On Juneteenth and Strawberry Pie

By rebeccatalbotJune 6, 2019April 21, 2023 Berries, Featured, Holiday, Recipes

Juneteenth is named for June 19, 1865, the date when enslaved Africans in Galveston, Texas learned that they were free. This was two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been enacted, and over two months after the Civil War ended. “The reactions to this profound news ranged from pure shock to immediate jubilation,” says the Juneteenth…

Balsamic Chicken with Asparagus and Spring Veggies

By rebeccatalbotMay 23, 2019April 21, 2023 Featured, Main-Dishes, Recipes, Seasonal, Summer Produce

My mother’s recipe for this dish calls it “balsamic chicken”, a title that hides what I love most about it. It’s all about the veggies. Asparagus. Red bell peppers. Carrots. Mushrooms. Onions. The wealth of veggies makes the meal a vibrant one, pleasing to look at as well as to eat. Appealing to senses besides…

Escape the Land of Bland with Garlic Scapes

By AlessandraSimmonsMay 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Featured, Recipes, Seasonal

Hardneck garlic sends up a graceful, often curling, flower stem called a garlic scape. This is often harvested before it blooms to encourage the plant to put more energy into growing a large (and delicious) bulb. But like all things in nature, nothing goes to waste. These young stems are a gift in the kitchen….

Native Plants: A Win for Everyone

By AlessandraSimmonsApril 24, 2019April 24, 2019 Featured, Gardening Advice: Flowers

Native plants — plants that grew here before European colonization — are a must-have for every gardener concerned with preserving biodiversity, beauty, and their own backs and pocketbooks. How is it that one group of plants can achieve so many worthy goals? Native plants want to grow here — so it’s less work to keep…

Horseradish Sauce

By recipesApril 18, 2019April 21, 2023 Featured, Leafy Greens, Recipes, Sandwiches

This spicy, creamy sauce is made with freshly grated horseradish root. Be prepared: grating the horseradish is the hardest part! After that, it’s easy-peasy and super delicious. Perfect for burgers, roast beef sandwiches, egg sandwiches, grilled cheese…. Or spread it on some crackers for a quick snack!

Ashley’s Spring Salad

By recipesApril 9, 2019April 21, 2023 Featured, Recipes, Salads

This versatile and flavorful salad is unique and refreshing. You can easily substitute ingredients based on your taste and the seasonal availability of fresh produce.

Veggie Quiche with Quinoa Crust

By recipesApril 3, 2019April 21, 2023 Breakfast, Featured, Gluten-Free, Recipes, Vegetarian/Vegan

This crust boasts the nutty goodness and nutritional punch of quinoa—with no processed flour and no gluten! Use the filling below or easily substitute a personal favorite. Give yourself at least a couple of hours, because in a few spots you have to wait for things to cool before you can proceed.

Maple Pecan Crepes

By rachelvanduzerMarch 27, 2019April 21, 2023 Breakfast, Featured

Having been raised on the East Coast, maple syrup is a taste I grew up loving. I didn’t realize until I was older that for some it’s an acquired taste. Even a Canadian friend from the West Coast didn’t indulge in maple products too often because as a non-local product it tended to be expensive,…

Wolff’s From the Air – 1957

By Conrad WolffMarch 20, 2019March 20, 2019 Featured

The family who operated a nearby apple orchard had bought a piper cub in the mid 1950’s. On one occasion in about March 1957, Don Linvill invited my Dad, Kenneth Wolff, to come along for a plane ride. Ken Wolff took several 35mm photos of Wolff’s Sunny Brae Orchards from the air that day. Because…

Pasta and Spinach with Walnut-Ricotta Sauce

By recipesMarch 13, 2019April 21, 2023 Featured, Leafy Greens, Main-Dishes, Vegetarian/Vegan pasta

This dish is amazingly creamy and full of flavor! Make sure you remember to save the pasta cooking water. The “sauce” is really more of a paste, and adding the cooking water at the end is what makes it come together as a silky, delicious coating.

