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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
