Farm Musings

Homemade hot cocoa is easy, healthier and tastes SO much better than pre-made mixes.

I know, I know. You ARE a great cook and you probably don't need one all the time to get a perfect medium rare on your steak. BUT even after all this time, I am still surprised how much I appreciate a good FAST thermometer.

One of the questions we get asked a lot is: Do you offer tours of your farm? Yes! But...we also have a farm to run so we only have tours a couple of times a year. Read here to find out more.

Vanilla: One of the most loved flavors and perhaps the most artificially (and poorly) imitated. Real vanilla is also rather expensive. Making your own is easy and much less expensive than a $2.50 per ounce in the store. At that price, you can hardly afford to use enough to truly appreciate this amazing delicacy. Way better to simply make your own... trust me, your culinary life won't be the same.

These grain-free cakes are GAPS intro diet approved and are an awesome healthy breakfast or snack on the go for you and your kids. Quick and easy to make, you'll have no problem serving up pancakes for the family any morning!

Just released: A new cookbook written by one of our members, featuring a recipe from TC Farm!

This week, the American Heart Association made some big changes in it's recommend guidelines for how much sugar kids should be getting. As parents with kids of our own, we think this is a big step in the right direction. Learn more.

This study 40 years ago could have fully reshaped the American diet. But it was never fully published. An experiment run right here in Minnesota, and reported on this week in the Washington Post, appears to contradict some LONG held conventional wisdom about fat and health.

Ever have a type of food you just can get enough of? For the last few months, we've quietly introduced some new packages that we offer to our members. We've received a lot of good feedback and thought it was about time we write about them.

We will be at the Minnesota Grown CSA booth at the Minnesota State Fair on Friday, September 2nd from 5pm-9pm. Stop by and say hello!

Fermented beets are so tasty and good for you... filled with probiotics, they are a perfect way to capture a bit of summer. Using an InstantPot or other e-Pressure Cooker is an ideal way to cook beets.

Is fat good for you? Cholesterol? Do pasture raised animals change the health impacts to consider? I am always asked these types of questions and found myself recommending various books over the years. I thought it would be nice to compile a list of favorites for future reference.

Turns out a lot of the humidity in Minnesota summers can be traced back to the row crops farmers are growing. "Mature Iowa corn pumps out 49 to 56 billion gallons of water into the atmosphere each day." Yikes!

A quick recap of this year's farm tour for those who weren't able to make it. And a thank you to those who were!

We're rolling out our new packages for this season and we think you'll love the new variety, customization choices and quick ready-to-eat meals we've added for our members.