Geneva Green Market: Geneva, Illinois - A Local Food Green Farmers Market

Nantucket pie pumpkins go by several names: Long Island pie pumpkin, pie pumpkin, long pie pumpkin, even The Pie Pumpkin. Whatever you prefer to call them, these these oddly shaped pumpkins make delicious pies. They are an heirloom variety that are believed to have been brought to Nantucket in the early 19th century by whalers. After falling into obscurity for many years the heirloom movement has brought these precious seeds back into popularity.

Pine Row Farm will be selling Nantucket pie pumpkins at the Geneva Green Market, NFP this week. Enjoy them now or bake and freeze the puree for Thanksgiving pies.

Famous Pumpkin Pie

Serves 8
Adapted from Rick Rodgers’ “Thanksgiving 101″ Read More…

It is our desire at Pine Row Farm to one day leave the land in better condition than when we acquired it. To that end, we employ methods in harmony with standard organic and some bio-dynamic practices including: crop rotation and variation, companion planting, water conservation, mechanical methods for weed abatement and cover cropping for soil improvement and erosion prevention.

We also believe that diversity is important and will always be a part of our practices. The livestock on our farm play a significant role in the work we do. Goats and pastured chickens, in addition to providing eggs and milk, produce materials for compost, maintain the landscape, clear seed beds at the end of the growing season and play a major role in keeping the insect population under control.

Whenever possible, we purchase seeds and materials for organic fertilizers locally. All of our animal feed is grown within 25 miles of our farm on a certified organic farm in Pecatonica, IL. Hay for our goats is farmed less than a mile away.

Our long term plans include: freedom from commercial energy sources by installing passive and active solar energy collectors, using wind power and manufacturing diesel fuel for our vehicles and tractor from waste cooking oil.

Visit Pine Row Farm online at here.

Many farms offer produce subscriptions, where buyers receive a weekly or monthly basket of produce, flowers, fruits, eggs, milk, meats, or any sort of different farm products.

A CSA, (for Community Supported Agriculture) is a way for the food buying public to create a relationship with a farm and to receive a weekly basket of produce. By making a financial commitment to a farm, people become “members” (”shareholders” or “subscribers”) of the CSA. Most CSA farmers prefer that members pay for the season up-front, but some farmers will accept weekly or monthly payments. Some CSAs also require that members work a small number of hours on the farm during the growing season. A CSA season typically runs from late spring through early fall. The number of CSAs in the United States was estimated at 50 in 1990, and has since grown to over 2000.

Here in Geneva Illinois, and the Fox Valley, we have many choices with CSAs. Some continue into the fall.

Erehwon Farms:
Seven weeks of wonderful fall produce such as winter squash, pie pumpkins, carrots, radishes, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, spinach, Swiss chard, lettuce, parsnips, tatsoi, Read More…