Zuppa Toscana
As the cold winter weather sets in and even our cool weather crops are calling it quits for the year, I felt inspired to make a warm comforting soup with…
Summer Barbecue Sauce
As summer is winding to a close (all too quickly I might add!), we're getting in a few small barbecues with family and friends. Steve even built a pretty sweet…
Lemon artichoke chicken
Since beginning to raise our own meat chickens, we have experimented with A LOT of chicken recipes over the years. One of our favorite go-to combinations is lemon and chicken.…
Quality definitions for produce
How do you measure the quality of your produce? Based on our experience in grocery stores and restaurants, it seems most consumers measure quality of food on three premises: size,…
Asian chicken lettuce wraps
After the birth of our middle daughter our friend Emily (hey, it's a popular name) made an amazing batch of asian chicken lettuce wraps for our family. I still think…
Refreshing grapefruit arugula salad with homemade dressing
I don't usually follow a prescribed recipe when making salads, so consider this post inspiration as well as a quick how-to for making a simple, delicious dressing for any green…
Introducing the Forbes Family Farm CSA
What we aim to do As a family farm, our goal has always been to grow high quality food for our family and share the bounty with our community. Over…
The Shoulder Season
What is a shoulder season exactly? We are already ankle deep in the spring shoulder season. In our context, the shoulder seasons can best be described as the periods gradually…
Reflections on the Utah Farm and Food Conference
Farm conference season This is the time of year for fixing broken tools, reading books, educating children, and of course, attending a farm conference. We had the good fortune of…
How to select seeds (particularly for a high altitude garden)
Questions to get you started After you've determined your goals for gardening and mapped out your space, you arrive at the fun (but overwhelming!) process of picking out seeds. There…