Living Local: On Raising Chickens and Keeping a Garden

Patti and Emily are both old* school Blue Mooners, with lots of experience themselves in gardening in agriculture. Patti, our seeding and watering specialist, has a BS in Horticulture from Penn State and a pack of chickens and 2 dogs in her backyard. Emily, who manages our market (and market garden) in Buckingham, in addition…

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April 2014 Events in Pennington

Friday, April 4, 4-7pm: FIRST FRIDAY APRIL Photography and Food: Featured Artist is outdoor photographer Vince M. Camiolo. Gallery and photo sale. Enjoy samples with Abdel of Mediterranean Delicacies Organic Olive and a dish prepared by Chef James Odell.  He will use Blue Moon Acre’s own New Jersey Grown  rice, market vegetables, and organic chicken. Enjoy…

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March 2014 Events in Pennington

Saturday, March 1 8, 10:30am-noon: SUSTAINABLE SATURDAY Kid Food- I Hate Mushrooms! Alan and Julie Horrigan of Shibumi Farms teach participants how to make Shiitake bacon and provide tips for getting kids (and adults) to eat whole foods. Their own kids hated mushrooms when they got into the gourmet mushroom business! Light refreshments provided. First five…

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Five Ridiculously Easy-to-Grow Vegetables

Believe it or not, spring is right around the corner! And you know what that means—time to start planning your garden. Below are five delicious, nutritious, and easy-to-grow vegetables. 1.       Beets.   Love ‘em or hate ‘em, beets are hearty, healthy, and easy-to-grow. Plant in spring after soil has warmed and dried out. Avoid soil…

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First Friday with GnomeNculture and Enlightened Chocolates.

Join us for the February installment of our free “meet your producer” series in Pennington. You could potentially leave with a very unique art-and-food package for your Valentine. Sample decadent, yet healthy, raw and vegan chocolates with Lisa Leleu: owner of Enlightened Chocolates by Tree of Love. Lauren O’Neill of GnomeNculture will demonstrate her craft…

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Growing Lettuce in the Winter?!

Shh—do you hear that sound? That’s the sound of your favorite vegetables growing. In the winter. That’s right, Blue Moon Acres is still at it, even in January. In concert with our Pennington Market’s new winter hours, we’re offering an array of in-season, local, New Jersey Grown veggies. Cabbage, leeks, scallions, beets, kale, collards, spinach,…

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Blue Moon Acres Featured In I Love New York Cookbook

    I HEART NY Cookbook  —Daniel Humm and Will Guidara Daniel Humm and Will Guidara’s second cookbook, I HEART NY, was inspired by a question: “What is New York Cuisine?” The nearly 150 recipes, based on the region’s centuries-old farming traditions, provide the delicious answer. In researching these traditions, the pair toured scores of…

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Blue Moon Acres Featured In Eleven Madison Park Cookbook

  Eleven Madison Park  —Daniel Humm, Will Guidara Eleven Madison Park just may be the most beautiful cookbook ever assembled. Inspired by the progressive French restaurant bearing the same name, Daniel Humm and Will Guidara’s premier collaborative effort contains more than 160 recipes spanning four seasons, featuring dishes that resemble works of high art. And…

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Blue Moon Acres Featured In Avec Eric Cookbook

Avec Eric  — Eric Ripert In writing his latest cookbook, Avec Eric: A Culinary Journey with Eric Ripert, celebrity- chef Eric Ripert envisioned himself as a “home cook who invited his friends for a simple meal.” The 100+ recipe tour-de-force begins at Le Bernadin, Ripert’s current haunt, then sets out for California, Tuscany, the Cayman…

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