How to Eat, Cook, Grow and Buy More Rhubarb
Rhubarb brings togehter bitter and sweet into a wonderful yin-yang experience. Rhubarb - raw or in strawberry rhubarb pie or rhubarb jam - harkens to the joys of Spring.If you've had Rhubarb, you know its intoxicating effects. If you've never had Rhubarb, no explanation will suffice.
By the way, Athena. took this picture of a lovely rhubarb pie & posted it here on Flickr. She and her friend actually made this rhubarb pie (it's beautiful!) - and she posted the recipe here on her blog.
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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie for Thanksgiving!
Bring it On!"
already made rhubarb
How to Get Home-Made Rhubarb Jams & Pie-filling & More
Gotta Have Rhubarb Jam Now!
All at your fingertips right here!
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Sorry, there are no results available from Amazon.Barry Farm Prepared Rhubarb for those who are Sugar-Free
And now, to the delight of your diabetic loved-ones, you can make rhubarb (or strawberry-rhubarb) pie for desert, or toast with rhubarb (or strawberry-rhubarb) jam for breakfast - or even a midnight snack!
Oh brave new world, with such wonderful rhubarb farms in it!
Rhubarb Pie Filling, Sugar Free, 32 fl. Oz.
Amazon Price: $11.50 (as of 12/22/2009) 
Strawberry Rhubarb Sugar Free Jam
Amazon Price: $5.50 (as of 12/22/2009)
Rhubarb Sugar Free Jam
Amazon Price: $5.50 (as of 12/22/2009)
And the Joy of Barry Farm Prepared Rhubarb Continues ...
What more wonderful unique combinations lay ahead? Well, let's scroll down and find out! Look what's for dinner tonight!
Rhubarb Chutney
Oh yeah. My husband and I love Indian food. And, with that comes my love for chutney. Usually I do mango chutney (because it's so popular), but wouldn't it be nice for a change every once in a while and do a Rhubarb Chutney. Maybe with chicken. Maybe with pork. Maybe with ham. Maybe with just curried lentils and rice. Oh yeah, I think we have a winner!
Amazon Price: $6.29 (as of 12/22/2009)
Rhubarb Catsup, 8 fl.oz.
A new twist on a classic. Impress your BBQ guests. Be the gourmet on the block with this unique blend of tart and tangy. And, wouldn't it be a GREAT accompanyment to meatloaf - on the plate - or even better - as a topping glaze baked into the meatloaf in the oven!
Amazon Price: $4.95 (as of 12/22/2009)
Rhubarb Jelly
I have to admit, if I'm doing Rhubarb, it's gotta be jam for me. But, some people are different than me, and as my life's path has taught me, there isn't a perfect way versus an imperfect way to do things - just a different way. So, if you prefer to jelly to jam, Barry Farm has you covered too!
Amazon Price: $3.95 (as of 12/22/2009)
Rhubarb Pie
Fruit Pie, Strawberry Rhubarb
Amazon Price: $43.75 (as of 12/22/2009)
Willamette Valley Fruit Company Strawberry/Rhubarb Handmade Pie (9-Inch), 40-Ounce Pies (Pack of 2)
Amazon Price: $46.01 (as of 12/22/2009)
Willamette Valley Fruit Company Raspberry Rhubarb Handmade Mini Pie, 10-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 3)
Amazon Price: $36.46 (as of 12/22/2009)
eating rhubarb
Eating Rhubarb Raw
a.k.a. Being a Kid Again
How to Eat Rhubarb
But kids know how to really eat rhubarb - RAW!
Here's what you do:
- Buy it (the leafy tops should already be cut off because they're poisonous), or
- Grow it & cut off a few stalks (and cut off the tops & throw into the compost pile)
- Get a plate - paper plates work just fine on a table, or a real plate if you're going to sit with it on your lap on the warm summer grass, or
- Get a bowl - bowls are good too, but you can't roll it as easily in the bowl
- Peel the tough outside of the stalk with a paring knife, if you want. Of course, kids never do this
- Wet the bottom inch (a reasonable bit-size) of the stalk by putting it in your mouth
- Then, dip & roll it in the sugar
- Then bit off that section & smile, pucker & chew all at the same time.
