At the farm
The bees pollinating
Sweet Corn
I learned this month that the season for sweet corn at my local farm is very short. My local farmer does one corn planting so one week she is picking sweet corn for her CSA Produce Boxes (and farmers markets) and then the next week or so it's gone.
I also learned a bit about growing organic corn with no pesticides. Lacie Robertson my local farmer cut a piece of corn right off the stalk for me to eat out in the field. Before I could try it, she had to chop off the end. She explained that when you grow corn organically a corn earworm lives in the tip of the sweet corn ear so she chops off the end to get rid of the worm. She showed me the little green worm and it really didn't bother me. It's just part of nature. And like Lacie, I like the organic way.
From the Farm to my Kitchen
Having just-picked corn right from the farm for the first time ever, I decided to try a new recipe. I made corn fritters and served them with a local hand-crafted pomegranate-pepper jelly made by Poms Away Orchards.
Corn Fritters
The corn fritters were incredible. I used a recipe by Patrick and Gina Neely from their cooking show Down Home with the Neelys. I added chopped bell pepper to their recipe since I had bell peppers in my weekly CSA Produce Box. It was a nice addition.
My husband actually liked the fritters plain because the corn was so sweet. Thankfully, I froze a few ears of corn so I'll be making more corn fritters...real soon!
Here's the recipe link:
What a timely post Lisette - although I am in the UK we are getting ready to harvest our corn from the garden too. This article has taught me such a lot as it is the first time I have grown corn and I garden organically. I shall certainly be trying the recipe. The Robertson Family Farm sounds wonderful - I would certainly be visiting if I lived nearby.
ReplyDeleteHi Teresa, I can't wait to hear how your corn turns out in the UK! And...those corn fritters are delicious. I hope you make them!
ReplyDeleteLisette :)