by Lisa Duff | Aug 12, 2022 | Oak Spring Farm, Recipes, Root Veggies, Veggie Spotlight
Today I’m going to share with you a very personal side of the farm. The story of this farm is a zig zag; turns where you least expect it and big wins where the naysayers said it couldn’t be done. My Dad is probably my biggest fan and has been beside me...
by Lisa Duff | Aug 3, 2022 | Oak Spring Farm, Veggie Spotlight
Do you like it hot? I do! I like hot weather & hot, spicy food. Now, don’t let me mislead you. My tolerance had to be built and compared to many friends, my tolerance isn’t impressive. At 19, I’m not gonna lie, I was a wimp for hot stuff. I...
by Lisa Duff | Jul 27, 2022 | Oak Spring Farm, Veggie Spotlight
Do you have a favorite farm fresh tomato? I love different tomatoes for different reasons. They come in different colors, shapes, flavors and sizes. We grow heirlooms and a few hybrids. No GMOs here, ever. You ask at the farmer’s market and sometimes even...
by Lisa Duff | Feb 16, 2022 | Oak Spring Farm, Root Veggies, Turnips, Veggie Spotlight
Ya know, you might think because I’m an organic farmer that I’m all natural, healthy and grew up eating all kinds of veggies… But let me tell ya, I grew up in central New York state in the 70’s and 80’s eating mostly high sodium canned...
by Lisa Duff | Feb 7, 2022 | Greens, Kale, Oak Spring Farm, Veggie Spotlight
At Oak Spring Farm, we love our greens! They’re an important source of key nutrients — easily overlooked in the standard American diet — yet so easily incorporated into practically any dish. Whether spinach, arugula, chard, collards, endive, mustard, beet...
by Lisa Duff | Jan 31, 2022 | Lettuce, Oak Spring Farm, Veggie Spotlight
Lettuce love is in the air at Oak Spring Farm — whether fresh from the fields or nurtured in one of our high tunnels — it’s a popular veggie here. Our lettuces are included on their own, but mostly, they give our salad mixes individual flare. We mix and...