Cookbook Giveaway - Fresh from the Farm: A Year of Recipes and Stories

February 12, 2014·Darcie

Fresh from the Farm

We're delighted to be able to offer five copies of Susie Middleton's new cookbook, Fresh from the Farm: A Year of Recipes and Stories. Not only does this book include 99 great farm-inspired recipes, it also relates the story of Susie's move from her job as editor of Fine Cooking magazine to her new life on a small farm in Martha's Vineyard. To find out more about Susie's journey, read what she told us about the inspiration for the book.

To win a copy, just answer the following question: What is your favorite food to purchase at a farm stand?

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The giveaway will expire in 4 weeks on March 11, 2014.

This contest is now closed. The 5 lucky winners, selected by random number generator, are GsyAnne, dbielick, paulabucharles, Rinshin, and meghanbridget.

174 comments

shambyFebruary 28, 2014

My absolute favorite is Blue Heron's goat feta cheese. Amazing!

michelle1009February 28, 2014

I love buying artisinal locally made foods like jams, salsas, sauces etc. It's a great place to find new products that aren't in grocery stores.

southerncookerFebruary 28, 2014

Hard to choose just one but if I had to it would be heirloom tomatoes.

cristinbFebruary 28, 2014

Strawberries and blueberries.

emily8gMarch 1, 2014

Apple cider is my favorite.

lepetityumeFebruary 28, 2014

any seasonal fruits and vegetables. Today I purchased Fuji apples, mangoes and some spinach :)

crazyethylFebruary 28, 2014

any type of fresh fruit, tomatoes and sweet corn

SusangardenerFebruary 28, 2014

Broccoli

jwaldronFebruary 28, 2014

Tomatoes, especially Green Zebra.

BerrydFebruary 28, 2014

I can't pick just one! I love getting things as they come into season and anticipating the next great thing to come into season,

VickiMNEMarch 1, 2014

Seasonal fruits and veggies, but especially berries.

cadfaelMarch 2, 2014

Heirloom varieties of anything seasonal and just picked is what I want. Why? Because it is local, protects diversification, and always tastes the best!
Peas in the spring
cherries and berries and stonecrop in the summer
late summer tomatoes (YUM) and potatoes
fall apples and squash.
apple varieties

I am making myself hungry just thinking of the things I cook and bake using those unique and tasty varieties that help me connect to the seasons. Thank you family farmers!

rmshoresMarch 1, 2014

It feels like the New England soil is alive again when I can pick up some fiddlehead ferns to saute for a delicious springtime dish.

bernsfieldMarch 2, 2014

Farm stand tomatoes are awesome, but I also can't pass by a steaming pot of boiled peanuts, if they have one!

betsycooksMarch 1, 2014

Heirloom tomatoes!

beachcookMarch 3, 2014

Nothing like farm fresh, just picked corn. It's the best...

tkmom64March 3, 2014

Peaches....when the peaches are ripe I feel as though all is right in the world again. It's also one of the things I've never been able to grow myself (and I've tried!). BUT - oh never mind...I could go on forever!

wendybazilMarch 3, 2014

My favorite thing to buy is whatever is freshest that day!

trudys_personMarch 3, 2014

Juicy red cherries from farmstands in the interior of BC in the summer!

Kirstin_the_KiwiMarch 2, 2014

boysenberries

juliewellsMarch 1, 2014

Fresh, still warm bread.

mainereaderMarch 4, 2014

Organic tomatoes

canines5March 5, 2014

VA. Crabmeat

camtncookMarch 5, 2014

Strawberries and fresh corn...

fraserkrMarch 4, 2014

TOMATOES

prpostMarch 5, 2014

Heirloom tomatoes, strawberries, corn... is summer here yet?

LeePicardMarch 6, 2014

Heirloom tomatoes, especially the baby ones. It is like eating candy. The berries are great too.

BizzyLizzyMarch 6, 2014

Wow, that's a tough one, as there are so many good things to be purchased fresh from a farm stand! Actually I have fresh, fresh, fresh quinces, apples, plums and eggs that we bought at the weekend.. but if I had to choose one or two, the best I've ever experienced was strawberries from a farm on the Sunshine Coast. Never tasted any as good!

JaneMarch 12, 2014

This contest is now closed. The 5 lucky winners, selected by random number generator, are GsyAnne, dbielick, paulabucharles, Rinshin, and meghanbridget.

