On-farm dinners return to Carriage House Farm this Autumn! Come join us at for the 2021 Autumn On-Farm Dinner Series!

Event, Food and RecipeRichard StewartJuly 28, 2021events, on-farm dinner, foodComment

Chiltepin Pepper

The Chiltepin Pepper is another hot pepper or Capsicium annum. It is not to be consfused with either the Pequin or a Turkish pepper. It is one of the few peppers native to North America though also can be found in South America. Tepin is derived from a Nahuatl (native Aztec/Central American/Mexican culture) word meaning "flea." They are a wild pepper that has been growing across the American South-West for centuries.

Fish Peppers

A cultivar of Capsicum annum, this pepper is believed to have originated in the Caribbean and became popular during the 19th Century among African Americans, and was used commonly as an ingredient in the oyster and crab houses, especially in Baltimore and Philadelphia, thus the name “fish pepper.” Like many old breeds it fell out of favor in the early 20th century and was almost lost.

Education and Research, Plant CultivarsRichard StewartFebruary 4, 2021peppers, fish pepper, hot pepper, changes, heirloomComment

Musings on the Environment and Weather...

There are two things that have the largest impact on what we do here at Carriage House Farm: the market for the goods and services we provide and Mother Nature.

Education and Research, RuminationsRichard StewartJanuary 25, 2021weather, climate, change, adaptation, new methodsComment

Saying Farewell to Findlay Market

RuminationsRichard StewartJanuary 15, 2020Carriage House Farmfarm, farm market, Findlay, OTR Comments

Beets

One of the most luminous vegetables we’ll pull out of the garden all year long, beets are both ridiculously colorful and ridiculously flavorful. And, like radishes, it seems people either love them or hate them.

Education and ResearchRichard StewartJune 13, 2019beets, beet greens, beetComment

Dill

Dill weed is a lovely herb—literally.

Education and ResearchRichard StewartMay 24, 2019dill, dill weedComment

Radishes

So radishes are a thing of debate around Carriage House Farm. The staff is more or less evenly divided between diametrically opposing viewpoints on this crunchy, funky, spicy root vegetable. We either hate it or love it.

Education and ResearchRichard StewartMay 24, 2019radish, radishesComment

Green Onions

The Hartsock side of the Carriage House Farm family has, for long as anyone can remember, eaten green onions in the simplest way possible—pull them, clean them, trim their ends, chill them and then eat them at dinner dipped in salt.

Education and Research, Food and RecipeRichard StewartMay 24, 2019onions, onionComment