Sweet Season Farm

Sweet Season Farm Certified organic veggies 📍Northeast Iowa 🥕 Sat. Decorah & Dubuque Farmers Markets 🛒 Online store available in Decorah

While I was at the Dubuque Farmers' Market, I noticed a woman seated on the sidewalk behind me, quietly painting.After t...
05/31/2026

While I was at the Dubuque Farmers' Market, I noticed a woman seated on the sidewalk behind me, quietly painting.

After the market was over, as she was packing up her watercolors I asked if she wouldn't mind showing me what she had been working on.

I was blown away!

It's not every day you get to be someone's subject.

She said she was drawn to all the colors on the stand.

She told me the carrots were the most challenging for her to paint because when she looked up from her painting for another look they were gone. 🥕

We just opened up our online store. 🎉 Browse what’s in season and choose exactly what you want, no subscription needed.O...
05/29/2026

We just opened up our online store. 🎉 Browse what’s in season and choose exactly what you want, no subscription needed.

Order online by midnight on Monday 6/1 for delivery or pickup on Wednesday 6/3.

Shop now: https://sweet-season-farm.localline.ca/shopsweetseason

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We love this Asian-inspired carrot salad when we're craving something a little different (and wanna clean out the leftov...
05/26/2026

We love this Asian-inspired carrot salad when we're craving something a little different (and wanna clean out the leftover carrots hanging out in the bottom of the crisper drawer). ⁠
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The base is simple: thinly sliced carrots with green onions and cilantro, dressed with lime, salt, chili crisp, ginger, honey, toasted sesame seeds, and a neutral oil, heated until hot.⁠
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It's pretty easy, but your mandoline or julienne peeler is gonna be your friend here.⁠
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Eat it fresh or prep ahead and put it over rice with your favorite protein for lunches.⁠

RECIPE: https://www.sweetseasonfarmiowa.com/blog/chili-crisp-carrot-salad-with-lime-ginger

What happens to extra produce after the market? ⬇️It goes to the food pantry! Every week, dedicated Dubuque Food Pantry ...
05/24/2026

What happens to extra produce after the market? ⬇️

It goes to the food pantry!

Every week, dedicated Dubuque Food Pantry volunteers swing by at the end of Dubuque Farmers' Market to help make it happen!🙌

We’re always happy to load them up with organic veg! 🫜

Posing with our onions like men pose with fish 🐟 We had a ton of fun figuring out how to grow “overwintered” onions for ...
05/23/2026

Posing with our onions like men pose with fish 🐟

We had a ton of fun figuring out how to grow “overwintered” onions for the first time. We planted them in really late Sept. of 2025 in our high tunnel, a greenhouse-like structure.

While the high tunnel keeps them a little protected, the temps get pretty much as low as the outside at night (we don’t have heat). So they still gotta be tough to make it through our harsh winters. 💪

What are they like to eat though?! 🍳

They’re super versatile in the kitchen because they’re milder than mature bulb onions.

We recommend eating them a few ways
1️⃣ Cooked, just like you would with regular onions
2️⃣ In fresh contexts, like salads and salsas (because they’re milder than a cured onion
➕ Bonus: use the tops like green onions

So even if you don’t have a meal plan figured out yet… you really can’t go wrong!

05/21/2026

Recipe ⬇️

Salad:

-1 bunch radishes, sliced
-Hanful of whatever herbs you have around, chopped

Dressing:

-½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
-2 Tosp fresh lemon juice
-1 Tbsp dijon mustard
-1 Tosp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp salt
-½ tsp black pepper

To emulsify: Add everything except the oil to a mason jar, pulse with an immersion blender, then add in the olive oil slowly.

To make the salad: Combine chopped veggies and herbs with a splash of the dressing. Taste and adjust. Let it marinate in your fridge for about 1 hour (or more).

**You'll have extra dressing. I use it for everything!

Like lettuce salads, greek salads, and marinating chicken for later in the week.

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Cooking with local food doesn't have to mean 20 ingredients, a Pinterest spiral, and a long-winded recipe site bogging d...
05/15/2026

Cooking with local food doesn't have to mean 20 ingredients, a Pinterest spiral, and a long-winded recipe site bogging down your computer with ads. 🫠🫠

👉 Get our FIRST-ever May recipe drop email, free: https://www.sweetseasonfarmiowa.com/monthly-seasonal-recipe-ideas

Each month, subscribers get a collection of our own recipes built around what's actually ready to harvest in NEIA: simple, low-dish, tested in our kitchen.

The kind of recipes you make when life gets crazy and you still want to get vegetables on the table.

Here's a peek at what's inside for MAY 🌷:

🥗Caesar salad that makes a full meal out of the firstreal lettuce of the season

🍁Arugula salad with maple dijon - 15 minutes, and the leftover dressing marinates chicken or dresses sandwiches all week

🐟One-pan salmon with lemon orzo and seasonalspinach or arugula, all in 30 minutes
🌶️Chili crisp carrot salad with lime and ginger - great fresh or over rice for lunch prep

🍚A homemade stir fry sauce for whatever's piling up at the bottom of your crisper drawer

Jump on the list and we’ll send you May today.

Stick around for recipe ideas, seasonal cooking inspiration, veggie storage, and a look behind the scenes at our Northea...
05/12/2026

Stick around for recipe ideas, seasonal cooking inspiration, veggie storage, and a look behind the scenes at our Northeast Iowa veggie farm.

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01/26/2026

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Take local action: Follow and get involved

Do you want local veggies this summer?a) Yesb) Yes, but without stopping at the ATMc) Yes, but without stopping at the A...
01/19/2026

Do you want local veggies this summer?
a) Yes
b) Yes, but without stopping at the ATM
c) Yes, but without stopping at the ATM and with a 10% bonus

👉 That’s our membership.

For all the details and super-speed signup: https://www.sweetseasonfarmiowa.com/membership

We have 75 spots this year.
The bonus ends when we hit our goal or on March 1 — whichever comes first.

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Calmar, IA
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