“This is a time for each and every one of us to look into our own heart, to look into our own community, find someone in need, find someone who is wanting, find someone who is looking up to us, and then to reach out, reach back, reach across, to lift up that person and put them on the road to success!”
~Colin Powell
Fall Share Box 2 Crop List
- Potatoes
- Winter Squash (Delicata and/or Acorn)
- Kohlrabi
- Broccoli
- Radicchio
- Peppers (Bells, Italian Frying, Hot Peppers)
- Onions
- Chard
- Bok Choy
- Greens Mix
- Carrots
- Parsley
Farmer Notes
*Kohlrabi and carrots have really sweetened up since some recent freezes
*Radicchio is a beautiful head, its taste unique – a tad bitter but very flavorful as a salad or sauteed
*In colder temperatures greens such as choy and chard loose some of their moisture, and may need some rehydration
*Our greens mix has arugula, baby kales, mustards and Asian greens – there are leaves that have a little bit of burn damage from cold temperatures, we tried picking as much out as we could but there is definitely some in there still that you may want to sort out as you wash them. Our apologies!
*Parsley can be used as a garnish, in a salad, or used to make pesto or churri. Set it in a glass of water in a sunny spot and it will last for 10 days
*Squash is delicata or acorn, creamy and sweet
*This is the last of the hot and bell peppers for 2021 – slice them and freeze them in a baggie for winter use
*Carrots are big and sweet – you can slice them to eat as sticks, roast them alone or in a stew/soup, or stick them in damp sand and keep them cold for several months
*Please return our boxes and ice packs(if there are any) each week
Lots happens here during a two week period. We have been primarily harvesting potatoes, carrots and beets and putting them in our underground garage into sand. This helps them to keep an evenly cool temperature which allows them to last through the end of April or so. We also keep daikon radishes, rutabaga and turnips in this way. Other crops like storage kohlrabi, leeks, Napa and regular cabbages, Brussels, storage onions and garlic do better in a cooler kept near freezing. We have also been sowing rye grass to cover bare soils, putting away trellis, drip line irrigation and black plastic mulch, and also covering many crops that still remain in the field. Although this last week has been below normal, the next week looks relatively sunny and warm. Diane and I got out for an enjoyable bike ride last Saturday and plan to do the same this weekend. We hope you are enjoying the seasonal produce!!~Norm
