Produce Storage and Tips

Produce Storage and Tips

Produce Storage and Tips

Produce Storage and Tips

produce storage & tips for CSA members Asparagus How to Store Asparagus place the ends in a container of water.  If storing for a couple of days leave room for possible growth and check the water level each day or wrap in a damp paper towel and store in plastic. Cleaning asparagus.  Run under cold… Read More »
produce storage & tips for CSA members Asparagus How to Store Asparagus place the ends in a container of water.  If storing for a couple of days leave room for possible growth and check the water level each day or wrap in a damp paper towel and store in plastic. Cleaning asparagus.  Run under cold… Read More »

Your Springtime Visit

Your Springtime Visit

Your Springtime Visit

Your Springtime Visit

Springtime on the Farm Alstede Farms is a open all year long! Visit us during springtime to see all the sights and hear the sounds of a real working farm close to home. Here are some of the enjoyable activities available during your springtime visit: Buy PYO Admission PYO Strawberry Tickets Pick Your Own (PYO)… Read More »
Springtime on the Farm Alstede Farms is a open all year long! Visit us during springtime to see all the sights and hear the sounds of a real working farm close to home. Here are some of the enjoyable activities available during your springtime visit: Buy PYO Admission PYO Strawberry Tickets Pick Your Own (PYO)… Read More »

Spring into Family Fun

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Spring into Family Fun

Spring into Family Fun

Spring in your Step Springtime festival is taking place on our farm. It’s a wonderful time for families to get outdoors and enjoy some time together after a long winter spent indoors. What can you expect when you visit our farm for the first time? This festival features inclusive admission to the springtime activities which… Read More »

Spring in your Step Springtime festival is taking place on our farm. It’s a wonderful time for families to get outdoors and enjoy some time together after a long winter spent indoors. What can you expect when you visit our farm for the first time? This festival features inclusive admission to the springtime activities which… Read More »

Muffin but Love for Breakfast

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Muffin but Love for Breakfast

Muffin but Love for Breakfast

The early bird gets the bacon in our eyes. Rise and shine to breakfast and brunch time on our farm. Have you visited us during one of our delicious breakfasts or brunches? Starting the day off on the farm with a hearty breakfast is a great way to begin your day’s adventure. Our breakfasts are… Read More »

The early bird gets the bacon in our eyes. Rise and shine to breakfast and brunch time on our farm. Have you visited us during one of our delicious breakfasts or brunches? Starting the day off on the farm with a hearty breakfast is a great way to begin your day’s adventure. Our breakfasts are… Read More »

Pick Your Own Adventures

Pick Your Own

Pick Your Own Adventures

Pick Your Own Adventures

Why Pick Your Own? You may have heard about PYO which stands for pick your own fruits and vegetables. The pick-your-own movement is said to have developed during the Great Depression when innovative farmers sought to connect consumers directly with their products to reduce overhead for labor. Still, a popular activity today, getting outside in… Read More »

Why Pick Your Own? You may have heard about PYO which stands for pick your own fruits and vegetables. The pick-your-own movement is said to have developed during the Great Depression when innovative farmers sought to connect consumers directly with their products to reduce overhead for labor. Still, a popular activity today, getting outside in… Read More »

An Experience for all Senses

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An Experience for all Senses

An Experience for all Senses

Pick your own is a multifaceted experience on our farm. Not only do you have the opportunity to see how food is grown, but it is also an experience for all your senses. The first thing you will notice upon arriving at our farm is the neatly maintained property, including the fields and picking rows.… Read More »

Pick your own is a multifaceted experience on our farm. Not only do you have the opportunity to see how food is grown, but it is also an experience for all your senses. The first thing you will notice upon arriving at our farm is the neatly maintained property, including the fields and picking rows.… Read More »

Doughnut Worry, Be Happy!

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Doughnut Worry, Be Happy!

Doughnut Worry, Be Happy!

