CSA Winter Share '11-'12 - Week #1
What's in the Box - December 13 & 15
The contents of the share listed is for December 13th delivery ONLY
Red Kale - 1 lb
Watermelon Radish - 2.5 lb
Sweet Potatoes - 2 lb
Russet Potatoes - 1 quart
Keuka or Red Potatoes - 1 quart
Baby Red Beets - 1 bunch
Daikon Radish - 1 bunch
Broccoli Shoots - .95 lb
Carrots - 3.5 lb
notes on the share
It's been a relatively warm few weeks since the final delivery of the regular season, so many of our greens are still doing well out in the fields. The red kale and broccoli shoots are even sweeter now that they've been touched by a light frost a few times. All of the root crops are now harvested and are sitting in our coolers where they will stay until we distribute them out over the course of the winter shares. It's always a challenge selling winter shares when we don't know for sure how much we will come up with once everything is harvested. We expected a much smaller harvest due to all the wet weather over the summer, but we were pleasantly surprised by the quantity and quality of the final harvest.
Store your veggies properly!
We encourage you to click on a vegetable from the list above to find a full page of information about each crop. Be sure to follow the storage instructions carefully to maximize the life of your veggies. When stored properly at home, you can expect the roots to last you through the full 3 weeks between each winter share delivery.
RECIPES
I'm taking a little break from compiling my own recipes this winter. Instead, I'll be linking to some of my favorites on the web. Here's a fabulous recipe for roasted carrots. I make a very similar version, and the leftovers (if there are any!) are delicious the next day with a fresh green salad and avocado.
Roasted Carrots with Cumin, Coriander, Garlic and Olive Oil (with sesame seeds, yoghurt and saffron)
CSA 2011 - Week #27 - Make-up
What's in the Box - November 29, 30 & December 1
VEGETABLE SHARE
The contents of the box may change this week. Please check back daily for an updated list. You can click on a crop below for recipes and storage information.
Baby Toscano Kale -OR- Baby Collards - 1 bag
Kohlrabi - 2-3 pieces
Tatsoi/Red Mustard/Mizuna - 1 bunch
Baby Leeks -OR- Scallions - 1 bunch
Carrots - 1 bunch
notes on the share
It might be hard to tell the difference between the baby leeks and scallions. The leeks have flat green leaves that are not edible. Only the white portion of the leeks are eaten. The scallions have hollow greens and the whole length (except the very top) can be eaten.
Renew your Membership for 2012! >> Sign up online now!
We are now accepting renewal applications for our 2012 CSA Season. Current members are given a priority sign-up period through December 31st. After that, we will open up our application process to new members. Many of our sites fill up quickly, so be sure to renew soon to secure your place in the program. http://www.goldenearthworm.com/sign-up/
a letter from your farmer
Dear Friends,
So it’s finally the end of the season…and time for the end-of-year synopsis. We usually try to write a comprehensive midseason update, but frankly, we were too busy trying to keep the season afloat to sit down and type you a letter.
How was the farming year you ask? Well, I would say it was the most difficult and unsatisfying one yet.
The beginning was actually pretty nice, with a lot of anticipation for a good season. April, and the first part of May were quite pleasant and with exception of some inconsistent germination of our early baby greens, all was well. By mid to late May we got quite a bit of rain just when we needed to plant all of our summer crops. The tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, watermelons, cantaloupes, winter squash, were all planted out much later than usual, pushing back their harvest a couple of weeks. June brought a couple of giant downpours, which flooded out some of the peppers, tomatoes, and melons that were planted in some lower parts of one field. Only 5-10 percent of plants died but it probably was the beginning of some of our future disease problems, which wiped out the peppers and stressed out other crops nearby. Late blight was discovered in June in Sagaponack, which was really bad news for our tomatoes and potatoes. By July, late blight had spread all around Long Island, infecting our potato crop, and forcing us to kill all the plants by mowing them prematurely. It was the best looking crop of potatoes that we had ever grown, and it was sad to have to end it so early in the year. Luckily, thanks to 6+ inches of rain in June, the plants grew like mad and we were able to have decent sized potatoes to give out in the shares this year. The yield was much lower than it would have been if they were able to grow for a few more weeks.
