Gaia's Food

12/13/2024

Here is a concrete study showing the harm of grain-fed beef on human bodies, especially in forms of “oxidative stress, inflammation, and cardiovascular health.”
If you want some locally raised, organic grass-fed, grass-finished beef, check out Oak and Barrel Meats at Berea Farmers Market

Background/Objectives: Cattle-feeding systems may have health implications for consumers of beef products. Organic grass-fed (GRA) and conventional (CON) cattle-feeding systems may result in beef products with differing metabolite profiles and therefore could impact the postprandial metabolomic resp...

12/01/2024

Hello, December ❄️
Blueberry bush
Garlic plants
Baby spinach
Baby green onions
Baby carrots
Baby lettuce
All happily growing in the hoop house or under a snow blanket.

11/24/2024

I finished reading Miraculous Abundance last night. It’s such an amazing read: poetic writing style, deeply personal, and so stubbornly hopeful on farming, eating, and living in ways that make this world more livable for all species.
It makes me feel so validated about the way I farm and the vision of farm that I want to create in a year or two.

11/11/2024

Garlic germination. When we sow seeds, we sow hope. Keep steady, and keep on doing the most mundane things in life.

11/01/2024

I am taking a break from farmers market this winter because I am finishing up growing a human in me.
But, I’ll come back in April 2025 with CSA and Farmers Market produce!
May all of you have a restful and crispy winter🍁🍂🪵🐿️

11/01/2024

I won’t be there for this winter’s farmers market because I am finishing up growing a human in me.
But, I’ll come back in April 2025 with CSA and Farmers Market produce!

Happy Halloween from the BFM✨🦇
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Join us this week for the first winter market of the season for a variety of fresh produce, local meats, fresh baked goods, unique artisan goodies, and so much more!

**don’t forget, our winter hours are now 10am-1pm!

10/05/2024

I got sweet corns and edamame. Come see me

10/01/2024

Wow, What a read! I borrowed this book from Richmond library one and half a month ago, and I finally finished it tonight.
It’s packed with solid research data and examples delivering a simple yet often neglected fact that the way we produce our food directly impacts our health and the health of Mother Earth. A few take aways:
1. Eat no-till food. Soil microbial communities feed the plants, and the plants feed them. Tillage destroys the microbial communities and robs plants of their allies and nutrients.
2. Eat no-spray food. Spraying pesticide and herbicide kills beneficial lives in and above the ground. Moreover, it stops plants from absorbing indispensable nutrient groups like magnesium.
3. Eat pasture-raised, grass-fed, and grass-finished animal products, including milk, fat, and meat. Grain-fed animals contains high levels of omega-6 fats that are responsible for chronic inflammation in human bodies, from brain to heart.
4. We are a part of nature. When we harm nature, we harm ourselves. When we heal nature, we heal our health as well.

09/28/2024

Come see us Berea Farmers Market and try out one of these yummy brownie cupcakes! Whisper the secrete code of “brownie cupcake” 😉

09/28/2024

It’s a bit rainy and chilly, but is still open. I have sweet corn and spicy arugula, England orchards has eggs, baked goods, and fruits, and Mr. Best brought a lot of Cherokee purple tomatoes.
Come see us and let your kids play in the puddle!

09/16/2024

CSA #13, only two more to go! My very pregnant body is definitely ready to the end of my summer CSA. In this week, I offer you:
1. Two lb of upper gourd sweet potato pumpkin
2. Two small cucumbers or a summer squash
3. One bunch of asparagus beans
4. One bunch of herb (holy basil/basil/cilantro)
5. Four green peppers
6. One head of lettuce
7. 7.5 oz of green beans

09/09/2024

For week 12, I have the following items for my CSA customers:
1. 2 lb of candy roaster squash
2. Two small cucumbers or one zucchini
3. One bunch of asparagus beans
4. One bunch of basil
5. Two green peppers
6. One head of lettuce
7. 6 oz of green beans
8. One head of garlic

Now, it’s time to have some me-time on my birthday.

09/05/2024

I love it when nature does q***r stuff, like these two daisy flowers growing into one.
Thanks to Chris, I was able to get some farm work done while tending to a toddler and my pregnant body.
Farm work on 09/05:
1. I pruned tomato plants
2. I pulled weeds in the hoop house
3. I applied 5 buckets of compost in the hoop house to get ready for winter growing
4. I fixed the leaks in my drip irrigation
5. I watered the farm
6. I put away my summer seeds and brought out my fall/winter seeds
7. I broadcasted buckwheat seeds in future garlic beds

09/02/2024

I am loving this fall weather and taking my time to say farewells to this challenging yet generous growing season.
For week 11, I have the following items for my CSA customers:
1. One lb of tomatoes
2. Two small cucumbers
3. One head of garlic
4. One bunch of asparagus beans
5. One bunch of cilantro
6. Three green peppers
7. One bunch of cooking greens made of butterfray spinach, red kale, turnip greens, mustard greens, mizuna, and arugula

08/30/2024

Chris took Orion to sell chocolate at Kentucky Castle, so I got some much-needed alone time with my veggies. I can finally cook something I love without a toddler complaining about its spiciness or a husband complaining about too much green onions 😮‍💨
All veggies are from my farm, it feels so good to nourish myself with the food I grew with my hands.

08/26/2024

For week 10’s CSA, we have:
1. Two lbs of candy roaster squash
2. One summer squash or two small cucumbers
3. One bunch of green onions
4. One bunch of asparagus beans
5. Three green peppers
6. One bunch of sweet potato greens
7. One bunch of sweet basil or shiso

08/22/2024

Break day, so I did zero farm work except to harvest food for my own meal.
Here is a picture of our family evening walk with Orio riding his trike and Chris playing his banjo.
Maybe I don’t have to work all the time?

08/21/2024

So many people have complimented on how beautiful the sunflowers are on my farm, but you know what? I didn’t plant any of them. All the sunflower plants on my farm this year are volunteers from a few plants last year. All I did this year was pulling or cutting the ones that are growing in my garden beds or on the pathways. They are gifts from mother Gaia.

Farm work on August 20th:
1. Orion and I removed some decaying cabbage, pole beans, and cucumber plants and feed them to our chickens.
2. Orion and I weeded 3 garden beds.
3. I pruned tomato plants.
4. Chris and I harvested asparagus beans, cut them, and put them in the freezer so we can eat them in winter.