Advice is like snow – the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Fall Share #1
It always amazes me how quickly the summer passes us by. We are happy that you guys have stayed with us for the next 6 weeks as we venture from fall into winter. These 3 biweekly fall deliveries will be on Tuesdays Nov. 5th, 19th and Dec. 3rd.
The fields certainly have taken on a more barren appearance now that we have experienced a couple of hard frosts. The hardy herbs, brassicas, and root vegetables are consolidating their sugars to sweeten their flesh for your tables. The apples, squashes and onions are all chilling out in storage a notch above freezing. The lettuce, Asian greens and beets are holding their own under row cover and taking some knocks from the frigid temps. All in all we have some great produce for you to enjoy and extend the fresh produce season into December.
Besides the harvest, cleaning and storage of produce we are busy cleaning up the fields of row cover, drip line and tomato trellis. The garlic is planted and halfway mulched for next year’s production. We have sufficient wood for this year’s burning, but need to bring in 15 pickup loads to dry for the 2014-2015 season. Also, there is manure to haul, equipment to clean and store, honey to spin and all sorts of projects that fall under the ‘getting ready for winter’ category. You guys should be thinking of these tasks too, as we have some snow in the forecast for tomorrow.
Keep busy, stay warm, and always be kind ….. and enjoy some fantastic soups!
Farmer notes
- Most of these veggies will store well in your crisper
- Squash, potatoes, and onions should go in a dark and cool location
- Lettuces are showing some damage from the cold
- Red kale is delicious sautéed with olive oil, balsamic, craisins and slivered almonds
- Apple pie anyone? Pumpkin for pies next week
- One and only parsnip delivery of the year – so sweet when roasted
- Mizuna can be mixed with the lettuces and carrots in a salad
- Peel the kohlrabi and slice it into fries and bake them with kosher salt and oil or eat them up like you do the radishes, or in a soup
- Wash all of your produce before you eat it
- Please return all of the boxes and egg cartons for reuse
Link to: Produce list-notes-recipes