Late blight in June also means we have to start spraying the tomatoes early and often, to even hope to come through with a crop. Even though we did spray quite a bit, it wasn’t enough to compete with the horrible amount of rainfall from mid-August through October. We had 22 inches of rain during August, September, and October. A large portion of our crops are either producing, or nearing maturity during these months and many crops were severely affected by various diseases caused by the excessive periods of wetness.
Here is a list of the crops that were either wiped out, or negatively affected by the weather this year.
Winter squash - Entire 1st seeding was followed by very heavy rains and nothing germinated. We got whatever seed we could get to replant because we had no more seed leftover, and planted a second planting. It came up reasonably well and looked pretty nice until downy mildew started. We had some okay looking squash in the field until phytopthera wiped out almost everything in October. Almost all of the squash just began to decay in the field. The Acorn squash we had already picked started to grow fuzzy white mold all over.
Bell Peppers - We were able to harvest some peppers, but then the fruit started to get sunken soft spots and mold. Soon after many of the plants died as well.
Eggplants - We cut back on the amount of eggplants after the Colorado potato beetles completely defoliated our crop in 2010. Although we harvested some eggplants it wasn’t very many and overall the crop was not great. They also suffered from all the rain.
Cucumbers - During one of the early wet periods we were unable to prepare the soil and the plants grew too large to transplant successfully. The second planting was also large but we gave it a try. Ten days later we turned them in to the soil and direct seeded a nice planting. They were doing quite well and we were hopeful. Unfortunately, it was late in the cucumber season, and with the poor weather diseases stressed out the plants very quickly.
Kales - Our harvest of Toscano and Green Kale was very small because many of the leaves looked really bad with big yellow decay spots. We picked whatever leaves were nice looking.
Rutabaga - Our first planting did not germinate at all. It was very wet at the time, but it is still somewhat mysterious why they didn’t germinate. An acre of carrots right next to them germinated wonderfully. We had to wait until Hurrcane Irene passed to seed them again, putting the seeding into the early part of September which is very late for Rutabaga. So we had some small ones, and but not that many.
Parsnips - Well we really tried with these. We planted about ½ an acre and tried our best to keep them nicely irrigated for 3 weeks or so until they germinate. We had okay germination but then the weeds really took off and we didn’t have time to hand weed the beds. So they went back into the ground and we replanted salad mix, which is far easier to grow.
Zucchini 2nd planting - Looked great until Hurricane Irene shredded the leaves. We picked it maybe once or twice.
Corn 2nd planting - Doing well until Irene knocked it over. It stood back up partially and then the raccoons had a feast. A really big feast. They must have been very happy.
Things to look forward to next year!
We have a very nice, very large planting of strawberries, which should bear a wonderful crop providing the weather is nice. Strawberries grow for an entire year before we harvest a single berry.
We are planning on planting our summer crops as early as possible, probably using plastic row covers so we can harvest your favorite crops early than usual. In case the weather turns bad in September we would like to have the end of July and all of August to harvest nice tomatoes, baby watermelons and cucumbers.
The great thing about farming is that you get to try it all over again next year starting with a clean slate.
Here's to a restful winter and way overdue time spent with family. Farmers have to make up for their absence all season long during a few short months from December through February, so Maggie and Galen and I will be making up for lost time sitting by the fire and relaxing....and maybe looking through just a few seed catalogues!
Best wishes to you and yours!
Warmly,
Farmer Matthew
SIGN UP FOR THE WINTER SHARE!
There are still some spaces left in our Winter Share for pick-up at the farm in Jamesport. See our CSA Winter Share Page for more information.
Explore our Website
We welcome you to explore our website to learn more about our farm and the wonderful things you can do with your weekly share. Check out our CROP GUIDE to find tips on maximizing the life of your veggies, and our RECIPE section to search for ways to cook up your box!
RECIPES
CSA 2011 - Week #26
What's in the Box - November 22, 23 & 24
VEGETABLE SHARE
The contents of the box may change this week. Please check back daily for an updated list. You can click on a crop below for recipes and storage information.
