One of the tasks we took on this late winter was to build a germination chamber for our greenhouse. A germination chamber is like a mini greenhouse (albeit dark) within a greenhouse. With insulated walls, an element heating a pan of water below, and racks of plants above, the chamber aids in germination of seeds […]
Why We Like to Eat
Have you ever spent two hours around the table at a meal and talked primarily about the food on your plate? We had just such an experience this evening in Minneapolis at Restaurant Alma. Alma is run by Executive Chef Alex Roberts and is dedicated to handcrafted food using as many local, organic, and artisanal […]
The March Freezer
Though the summer and fall are very busy on the farm, the winter months make us appreciate the time we spent during those busy times to put up vegetables in the freezer. The March Freezer, though less bounteous than it is in November, is still full of goodness from the season . . . brussels […]
Food for All
We just received a newsletter from the Harvest for the Hungry program that we partner with to bring fresh, organic produce to our local food shelves. They sent some great highlights and information about the 2013 season. The Harvest for the Hungry program is 100% supported by donors including Finnegans, The Wedge, Green Mill, Seward Coop, […]
‘Tis Delivery Season
This is the time of year when we see a lot of our fearless winter-driving FedEx and UPS drivers at the farm. When we hear Abe exclaim, “The brown truck is here!” we know that another package of seeds or supplies has arrived. Abe and I had a great morning doing sorting activities yesterday as […]
Things are Greening Up
It has been pretty lively around Prairie Drifter Farm the last two weeks. After 3.5 inches of rain 10 days ago, the weather forecast has been continually calling for a 70% chance of rain. We have been actively working to get things done before that 70% came down upon us. However, the 70% just kept […]
Could It Be…
We are starting to believe that spring might actually be here to stay. The forecast this weekend is calling for 70 degree weather with sunshine which should start to dry things up here at that the farm. It has been a waiting game as we try to guess when we will be able to start […]
Living Up To Our Name
Prairie Drifter Farm is surely living up to its name this winter. With another magnificent snow fall, the snow drifts on the farm continue to shift and grow. Some of them are becoming rather impressive. It is hard to believe that we will be firing up the greenhouse in about 10 days. However, we will […]
What do you guys do in the winter?
As the temperature and the wind, don’t forget the wind, makes us all recognize that it is truly winter, we will set out to answer the question that we often get from people this time of year. The question goes something like this . . . So, it must be nice to not have much […]
Alliumphobia? Never fear garlic.
Garlic is one of our favorite additions to fall meals so this seemed like an appropriate time to pay tribute. This slideshow shows the cycle of garlic from planting to your plate. Here are a few fun garlic facts to keep up your trivia sleeve: The psychological term for fear of garlic is alliumphobia. In […]