- Ahhh, summertime!
Ahhh, the color of Rhubarb
I know, your mouth is watering & puckering all at the same time, just looking at it.
Fresh from the Farmers' Markets this morning and about to be turned into my very...
COOKING RHUBARB
a.k.a. rhubarb recipes
How to Cook Rhubarb
Well, they can still enjoy the magical flavor of Rhubarb! Just cook it up into a Strawberry-Rhubarb pie or jam (my 2 favorites). Or, you can try the Southern favority - Rhubarb & Custard. A creamy treat.
These 3 Rhubarb books are my recommendations (hand-picked, no global searches here!) - they are the Rhubarb go-to basics & classics.
Enjoy introducing your family to the puckering sweetness of Rhubarb!
Also, see below for an Emeril Lagasse Rhubarb pie recipe and a Video on how to make Strawberry-Rhubarb pie!
The Joy of Rhubarb: The Versatile Summer Delight
Amazon Price: $11.01 (as of 12/22/2009)
Life's Little Rhubarb Cookbook: 101 Rhubarb Recipes (Cooking at Its Best from Avery Color Studios)
Amazon Price: $11.95 (as of 12/22/2009)
Great Rhubarb Recipes: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-123 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-123)
Amazon Price: $3.95 (as of 12/22/2009)
How to Make Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Complete with wonderful crumb topping instructions & total strawberry & rhubarb preparations!
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In this episode, learn how to make Shepherd's Pie, Strawberry and Rhubarb Pie and a Black and Tan! Learn some new, great recipes ON A BUDGET that you can't get anywhere else! Also, find out which gadgets your kitchen is missing! Thanks for watching!
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Emeril Lagasse's version of Rhubarb Strawberry Pie
From FoodNetwork.comRhubarb and Strawberry Pie with Almond Crumb Topping Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2000
Show: Emeril Live
Episode: Emeril's Farmers Market
7 tablespoons butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
1 lemon, juiced
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon flour
2 pounds fresh rhubarb, trim root end, peel and cut 1/4-inch thick
2 pounds strawberries, hulled and sliced
1/4 cup rum
1 cup sliced almonds
1 unbaked 10-inch pie shell
8 scoops of Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large saute pan, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter. Add the sugar, 1/2 cup of the brown sugar, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of the flour. Stir the mixture for 1 minute, to dissolve the sugars. Add the rhubarb and cook for 4 to 6 minutes. Add the strawberries and continue to saute for 3 minutes. Add the rum and carefully flame the mixture. Saute for 1 minute. Mix thoroughly and remove from the heat. Cool the mixture. In a mixing bowl, combine the remaining butter, brown sugar, flour and sliced almonds. Using your hands, blend well, until the mixture resembles a crumb-like texture. Pour the rhubarb and strawberry filling into the pie shell. Sprinkle the crumb filling evenly over the fruit filling. Place the pie in the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Remove the pie from the oven. Let the pie cool before serving, about 10 minutes.
A Beautiful Plate deserving of Your Rhubarb Pie
Or, you bought the rhubarb pie filling, put it in a pie shell, and are about to sit out on the deck and dig in. As Mom used to say, "use a plate!" And a good one at that, because after all, in the North, summer only happens for a short time, once a year. Live it to the fullest!
Yedi Houseware Classic Coffee and Tea Butterfly Dessert Plates, Gold, Set of 6
Colorful. Butterflies. What more could you want to accompany your Rhubarb creations?!
Amazon Price: $34.95 (as of 12/22/2009)
Whittier 7.50" Salad/Dessert Plates - Set of 6
For the simple elegance style. The brimming-over bright red strawberry-rubarb pie slice looks stunning against the neat white square!
Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 12/22/2009)
Pfaltzgraff Pistoulet Saucer/Dessert Plate
This Pfaltzgraff plate brings the garden inside with muted green and earthen-yellow colors to highlight your strawberry-rhubarb pie. Makes you feel like you are in Provence.
