Hi CSA members!!
Best of luck to you all as the routine of winter sets in right after Labor Day. I remember very well how exciting... and exhausting those first days of teaching were from my 34 years of being an elementary teacher.
In the midst of your new schedules, we have what I think is the best box of the season.
The highlight of this box is it could be stir fry week. The baby bok choi could be the center of the stir fry along with onions, peppers, radishes, cucumbers, kohlrabi and tomatoes.
On the other hand, they could all make an amazing salad. The bok choi is so good raw as well from the crispy stalk to the leaves.
Sweet corn is back and it is the best. It will be a fun treat for your kids after their first day of school.
The radishes are German Giant and are the best of the season. If you don't like that name, you may call them Scandanavian Delight! We had to take their tops off to squeeze them into the box.
The kohlrabi are large, however the flesh is still very tender. Instead of peeling it, I cut the whole thing in half and then the shell is very easy to get off.
If you got the orange conical pepper, it is the sweetest ever. It is a gourmet pepper that will be back next year in mass.
To give the high tunnels a rest, the tomatoes are from the field. Enjoy their flavor.
And last, but not least...don't forget the potatoes!!
This was our busiest week ever for harvest events. The free melon pick was a celebration. Saturday is the day off for our staff, so I was able to be out there with our members, hosting one melon party after another. How fun it was to get to see so many of our members. The sweet corn harvest event continues on. Green beans are ending today after a very long harvest event season. Broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage have started. Onions have gone on a long time now and will be over until we see what is left over at the end of the season. Tomatoes were really picked hard this weekend. I am so relieved to see the patches of tomatoes produce enough for everyone.
I goofed on setting the pumpkin harvest date for the 22 of September. That date is great for beginning to decorate for pumpkins. But that date is too early for squash and potatoes. The earlier you pick potatoes, the harder it is too store them. Many of our members travel an hour to get here. So rather than have members drive early for pumpkins and later for squash and potatoes, let's have all fall harvest events go from Saturday, October 6 to Friday, October 19. The grand finale free pick for members will then be Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21. If weather patterns look unfavorable for harvest, we will move those dates ahead. I have seen snow in October before.
Later this week, I will be sending out a youtube on the fall harvest events. You will see the amazing bounty this year of squash and pumpkins, just like there was for melons. Thousands of melons went in the boxes and yet thousands more were left for the free melon pick. I believe a large part of that amazing fruit set this year is thanks to the marvelous bees. Two of our CSA members, Josh and Kirk, have set up hives on our farm. They are selling the honey from your farm. It is the best I have ever tasted. Their website is http://lonetreehoney.com What a marvelous and sweet full circle to have the honey from your farm that brought the miracle of incredible pollination and fruit set. Our creation is sweet, indeed!!
Have a wonderful week!!
From YOUR farm!!
Mark
Best of luck to you all as the routine of winter sets in right after Labor Day. I remember very well how exciting... and exhausting those first days of teaching were from my 34 years of being an elementary teacher.
In the midst of your new schedules, we have what I think is the best box of the season.
The highlight of this box is it could be stir fry week. The baby bok choi could be the center of the stir fry along with onions, peppers, radishes, cucumbers, kohlrabi and tomatoes.
On the other hand, they could all make an amazing salad. The bok choi is so good raw as well from the crispy stalk to the leaves.
Sweet corn is back and it is the best. It will be a fun treat for your kids after their first day of school.
The radishes are German Giant and are the best of the season. If you don't like that name, you may call them Scandanavian Delight! We had to take their tops off to squeeze them into the box.
The kohlrabi are large, however the flesh is still very tender. Instead of peeling it, I cut the whole thing in half and then the shell is very easy to get off.
If you got the orange conical pepper, it is the sweetest ever. It is a gourmet pepper that will be back next year in mass.
To give the high tunnels a rest, the tomatoes are from the field. Enjoy their flavor.
And last, but not least...don't forget the potatoes!!
This was our busiest week ever for harvest events. The free melon pick was a celebration. Saturday is the day off for our staff, so I was able to be out there with our members, hosting one melon party after another. How fun it was to get to see so many of our members. The sweet corn harvest event continues on. Green beans are ending today after a very long harvest event season. Broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage have started. Onions have gone on a long time now and will be over until we see what is left over at the end of the season. Tomatoes were really picked hard this weekend. I am so relieved to see the patches of tomatoes produce enough for everyone.
I goofed on setting the pumpkin harvest date for the 22 of September. That date is great for beginning to decorate for pumpkins. But that date is too early for squash and potatoes. The earlier you pick potatoes, the harder it is too store them. Many of our members travel an hour to get here. So rather than have members drive early for pumpkins and later for squash and potatoes, let's have all fall harvest events go from Saturday, October 6 to Friday, October 19. The grand finale free pick for members will then be Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21. If weather patterns look unfavorable for harvest, we will move those dates ahead. I have seen snow in October before.
Later this week, I will be sending out a youtube on the fall harvest events. You will see the amazing bounty this year of squash and pumpkins, just like there was for melons. Thousands of melons went in the boxes and yet thousands more were left for the free melon pick. I believe a large part of that amazing fruit set this year is thanks to the marvelous bees. Two of our CSA members, Josh and Kirk, have set up hives on our farm. They are selling the honey from your farm. It is the best I have ever tasted. Their website is http://lonetreehoney.com What a marvelous and sweet full circle to have the honey from your farm that brought the miracle of incredible pollination and fruit set. Our creation is sweet, indeed!!
Have a wonderful week!!
From YOUR farm!!
Mark
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