Sukuma wiki is one of the most widely eaten dishes in Kenya. The name means push the week in Swahili — a reference to how far a bunch of kale can stretch a family meal when times are lean. It is humble food in the best sense: fast, nourishing, deeply flavourful, and made from ingredientsContinue reading “Sukuma Wiki — Kenyan Sautéed Kale from the Farmsustaina Garden”
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5 Summer Salads to Make From Your CSA Box
The best summer salads aren’t built around lettuce. At Farmsustaina our summer crops — cucumbers, herbs, tomatoes, peppers, and more — come in from June through August. Here are five salads to make as the season fills out, matched to when each ingredient will be at the stand. 1. Smashed cucumber salad (Marketmore cucumbers readyContinue reading “5 Summer Salads to Make From Your CSA Box”
Kenyan-Style Sauted Kale with Garlic, Ginger & Tomatoes
A simple village-style favourite with enough flavour to make plain white rice feel important. This is the kind of recipe that exists in every Kenyan household but rarely gets written down because everyone assumes you already know it. You learned it by watching. Someone’s mother made it on a Tuesday with whatever was in theContinue reading “Kenyan-Style Sauted Kale with Garlic, Ginger & Tomatoes”
Community Harvest — May 2026 🌿
Welcome to the second Community Harvest — our monthly roundup of the meals you’ve been making with Farmsustaina produce. Last month’s response to #FarmsustainaCooks genuinely moved us. Here’s what the community cooked in May. What you made this month May brought some great submissions to #FarmsustainaCooks. With kale as the main crop at the stand,Continue reading “Community Harvest — May 2026 🌿”
Sweet Potatoes: How We Grow Them and 4 Ways to Cook Them
Sweet potatoes are one of our favourite crops at Farmsustaina — not just because they taste incredible straight from the ground, but because they’re also one of the most forgiving, low-maintenance things you can grow in North Carolina. Once they’re established, they practically take care of themselves through the summer heat. Here’s how we growContinue reading “Sweet Potatoes: How We Grow Them and 4 Ways to Cook Them”
Growing Traditional Kenyan Greens in Cary, NC — and Why We Brought Them to Farmsustaina
At Farmsustaina, we grow food that is rooted in nature and rich in health. That means organic growing practices, local soil, and produce your family can trust. But it also means something more personal: keeping alive the food traditions that shaped our family before we ever put a seed in the ground in Cary, NorthContinue reading “Growing Traditional Kenyan Greens in Cary, NC — and Why We Brought Them to Farmsustaina”
Community Harvest — April 2026 🌿
This is the post we’ve been looking forward to writing since we launched #FarmsustainaCooks. Welcome to the very first Community Harvest — our monthly roundup of the meals our community is making with Farmsustaina produce. Every single submission we’ve seen so far has reminded us exactly why we grow food. You’re not just buying vegetablesContinue reading “Community Harvest — April 2026 🌿”
What to Do With a Full CSA Box This Week
You picked up your Farmsustaina CSA box and now there’s a beautiful pile of fresh produce on your counter — Swiss chard, cucumbers, green beans, herbs, and maybe something you’ve never cooked before. Don’t let any of it go to waste. Here’s how we’d use it all. Start with what wilts fastest Fresh leafy greensContinue reading “What to Do With a Full CSA Box This Week”
Introducing #FarmsustainaCooks — Show Us What You Made!
Here at Farmsustaina, growing the food is only half the story. The other half happens in your kitchen — and we want to see it. Today we’re launching our first community campaign: #FarmsustainaCooks. Simple, fun, and true to what we’re all about — real food, real people, real meals. How it works Every time youContinue reading “Introducing #FarmsustainaCooks — Show Us What You Made!”
Farm-Fresh Recipe: Simple Garlic Sautéed Swiss Chard
Swiss chard is one of those vegetables that stays underrated despite being one of the most nutritious, versatile, and easy-to-grow greens you can find. At Farmsustaina, we grow it nearly year-round, and it’s always one of the first things to fly off our farm stand table. Here’s one of our favorite simple ways to useContinue reading “Farm-Fresh Recipe: Simple Garlic Sautéed Swiss Chard”