Amazon Price: (as of 12/22/2009)
Nachtmann Giardino 7-1/2-Inch Amber Crystal Dessert/Salad Plates, Set of 2
Unique. Just like Rhubarb. Bowls are good for messy Rhubarb pies - especially when you add ice cream to the rhubarb pie! Sturdy yet transparent. Elegant yet intriguing. A paradox, just like Rhubarb itself.
Amazon Price: $39.80 (as of 12/22/2009)
Are you an indoctrinated rhubarb lover yet?
growing rhubarb
Growing Rhubarb
How to Grow Rhubarb
She too shares the love of Rhubarb. And you'll find out all about how to grow Rhubarb, along with a couple of her favorite recipes, at her Rhubarb pages.
Be forewarned, she recommends that if you live in the South, your best bet to home-grown Rhubarb is to convince a relative or friend in the North to grow Rhubarb for you and ship it to you.
So, if you live in the Northern half of the U.S. (and you know who you are - we usually have soil made of a variety of rocks, boulders and maple tree roots), or even points farther North, check out Marion Owen's Rhubarb pages and start growing your own source of the magical fruit known as Rhubarb today!
- Marion Owen's Plantea.com Rhubarb Pages
- Marion Owen is an inspirational Alaskan Gardener who also loves Rhubarb. Truly a delight of a Rhubarb (and gardening) site!
Where to Buy Rhubarb plants
to grow rhubarb in your garden
- Raintree Nursery - Rhubarb page
- Order yours now. Plant in the Spring. Eat in the Summer. Oh yeah!
Rhubarb Books for Gardeners
Rhubarb is super easy to grow in the northern half of the US. And, fear not! It need not take over your garden! You can either stop it from spreading - OR - as I do - you can grow it in containers!
Now, if you're in Texas, your rhubarb probably won't thrive, so there's a veggie gardening book in here for you too, as a consolation. Maybe you can reach out to someone in the Guestbook and see if they can send you some of their home-grown rhubarb!
McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container: Create Container Gardens of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Edible Flowers
Amazon Price: $12.21 (as of 12/22/2009)
Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a Community
Amazon Price: $16.50 (as of 12/22/2009)
The Edible Garden (Sunset)
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/22/2009)
Texas Organic Vegetable Gardening: The Total Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Other Edible Plants the Natural Way
Amazon Price: $16.29 (as of 12/22/2009)
Here's my favorite link:
How to Compost & Feed Your Rhubarb
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A Compost List of Over 200 Compost Ingredients
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Compost Happens with or without you. But, you can make compost better, faster, and easier, and improve your garden, and help the Earth and your environment, and SAVE MONEY - all at the same time!This picture of a Swallowtail on a Dayl...
Will Your Rhubarb get enough Water?
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The Rhubarb Compendium
- The Rhubarb Compendium
- Its title says it all - Rhubarb's botanical info, history, festivals, mail order sources, growing instructions, propagation, culinary uses, recipes & medicinal uses! All in an outlined format :)
Lake Wobegon U.S.A. - Rhubarb episode
(audio tapes - listen to "Rhubarb" in the car!)
Lake Wobegon USA Rhubarb
Lake Wobegon is real old fashioned radio stories - with a great voice and great humor! Once you stumble upon a Lake Wobegon radio show, you just have to keep listening until the end - even if it means sitting in the parking lot of the restaurant until it's conclusion (which of course, my husband and I have done more than once!). Well, now you can listen to the Lake Wobegon episode named after your favorite magical fruit - Rhubarb!
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Rhubarb Info from Wikipedia
A Rhubarb article compiled and edited by people like you & me. Lots of great rhubarb info here.
Rhubarb is a group of plants that belong to the genus Rheum in the family Polygonaceae. They are herbaceous perennial plants growing from short, thick rhizomes. They have large leaves that are somewhat triangular shaped with long fleshy petioles. They have small flowers grouped in large compound leafy greenish-white to rose-red inflorescence. While the leaves are toxic, the plants have medicinal uses, but most commonly the plant's stalks are cooked and used in pies and other foods for their tart flavour. A number of varieties have been domesticated for human consumption, most of which are recognised as Rheum x hybridum by the Royal Horticultural Society.
