Part & Parcel Farm

Did Humble Pie ever host Old 97's? I'm convinced we did but my roommate is saying no way. Skillet Gilmore, Chris Smith, Greg Adams, Marc Smith, Caitlin Cary, Vanessa Alberson Smith, Angie Theide Smith, Todd Fjelsted, Jim Knott, Nikki Courie Knott, anybody?

CSA customers, please check your email! Even though we're on a "break" there's an opt-in bag available for pick up this weekend. I need to know by 5pm Friday whether you can pick up or not. Let me know by responding to the email. Thanks!

Come see me at The Saturday Market at Rebus Works today, 10 am to 1 pm. I'll have strawberries, asparagus, radishes, beets, mini-head cabbages and some lovely mixed greens. Double T Farm, Fat Radish Farm and Sweet Peas Urban Gardens will be there to round out your produce needs. There are also egg vendors, but get there early as the eggs sell out fast!

Come see me at The Saturday Market at Rebus Works tomorrow, 10am to 1pm. Strawberries, Swiss chard, radishes, red and golden beets, and more. The fine folks from Fat Radish Farm, Double T Farm and Sweet Peas Urban Gardens will be there to round out the produce and egg selections. Get your shopping done!

It was a pretty day in the wash station.

A very nice blog post from Farmers' Collective, a local outfit working hard to connect new and local farmers to a broader market. Thanks to Jessie Ammons for the nice write-up. Make sure to hit the "Back to Blog" button at the bottom of the article to read profiles on Christopher Rumbley, Understory Farm, Okfuskee Farm and Mighty Tendril Farm, and to read more about Farmers' Collective. They will be adding profiles of other member farms in the near future.

Part & Parcel Farm Sean Barker is the farm entrepreneur at Part & Parcel Farm. On 3 acres about 20 minutes east of downtown Raleigh, Sean’s annual harvest includes salad greens, root vegetables, asparagus, heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash, cucumbers, and an assortment of berries. Here, he shares more a…

A nice read about using spring greens. Although I'm still partial to the southern tradition of cooking collards or mustard or turnip greens with a hamhock, there are endless alternatives.

Exactly What is “Braising Mix”? | Linda Cottin's Blog | Wellcommons The thing with shopping at a Farmers Market is that often the farmer’s tables are filled with items you will never find in a typical grocery store. This is a good thing and a bad thing for many reasons and depending on who you are, it can be an exciting thing or a scary thing. Let’s take braising gr…

Tomorrow's medium CSA share: pink radishes, asparagus, Hakurei salad turnips, mixed braising greens, red romaine lettuce and bok choi

Part & Parcel CSA customers: check your email for the latest update.

Starting to fill up the greenhouse!

Interested in a CSA this year? For those of you who don't know, I have a new place to farm this year. I will be moving my operation onto a 3 acre spot just outside of town, brushing off the old Part & Parcel brand and offering a CSA. I'm still hashing out the details, but I will begin selling shares in the next couple of weeks. I would be honored to be your farmer. The prepaid shares will help me get this expansion off the ground, and we can all enjoy the bounty together this year. No commitment required at this time, but if you are interested in the details please message me here. And please share far and wide!

Kailyard Farm will be sampling heirloom tomatoes at the Raleigh City Farmers' Market today. Come taste some! Wednesdays from 4-7 at Historic City Market. There's also bread, gluten-free treats, meat, eggs, fresh produce and more... See you there.