Diabolical_DrZMarch 5, 2014

peaches in season

takagiMarch 6, 2014

Tomatoes and pumpkins

jenniesbMarch 6, 2014

Everything, but especially berries and eggs.

Jill_JMarch 6, 2014

Love to buy zucchinis and peppers, strawberries, peaches, melons, tomatoes, and apples, just to name a few of my favorites!! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!! :)

GunnygooMarch 7, 2014

Definitely yogurt!!! Our local farmer's market sells Wake Robin Farm yogurt, which is the best ever!!! They also sell milk and cheese.

Smuz90March 7, 2014

Tomatoes, asparagus and artichokes!

kalex426March 7, 2014

Has to be strawberries (just about a month away from the start of the season here, hopefully).

diannerh49March 7, 2014

Cucumbers for pickling, tomatoes and fresh fruit.

westerFebruary 12, 2014

Eggs. Fresher than anywhere else, and you can be sure the chickens have been treated well.

nurseyMarch 9, 2014

Cheese - always so much nicer than supermarket offerings.

BradeileenMarch 11, 2014

Nothing beats fresh Iowa sweet corn in August. We can buy enough!!

stockholm28March 10, 2014

strawberries

xaocfrauMarch 11, 2014

Tomatoes!

madamepinceFebruary 12, 2014

Only ONE favorite? Garlic scapes -- and radishes fresh enough that I can use the greens. Yum!!

mreilsMarch 11, 2014

D.efinitely - fresh tomatoes

SLaneMarch 9, 2014

Eggs

esztlilMarch 11, 2014

No question....fresh fruits

jd5761March 11, 2014

fresh fresh carrots

idyllsMarch 8, 2014

At our wonderful market in Damariscotta , Maine, I loved the cheeses of our local cheesemaker. It would be too difficult to choose just one vegetable or fruit.

ellabeeFebruary 12, 2014

Berries. It feels a little less like winter just to call up a mental picture of them...

Queezle_SisterFebruary 12, 2014

It would be tomatoes if I didn't grow them myself, but because I do, its probably beets.

JaneCFebruary 12, 2014

Peaches--I buy them from farmers who used integrated pest management.

rivergaitFebruary 12, 2014

Fresh corn - and I ask the vendor for any corn stalks to give to the horses.

sir_ken_gFebruary 12, 2014

I love the Asian vegetables.
But just one - probably heritage tomatoes

percussion03February 12, 2014

Wow, I don't think I could pick just one, but greens of any kind are a constant.

SmchalkFebruary 12, 2014

local anything, apples, beef, pastries, and eggs are what I get at my farmstand

ZosiaFebruary 12, 2014

Corn on the cob.

decklededgesFebruary 12, 2014

Whatever fruit is in season!

KiiaroFebruary 12, 2014

Fresh farm eggs!!!

vinochicFebruary 12, 2014

What don't I buy at the farm stand? But what I look forward to the most is heirloom tomatoes. (And fava beans. And cherries...)

jwolfeFebruary 12, 2014

Fresh strawberries ... and heirloom tomatoes, and squash blossoms.

KarinaFrancisFebruary 12, 2014

Rubarb, apples and corn

ElnaraFebruary 12, 2014

Whichever vegetable is in season. Our farm shop is on the farms land and it comes straight from the fields. My fav right now is Curley Kale!

DKennedyFebruary 12, 2014

That's a hard one. It's a toss up between strawberries or cherry tomatoes. Both stay so much fresher when you get them fresh from the farm. Not to mentioned the wonderful aroma you get to experience when you buy them this way.

sbyronFebruary 12, 2014

There is a wonderful cheese maker at my farmer's market - awesome cheeses. Love them and the unique potatoes.

chawkinsFebruary 12, 2014

Nothing better than freshly picked ears of corn.

EkandresenFebruary 12, 2014

Eggs and baby kale. Yum!!

