“Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success.”
- David O. McCay
Week 18 crop list:
- Butternut squash – all
- Potatoes – all
- Parsley – all
- Carrots – all
- Kohlrabi – all
- Collard greens – all
- Pie pumpkin – all
- Bok Choy – half, full
- Kale – half
- Chard – single, full
- Watermelon – single, full
- Peppers – full
Farmer notes
- This is the final summer share delivery for 2015
- I will run my usual route next Thursday, October 29th, to pick up all remaining boxes and ice packs
- The first fall share delivery is Th., Oct 29th
- Sign up for the Fall Share and the winter Egg Share is still open and can be done online on our website
- Collards and Chard can be rehydrated as needed by soaking it is very cold water for half an hour
- Butternut squash and potatoes can be stored for a month or more in a cool dark location
- Make a pumpkin pie or some tabouli(?) this week
- Chard is awesome sautéed with olive oil, salt, red wine vinegar and pepper or butter if you want
- THANK YOU for joining us for this year’s summer produce season
- Wash all of the produce before you eat it
2015 recap
The summer just flies by each year. And at the end of every season I am grateful for the food that this land has provided and that we were able to share with all of you. The summer of 2015 was a very good growing season with rainfall coming quite timely and with no major weather events. On most weeks we were more concerned, while packing, on how to get everything in the box than on how to fill it. I know that it does not always seem that way once the box arrives in your hands, but most of our crops fared well this season. My biggest disappointment was the sweet corn. I bought a lot of organic seed and planted more land than ever this crop. The weather was good, but many of the ears did not fill out which you all well know. I will certainly talk to the seed company and plant a different variety of sweet corn next season. I was specifically happy with how we were able to catch up on some critical, timely work in the fields during the week we did not deliver during the month of July. Finally, I would like to thank each of you for your support and trust in us for growing some of your food this summer. Without your commitment to purchase local, chemical free food I would not have the opportunity to work a job that I love and believe so strongly in. It is with a very humble and thankful heart that I wish you and your family blessings of a peaceful and healthy winter season.
Farmer Norm
