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A little info on winter squash

The origin of the word squash comes from a First Nation word of the Narragansett tribe ‘askutasquash’, meaning ‘raw or uncooked’. Squash is the earliest domesticated plant and is native to central and North America, seeds dating 10,000 years ago have been found in Oaxaca, Mexico. Squash is remarkably nutritious, very high in vitamin A […]

Summer 2017 at Sunrise Gardens

We are very busy on all fronts at the farm, and are pushing to get everything in the ground and growing happily. We have magnificent baby carrots from the greenhouse coming to market for several more weeks. The beautiful asparagus is being picked by Kate ‘the Asparagirl’ daily and we will have it at market […]

January 9, 2017 by Sunrise Gardens

Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti Squash lives in the magic zone – the middle –  between Summer Squash like Zucchini and and the more common Winter Squashes like Pumpkins and Buttercup. Their taste and texture reminds us of of the summer squash, and they aren’t as starchy as other winter squash, but they’re definitely a winter squash, since they […]

Filed Under: Farm Community, Recipes & Cooking Tips Tagged With: Organic, pumpkin, recipe, roasting, spaghetti squash, spaghetti squash salad, sunrise gardens, vegetables, winter squash

November 13, 2014 by Sunrise Gardens

Field Notes: Frozen Solid

This cold spell we’re under calls for some comfort food, and there’s nothing better than some smooth, creamy winter squash to warm you up and fill your belly.  You will find tons of recipes online that call for ButterNUT squash, but our growing season is too short to have a guaranteed crop of butternut. What […]

Filed Under: Field Notes Tagged With: buttercup squash, comfort food, Organic, recipe, roasting, sunrise gardens, vegetables, winter squash

September 11, 2014 by Sunrise Gardens

Field Notes: Harvest Sunday, Part One

We can’t even begin to express how grateful we are to have had so many hard-working volunteers come out this past Sunday to help us harvest our winter squash patch.  There were around 16 of us out there for the day, and we managed to get it all picked and into the greenhouse to cure, […]

Filed Under: Field Notes Tagged With: autumn, buttercup, carving pumpkin, harvest sunday, pie pumpkin, snow, spaghetti squash, winter squash

September 4, 2014 by Sunrise Gardens

Field Notes: Sunrise Gardens, Early September

Things are winding down here at Sunrise Gardens. Our first ‘Harvest Sunday’ of the year is coming up this Sunday, September 7th, and we’re looking forward to finding out how many winter squash are hiding under the blanket of green leaves. Some of our big pumpkins (the ones we can see from the edges) are […]

Filed Under: Field Notes Tagged With: beets, cucumbers, frost, garlic, harvest sunday, Organic, peppers, summer squash, sunrise gardens, tomatoes, winter squash

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