Don McLean's Classic "American (Rhubarb) Pie"
American Pie
I grew up loving Don McLean's "American Pie." Beautiful poetry and music. Ahhh, reminiscing of childhood again. But, why not own a Classic and listen to "American Pie" while singing your own modified lyrics of "Bye, Bye Miss Rhubarb Pie" while snacking on your favorite rendition of rhubarb (raw, pie or custard)!
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/22/2009)
Wear your Rhubarb Pride (and make someone smile & pucker today!)
So, Rhubarb t-shirts fit that bill - they're fun, they're curious, and they speak to something I really enjoy!
Feed me Rhubarb Women's Plus Size V-Neck T-Shirt
"In Case of Emergency Feed Me Rhubarb" - What a perfect rhubarb quote! And on a great t-shirt - just perfect for me & my style - generous fit, v-neck but not belly-button-length-v-neck, and good sleeves. Perfect rhubarb t-shirt to wear to the County Fair!
Women's Plus Size V-Neck T-Shirt
Price: 29.99
happiness is eating rhubarb Women's Light T-Shirt
"Happiness is Eating Rhubarb" - And in a perfect rhubarb color too! Sleek, stylish, comfortable. Add a zip-up in the evening, and I'm thinking that it's perfect attire after dinner to wear out on the deck and watch fireflies and eat the rhubarb pie dessert!
Women's Light T-Shirt
Price: 18.99
quilting rhubarb
Quilting with Rhubarb
Rhubarb fabric - for a wonderful quilt
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Best Friend Quilting - Moda's "Rhubarb & Ginger" Quilt Fabric
Ooooh, these would make some lovely quilts!
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With a name like Rhubarb Patch it's gotta be good, right? I stumbled upon this blog, and it's very wonderful "garden of knitting, quilting and baking"! Wow.This photo is of a quilt that Anita made - in wonderful Rhubarb colors, I might add - and there's a lovely story on the blog to go with it. I agree with Anita - I love Kaffe's fabrics!
Hand-Made Amish Quilts with the color and comfort of Rhubarb
Rhubarb is about comfort - comfort food and taking comfort in the old-fashioned comforting ways of making nurturing things with love and care.
So, a perfect companion for a rhubarb lover is an Amish quilt - and what better than an Amish quilt in a rhubarb color scheme?!
By the way, in case you're wondering, YES, the rhubarb-loving quilter in your life would ABSOLUTELY LOVE a hand-made Amish quilt. A quilter is a very wonderful creative artist, who loves her/his works, but also loves the joy of the exquisite works of others - and especially loves the idea that he/she didn't have to make all those little stitches herself/himself!
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Enjoying Summertime
with Your Rhubarb Pie
Watch the Birds frolic while your Rhubarb Grows
and while you eat your Strawberry-Rhubarb pie
[Want to get more info about birdwatching, go to NJ Backyard Birds on Squidoo.
Sunswept 421HS-4 Terra Cotta Royal Blue Hanging-Standing Birdbath
Gosh, the colors, vibrancy, and great lines of this bird bath are AWESOME! Add to it the flexibility of using it hanging or standing, and you've got a real treat for your birds, your garden, your back deck, your back-yard birds, and your friends and family while they eat your rhubarb pie and watch the birds!
Amazon Price: $34.75 (as of 12/22/2009)
Audubon Deck Mount Bracket
If you have a deck, hang a bird feeder from it. Hanging is better than just resting it on the deck because it will keep the deck neater and at least deter the squirrels (for a little while). Also, placing a bird feeder on your deck is absolutely essential if you have a table inside your house looking out onto the deck, because then you can have your morning coffee and rhubarb confections while watching the Great Outdoors come to life! Our family loves gathering around the table and talking and bird watching while eating!