BreadcrumbsFebruary 12, 2014

Fresh basil...nothing says summer more than fresh basil...oh but that tomato on the vine smell, juice dripping down your face as you bite into a fresh, warm tomato - how to choose!!! And what about the eggs? Am I disqualified?!!!!

hihelen_westbrookFebruary 12, 2014

We have an allotment so all the fruit and veg we need on tap, I love love love finding unusual cheeses at a farmers' market.

kimtrevFebruary 12, 2014

I love the berries in the summer, apples & squash in the fall, greens in the winter & asparagus and artichokes in the spring.

sgumpFebruary 12, 2014

Not exactly "fresh" but definitely farm stand fodder in pockets of the (US) South: boiled peanuts

LovielouFebruary 12, 2014

Swiss chard, collard and other greens

MargaretsmallFebruary 12, 2014

Corn, always heaps fresher than the supermarket offerings. Yum.

ladibyrdFebruary 13, 2014

Peaches and tomatoes... nothing quite as good as farm stand tomatoes. Some of the best cherry butter we've had is from a stand also.

GrinsallFebruary 12, 2014

Apples because they haven't been in cold storage!

jaelsneFebruary 12, 2014

Here in California--citrus (Satsuma tangerines are my favorites!)

alixwallFebruary 12, 2014

Summer corn and tomatoes.

SoccermomFebruary 12, 2014

eggs and corn!

boardingaceFebruary 12, 2014

I haven't been to a farm stand outside of a farmer's market in ages - they don't really have them here - but if I could imagine it was summertime, I'd love some fresh strawberries :)

kayanelsonFebruary 12, 2014

Fava beans. Such a short season but so good.

meghanbridgetFebruary 12, 2014

In general, eggs. But on vacation this summer, I picked up some potatoes at Green Island Farm, and they were fantastic.

CorrinieFebruary 13, 2014

Oooo berries, no. Romanesco, or Asian greens. No, berries. Oh wait, padron peppers. Yeah. Padrons.

rlmillerFebruary 13, 2014

Cherries. The season is so short, and the ones in the grocery store never compare to those from a farm stand. (Of course that last part is true for a lot of other farm stand items as well!)

JoBillsFebruary 13, 2014

Heirllom tomatoes

RinshinFebruary 13, 2014

Peaches. But not at regular stands. At the orchards where I can pick my own. Around here, that means anytime between end of May through end of June.

karenrana9February 13, 2014

Around here, it's got to be any Texas-grown field peas; black-eyed, purple hull, crowder, or cream peas. When shelled and cooked, they evoke a perfect vision of mealtime contentment to me, especially when the peas are cooked to a perfect consistency with tasty "pot likker" left for sopping up with hot, fresh cornbread. The season is brief but can become the brilliant backbone to farm stand vegetable suppers when tomatoes and greens are also in season.

KerreyFebruary 13, 2014

Tomatoes

itziaFebruary 13, 2014

strawberries!

FunkyViriditasFebruary 13, 2014

Organic Greens!

CandyBFebruary 13, 2014

Cheese in France, eggs in the UK, and asparagus in the UK when in season

jobeth21February 13, 2014

Everything is so much tastier when it's from a local farm stand, but I find the biggest difference is in eggs!

AnneHusseyFebruary 13, 2014

heirloom cherry tomatoes, basil, eggs and field greens

nadiam1000February 13, 2014

Too hard to pick one. Depends on the season of course but Heirloom tomatoes, strawberries, peaches and sweet corn top the list. Although, early last summer I had the most perfect large red blushed apricots I had ever eaten so maybe those need to be on the list.....so many things are so much better fresh from the farm stands.

margiehubbardFebruary 13, 2014

Peaches!

birgitwFebruary 13, 2014

Tomatoes, never as good anywhere else

RiversideshepFebruary 13, 2014

Apples. The first time I found a stall selling so many varieties that I didn't know existed (and certainly didn't think I would be able to buy in Middlesbrough!) was my lightbulb moment for farmers markets.

debbypoFebruary 13, 2014

I've been loving farmer's markets for the past quarter-century. I think my favorites would be greens (so fresh and so varied) and sprouts.

liasimFebruary 13, 2014

Corn on the cob and strawberries.

cookgoalieFebruary 13, 2014

Asparagus....but our favorite grower has retired which is really disappointing.

aeaderFebruary 13, 2014

Cherries (sour ones in July for pies and sweet ones whenever they are available)...I can't wait for summer!

JFMFebruary 13, 2014

Fresh meat: beef, pork, chickens and rabbit! I started buying meat at the farmers market in Bern, Switzerland, two years ago and haven't looked back.

MoniquelfpFebruary 13, 2014

Corn on the cob

NikkiPixieFebruary 13, 2014

Cherries! Central Otago of NZ is overrun with them at summer time, nothing better......unless you want to pick them yourself as well.

dbielickFebruary 14, 2014

Strawberries - a sign that the deep freeze might actually be over for a short while!