Oil-Free Balsamic Vinaigrette & 6 Favorite Salad Recipes

By rachelvanduzerMarch 12, 2019April 21, 2023 Featured, Paleo, Recipe-Round-Up, Recipes, Salads oil-free vinaigrette

Salads are the healthiest of foods, right? Well, maybe. I’ll tell you one thing, though. When I eat a salad every day, I feel really good. Dark leafy greens like spinach are packed with fiber and even contain a decent amount of protein. I know I feel more energized after eating a salad. But sometimes…

Ashley’s Coleslaw

By recipesMarch 6, 2019April 21, 2023 Featured, Vegetarian/Vegan Asian coleslaw

This is a tangy, flavorful slaw that is unique and refreshing. When I made this I did NOT measure anything! Slaw is very forgiving, and ingredients can be substituted easily. (The amounts in the dressing are my best guesses. But, rest assured, if you use this guideline and taste as you go, you can’t go…

Baked Gnocchi with Mozzarella, Spinach and Cherry Tomato

By rebeccatalbotFebruary 27, 2019April 21, 2023 Featured, Leafy Greens, Main-Dishes, Tomatoes, Vegetarian/Vegan gnocchi, pasta

It’s a problem. I see a package of gnocchi in a store, and I must buy it. My hand reaches for it and it’s in my shopping basket before I even know what’s happening. I immediately envision a dinner that is everything a weeknight meal should be: easy, delicious, filling, and at least moderately healthy. …

Mr. Wolff’s Morning Exercise

By Conrad WolffFebruary 27, 2019February 28, 2019 Farm History, Featured Wolff family history

I acquired my first camera when I was 10 years old and began taking black & white photographs of my Family and Friends. I have many pictures of my Dad [Mr. Wolff] from over the years, but one of my favorites is of him out in the orchard getting his morning exercise. Dad would gather…

All About Apple Cider

By rebeccatalbotFebruary 13, 2019September 9, 2021 Apples, Beverages, Featured, Vendors apple cider, cider

Even when it’s no longer time for apple picking, winter is the prime time to enjoy local apples by eating them… and drinking them. From September to May, Weaver’s Orchard in Morgantown, PA presses the apple cider that you enjoy at Wolff’s. Then from late spring to early fall, they freeze their preservative-free cider so…

A Casa Pizza: Bake at Home Pizza and Stromboli from a Local Family Business

By rebeccatalbotJanuary 31, 2019March 5, 2019 Featured, Vendors pizza

It’s a classic group project in business school: to create a new hypothetical business from the ground up. When Erin Hagarty was in an MBA program at Georgetown, she told her team about the business she had grown up in: a bake-at-home pizza business. The team decided to capitalize on her first-hand knowledge. They named…

Lavender Honey Carrots & Easy Veggie Sides That Aren’t Salad

By rebeccatalbotJanuary 17, 2019April 21, 2023 Featured, Gluten-Free, Hardy Vegetables, Paleo, Recipe-Round-Up, Recipes, Root Vegetables, Sides carrots, honey, lavender

Nothing against salad. It’s just that when thinking of a veggie side, it’s often the first thing that comes to mind, and sometimes breaking out of the routine is just what you need to get inspired to eat more veggies. So try these three easy veggie sides to freshen up your dinner table, and maybe…

Stuffed Cabbage

By recipesDecember 26, 2018January 5, 2025 Featured, Gluten-Free, Holiday, Main-Dishes, Paleo, Recipes cabbage

This is an old Polish recipe for stuffed cabbage, courtesy of Ashley’s mom, Andi Wolff. They called them halupkis. Whatever you call them they are scrumptious and quite filling.

Our Customers’ Top 10 Recipes in 2018

By rebeccatalbotDecember 20, 2018February 28, 2019 Featured, Recipes recipes

Have you ever been invited to look through somebody else’s recipe collection? Maybe your grandparents’? Or your mom or dad’s, or your mother-in-laws’? At times like that, the wrinkled, stained and water-spotted ones always catch my eye, because those are the ones that have been made time and time again. As we reach the end…

Make-ahead Pancake Mix for Holiday Gift-Giving

By rachelvanduzerDecember 13, 2018April 21, 2023 Breakfast, Featured, Recipes pancakes

There’s nothing quite like pancakes on a snow day or a lazy Saturday morning. But quite often the thought of whipping up pancakes from scratch first thing in the morning isn’t feasible, so I’ll stick with an easier breakfast option. However, I decided to overcome this by making my own ready-to-use pancake mix with ingredients…