Will Heal Farm is a located in Cedar Minnesota serving Anoka County since 2005
We have a new website and online store with products from the farm.
2013 CSA Vegetable Shares for Sale!
Please visit our new website for updated information and payment options.
This website has updated information, but if you wish to contact us you will need to go to the new website and fill out the form at the bottom of the home page.
The CSA Info link in the menu on the left has pricing and descriptions of the different share sizes we offer.
The Artisan/Farmers Market at Goose Lake Farm and Winery was a lot of fun for us last year. If you purchased one of our handcrafted products and would like more check out our new website, or call 763-753-8611, ask for Pat.
Products from the farm
All natural deodorant
frangrance free, clary sage, or juniper berry
1/2oz $3
2oz $6
Stella Mentha Lip Balm
$3 tube
All Salves listed below are made with herbal infused olive oil, bees wax, vitamin E oil, and essential oil for fragrance
1/2oz - $3
1oz - $5
2oz - $9
Chickweed -moisturizer
Ordinal Will Heal Salve -calendula, comfry, plantain
fragrance free, clary sage or geranium scented
Yarrow -stops bleeding
Saint Johns Wort/ Lemon Balm
-anti viral, cold sores
Yellow Dock/ Black Walnut -anti fungal
Dandelion Oil -muscle relaxer
Elderberry Elixir-brandy base w/honey
Echinacea Tincture -vodka base or glycerin
Please support your local food shelf, donate online @ GiveMN.org enter NACE as your non profit choice to support Northern Anoka County.
roll over image to see the damage red turnip beetles can cause to seedlings
Salad Greens and Onions
Carrots and Cabbage
Insect control
Red Russian Kale
Bean tower
Sequoia chillin by the garden
Butternut winter squash
Flat Italian pole beans
sunrise 7-19
onions blown over by the storm
Kohlrabi
Shinginku - Edible Chrysanthemum Greens
Garlic Scapes
Red Amaranth
Sweet Peas
Violets- edible flowers
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Greek Chicken and Rice Soup
6 cups chicken broth
1 tsp. Finely chopped fresh dill
c. cooked rice OR uncooked orzo
4 eggs
1/3 c. fresh lemon juice
1 c. shredded carrot
tsp. salt
tsp. pepper
8 oz chicken breast , cut into bite size pieces
Bring broth and dill to a boil. Add rice or orzo, reduce heat and simmer 5 min. remove from heat.
Place eggs and juice in blender; process until smooth. Remove 1 c. broth from pan with as little rice or orzo in it as possible and slowly add to egg mixture.
Add carrot, salt, pepper, and chicken to pan. Bring to a simmer and cook 5 min. until chicken is done. Reduce heat to low. Slowly stir in egg mixture; cook 1 min. stirring constantly, do not boil.
Here are some recipes we enjoy
- Cook rice, near the end of the normal cooking time (usually 45 minutes to an hour) pile washed cooking greens on top and cover tightly. - Let sit for at least five minutes - Top with peanut sauce and green onions and you have a one pot meal!
- Lightly brown garlic and or onion in olive oil or butter, next add well washed cooking greens and a little water to steam, stir frequently for a few minutes, next add a dash of red wine or balsamic vinegar or your favorite seasoning, turn off heat and let sit for another few minutes, enjoy.
Cooking greens include, kale, chard, beet greens, spinach, collard greens, turnip greens, cabbage.
Greek Chicken and Rice Soup
6 cups chicken broth
1 tsp. Finely chopped fresh dill
c. cooked rice OR uncooked orzo
4 eggs
1/3 c. fresh lemon juice
1 c. shredded carrot
tsp. salt
tsp. pepper
8 oz chicken breast , cut into bite size pieces
Bring broth and dill to a boil. Add rice or orzo, reduce heat and simmer 5 min. remove from heat.
Place eggs and juice in blender; process until smooth. Remove 1 c. broth from pan with as little rice or orzo in it as possible and slowly add to egg mixture.
Add carrot, salt, pepper, and chicken to pan. Bring to a simmer and cook 5 min. until chicken is done. Reduce heat to low. Slowly stir in egg mixture; cook 1 min. stirring constantly, do not boil.
Herbed Cheese Toasts
Crumble the cheese in a bowl. Add the tarragon, garlic chives and pepper. Toss the mixture with the oil and allow it to rest for 1 to 3 hours at room temperature. When ready to serve, preheat the broiler and toast slices of the bread lightly. Spread each piece with a tablespoon or more of the cheese mixture. Place the bread on a baking sheet and broil for about 1 minute, or until the cheese just begins to bubble. Watch carefully as they broil. Serve warm.
Pickled Beets:
This recipe was enjoyed at an end of the season party, thanks Chris for sharing it with us!
Prepare beets: Clean beets leaving about 1 inch of stems. Wash thoroughly. Place beets in canning kettle and add just enough water to cover them. Boil until fork will just penetrate beet (do not cook to long, beets will become mushy). Remove from water (save water for brine) and cool beets enough to peel, removing stem as well. Cut up into pint jars and set aside. Cook enough beets to fill 11 pints.
Brine:
4 cups sugar 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
3 cups vinegar 1 teas. ground cloves
2 cups beet water 1 teas. whole allspice
2 teas. canning salt (salt without iodine)
Mix all brine ingredients and bring to boil. Cook app. 5 minutes until sugar dissolves. Pour over beets in the jars leaving 1/2 inch head space, place lids and rings and process in hot water bath for 20 minutes after water starts to boil. Remove carefully and set on newspaper or towel to cool. Can be eaten same day but get better after setting a few days.
Many thanks to Angelic Organics for offering to share recipes from Farmer Johns cook book, The Real Dirt on Vegetables.
1. How does the CSA program work? CSA farms retail their vegetables to local customers that pay for a share in the spring. Starting June 1st you get a bag of vegetables every week, our season ends October 1st.
2. What is a CSA share? When you buy into the farm you pay for a share of vegetables.
3. Do I have to work on the farm? No, we do not require that you work in order to buy a share from us. We do offer a discount if you are willing to work. Instead of hiring employees to help harvest/package/plant seeds and pull weeds, we ask a few of our willing members to pitch in every week. The work is fairly easy and fun if you enjoy learning how and where your veggies comes from.
4. What happens if I am going on vacation or will not be able to pick up my share? We ask that you let us know at least one week in advance so we don't package your share for that week. If you wish we can give your share to the local food shelf for that week. Another option is to ask someone you know if they want to pick up your veggies.
5. What if I forget to pick up my share? I keep the shares in a refrigerator and will leave it there for a few days. If I do not hear from you I will sell it, give it away or eat it.
6. Do I get to choose what vegetables I get in my share every week? No, we hand out what is in season for that week. If you do not want something please let us know and I will do my best to not include that item in your share. Too many special requests make packaging difficult but we will do our best.
7. Do you offer any fruit with the shares? Not at this time, we are in the process of establishing raspberries and apples but do not offer these unless we have an abundance.
8. Is your farm Certified Organic? No, we follow the organic standard but at this time we are not certified organic. We do not use chemicals for any reason on our farm and all seeds purchased are Certified Organic by the USDA.
9. Do you give out recipes? We do have a few recipes on our home page, most of which come from Farmer John Cook Book, The Real Dirt on Vegetables. If you are unfamiliar with a certain item in your share please ask as we do have a lot of info and basic recipes that we have not put on our web site.
