by Terry Maczuga | May 18, 2022
Mid-May, and my 29 year old Desert King Fig is still not leafed out. Usually by this time, it has leaves and is beginning to push new growth. This old fig sits against our sunroom, and has never had significant winter damage before, even though I live where we get...
by Terry Maczuga | Nov 5, 2020
Many of our customers know the nursery at Cloud Mountain Farm Center for our fruit trees. Because 2020 shut down our workshop series, we did not have the opportunity to offer our classes on fruit tree grafting and summer chip bud grafting. We did spend some time...
by Terry Maczuga | Oct 20, 2020
Delicata Squash Tacos with Quick Pickled Onions 2 delicata squash 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt , plus more to season the squash Chili powder 1/3 cup apple cider or white wine vinegar 2 tablespoons sugar 1 small red onion; thinly...
by Terry Maczuga | Oct 20, 2020
Chopped Winter Salad With Butternut Squash 1 small butternut squash (about 1 1/2 pounds), peeled, seeded, and cut into 3/4-inch pieces 3 tablespoons olive oil kosher salt and black pepper ¼ cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill 1 small head radicchio,...
by Terry Maczuga | Oct 15, 2020
Squash Apple Soup The blending of winter squash and apple flavors make this a great fall soup. Use butternut, buttercup, hubbard, kabocha or pie pumpkin in this soup- any flavorful winter squash will work. A sweet tart apple like Karmijn, Ashmead’s Kernal, or...
