- Onions, Walla Walla
- Garlic
- Petite Green Beans
- Leeks (use like onion)
- Zucchini or Patty Pan
- Carrots
- New Adironak Red Potatoes: Roasted New Potatoes
- Tomatoe: Garden Fresh Tomato Soup
- Peppers, Sweet: Sweet Pepper Recipes
- Red Cabbage: Raw Red Cabbage Salad
- Delicata Winter Squash: Better than Butternut Roasted Delicata Squash
- Yellow/Peach Watermelon
- Cantaloupe/Honey Dew
- Raspberries…EAT TODAY OR TOMORROW, OR FREEZE THEM TO PRESERVE!
Herb Shares: Rosemary, Sage, Parsley, Dill, Oregano, Mint
NOTE: This is our last every other week delivery for our ODD CSA members. Next week will be our last delivery for all of our Summer CSA members. Thank you all for your commitment to a great season of eating!
The weather is shifting to our fall like conditions quickly. A little dry weather and some more sunshine would surely be appreciated, but we will manage as we always do. Our high tunnels have proven to be a wonderful place to grow tomatoes in this season. The tomatoes are beautiful and the yields of saleable tomatoes is very high compared to field grown.
We did have to cut down 3/4 of a high tunnel full of tomatoes down this week as we needed the space for our fall/winter crops. Destroying good tomato plants was a little hard to do as we all cherish fresh tomatoes, but we have to look forward to the next season and can adjust our plantings for next year. Our late fall spinach, kale, and hardy winter salad will be planted today in this high tunnel. One of the three tunnels still has tomatoes growing until the freeze takes them out.
Another fun endeavor for us is our new relationship with the Alma school as they develop their Farm to School program incorporating local foods into their menu featuring Harvest of the Month. The children have been thoroughly enjoying the watermelons from the farm as they are a special surprise and new experience in the yellow/orange fleshed tones. I look forward to meeting the Alma K-6 graders later this month to help cultivate a relationship between the children, their food, and their local farmers.
THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS PRODUCE BOXES—SPECIAL ORDER
The harvest from the fields this season have been really wonderful. So we will be offering Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday produce boxes this year as a one-time box available the weekend or a few days before these holidays. This is a special order box filled with roughly 20# of naturally raised produce such as onions, winter squash, potatoes, cabbage, beets, carrots, cooking greens or spinach, dried herbs such as rosemary and sage, and eggs. The cost is $50 and should be reserved ahead of time as there is a limited supply.
If you want to reserve a Thanksgiving or Christmas Produce Box, please email Heather to place your order. These boxes are available to anyone, not just our CSA members, and would be available for pick up at the farm on a Saturday or Tuesday prior to the holiday. Please plan to bring a box/bag/crate along to transfer your items from the packed box to your home.
Dinner on the Farm… Saturday, October 25th 5:30pm
Fall is nearly here and we will celebrate the season with another “Dinner on the Farm” where we take time to sit down and enjoy friends and food. Reservations required. $40 + tax per person. Click here for more info. There are currently only a few seats left, so reserve yours now!
Back to school schedule for pizzas on the farm…
We are only open Friday evenings through the end of September, 4:30-9pm.
Your Farmer,
Heather