GreenWillowFebruary 14, 2014

Still enjoying the taste memory of just-picked corn from Upstate New York although now I'm in Texas most of the time. Here, I especially look forward to buckets of summer basil.

BlytheSpiritFebruary 14, 2014

Fresh corn and apples - neither one tastes the same when purchased from a supermarket.

vicksterFebruary 13, 2014

Strawberries. So good when they are that fresh!

ballenFebruary 14, 2014

Maine wild blueberries!

CarriesCaratsFebruary 17, 2014

Corn. When we lived in Florida we would drive down to a market on the edge of the Everglades to buy just picked corn & treat ourselves & the kids to fresh-from-the-pot corn on sticks slathered in butter!

ckbkaddictFebruary 18, 2014

Heirloom tomatoes. So much better than mass produced shop bought varieties! And if I am allowed a back up... Strawberries - even better if they are "pick your own".

sydneyaFebruary 14, 2014

padron peppers and watermelon radishes

ae.bellFebruary 14, 2014

Concord grapes!

krobbins426February 20, 2014

Berries. There is nothing like fresh berries.

tcjanesFebruary 16, 2014

Sweet corn-yellow and white bicolor.

pamandabFebruary 17, 2014

Oh my... the choices. I think I'd have to say pea shoots... there's something wonderful about getting them so fresh- you eat them right that day, and then save some, because they were picked to recently they last in the fridge!

crandall57February 14, 2014

Fresh corn for sure.

lmurphyFebruary 15, 2014

Tomatoes!

pgarciaFebruary 15, 2014

Any in-season veggie. And eggs!

TrishaCPFebruary 14, 2014

Tomatoes and peaches

annieskiFebruary 19, 2014

We are fortunate to belong to a great CSA and are close to several great pick-your-own farms. I'd say we're most likely to stop for large quantities of tomatoes for canning.

turioFebruary 15, 2014

Oh...so many things and to only pick one?! Pastel hued, fresh organic eggs from the best farmer's market in Holland, MI! Fresh peaches to take home and can to eat all winter long!

PatJFebruary 16, 2014

I love eggs from the Farmers Market

ChefhenryFebruary 16, 2014

Most everything, but to pick just one... Tomatoes, probably the most dramatic difference between store bought and farm fresh (and not refrigerated)

ctrevino1February 17, 2014

Stone fruit in the summer time!

ThaichileFebruary 16, 2014

Heirloom tomatoes as my garden attempts have produced nothing more than food for the local animals.

SiegalFebruary 14, 2014

Strawberries

pokarekareFebruary 16, 2014

Have my own vegetable garden, orchard, bees and chickens, but I always check out what is available that I DON'T have and buy that! I can't grow everything, much as I'd like to!

GsyAnneFebruary 18, 2014

Guernsey beef

iluvfoodFebruary 16, 2014

Corn and honey!

kfeltonFebruary 20, 2014

Peaches at the Palisade, CO Peach festival!

alinabarbuFebruary 19, 2014

Tomatoes, orchard fruits, fresh eggs, fresh cow cheese, honey.

rahiscockFebruary 19, 2014

Eggs, tomatoes, and honey (sorry, I couldn't pick just one!).
Eggs because they are bigger, taste better, and the chickens are treated more humanely; tomatoes because they actually taste like tomatoes when bought from a grower, and tend to last longer; and honey, because locally-sourced honey includes all the local pollens in it, which is great in hayfever season for building up your local immunity - and it also tastes better!

wanda72February 28, 2014

I like to buy peaches. So good!

patsyluFebruary 24, 2014

Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes

SuelovesfoodFebruary 28, 2014

Sweet potatoes. One of the vendors here has 3 or 4 varieties, and they all taste different. They are not easily grown at home. I buy so many things :)

AMbaby56February 22, 2014

I love buying fresh peas or any fruit really :)

paulabucharlesFebruary 21, 2014

Eggs are always the first and main item I get from farm stands. Then, fresh figs and tomatoes at summer time.

priyamaineFebruary 23, 2014

Heirloom tomatoes of different varieties for sure. Our local FM has a tomato bar--you can mix and match little cherries/grapes of all varieties in a pint. Love it!

traculartFebruary 28, 2014

While I love buying all fresh fruits and veggies at Farm Stands or Farmer's Markets my very favorite thing is Tomatoes, nothing beats just picked still warm from the sun bright red tomatoes. The aroma of them in the car on the way home inspires how I will use them!

kkillebrewFebruary 25, 2014

Really tough question, as each season brings its favorites. But I have to say that Blueberries are at the top of the list. Their season is short, and I always have dozens of recipes ideas. Last year's favorite was Lavender-Blueberry Butter.

yevenFebruary 27, 2014

Fresh raspberries and homemade preserves.