Red Kale OR Collards - 1 bag
Sweet Potatoes - 1 bag
Leeks -OR- Carrots - 1 bunch
Russet Potatoes (baking variety) - 1 bag
Rutabaga* - several pieces depending on size
Romanesco Broccoli - 1 head - Tuesday ONLY
Tatsoi, Frilly Red Mizuna or Baby Red Mustard (all delicious steamed or raw in a salad) - 1 bunch/bag - Wednesday ONLY
*Some of the rutabaga are very small. We apologize. Our first planting did not germinate and we had to wait until after the hurriane to seed our second planting.
notes on the share
Happy Thanksgiving! Your farmers are looking forward to enjoying some time off with their families for the holiday. But we'll be back to work first thing next week to get ready for the final delivery of the season!
Renew your Membership for 2012! >> Sign up online now!
We are now accepting renewal applications for our 2012 CSA Season. Current members are given a priority sign-up period through December 31st. After that, we will open up our application process to new members. Many of our sites fill up quickly, so be sure to renew soon to secure your place in the program. http://www.goldenearthworm.com/sign-up/
News from the Farm
All will be quiet around the farm for the Thanksgiving holiday. Farmer Matt will be writing you a special letter reflecting on this past season to be posted in next week's final CSA newsletter. So stay tuned....
SIGN UP FOR THE WINTER SHARE!
There are still some spaces left in our Winter Share for pick-up at the farm in Jamesport. See our CSA Winter Share Page for more information.
Explore our Website
We welcome you to explore our website to learn more about our farm and the wonderful things you can do with your weekly share. Check out our CROP GUIDE to find tips on maximizing the life of your veggies, and our RECIPE section to search for ways to cook up your box!
RECIPES
Pureed Rutabaga with Pan-Fried Leeks
Lemon Glazed Sweet Potatoes
CSA 2011 - Week #25
What's in the Box - November 15, 16, & 17
VEGETABLE SHARE
The contents of the box may change this week. Please check back daily for an updated list. You can click on a crop below for recipes and storage information.
Red or Chioggia Beets - 1 bunch
Cabbage - 1 head
Green or Toscano Kale - 1 bunch
Carrots - several pieces depending on size
Watermelon Radish - several pieces depending on size
Broccoli OR Broccoli Raab - 1 bunch
Red Kale OR Lettuce Mix OR Spinach - 1 bag - Tuesday ONLY
FRUIT SHARE - Final week for Rockville Centre and Valley Stream groups. The fruit share is over for all other groups.
notes on the share
Watermelon radish - what a beautiful and surprisingly versatile root veg! You can eat it raw in salads, add it to soup or even roast it! Kids love this one becuase it really does look like watermelon when sliced up.
Watermelon Radish Links from the web...
http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2010/10/meet-watermelon-radish.html
http://www.janespice.com/recipes/watermelon-radish-chips-with-cumin-salt
News from the Farm
The massive root vegetable harvest is underway. We are harvesting all of the carrots, rutabagas, potatoes, beets, celery root, watermelon radish...(the list goes on) before we get our first hard freeze. The only thing left in the fields will be the heartier greens and brassicas which can be harvested late into the season.
SIGN UP FOR THE WINTER SHARE!
We offer a winter share for pick-up at the farm in Jamesport and in Manhasset ONLY. To learn more about signing up for either pick-up site, please visit our CSA Winter Share Page!
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 2012
We are currently updating our membership application for the 2012 CSA Season and it will be available on our website later this week. I'll post more information in next week's newsletter, but for those of you who want to get a head start on the process, you will be able to find the application form here SOON.
Explore our Website
We welcome you to explore our website to learn more about our farm and the wonderful things you can do with your weekly share. Check out our CROP GUIDE to find tips on maximizing the life of your veggies, and our RECIPE section to search for ways to cook up your box!
RECIPES
Braised Cabbage with Caraway
Celery Root & Beet Salad (chances are you still have your celeriac sitting around in your fridge from last week!)
CSA 2011 - Week #24
What's in the Box - November 8, 9 & 10
VEGETABLE SHARE
The contents of the box may change this week. Please check back daily for an updated list. You can click on a crop below for recipes and storage information.
Sweet Potatoes - 3lb
Leeks - 1 bunch
Russet Potatoes - 1 quart - These are the best variety for baking, folks!
