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Sprouted Kitchen Digs In at Suzie's Farm

In the first of a two-part series, we follow food bloggers Sprouted Kitchen as they visit Suzie’s Farm—an organic farm south of San Diego to pick their very own CSA.
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Tanveer Badal

While the end of summer is almost universally a bad thing, it does bring Fall and with it a range of exciting seasonal produce and food activities. From apple orchards to pumpkin patches, there are endless opportunities to source the season in the field and bring that flavor back into the kitchen. In the first of a two-part series, we follow food bloggers Sprouted Kitchen as they visit Suzie’s Farm—an organic farm south of San Diego to pick their very own CSA.

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    Sara and Hugh Forte of Sprouted Kitchen, along with their son Curran, hop in the Infiniti QX60 and head out on an adventure to Source The Season.

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    First stop is Suzie’s Farm—a 140-acre USDA-certified organic farm located thirteen miles south of San Diego.

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    Farm guide Daniela Colvario shows off vibrant peppers and squash as part of the farm’s pick-your-own CSA program.

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    The Forte family strolls down the sun-drenched rows of produce, stopping for a few samples along the way.

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    Fields of lettuce as far as the eye can see. Leave it to baby Curran to pick the best of the bunch!

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    Sara and Hugh pick an assortment of fragrant fresh herbs to flavor their recipes on Sprouted Kitchen.

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    Edible flowers were one of the first items grown at Suzie’s. Sara snips some to use in salads and as colorful garnishes.

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    Delicate heirloom zebra tomatoes are just one of the many heirloom vegetables that flourish at Suzie’s Farm.

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    Sara and Hugh take in the endless fields of fresh greens.

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    Suzie’s has 400 pastured chickens and three flocks of laying hens, producing colorful, golden-yoked—and super tasty—eggs.

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    Brave little Curran flocks to the middle of the open fields where the chickens run free.

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    Sara’s basket is brimming with harvest kale, seasonal squash, ripe tomatoes, and more farm finds.

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    The beautiful bounty of seasonal produce gathered by Sara, Hugh, and Curran. Can we come over for dinner?

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    The Fortes are all smiles (and some watermelon juice dribbles!) after a fun day together at the farm.