- Rutabaga: Mashed Rutabaga with Sour Cream and Dill
- Rainbow Carrots: Creamy Carrot and Leek Soup
- Watermelon Radish: Sweet Pickled Onion Watermelon Radish Salad
- Beets: Fudgy Vegan Beet Cupcakes
- Moutain Rose Potatoes
- Onions, Yellow Candy
- Cabbage, Savoy: Stuffed Cabbage Leaves
- Leeks (use like mild onion)
- Fall Red Radishes (small ones for salad, white interior)
- Garlic
- Winter Squash, Acorn
- Fall Salad Mix
- Eggs
Brrr! It takes a bit to get used to the nip in the air. Thank goodness for Carhardt layers. Our coldest nights of the season have hit thus far dipping into the teens. However, all things go in cycles and the chilly mornings give us time to get caught up on much needed bookkeeping/office work.
As the season progresses, we have to keep a closer eye on the weather to know what days are above freezing and are suitable for harvest in the covered tunnels. Daylength affects the growth rate of several of our salad greens so sunny days are treasured by the plants and ourselves. Daylight savings time of year is still messing with our natural sleep cycles as we find ourselves tired earlier at night and craving more warm comfort food than normal.
Before the ground freezes solid, we hope to dig in a run of electric yet this week to provide a plug-in outlet in our poleshed chicken coop. Heated waterers keep the chickens water above freezing throughout the winter and a light bulb helps the chickens regulate their perceived daylight so that they actively lay through the winter.
All the lovely garlic we talked about last newsletter has been planted. And now we hope to get it all mulched this week. Dry weather definitely aids in this process. Some deep tillage was also completed by our neighbors to renovate our hay field for next year.
Eat Well. Smile Often.
Your Farmer,
Heather