As of this past weekend at the Farm we are now seeing beets and zucchini, as well as pumpkin blossoms and watermelon vines! We also We also put in tomato cages made from recycled wire fence from the farm. We hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!!
It’s official! Our garden project of 2011 is underway. We are so thrilled to be able to offer dishes sourced from our very own farm. As always, we will continue to bring you the best in local flavors from other farms and producers in the area. Check back to our blog, Facebook and Twitter as [...]
This past weekend, we had the pleasure of attending the Pennsylvania Herb & Garden Festival at The York Expo Center. We made our way around the crowed room, which was stocked full of fresh, locally-grown herbs of every kind. Our goal was to purchase edible plants for the planter boxes at the Accomac Inn and [...]
Ahhh Spring! We are loving the change of seasons particularly because of the growing season and our own fresh produce we will be able to offer! To give you an update on the Accomac Garden – it is all plotted and ready for mid-April planting of carrots and kale. Further plantings will take place in [...]
This past weekend, Accomac Catering attended the Wedding Show at the AACA Museum in Hershey. We had a great time talking with brides and showcasing our passion for fresh, local food. Here is a video of me talking about our booth and the food we offered that day! In addition to our “Fall in Love [...]
Ed Matthews is the Chef/Owner of One Block West Restaurant in Winchester, Virginia. Chef Matthews shares our commitment to choosing fresh produce and creating locally-driven menus. (Be sure to visit his blog for musings about eating seasonally!) For that reason, he has put together a fantastic e-book on cooking with 11 common fresh herbs. As [...]
We came across this article yesterday and thought it was worth sharing! Darya Pino of Summer Tomato created this flowchart to navigate those supermarket aisles in the quest of finding real food. “The chart is likelier to tickle your funny bone than help you at the supermarket, but the scientist, foodie, and local food advocate [...]
This winter, Chef Andre and all of us at Accomac Inn are working very diligently to continue bringing you the freshest ingredients possible. Listen to this audio file of Chef Andre talking about what’s going on at Accomac Inn and our fresh approach in the wintertime: Chef Andre dishes!
Aside from promising yourself to start some sort of gardening project and committing to eating fresh and local, start reading the labels of all foods you purchase at the grocery store. Look for words like, refined, bleached and enriched. These words mean the products has been stripped of all of it’s natural nutrients! Anything ending [...]
Even though it seems as if we just put our garden tools away, this is the time to start making plans for next spring’s roof top gardening project! Never feel restricted just because you don’t have a yard to plant vegetables. Container gardening is easy and fun. Several restaurants (including the Accomac) have container gardening [...]