Join BeeGreen Farm on Saturday April 17th from 11-4 on the patio! We’ll have Certified organic seedlings and seeds; Tomatoes, Herbs, Eggplant, Kale, Mustard, and more. Come celebrate Earth Day! Hug a tree, twirl beneath a tree, Dream beneath a tree. Plant a tree! Get some tips on planting your[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bettina Birch’
April 9th, 2010 - 1:49 pm § in Events
Sow Some Seeds of Joy! BeeGreen Farm will be back on the patio!
February 3rd, 2010 - 11:21 am § in Dressings/ Sauces, Recipe
Pink Grapefruit Marmalade with Vanilla
From the Demo: Saving the Season, Winter Citrus Recipe Courtesy of Bettina Birch, BeeGreenFarm 3 large ruby red grapefruits 3 cups water 4 cups sugar 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped 2 tablespoons rose water or lemon juice 1. Set a large pot of water to boil. Cut off the peel of the grapefruits, [...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 11:15 am § in Dressings/ Sauces, Recipe
Lemon Curd
From the Demo: Saving the Season, Winter Citrus Recipe Courtesy of Bettina Birch, BeeGreenFarm My friend Susan Rush was an angel and made up a couple of different citrus recipes for tasting. Following is one great and easy lemon curd recipe: Good enough to eat by the spoonful, this curd can be used [...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 11:13 am § in Dressings/ Sauces, Recipe
PECTIN STOCK
From the Demo: Saving the Season, Winter Citrus Recipe Courtesy of Bettina Birch, BeeGreenFarm Christine Ferber, author of “Mes Confiture” inspires with her recipe for “Pectin Stock”, a natural alternative to packaged pectin. 3 1/2 pounds green apples 4 2/3 cups granulated [...]
December 16th, 2009 - 11:38 am § in Events
Gifts from the Garden: Bettina from BeGreenFarm is Back this Saturday!
Bettina Birch from BeGreenFarm will be back on the Cafe Surfas Patio starting this Saturday selling freshly harvested Gift from the Garden. From Bettina: Please come by to say hello and see what’s just been harvested: Freshly harvested & handmade Wreaths; Laurel, Herbal, Pepperberry and Ro[...]
November 17th, 2009 - 6:38 pm § in Events, Information
BeeGreenFarm Returns with the Bounty of the Season!!
Arkansas Black Apples- Snap, crunch, sweet, tart…. If you were at the Saving the Season canning demo you had the chance to taste them. They are fantastic! Can you imagine the pie made from these jewels? Bettina of BeeGreenFarm, certified organic since 1990, will be on the patio selling her [...]
November 10th, 2009 - 6:18 pm § in Events, Information
Alert: Squid Ink Praises Our Canning Demo!
In case you missed it,our second installment of Saving the Season: Canning Fall, happened last Saturday in the Surfas Test Kitchen, where we welcomed back Bettina Birch of BeeGreenFarms, and Kevin West, blogger of Saving the Season for their vast knowledge in the art of canning (and tasty samples). [...]
November 8th, 2009 - 3:51 pm § in Dressings/ Sauces, Recipe
CHUNKY CRANBERRY JAM WITH GINGER AND ORANGE ZEST
From the Demo, Saving the Season- Fall Demo Recipe courtesy of Kevin West 15 oz cranberries 1 hard apple such as Arkansas Black, peeled, cored and sliced into 1/2″ chunks (this is optional, but it’s my father’s way of doing it and I like the added contrast of texture and flavor) 1 [...]
November 8th, 2009 - 3:47 pm § in Dressings/ Sauces, Recipe
FRESH PERSIMMON BUTTER
From the Demo, Saving the Season- Fall Demo Recipe courtesy of Kevin West Please note that persimmons do not have enough natural acidity to be safely canned, since low-acid foods can develop botulism during shelf storage. Accordingly this is a “fresh jam” that should be stored in the fri[...]
November 8th, 2009 - 3:45 pm § in Dressings/ Sauces, Recipe
Persimmon Chutney
From the Demo, Saving the Season- Fall Demo Recipe courtesy of Bettina Birch 1 pounds ripe persimmons 1 pound Black Arkansas apples 1/4 cup apple vinegar 1/4 cup lime juice 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup raisins, or other dried fruit 1/8 cup dark brown sugar 1/8 organic light sugar 1 tablespoon mustard seeds[...]