For the past year and a half, three Rural Studio thesis students have been constructing a hybrid soccer/football field, new parking and a skatepark organized around a common public space better know as the Great Lawn. The community’s desire for a skatepark led to the application and reception of a $25,000 grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation. To stretch these generous resourses to their maximum, and integrate these typically urban elements into the rural landscape, the students proposed using landforms to soften the …

After the round-robin week of cabbage wars, I was actually kind of disappointed to not get any more cabbage in this week’s delivery. But we did get a variety of other leafy greens, so we should be set on salads for the week. We also got a mess of fresh Florida citrus; maybe next week I will order some extra and try my hand at making some orange marmalade. Of course that would mean I would have to get a whole bunch of canning …

Wednesday of this week was officially St. Patrick’s Day, and to celebrate I decided to prepare a traditional Irish Lamb Stew. Fortunately we received just about all of the fixings required last week from our CSA. This was another great crock pot meal, and one that takes advantage of all the seasonal roots that are just beginning to come in: turnips, rutabagas, potatoes, and carrots. Also, it gets a great flavor from using the “less undesirables” of a lamb – the necks …

For Round Two of the cabbage onslaught I decided to do something quick and easy (yet tasty) and that I could bang together quickly as I have not yet got used to this crazy daylight savings time thing. It seems to get late before you know it. For this meal I prepped a Cabbage Slaw with Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette and quick seared some thick Pork Chops for a topper. The only thing in this meal that takes any time at all is the preparation …