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Justin Aiello, Farmer
Asheville, North Carolina
About me
Former farmer at Skylight Farm - just moved to a new farm. Growing organic vegetables, herbs, flowers and microgreens in Asheville, NC.
Website
www.olivettefarm.com
Little baby butternut squash.
I'm a big fan of growing these personal sized ones. They're a little sweeter than larger ones and a bit easier to manage when cooking.
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munchiemummy Are they a different variety, or just smaller?
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olivettefarm @munchiemummy different variety. (Sorry for the very delayed response)
So many tomatoes!
Tomatoes come in such a wide variety of colors, flavored and textures. It's one of my favorite parts about growing tomatoes. What are some of your favorite tomato varieties?
Tomatoes!
The best time of year. At least until I'm sick of picking them :)
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FarmerDave Nature's candy
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GooseBarry Are you selling these? What does a pint of these cost down in NC?
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olivettefarm @GooseBarry yep, we sell them for $4/pint at market
Fairy tale eggplant.
Our favorite eggplant variety. We love to simply cut these in half and pop them on the grill. How do you like your eggplant?
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akhilg2002 Grilllllled. Always!
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DietID_TeamDietitians Undhiyu, a traditional gujarati dish is a labor of love. Stuffed baby eggplant cooked down in a clay pot. http://www.spiceupthecurry.com/undhiyu-recip-gujarati-undhiyu/
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JoanneG I make these cute baby eggplant parm stacks with baby eggplant.
Mini zucchini
Mini golden and green zucchini with blossoms still attached. A rare and delicious treat for us! It's hard to consistently catch them in this stage. #nofoodwaste
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MargaretG My fave! And almost impossible to find a farmer who will sell them to you in this stage so you def have to grow your own (or pay a fortune!)
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DietID_TeamDietitians Yes so beautiful! I only got to see this from my parents' garden
Chou Farci - last night's dinner.
My lovely wife made this amazing chou farci using our Napa cabbage. It's a French cabbage cake filled with layers of spiced pork, beef, carrots onions, thyme, and red wine. #NoFoodWaste
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sugardetoxme seriously amazing! Never heard of this dish, but reminds me of my grandma's holubkis!
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DietID_TeamDietitians Beautiful!! I saw this in the Midwest on a menu and had no idea what it was!
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JenniferEmilson I've been sitting on this recipe for ages! Must get around to it. Looks so yummy!
Eat your turnip greens!
Don't get rid of your turnip greens! Chop them off of your turnips before storing in the fridge in order to help the greens and roots last longer. We like to lightly sauté the greens in garlic and ...
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FarmerDave I add them to a simple stir fry with ginger and tamari. I never used to keep turnip greens, but I'm so glad I do now.
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RahulRaRa I wonder if you can use these greens like you use spinach in some Indian flatbreads.
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olivettefarm @RahulRaRa I bet you could. The turnips greens will cook a little quicker than spinach does possibly. @FarmerDave that sounds good! Gonna have to try that.
Field lettuce.
I love the seemingly endless options for lettuce colors and textures. Here's just a few of the varieties we're growing.
Baby bunching onion.
We like to crisp up the roots in a pan and add them to our greens/salads. #nofoodwaste
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DietID_TeamDietitians So smart!
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Gwendolyn I should try that
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BethIsGreen I do that all the time. Thanks for sharing. Love your #NoFoodWaste tips!