Abundance Acres

Pea Humus

This humus celebrates summer! We have to thank a farm share member for giving us this recipe. We’ve enjoyed it with chips, salads and grilled meats. Uniquely flavored with summer ripe peas and fresh mint – we are sure it will soon be a favorite of yours as well! Ingredients: 2 Cups Peas 2 cloves…

Muffin Tin Strawberry Shortcake

An easy take on a summer classic! Ingredients: 1¼ cups white whole-wheat flour 1¼ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter 1 large egg 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions: Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray….

Man Salad

Jeffrey was never a fan of salads until this… rightly named ‘Man Salad’ as it keeps this man happily full until the next meal. Ingredients: • Cooked grain (rice, quinoa, couscous…) • Cooked protein (chicken, steak, meatballs) • Roasted vegetables • Sautéed onions and mushrooms • Lettuce greens • Crushed tortilla chips • Cheese •…

New Irrigation System

As part of a USDA grant we are beginning a new project on the farm. This new irrigation system will hopefully make watering the fields easier and more automated. We hope that waking up at 11 at night remembering that we didn’t shut of the water to the greenhouse or field will be a thing…

First Distribution of 2018!

June 6th marked the first distribution of 2018! With 100% of our available shares sold and over 45% of them part of the ‘share-the-shares’ program we were thrilled to start the season in such a way. In addition to the normal spring items of lettuce and scallions, we also included a bag of blue popcorn!…

Rhubarb Orange Refresher

Welcome Summer! A perfect way to cool off during the hot summer months! Ingredients: • 3 cups fresh rhubarb, cut crosswise in 1/2-inch slices, about 3/4 lb. • 4 cups cold water • 1 cup strawberries, frozen (or fresh) • 1 cup orange juice • 4 mint sprigs, for garnish Directions: 1. In large, stainless…

Spring at last!

Winter has hung on this year! Fields are only just beginning to bear off from all the snow we received. This isn’t stopping the constant growth of tender seedlings in the sunroom and seedling house though! The lush green is a joy to see especially with the backdrop or white snow steadily reseeding.

Maple Syrup 2018

This year was a record setting year! We tapped out the earliest we ever have on February 18th. The 300 taps produced enough sap to make a record breaking 68 gallons (previous record was 60)! With this sweet season now over we are still waiting for the rest of the snow to melt so we…

Snowshoeing in Torchlight

By the light of Swedish-style log torches Abundance Acres hosted the first snowshoe night at the pavilion. A short hike along the trails was followed by snacks, s’mores, hot chocolate and sledding. What a beautiful evening to enjoy the winter weather! A special thanks to Rena Gordon who organized the event!

Fall Festival

What a beautiful day we were blessed with today! Felt like summer, looked like fall! We had a great turnout for the Abundance Acres Fall Festival. Rena Gordon organized the event and many others added their touches too. Pumpkin Bowling, Pumpkin Painting, Pumpkin Carving, Apple Pressing, Hay Rides, Food and Fellowship were the name of…

Tomato Winner of 2017!

We have a winners for the best tasting and best looking tomato in 2017! Thanks to all our share members and all those who stopped by our booth at Andover Day for casting your vote! Remarkably it was close race for all the contestants and a tie for best tasting! Here is the line up:…

Korean Spinach Salad

This is a Knisely family favorite, and is a pretty loose recipe, but delicious all the same. Forgive me for not having a picture of the salad itself, but it disappeared too fast to get a picture of it the last time I made it! A picture of this week’s share will have to suffice….