The Doughnut Haus Food Truck is celebrating its third season offering a variety of coffee drinks and delicious doughnut love in a beautiful farm setting. Many guests say “Doughnut” do mornings without a visit to the Alstede Farms Doughnut Haus.  The menu features an abundance of delicious sweet treats and coffee to get you thirsty… Read More »

The Doughnut Haus Food Truck is celebrating its third season offering a variety of coffee drinks and delicious doughnut love in a beautiful farm setting. Many guests say “Doughnut” do mornings without a visit to the Alstede Farms Doughnut Haus.  The menu features an abundance of delicious sweet treats and coffee to get you thirsty… Read More »

Stirring the Pot for Local and Farm Fresh

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Stirring the Pot for Local and Farm Fresh

Stirring the Pot for Local and Farm Fresh

John-Paul Andronici brings his love of culinary creations to Alstede Farms, setting the table for the first Food & Beverage Manager position. Alstede Farms transcends the farm-to-table experience with this new position planting the seed for a sprouting hospitality department. John-Paul brings his corporate chef experience, fine dining acumen, and his hospitality background to elevate… Read More »

John-Paul Andronici brings his love of culinary creations to Alstede Farms, setting the table for the first Food & Beverage Manager position. Alstede Farms transcends the farm-to-table experience with this new position planting the seed for a sprouting hospitality department. John-Paul brings his corporate chef experience, fine dining acumen, and his hospitality background to elevate… Read More »

Alstede Farms Seven Layer Dip Reinvented

Alstede Farms Seven Layer Dip Reinvented

Alstede Farms Seven Layer Dip Reinvented

Alstede Farms Seven Layer Dip Reinvented

In honor of our 40 years and growing, we reinvented the 7 layer dip from the 80’s to this farm fresh dish using healthy, colorful fruits in season. Ingredients: 1 large red onion, minced ½ large bunch of cilantro, chopped 1 large red sweet pepper, minced 4-5 jalapeno peppers, seeds and ribs removed, chopped 1… Read More »

In honor of our 40 years and growing, we reinvented the 7 layer dip from the 80’s to this farm fresh dish using healthy, colorful fruits in season. Ingredients: 1 large red onion, minced ½ large bunch of cilantro, chopped 1 large red sweet pepper, minced 4-5 jalapeno peppers, seeds and ribs removed, chopped 1… Read More »

Rhubarb, the square of pi

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Rhubarb, the square of pi

Rhubarb, the square of pi

Rhubarb is a vegetable often put into the same culinary uses as fruits. Rhubarb consists of red stalks (similar in texture to celery) with long green leaves which are non-edible. Considered a powerhouse veggie rhubarb is rich in phytochemicals, phenols, as well as other vitamins, minerals and nutrients.  Rhubarb is in season April through June… Read More »

Rhubarb is a vegetable often put into the same culinary uses as fruits. Rhubarb consists of red stalks (similar in texture to celery) with long green leaves which are non-edible. Considered a powerhouse veggie rhubarb is rich in phytochemicals, phenols, as well as other vitamins, minerals and nutrients.  Rhubarb is in season April through June… Read More »

One Special Pop

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One Special Pop

One Special Pop

Father’s Day is celebrated annually on the third Sunday in June as a way of honoring those who embrace the role of fatherhood. Names for fathers vary and include dad, father, pop, papa, poppa and so many more variations.  Historians say that the very first Father’s Day occurred on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington… Read More »

Father’s Day is celebrated annually on the third Sunday in June as a way of honoring those who embrace the role of fatherhood. Names for fathers vary and include dad, father, pop, papa, poppa and so many more variations.  Historians say that the very first Father’s Day occurred on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington… Read More »

Peachy Keen Future

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Peachy Keen Future

Peachy Keen Future

The future of Alstede Farms looks peachy keen thanks to family members inheriting the passion for growing food and learning the business including the oldest child in the Alstede Family, Rebekah A. Alstede.  Rebekah is an integral part of the succession plan for Alstede Farms as she follows in her father’s footsteps and as March… Read More »

The future of Alstede Farms looks peachy keen thanks to family members inheriting the passion for growing food and learning the business including the oldest child in the Alstede Family, Rebekah A. Alstede.  Rebekah is an integral part of the succession plan for Alstede Farms as she follows in her father’s footsteps and as March… Read More »