TheSpicedLifeFebruary 25, 2014

Eggs, greens, apples... Oh yeah and corn!

herbyFebruary 28, 2014

We are almost into the fifth month of cold and snow here and just thinking about a farm stand makes my heart beet faster - oh, so many thinks I'd love to buy - eggs, raw milk that still has a faint smell of the cow it came from, fragrant strawberries that you can't stop eating out of hand, pungent garlic and just about anything that came from a farm to the stand!

napierFebruary 24, 2014

Fresh raspberries- they are fragile hence fresh from the farm is always best. Also strawberries that have that have that fragrant taste of sunshine.

earthnfireFebruary 20, 2014

Eggs and pea tendrils. Can't wait for spring and another market season.

maisie_grnFebruary 22, 2014

fresh goat cheese, arugula, and tomatoes! i can't wait for summer farmers markets to return!

JoanNFebruary 28, 2014

Jersey corn, preferably Golden Bantam.

LesleFebruary 28, 2014

English Strawberries!

MfisherFebruary 23, 2014

Delicate squash. It has a short season for a winter squash and is hard to find except at the farmer's market.

enationFebruary 25, 2014

Bright and vibrant vegetables!

joypilkinsFebruary 28, 2014

Jersey tomatoes.

BarbWFebruary 25, 2014

My favorite is fruit. Currently shopping at Keauhou Farmers Market near Kona, HI., I've been enjoying papaya, dragon fruit, abiu, lilikoi, mango, and lately - rambutan & tasting jaboticaba berries.
BarbW

OrdinarybloggerFebruary 28, 2014

Strawberries!!! Yum.

YarniaFebruary 28, 2014

Little tomatoes in many colors and their big brother/sister heirloom tomatoes.

ksg518February 28, 2014

Tomatoes and basil!

SherriLFebruary 28, 2014

Vine-ripened tomatoes. I can eat them by the bucketful.

smallanFebruary 28, 2014

Things I don't or can't grow myself - esp baby turnips and huge varieties of greens.

willisFebruary 28, 2014

Corn on the cob, to make skillet fried corn.

DcotterFebruary 28, 2014

Strawberries! Grocery store strawberries cannot compete with vine-ripened, farm-fresh ones. They make a great snack and the best strawberry icecream.

pers1stenceFebruary 28, 2014

peaches and berries

matagFebruary 28, 2014

Big bunches of basil

TeemoFebruary 28, 2014

eggs and apples

bschnipperFebruary 28, 2014

Sour cherries

lesorelleFebruary 28, 2014

Fresh, summer sweet corn! We grow many of our own vegetables but, with limited space, this is one we always get from our local farmers! We gorge on it while it's in season, and can and freeze it for the rest of the year.

SarabcleverFebruary 28, 2014

strawberries--I second other commenters; grocery store berries don't come close!

cyalexaFebruary 28, 2014

big, fat spears of asparagus

rmullenFebruary 28, 2014

Tomatoes! But berries and peaches are close runners-up.

RobinCRFebruary 28, 2014

Peaches. Strawberries. Eggs. Cheese. Bread. Greens. Too hard to choose.

davidkFebruary 28, 2014

What is your favorite food to purchase at a farm stand? Grillo's home made pickles (darn, I can't figure out exactly what they are putting in their pickling spices to make them taste so good?)

NsteinenFebruary 28, 2014

Tomatoes.

Mookie1February 28, 2014

Tomatoes and corn

fjainFebruary 28, 2014

Mushrooms! Shitake, in particular.

jheinoldFebruary 28, 2014

Corn on the cob....sometimes it seems that the farm people pick the corn and load it right onto their trucks....can't beat it!

BrandeemkFebruary 28, 2014

TOMATOES and Russian Red Kale

infotropFebruary 28, 2014

Tomatoes, during their very short season in eastern Oregon.