Fullers Farm

I picked up my weekly CSA share from Fullers Farm at Potsdam Farmers Market again.  Kathy and Tim had loads of happy fresh peaches!  I juiced a bunch of my peaches and mixed it with my home-made water kefir.  Everyone always enjoys a cold glass of water kefir when it’s mixed with fresh fruit juice.

Today, I am canning more of the veggies from Fullers Farm too (dill pickled zuchini, pearl onions, garlic).  I just heard the successful sound of my jar tops ‘popping’ after I took them out of the boiling hot water canner.  I’m kind of new to canning, so I follow recipes from homecanning.ca and recipe books that I have around our kitchen.

I plan to dehydrate all the lovely hot peppers today too.  I use dried hot peppers in many of my recipes, because I love heat – especially in the winter time!  I also like to know exactly where my food, spices, and herbs are coming from so I don’t worry so much about the horror stories in the news regarding food contamination.

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My weekly veggie bag from Fullers Farm was so packed that I’m still canning and dehydrating veggies, a week later.  I received lots of pak choi, apples, and garlic, so I made 3 big jars of homemade ultimate kimchi with the pak choi, apples, and garlic from Fullers Farm.  I also added grapefruit and lemon to my ultimate kimchi.   Today I used the last 2 jars of my kimchi and made a spicy / sweet korean style vegan kimchi soup with some of the hot peppers and zuchinni from Fullers Farm.

I took more pictures of the scenery around the Potsdam Farmers Market last week.  It’s in a quiet park setting along side a calm river on Main Street in Potsdam NY.  Here are some photographs of my kitchen adventures with Fullers Veggies with a few recipes.

Ultimate Vegan Kimchi Soup

This soup is a combination of hot and sweet.  It’s good served alone as soup or over rice.  Measurements are not needed because you go by your own intuition in regards to aroma and taste.  You can substitute ingredients for whatever you have that is local, in season, and that you personally enjoy.  This recipe is inspired by Korean Kimchi Soup that is typically made with chicken or shrimp.  I absolutely love all the veggies I get from Fullers Farm though, so my version is Vegan and full of happy Vegetables

INGREDIENTS:

• ultimate kimchi  *
• green tomatoes chopped
• sweet red peppers chopped
• sweet yellow peppers chopped
• hot yellow peppers chopped
• zuchini chopped
• sweet basil
• turmeric
• paprika
• garlic
• mongolian hot oil
• olive oil or grapeseed oil
• coconut milk
• miso

Stir fry green tomatoe, peppers, zuchini,garlic, mongolian oil, and olive oil in pan until veggies are crisp tender.

Stir in turmeric, paprika, and miso.  Stir in your homemade  ultimate kimchi to heat through.  Stir in coconut milk and spring water to heat through.    Serve with fresh basil,  lemon, and  lime wedges with sticky white rice.

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I stopped by the Potsdam Farmer Market to pick up my weekly supply of CSA Veggies from Fullers Farm.  The market was packed with shoppers.  Fullers Veggies farm stand was packed with apples, plums, squash, beans, onions, parsley, basil, zuchinni, garlic scapes, and cucumbers.  I’ve been receiving so many veggies each week that I’ve been canning, dehydrating, and freezing each week in preparation for our upcoming winter.

Kathy and Tim kept busy taking care of customers, while I shot some more photos of their farm stand.  Each week they provide a variety of fresh local vegetables, herbs, and fruits that are in season.  You can find them at the Potsdam NY Farmers Market from 10am to 2pm.  Here are some photos from my visit to their farm stand at the Potsdam Farmers Market:

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