Amazon Price: $19.49 (as of 12/22/2009)
Garden Ballet 26004-1 Hummingbird Feeder Mobile
This is the most whimsical and yet elegantly beautiful Hummingbird feeder I have ever seen. And, it comes in the color of Rhubarb! Be blessed by some hummingbird visitors! (Did you know that hummingbirds are one of the few things that move faster than a warm piece of strawberry-rhubarb pie with vanilla ice cream on a beautiful summer evening?)
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 12/22/2009)
Birds of New Jersey Field Guide
We live by this book in our house. If you're not in NJ, there are lots of Field Guides for your state or locale. Just scroll through the recommended reading section and your state will pop up. Why do I love it? Because it's color coded to find the bird you're looking at - it assumes that you don't know its name, just its color. And, it has the basic facts with some interesting tidbits, all in a simple brief outline - with a gorgeous full-color picture (of both male and female if different) for EACH bird. Another reason I love it? The kids love using it - so they really get into bird watching and enjoying nature. I love listening to them learn and enjoy nature - and I get to silently smile and look on while I eat strawberry-rhubarb pie. Life is good!
Amazon Price: $11.16 (as of 12/22/2009)
NJ Backyard Birds - watch them while you're eating your Rhubarb Pie
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Birdwatching with Kids: NJ Backyard Birds
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One of the easiest ways to involve your children in nature is Backyard Bird watching. Here you'll find tips for teaching them about birds, and resources for you and your family to learn more & to have a new source of entertainment (that sur...
All Things Rhubarb - Table of Contents
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- already made rhubarb
- Gotta Have Rhubarb Jam Now!
- Barry Farm Prepared Rhubarb for those who are Sugar-Free
- And the Joy of Barry Farm Prepared Rhubarb Continues ...
- Rhubarb Pie
- eating rhubarb
- How to Eat Rhubarb
- Ahhh, the color of Rhubarb
- COOKING RHUBARB
- How to Cook Rhubarb
- How to Make Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
- Emeril Lagasse's version of Rhubarb Strawberry Pie
- A Beautiful Plate deserving of Your Rhubarb Pie
- Are you an indoctrinated rhubarb lover yet?
- growing rhubarb
- How to Grow Rhubarb
- Where to Buy Rhubarb plants
- Rhubarb Books for Gardeners
- Plantea.com - Rhubarb Pages
- How to Compost & Feed Your Rhubarb
- Will Your Rhubarb get enough Water?
- The Rhubarb Compendium
- Lake Wobegon U.S.A. - Rhubarb episode
- Rhubarb Info from Wikipedia
- Don McLean's Classic "American (Rhubarb) Pie"
- Wear your Rhubarb Pride (and make someone smile & pucker today!)
- quilting rhubarb
- Rhubarb fabric - for a wonderful quilt
- Best Friend Quilting - Moda's "Rhubarb & Ginger" Quilt Fabric
- Rhubarb Patch Blog
- Hand-Made Amish Quilts with the color and comfort of Rhubarb
- enjoying rhubarb
- Watch the Birds frolic while your Rhubarb Grows
- NJ Backyard Birds - watch them while you're eating your Rhubarb Pie
- local rhubarb
- Farmers' Markets (to buy local rhubarb)
- Where in YOUR STATE can I go to a Farmers Markets to get rhubarb?
- Northern NJ's Best Fresh Rhubarb Source - and Pick-Your-Own Strawberries
- NJ's Community Supported Garden at Genesis Farms - a Food Cooperative
- We want to know - your favorite Rhubarb experiences!
- Word of the Day for rhubarb lovers
- My Squidoo Lenses
- More Rhubarb Lenses
- 20% OFF for Rhubarb Lovers
- Kids & Money - Teaching Wealth Habits to Your Kids
- Want to Learn More about The Kids' Bank Book?
- How to Sit Outside & Enjoy Your Rhubarb Treat & Summer All at the Same Time
local rhubarb
Where to Get Fresh
Local Rhubarb
Farmers' Markets (to buy local rhubarb)
Rhubarb deserves special attention. Heck, the Good Lord only gives us fresh rhubarb a few weeks a year. Get the good stuff. Get the rhubarb that's grown at your local farms.
