Fresh and Value-Added Items:
Carrots 2#
Potatoes 3#, Peter Wilcox blend
Celeriac: Roasted celery root and Carrots
Onions, 1.5#
Fresh Spinach 1/2#
Fresh Kraut, 1 pt…use within a week
Eggs-1 dozen
Pickles 10 oz…a little spicy this time
Dried Tomatoes: sun-dried tomato spinach rice pilaf
FROZEN ITEMS:
- Vegetable Stock 1 Qt: water, onions, carrots, potatoes, celery, rosemary, sage, thyme, bay leaf, salt & pepper.
- 2 quarts of soup (Minestrone Soup & Turnip Squash Fall Soup), or your customized items
- Rhubarb 1 Qt
- Raspberries 1 Qt
- Peppers 1 Pt
- Sweet corn 1 Qt
- Diced tomatoes 1 Qt: Sausage and kale pasta bake with tomatoes
This past week, Mercedes and I attended the MOSES organic conference in LaCrosse. I’ve been to the conference many times in the past and there is always a wonderful spirit among the attending. I always enjoy the comraderrie among all kinds of other farmers and ag people who openly share stories, trials and errors. The presenters and speakers inspire everyone as we finalize winter plans and prepare to begin seeding. We are lucky to have such an amazing event within driving distance.
On Monday, we started many trays of seedlings such as onions, celery, and celeriac. Somehow I managed to barely reduce my seed budget this season even though we will not have the spring and summer CSA programs. There were some items ordered in smaller quantities, but I also filled the gaps with some new trial crops, more flowers, and a few extra things to grow for our fall and winter shares. Once a person has grown food on a larger scale, it is really hard to reduce. We do plan to fill some of the previously planted garden space with a wider diversity of cover crops and pollinator friendly items.
As the winter CSA is nearing the end, we can foresee us having some extra items left in the Winter CSA store such as soups and a few individually frozen vegetables. We will plan to have a sale on those items after our last CSA week. Our members will have the first chance to purchase these items through the winter CSA store and we will make a special delivery With these orders to the delivery sites in late March. We will post more details in the next newsletter.
Would any CSA members be interested in ordering frozen pizzas if they were to come to Winona in your next CSA box? Please email Heather by Friday March 4 if you’d like to receive a frozen wood-fired pizza order along with your last winter CSA delivery. Orders do not need to be placed now, we are just taking a quick survey to see if we should make the pizzas earlier in the week so we can deliver them to Alma/Winona for you. Thank you.
heather@suncrestgardensfarm.com
Eat Well. Smile Often.
Your Farmer,
Heather