Have you ever walked through the local farmer’s market and wondered “what’s
THAT!?!?” Or opened your weekly CSA share and felt intimidated by a new variety of winter squash or some colorful Asian greens?
These are issues Danielle Schneider encountered when she joined Amazing 
Heart Farm’s CSA is 2009. That’s why, starting in June of 2012, Danielle will be offering a bi-monthly cooking class designed to teach cooks of ALL skill levels how to take better advantage of the fresh food available during the growing season.
These classes will begin with an overview of the produce featured that class and the recipes that will be used. Following the overview, a side dish and a main dish
will be prepared by the class. The evening will end with a casual meal in which
we enjoy the recipes prepared together.
THE DETAILS
The cooking classes/dinners will be held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays
of June through October (10 classes), from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Amazing Heart Farm kitchen.
To cover the cost of Danielle’s time and the ingredients needed to prepare meals,
we ask participants to pay $12 if you are an Amazing Heart CSA member and $15
for all other participants.
Registration Options:
- Early Registration: We’ll be using our own kitchen so space is limited and we recommend signing up in advance. Pay for the whole series (10 classes) in full by Feb. 1, 2012 and receive a 10% discount. CSA MEMBERS/$108; NON-MEMBERS/$135
- Regular Registration: Pay for the whole series (10 classes) by May 15, 2012 CSA MEMBERS/$120; NON-MEMBERS/$150
- Pay Per Class: If you’re unable to attend all 10 classes but would still like to participate in some of them, you may pay per class. Please designate the number of classes you’ll be able to attend and their respective dates on the registration form. CSA MEMBERS/$12 per class; NON-MEMBERS/$15 per class
To Register, please fill out THIS form and send it to Amazing Heart Farm: 181 Orrtanna Road / Orrtanna, PA 17353
A freshly dug trench – the PVC irrigation line is almost in! These irrigation lines will distribute the overflow from our artesian well (which will be collected & stored in our newly constructed irrigation pond) to the drip tape that lines our crop rows during the growing season. Due to the excessive rains this season, it has been too wet to install the irrigation lines. There are still a few sections we’ll have to hand dig. But in the meantime, the trench digger that Zach’s operating (see below) is a big help! This project is underway thanks to the Rainbird Intelligent Use of Water Award that we received in March of 2011. Many thanks to all of you who diligently voted for us over the 2011 winter months! Our goal is to complete the irrigation project by March of 2012.
Bill “welding” PVC pipe
Zach operating the trench digger
