Pear-Fect Pecan Salad

pear-fect pecan salad

This Pear-Fect Pecan Salad is a close cousin to our delicious Blueberry Pecan Salad, so if you liked that one, we think you’re going to love our pear-based salad too! With the onset of fall comes fall fruit, like the local pears we use in this salad. We wait until the pears are perfectly ripe,…

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Blueberry Pecan Salad

blueberry pecan salad

This Blueberry Pecan Salad is inspired by my all-time favorite fruit season: blueberry season, of course! Growing up in DeMotte, Indiana, my first very job was picking blueberries, and I still LOVE picking–and especially eating–blueberries! We don’t grow blueberries at Perkins’ Good Earth Farm, but we do source them locally both for cooking in our…

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Asparagus, Bacon & Goat Cheese Salad

asparagus, bacon, goat cheese salad

Asparagus season comes but once a year, so we’re enjoying this Asparagus, Bacon & Goat Cheese Salad while we can! Paired with a striking dijon vinaigrette, this salad’s flavors will take you on a nuanced ride: fresh greens to roasted asparagus to smoky bacon to sweetish goat cheese to a punch of mustardiness-garlic spiciness. Yum!…

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Roasted Buttercup Squash Salad

roasted buttercup squash salad

I created our Roasted Buttercup Squash Salad because of a common question I’m hearing this fall: What do you do with a buttercup squash?  I didn’t know how to answer this, so I did some research and started playing.  Like all winter squash, the buttercup squash develops flavor through roasting, so I started there. We…

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How to Store Winter Veggies and Greens

winter CSA

As we enter into our Winter CSA, we want to make sure our farm members know how to store all their winter veggies. Here’s our guide to keeping those veggies and greens fresh as long as possible! Note: We wash all our greens before packing them, so you can eat them straight from the bag.…

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How to Pack a Salad for Lunch

lunch time salad in bento box

Packing a salad lunch is a great option when you’re out and about for work or play. For instance, this past weekend we left the farm to go hiking at Tippecanoe River State Park. I asked each of our kids to make their own lunch. Our youngest chose a salad, and with some help, she…

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How to Store Fall Veggies and Greens

summer crisp

Updated Sept 2, 2021 As we enter into our Fall CSA, we want to make sure our farm members know how to store all their fall veggies. Here’s our guide to keeping those veggies and greens fresh as long as possible! Note: We wash all our greens before packing them, so you can eat them…

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Eating Guide for Fall Veggies and Greens

carrots red peppers green onions

Updated Sept 1, 2021 Use this fall veggie eating guide to … Choose what to cook according to your time frame. Gain confidence in your cooking. Truly enjoy food that’s not only good for you but tastes incredible too. I’ve made the rest of this guide specifically without photos so you can easily print it…

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How to Simply Dress a Green Salad

The best green salads are dressed so you can taste the greens themselves. Arugula’s spiciness. Mizuna’s tang. Spinach’s sweentess. All of these unique flavors can either be enhanced–or covered up. Of course there’s a time and a place for heavier, creamier dressings, but for my every day side or snack salad, I like to keep…

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Eating Guide for Spring Veggies and Greens

Fall CSA Week 6 Large Share

Updated April 7, 2022 Use this spring veggie eating guide to … Choose what to cook according to your time frame. Gain confidence in your cooking. Truly enjoy food that’s not only good for you but tastes incredible too. The most simple way to eat a veggie is to enjoy it raw and unadorned. Dan…

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