[And plus, if you're an environmentalist, the gas you use in your car driving to the farmers market will be far less than the petrol used to ship the rhubarb to your supermarket.]
Of course, if you're in the Southern states, you'll probably have to settle for supermarket rhubarb. And if your supermarket doesn't have it - demand it! Start a petition! Or, petition a friend, a relative, or a gardening blogger (maybe Craig's list or ebay) to mail you some!
- NJ Farmers Markets, Roadside Markets, and Pick-Your-Own farms
- This NJ site is absolutely wonderful and very user friendly. Here are some tips about getting farm fresh rhubarb in NJ: (1) If there are not lots of farmers markets in your county, fear not! NJ has tons and tons of roadside stands - utilize those! There are some roadside stands near me that are on an honor system - no attendant, just the fruits and veggies and a payment cup. Gotta love rural NJ! (2) The BEST place in Northern NJ to get rhubarb is Farms View in Wayne - and it's a complete experience - see more info below. (3) Beyond rhubarb, NJ has great strawberries, tomatoes and corn. In fact in Northern NJ, we could live on tomatoes and corn for the second half of the summer. Sometimes I even carry around a salt shaker with me in the car and stop by a roadside farm stand on my way from the courthouse to the office in August and grab a tomato and just go to town!
- PA Farmers Markets, U-Pick & Buy Local Info
- Wow! What a wonderful resource people in Pennsylvania have in this website! It goes way beyond the list of regional farmers markets. And it's super user friendly - just check off the options that you're looking for - farmers markets, u-pick, farms, grocers, restaurants, Bed & Breakfasts - and voila!
It's all about "Buy Fresh, Buy Local!" I found farmers markets, farms, CSAs, buying clubs and grocers in NE PA all carrying the tasty rhubarb! Wahooo! - NY Farmers Market Federation
- Yet another lovely, well-planned, user-friendly farmers market website. Find NY farmers markets and farms in your area.
The one closest to us is the Warwick NY (Orange County) - just over the NY/NJ state line - Farmers Market - mid May through October, Sundays 9 am to 2 pm, in the South Street Parking Lot (as if you could miss all of the bustling activity!). Here's what the Warwick NY farmers market says: "Twenty three regional vendors supply diversified farm products such as organic, natural and traditional grown produce, artisinal cheese, breads, pastries, meats, fruit jams, wines, plants, cut flowers and prepared foods. Frequent chef demonstrations are from local restaurants using products from the market. Local organizations are present to promote their specific programs, e.g. gardeners, scouts, hospital auxillary." I'm sure fresh rhubarb, rhubarb jam, and rhubarb pies all fall under one of those categories.
While you're there buying your farm fresh rhubarb in Warwick, NY, be sure to stop in the world's best toy store - "The Toy Chest" (hours on Sunday are from noon to 4 pm) - all the good stuff (like the kind on my Squidoo Non-Electronic Gifts & Toys for Kids lens), no stupid or plastic junk.
Where in YOUR STATE can I go to a Farmers Markets to get rhubarb?
Northern NJ's Best Fresh Rhubarb Source - and Pick-Your-Own Strawberries
and an overall great source for farm fresh anything!
Farms View in Wayne, NJ, just a couple miles off of Route 23, is an entire family fun experience. There's animals - rabbits, chickens, goats, for the kids to look at. There's tons of flowers. There's garden knick-knacks and spinning things. There's lots of berries to pick-your-own. When we picked strawberries there last June, we had a huge selection - and it was late in the season!
And of course, there's huge and tasty and tender RHUBARB. The best rhubarb to be found in Northern New Jersey, in my humble opinion.
And, there's TONS of farm fresh veggies to choose from, that are grown right there on the family farm.
What a great place!
- Farms View, Wayne NJ - 973-839-1212
- They open on March 13, 2008 with lots of gardening supplies and Easter flowers. The Easter Bunny will be there (weather permitting) on Good Friday and Saturday. Of course, the wonderful animals are there year-round.
NJ's Community Supported Garden at Genesis Farms - a Food Cooperative
A great place for RHUBARB & sound growing principles in action!
