
News from the Farm | June 10, 2024
Farming is more than a full-time job, but somehow between a busy schedule of planting, weeding, harvesting, and farmers market schedules, we host folks at the farm to enjoy the fruits (and vegetables) of our labor and to take in the sites and sounds of the season.
Last Friday was our first pizza night of the year, which was a really l [...]
News from the Farm | June 3, 2024
May is a busy month for us. It’s a crucial time for summer preparation, all while we’re in peak spring harvest, so a blur of activity and change. It’s the time of year where things happen fast; seemingly in the blink of an eye, the hills around us changed from green to golden brown and spring crops are either harvested or bolt in the heat bef [...]
The Yolo County Department of Agricul...
PRESS RELEASE
The Yolo County Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures is excited to announce the addition of Berty, a 2-year-old Labrador Retriever, as the newest member of their dedicated team. As a certified Agricultural Detector Dog,…
News from the Farm | May 27, 2024
Hi you all! My name is Hannah; I’m both the newest intern and the newest Hannah on the farm. After four months at the farm, I don’t know that I can accurately write about the entire intern experience, but I can surely share some of the simple joys that have been adding up in my time here – the easily looked over, sneaky building blocks [...]
News from the Farm | May 20, 2024
Notes from Under Ground
Underneath the soil that grows our food, in the rocks and sediment, there are vast stores of groundwater, sometimes connected with creeks and rivers, often critical for survival of deep-rooted trees and plants. In a rainy year, groundwater levels go up as rain percolates down into storage. In a dry year groundwater le [...]
News from the Farm | May 13, 2024
Mother’s Day week has come and gone. It’s different from other weeks in May, or any other week during the year, because of the enormous number of flower orders. In total, the flower team harvested and bunched over 5,500 bouquets last week, about 3,500 mixed and 2,000 single variety. In comparison, the week before, it was 2,900 bouquets, 1, [...]
