Earth Dance Farm

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

Delivering fresh, local, chemical free food to your neighborhood.
We offer Spring, Summer, Fall and Egg shares.

2020 – Fall Week 2 Newsletter

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2020 – Fall Week 2 Newsletter

“I’m gonna wake up and keep trying to do good, and so are you, and nobody gets to vote on that”

~Justin McElroy

 

Fall Share Box 2 Crop List

  • Winter Squash
  • Potatoes
  • Kohlrabi
  • Napa Cabbage
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Carrots
  • Kale
  • Mixed Greens
  • Hot Peppers
  • Rosemary
  • Romaine
  • Apples

 

Farmer’s Notes

*Crazy record lows last week and now record highs this week – always weather on the farmer’s mind
*Rosemary is great on roasted carrots, potatoes or squash, better used fresh but it dries nicely for later use
*Apples are Enterprise and are nothing to brag about.  They are best used with the roasted squash or brussels, or on a salad with kale, napa or the romaine
*Kohlrabi is wonderful, sweet and crisp sliced up cold, or used in a stir fry or baked like a french fry
*Tonight for supper we had spring rolls with carrots, kohlrabi, kale, radishes, and napa inside
*The Asian greens mix is mizuna and tatsoi – we tried to pick out some of the top leaves that had freeze damage under 2 layers of cover but there will surely still be a little sorting for you to do
*The jalapenos will last a couple of weeks in your crisper – or slice them and dehydrate and grind into a powder for winter use
*Please return our box and ice pack for reuse

 

Farm Article

Last week we set 6 different records for daily cold temperatures and we had 3 days in a row where it did not get above freezing.  This was about 25 degrees below average and the cold spell lasted for most of 2 weeks.  We spent many hours covering crops, double covering crops, and harvesting some crops for fear that they would be killed.  We have our potatoes and carrots mostly harvested and in sand in our underground garage already.  This week we are dealing with temperatures nearly 20 degrees above normal, definitely a lot better to work in.  We are hoping that some of the crops use this time to make up for the last 10 days of no growth.  Some of our broccoli and storage cabbage and late beets still have some growing to do!  We hope that you are enjoying the boxes so far – the next delivery should bring some leeks, rutabagas, parsley, thyme, cabbage and spinach.  This has been a terribly stressful year with the pandemic, economic fall out, and now an emotional election.  Take some time to breathe, intentionally name your blessings, and make a delicious meal of comfort food from your box!

~Norm

 

Some recipes to try:
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