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Looking for a satisfying but lighter dish to cook between the Thanksgiving feast and the coming rich holiday meals? Try this vitamin-packed mess o’ greens on top of a velvety turnip-parsnip puree. Particularly great with homegrown organic vegetables, but wherever they’re sourced, be sure your ingredients are fresh. Ingredients From the Garden: 4 large bunches […]

Homefront Farmers is excited to announce the completion of the greenhouse at our new home base in Redding. This large space will allow us to grow quality organic seedlings, including hard-to-find varieties, for transplanting into our clients home gardens come spring. We won’t lie—the project was challenging. However, we think the effort was more than

A healthy and easy cake receipe.  The raw carrot and shredded coconut give this cake a wonderful texture while the zesty cream cheese frosting colored with beets will knock your socks off! Ingredients From the Garden: 1 ⅓ cups carrots, boiled and pureed 3 cups carrots, raw, shredded 1” cube of red beet, boiled and

A successful garden starts with a good plan. We spend the winter creating detailed designs showing where, when, and how the crops clients enjoy will fit into their garden space. In February, we begin seeding crops such as spinach, kale, and scallions in the greenhouse. After the snow melts and we’re unlikely to get much

This bright, crunchy spring slaw is the perfect compliment to succulent, crispy fish. We use mashed avocado and lime juice instead of mayo in the slaw for a unique healthy twist. It also utilizes dried cayenne peppers from the year before, which are so easy since they can dry out simply sitting on the kitchen

The beautiful Fisher Blacksmithing Trowel. While we undoubtedly have some winter weather ahead, spring isn’t so far away. As garden centers start to restock, the professional gardeners at Homefront Farmers  thought we’d create a list of garden maintenance tools and accessories you’ll find helpful for the coming growing season. Trowel—Great for transplanting and other small digging jobs,

Looking for a healthy snack to serve for the big game tonight? Try this delicious bean recipe! Haricots vert are one of the easiest garden treats to freeze for winter use. All beans love to grow in the heat of summer, and sometimes as gardeners we are overwhelmed with their productivity. What to do? Simply

One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight and become healthier. Unfortunately, for most people, diets fail in the long run. (1) Instead of severely restricting what you can eat, consider making healthier options more accessible. A great way to do this is with your own home garden.  Fresh, organic food will

When the chill in the air creeps its way into your bones, rich, hearty dishes are the best way to warm up. This recipe takes a good chunk of an afternoon to prepare, but the flavor is worth it.  A recipe by Kyle Martinez. Ingredients From the Garden: 2 carrots, peeled and diced  2 parsnips, peeled

Though we don’t think about it as we tend to our tomatoes, eat a salad, or slice open a watermelon, our organic vegetable gardens are laboratories of fascinating organic chemistry processes. These processes explain many of the changes we see in plants as the long, warm days of summer give way to the crisp air and earlier