One of the first vegetables of the summer harvest, radishes are a welcome fresh taste to kick off the farmer's market season. At Ghost House Farm this season, they are growing French Breakfast and Rover radishes. True to their name, these French Breakfast radishes were popularized in 19th-century Parisian markets as a morning snack. The classic French preparation involves slicing them in half lengthwise, slathering the crisp root in butter, and dusting them with a pinch of flaky sea salt...

Back when I lived downstate and was working for Ford, I visited a shock absorber plant for work in the middle of Nebraska, and the plant employed many farmer's wives. They put together a cookbook for their 35th anniversary of the plant, and many of the ladies had crock pots bubbling away at their work stations, making lunch to share. They gave me a copy of their cookbook, which has plenty of hearty down home recipes in it, including copper penny carrots, which is a carrot salad dressed...

Romaine lettuce, Ghost House Farm, Hancock MI I have to admit, I have a fascination with the women’s sections of the old farming magazines. As a result, I have a big collection of Farm Journal cookbooks that I have picked up at garage sales over time. And I also have a collection of vintage Taste of Home cookbooks, which is what happened when publisher Roy Reiman realized he needed to create a cooking magazine which utilized the same philosophy of reader-contributed content as his...