Gospel-Inspired Creation Care.
This week’s post is written by Josh Banner, Eighth Day Farm board member, CSA member and avid vermicomposter. Wendell Berry, the lovable, cantankerous, prophetic, novelist, poet, agrarian essayist, and Kentucky farmer writes in his poem, “Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front,” So, friends, every day do something that won’t compute. Love the Lord. Love […]
(vegan, gluten-free) 1 lb. beets, stems and skinny roots cut off, and small ones cut in half, large ones cut in to quarters (leave the skins on) 1 lb carrots, peeled and cut on the diagonal into 1 inch pieces a handful of fresh cilantro and/or parsley (about 2 T. chopped) olive oil 2 T. […]
Today’s post comes from Melissa Roessing: the wife of Jeff, who is the farm manager of Eighth Day Farm. “Despite my desire to be crafty and creative, I don’t seem to possess much in that department. My goal is to keep trying simple projects so I can achieve little artistic victories but as I debated […]
Here is a short essay written by Gary Benson, our Eighth Day Farm intern. Gary’s degree is in Computer Science and he brings a unique perspective to the farming process. This essay was recently published in our weekly newsletter, but we had such an overwhelming response, we thought we’d share it with those who do not currently […]
You can call this a salsa and eat it on chips, or call it a salad and eat it with a fork. 🙂 I made a rather large batch; feel free to scale it down. Ingredients 3 cans black beans, or about 5 cups cooked black beans 2 cups frozen corn, thawed 1 1/2 c. […]
“Grocery store CEOs: Refuse Monsanto’s GMO sweet corn! Right now, Monsanto, the corporation responsible for producing roughly 90% of genetically modified seeds around the globe, is working to bring their new, GMO sweet corn to a grocery store aisle or farmer’s market near you.1 Unlike Monsanto’s other GMO crops — which are primarily fed to […]
This recipe is flexible, simple, vegan, and gluten-free! Ingredients 4-16 cups vegetables, a combination of any of the following: carrots summer squash winter squash sweet peppers eggplant onions garlic olive oil and balsamic vinegar (1 T. of each for every 4 cups of veggies) sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste fresh herbs of […]
The amounts are whatever amount you have, and whatever amount you think tastes good. Taste as you go and it will be delicious! Make a big batch and freeze it for summer goodness all winter long. 🙂 Ingredients onion carrots cherry tomatoes (optional) red wine, if you have it garlic tomato paste lots of medium-large […]
Ingredients 2 T. coconut oil (or butter) 1 T. finely chopped fresh ginger 1-2 T. honey (to taste) 4 large or 8 small carrots, chopped however you want 1/4 c. water salt and pepper to taste Directions Melt the coconut oil in a small saucepan. Add the ginger and honey and stir. Add the carrots […]
Ingredients A few large tomatoes, or several small tomatoes, cut into wedges or chunks one small onion, quartered olive oil sea salt and freshly ground pepper 7 cloves garlic, peeled 2 small or 1 large sweet pepper 1 hot pepper, seeded a handful cilantro, chopped lemon or lime juice, to taste Directions Preheat oven to […]
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