adalisab7 days ago5 minHow To(Quick)Pickle AnythingThe biggest perk to working for farms is undoubtedly the continual access to high-quality and fresh vegetables, sometimes in comical...
adalisabMay 26 minWhat to do when you don't feel like cooking. Hello! Ada here. Despite having defrosted and marinated some venison, last night I drove to our nearest restaurant and ordered chips and...
adalisabApr 253 minWhat are Brassicas? As farm people, the word “Brassicas” is a regular player in our working dictionary of botany terms and tractor parts. Brassicas this, and...
adalisabApr 183 minThe Real Value Proposition of my VegetablesI always joke with my friends that my food obsession is what drives my farming career. Although I AM being silly when I say that, there's...
adalisabApr 114 minThe trick to Understanding Daikon + Other Spring RecipesHello! Ada here. It’s been a while since we’ve done a Recipe Roundup, but I have full faith y’all have figured out how to use your...
adalisabApr 44 min5 Reasons Vrdnt Veggies are Worth It Need a nudge to order some Vrdnt Veggies? Do you read our emails, follow us on social, but not yet eat our vegetables? There is no better...
adalisabMar 302 minFarmer Becky's Spring Planting Update Spring planting season in Texas is a marathon, and I'm pleased we are on the final leg! This week we are preparing our last acre of beds...
adalisabMar 286 minHerby salads, veggie muffulettas, carrot hummus, and 3 picnic recommendationsPicnic: It’s a noun, it’s a verb, it’s a table, it’s a blanket. It’s the warmth of the sun on your shoulders, or maybe an oak’s shady...
adalisabMar 144 minRecipe Roundup: Spring is here. Hello! Ada here. There are some new Vrdnt vegetables trickling in which should certainly help inspire some newness in the kitchen. The...
adalisabMar 76 min3 Vegetable Planting Techniques we use at Vrdnt: Direct Seed, Paperpot, and "Regular" Transplant As you can imagine, at a small-scale diversified vegetable farm, spring is BUSY. For the past few months, soil and air temps have been...
adalisabMar 23 minWhy is salad season in the middle of the winter and why do we harvest “winter squash” in June?The answer to both of these questions is our Texas seasonality! If you were not born and raised in Texas, you are probably most familiar...
adalisabFeb 284 minRecipe Roundup: Vrdnt Vegetable Ideas & Mardi Gras Lagniappe Hey y'all. What's cookin'? No really, what are you cooking? If you're anything like me, you cook a lot of food. Some of it is simply that...
adalisabFeb 233 minCashflow at the Farm: The Truth Dear Amazing Vrndt Community, As a small business owner, there is a lot to juggle. Rarely do I set aside time to communicate the "whys"...
adalisabFeb 214 minWhat to do with FennelYou know what to do with carrots, and even your kids are fans of kale. But, fennel? For those of you new to this frilly frond, let us...
adalisabFeb 144 minValentines Day + A Blistery Anniversary: What to Cook Hello! Yes, it's Valentine's day. Happy day! For me, and probably for you too, today is also a voyage down a blistery memory alley of...
adalisabFeb 72 minA Crop Update from Farmer Becky, Post-FreezeJust wanted to send a little update and let y’all know how we’re faring through winter and what all this cold weather means for your CSA...
adalisabFeb 13 minRecipe RoundupHello! Ada here. I'm just returning from a weekend bachelorette party where my friends showered me with love, Mardi Gras magic, very...
adalisabJan 244 minDaikon Radishes: What to Do with your Purple RootsThere are a handful of vegetables that I became intimately familiar with only after working for farms in Central Texas. Daikon radishes...
adalisabJan 173 minWhy Cabbage WinsHello Friends! We're nearly 20 days into the year 2022. How are you? If you're like me, you're back to being rather selective about the...
adalisabJan 105 minSmarter Veggie PrepBecoming a CSA Member and truly aligning yourself with Texas seasonality is a marathon, not a sprint. It takes effort, and some practice,...