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what kind of farmer would she prefer?

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This popped up on NextDoor. Mind you the platform itself is the social media for literal dummies site. I don’t know why, but this is the type of people it attracts who post the most.

This woman is sharing this post from literally a farming community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Of course a lot of the comments about this have disintegrated to stupidity in politics. Calling her a leftist Karen who’s probably vaccinated was one of my favorite comments when I shared this on Facebook that I removed. Politics has nothing to do with us. This is plain old, ordinary ignorance, and very humorous to me because politics, don’t come into it, considering where the poster is from which is rural Lancaster County.

I have always been grateful when I see a hay truck or a tractor on the road because it still means there are farmers around in spite of all of the development which pushes us all out and artificially inflates land prices.

And I have to ask this woman what kind of a farmer would she rather have? One who does glam photo shoots sitting on tractors etc and has a publicist or an actual getting hands dirty in the dirt farmer?

And speaking of farmers, again how many do you know who have a professional publicist and seemingly tons of time on social media making bold claims?

I am also just astounded that for all the people who are deserving and kill themselves working towards a James Beard award and she gets one for what exactly? If it’s a choice between an actual farmer on a tractor and a fauxmer, I will go for the real deal. Kind of like giving all puff and no substance (or track record) a huge federal grant when that could be a farming game changer for more deserving folks, right?

And so we are clear, I don’t care about the race, creed or color of a farmer. I care about those rare individuals who are actual stewards of the land and not just chin wagging selfies and reels on their self perceived fabulousness.

One of my favorite farms in Chester County is Queen’s Farm in West Chester. It is owned and operated by the Yin Family. You can buy produce from them at the West Chester Growers Market and other local markets.

Lancaster Farming: Farmer’s Taste of China Grows in Chester County
Philip Gruber, Staff Writer

Let me know who some of your favorite Farmers in Chester county are. I’m thinking maybe we should start to feature some of them so people know about our farmers. You know the ones who don’t have time for photo ops and professional publicists.

Thanks for stopping by.

A real Chester County farmer. Farmer Zuohong “Ed” Yin of Queen’s Farm, West Chester, PA

still not fan girl of chesco jawning so stop asking

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One of the things people always send me are things having to do with this “Farmer Jawn.” I thought I should set the record straight and say I am still not buying what she is selling, so kindly stop asking. She loves her socials so I am not breaking any rules by sharing screenshots. Everything I have screenshot is PUBLIC.

And I think this is still like the Emperor’s New Clothes at Westtown. I think this is smoke and mirrors and I also think eventually I will be able to say I told you so.

And she can sit up there in her domicile now in West Chester or wherever she lives and call me whatever pejorative term she wishes or say whatever she likes. I am entitled to my opinion until this woman proves me wrong, my opinion stands.

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I don’t hate this person, I don’t know this person, I don’t want to know this person. This is solely my opinion on what I have seen to date and that includes going back to Philadelphia and where is the actual business there these days?

The Constitution of this country, and the First Amendment allow me to have my opinion. My opinion is not based on race.

I don’t judge farmers by race, creed, or color. I will note that farmers in Chester County PA come in all shapes, sizes, nationalities, colors, and sexes. Farmers work hard. Farmers deserve respect.

But Fauxmers are something else entirely. If this woman proves me wrong I will own it. But thus far? She’s sadly proving me right it seems?

So I have to ask is it true last year when the mowing finally got done to cut the weeds, it was actually done by some Westtown School employees in part? Is The Westtown School paying her to farm? is she paying The Westtown School rent? How is the rent calculated / covered while the land lies fallow pending the organic of it all?

Why does The Westtown School not seem to ever answer any of these questions? Is The Westtown School setting her up to fail so they can just sell the land for development down the road?

The Westtown School has a “Dean of Communications” named Anne Burns. She never answers her phone. Her email is anne.burns@westtown.edu

And yes, I’m probably stating things that people aren’t comfortable with saying out loud and asking questions that people aren’t also comfortable with. But I’m genuinely curious because I’ve been out here in Chester County for a while now and I have never met farmers with the glam photos on farm equipment, and PR wizards, have you? Is this a new Bravo show waiting to happen?

So she can pose for photos with Governor Josh Shapiro and she can say she’s going to grow 1,000,000 pounds of food. But in the end, what will actually happen and why is her nonprofit registered to an address in Philadelphia where she doesn’t seem to have a business any longer? Why is her non-profit information incomplete on the PA Bureau of Charities website?

So I have not to date changed my opinion. Again, hopefully she will prove my suspicions wrong. But realistically I don’t know if that will happen.

new eden microgreens: coming to a dinner table near you!

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A lot of people will ask what the difference between microgreens and sprouts are. Microgreens are grown in soil; sprouts germinate in water. I love microgreens, sprouts not so much.

Microgreens and sprouts are both baby plants after a fashion. But microgreens are cut off at soil level and are full of flavor and awesome amounts of nutrients. Sprouts grown in water always sort of have a bland dirt taste to me for lack of a better description.

I love microgreens. So when this nice guy Daniel Drew popped up in a couple of local Facebook groups offering trials of microgreens from his farm I volunteered. His business is New Eden Greens. They are a small farming enterprise in neighboring Delaware County.

Now I occasionally get microgreens in my farm vegetable boxes from Lancaster, but Daniel Drew’s product is the most flavorful I have had.

New Eden Greens has two varieties that I tried.

Variety one “Broccoli Blend” contained the following greens: baby broccoli greens, kale, kohlrabi greens, red cabbage, arugula, and mustard greens. This is the more zesty variety. Arugula and mustard greens are in particular delightfully peppery.

Variety two contained purple radish all by itself.

Thus far I have mixed both varieties together because I like all the flavors and use them in my salads with larger greens. I have other friends who used them as accompaniments to fish like salmon.

Others have used them independently by themselves in a purely microgreens salad. I did that as well. I made a salad with a simple vinaigrette out of them with some minced scallions, as well as the salad I photographed below at the bottom of the post.

If you’re looking for the nutritional aspect micro greens are more nutritional than traditional greens. According to the website One Green Planet:

🖌📌 “According to microgreen research conducted at the University of Maryland, the 1-3 inch delicacies were found to pack anywhere from 3 to 39.4 times the nutritional content of the plant’s mature counterparts. Scientists considered the vitamin and antioxidant levels of 25 varieties of microgreens and compared the results to the full-grown versions. Cilantro showed 3 times more beta-carotene, while red cabbage showed almost 40 times greater vitamin E and 6 times more vitamin C.” 📌🖌

To me, when I am cooking, flavor is everything. And these microgreens are incredibly fresh and flavorful. This business has just been launched and if you are a restaurant professional or a home cook interested in trying samplers while they are available, message them via their Facebook page or email newedengreens<at>gmail<dot>com.

As they are a small business, they have a somewhat limited delivery area at present but I don’t know the boundaries of their area so you have to contact them.

Thank you Daniel for allowing me to be one of the home cooks to sample the produce from New Eden Greens! I look forward to being a regular customer! Support your local farmers!

Happy Friday all!