I am lucky enough to live withing driving distance (about an hour) of Genesis Farms, in Blairstown, NJ. I call it a food/farm coop. But, I don't think that that's the technically accurate term for it. So I'll give you a snippet from their website - they describe it better than I could because all I know is that the value per membership dollar is huge, people love it, you don't have to be part of the farming, but you can if you want to, you'll eat very healthy because you'll have tons of fresh food:"The garden at Genesis Farm was established in 1988. The founding members were deeply concerned about safety issues around pesticide use. While their own lifestyles did not allow them to raise their own food, they responded positively to the initiative of a Community Supported Garden (CSG) at Genesis Farm and were willing to pre-buy their food in this creative new venture.
The majority of work is done by a small team of gardeners. The support of the gardeners, all of the operating costs, and the capital improvements are carried by the shareholder community. All of the abundance of the food is divided among the shareholders. Food left over after distribution hours is given to local food pantries. The farm is working toward removing itself from the inequities, injustices and ecological devastation of the present market system. It is a social as well as an economic alternative.
At present, the CSG uses approximately 51 acres of land through a 50-year lease with the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell, New Jersey, who have protected the land through farmland preservation. There are three greenhouses that extend the growing season and provide some fresh salad greens over the winter months. Over 10 acres are in cultivation with vegetables and berries. In addition there is a 256-tree orchard and hardy kiwi vines."
If you live within driving distance of Genesis Farms (produce/flower/etc pick-up is once a week, or once every other week), consider joining Genesis Farms (i.e. buying a "share" or "half-share" for smaller households). But, you've gotta do it early in the season because the membership "shares" sell out!
We want to know - your favorite Rhubarb experiences!
As a kid, visiting Grandma's backyard & picking rhubarb to bring inside to a fresh bowl of sugar.
As a big kid, making my first strawberry-rhubarb pie.
As a bigger kid, introducing rhubarb to the un-indoctrinated.
What's your favorite Rhubarb story?
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- Auntiekatkat Auntiekatkat May 18, 2009 @ 10:37 am
- Welcome to
"> the very best of squidoo food lens group. a> We look forward to more of your lens in our group. I love rhubarb as well, rhubarb crumble has to be added to this lens!
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- poutine poutine Feb 12, 2009 @ 3:40 pm
- Love rhubard with strawberries in a pie, but unfortunately it needs too much sugar to make it
taste good.
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- lakeerieartists lakeerieartists Jan 1, 2009 @ 5:42 pm
- Welcome to the Comfort Food Group. We grew rhubarb in a garden when I was a child. Still love it.
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Dec 17, 2008 @ 11:40 am
- I'm going to plant some rhubarb next summer. Delightful lens! Welcome to Culinary Favorites From A to Z.
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- Welcome to the Vegetarian Recipes Group.
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Word of the Day for rhubarb lovers
Rhubarb lovers are smart people, and cool people, and funky people - a complex, eclectic combination of brains, creativity, and, in case you didn't notice, humility. We're always looking to grow in new and different ways.
So, here's one way to grow - learn a new word while you're inhaling the aroma and complex flavors of strawberry-rhubarb pie!
- collude: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
- collude: to act in concert; to conspire.
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Strathwood Foldable Multi-Position Lounge Chair with Carry Bag
It's hard to believe that something this full-length could also be portable. So, it's perfect for your garden or beach trips!
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Beach Lounger Chair - Furniture For Your Patio and Garden!
This is my personal favorite. I love wood. I love blue. I love lounging. Solid, sturdy, yet summertime. Recline and nap. Lounge and laptop. Or, sit up and sip lemonade and eat rhubarb. It's an all-around winner.
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Adirondack Lounge Chair - White
THE CLASSIC. You can smell the fresh air of the mountains. Watch the bluebirds. Read the book. And of course, rest your empty rhubarb pie plate on the wide arm-rest. Enjoy.
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Did I mention that I love RHUBARB?!! I also love living in scenic Northwest New Jersey with my husband, Chuck, and daughter Zoe, (& we're occassional...
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