Storage Vegetables
- Carrots 1.5#
- Red Norland Potatoes 3#
- Beets 2#
- Onions
- Spinach
- Butternut Squash
- Eggs: Crepe Recipe with Rhubarb Vanilla Compote
Frozen/Minimally Processed Items
- Roasted Vegetable Stock 1 Qt:water, onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, w squash, garlic, thyme, rosemary, bay, salt & pepper
- Broccoli Cheese Soup 1 Qt: broccoli, chicken stock, cheddar cheese, onions, cream, butter, flour, garlic, salt, white pepper (DON’T BOIL when reheating!)
- Roasted Tomato Basil Soup 1 Qt: tomatoes, chicken stock, onion, fresh basil, olive oil, garlic, butter, salt, pepper, thyme
- sweet corn 1 qt (frozen): corn, butter, water, salt, pepper, sugar
- grated zucchini 1 qt (frozen) Chocolate Zucchini Bread
- rhubarb 1 pt (frozen): chopped rhubarb Rhubarb-Vanilla Compote
- raspberries 1 pt (frozen): whole berries, keep frozen until you want to use them Raspberry Vanilla Smoothie
The sunshine we’ve had with the milder temperatures was a welcome treat this past weekend. The boys were home for a long weekend and we had pretty much thrown the hat in on sledding (but who knows what may still come). So instead of getting drippy wet in the cold puddles outside, the boys helped pick spinach on Sunday and played in the hoophouse. It was 75 degrees and sunny in the hoophouse. We sometimes call it “our little Mexico escape”. It took them only about 4 minutes to slink down to their skivvies and start dancing around in the dirt. For about 2 hours, they got to enjoy a little escape where the dirt was warm, the sun was bright, and the clothing was optional. Their mother refrained from such extremes, but I too enjoyed the warmth and laughter of the afternoon.
We do have the greenhouse put to good use as we’re getting busy starting seeds for the upcoming year. My helper Michele and I planted ~12,000 onion seeds last week and now have the hoophouse peppers and the first round of tomatoes planted. We both have 2 kids so they were able to play together and get REALLY dirty moving around all kinds of dirt, building roads, and eventually making mud. Oh well. I’d rather have my kids dirty and experiencing life than sitting on the sidelines with the hand sanitizer constantly on call.
For those that are saving egg cartons and jars, thank you! We will happily reuse clean egg cartons and glass canning jars so please continue to drop them off at the pick-up sites. Thanks for doing your part to reduce/reuse/recycle!
And if you still need to renew your CSA subscription for next season, now is the time to do it. Here’s the link to the sign-up information for the upcoming 2012 CSA seasons. You can customize your membership by picking and choosing which season works for you or receive a discounted rate by becoming a Year-Round CSA member.
Your farmer, Heather
Eat Well. Smile Often.