Last Friday night, about 120 people gathered to support Eighth Day Farm at our Dinner at the Farm event. We had great weather, amazing food and an incredible time. First, thank you to all of our volunteers that helped make the evening possible! Between dinner tickets, in-kind donations and the silent auction, we raised a […]
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Makes a big Dutch oven full: enough to eat, share, and have leftovers! (We like to freeze the leftovers for a summery treat in the dead of winter.) Ingredients 4 T. butter a splash of olive oil 2-3 cloves garlic 1 onion (medium or large), diced 3 carrots, finely diced ¼ c. flour sea salt […]
Each of us at Eighth Day Farm feel consumers should have unbiased access to education about food production. Recently, NPR aired a program that was one-sided and largely funded by Monstanto. The following is an excerpt from Change.org: “Millions of Americans who demand a higher standard of news reporting turn to public radio because it’s […]
We have a little bittersweet news for you all. Our Dinner at the Farm event this Friday (Aug. 26th) is now full. While we’re disappointed we cannot accept any more people, we’re excited and very much appreciative of the overwhelming support from all of you. There will be more opportunities in the coming months to […]
The fund-raising dinner on August 26th is shaping up to be an incredible evening with a few changes to the evening. Here’s our plan for the night: 6:00 pm Hors d’oeuvres, live music, tours at the Farm (709 Pine Ave.) 7:15ish pm We’ll arrive at the Holland Town Center, WOW Center (12330 James St, Block […]
(gluten-free) Mix together the following ingredients, eye-balling the amounts to get the consistency you want: softened cream cheese sour cream or plain yogurt shredded cheddar cheese chopped fresh dill, basil, and chives (or whatever herbs you want) salt and pepper to taste Spread onto slices of cucumbers or pickles. Serve as a snack, appetizer, or […]
(vegan, gluten-free) 1 cucumber, cut into chunks a handful of blueberries a splash of white wine vinegar salt and pepper to taste chopped fresh basil and mint Toss together and enjoy!
Yes! Zucchini in your chocolate cake! This cake is light, satisfying, and super nutritious as far as cakes go. We love it around here, especially when we don’t know what to do with all our zucchini! There are two ways to make this cake: the normal way and the “soaked” way. If you’ve never heard […]
The size of your bunch of greens is up to you. Start small if you aren’t feeling brave. Ingredients 1 lb pasta of choice (I use brown rice, which makes this dish gluten-free) 1 bunch of greens (swiss chard, beet greens, kale, or spinach) 4 T. butter 1/2-3/4 c. milk 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp […]
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