Celery Root - 1 piece
Daikon Radish - 1 piece
Baby Bok Choi OR Baby Red Kale - 1 bunch
FRUIT SHARE - Final Week of the Fruit Share for *some* Tuesday & ALL Wednesday Groups
The listing for the fruit share is for our Long Island sites ONLY. Please contact your core group if you belong to a Queens pick-up site for your updated weekly share.
1 or 2 portions of: Cameo, Empire or Mac Apples
notes on the share
It's an interesting assortment of produce in this week's share. Daikon radish may be new to many of you! Here's some more information on Daikon Radish, and you can find a recipe link below.
News from the Farm
We're starting to put the farm to bed now. Old crops are being turned in, and cover crops are being seeded on any bare land. We have 4 more weeks of CSA deliveries and there is a still a lot left to harvest, but a month from now the season will be over and there will be nothing left out in the fields. We're happy for the warm weather and sunshine this week as we finish our work in the fields. With such a rainy season behind us, it's nice to end on a high note!
SIGN UP FOR THE WINTER SHARE!
We offer a winter share for pick-up at the farm in Jamesport and in Manhasset ONLY. To learn more about signing up for either pick-up site, please visit our CSA Winter Share Page!
Explore our Website
We welcome you to explore our website to learn more about our farm and the wonderful things you can do with your weekly share. Check out our CROP GUIDE to find tips on maximizing the life of your veggies, and our RECIPE section to search for ways to cook up your box!
RECIPES
Easy Daikon Radish Salad - from Sarah's Cucina Bella
Braised Leeks with Lemon
CSA 2011 - Week #23
What's in the Box - November 1, 2 & 3
VEGETABLE SHARE
The contents of the box may change this week. Please check back daily for an updated list. You can click on a crop below for recipes and storage information.
Broccoli - 2 pieces
Batavian Lettuce - 1 head
Lettuce Mix -OR- Bunched Carrots - 1 bag/1 bunch
Broccoli Raab -OR- Kohlrabi - 1 bunch
Baby White Salad Turnips - 1 bunch
Baby Bok Choi - 1 bunch
FRUIT SHARE - Final Week of the Fruit Share for Jamesport & Thursday Groups
The listing for the fruit share is for our Long Island sites ONLY. Please contact your core group if you belong to a Queens pick-up site for your updated weekly share.
1 Bag Cortland Apples
1 Bag Golden Delicious Apples
notes on the share
Our greens survived the frost on Monday morning (see below), so we have delicious baby bok choi, lettuce and parsley for everyone. The broccoli planting is still coming in strong, as is the baby turnip crop. Enjoy!
News from the Farm
The first frost of the season hit the farm on Monday morning. This is about 2 weeks earlier than we usually experience it, so it took us by surprise! Luckly, even our most tender greens survived, although we had to delay our morning picking until later in the day to allow everything to defrost in the sun. Matthew captured some beautiful photos of the frost on the crops when he went out to survey the fields early Monday morning...
Explore our Website
We welcome you to explore our website to learn more about our farm and the wonderful things you can do with your weekly share. Check out our CROP GUIDE to find tips on maximizing the life of your veggies, and our RECIPE section to search for ways to cook up your box!
RECIPES
Stir-Fried Tofu with Bok Choi
Broccoli with Garlic & Parmesan
NEW COOKBOOK PICK!
I am currently obsessed with this cookbook- and you will be too! So many delicious recipes and fresh ideas to use many of the items regularly popping up in your CSA shares. If it's not already on your cookbook shelf, it should be! Click below...
CSA 2011 - Week #22
What's in the Box - October 25, 26 & 27
VEGETABLE SHARE
The contents of the box may change this week. Please check back daily for an updated list. You can click on a crop below for recipes and storage information.
Sweet Potatoes - several pieces **Remove the sweet potatoes from the bags as soon as you get home!**
Broccoli Raab -OR- Spinach - 1 bunch
Escarole -OR- Kohlrabi -OR- Guy Lon (Chinese Broccoli) - 1 bunch
Baby White Salad Turnips - .5 lb bag/1piece
Collards - 1 bunch
Broccoli - 1-2 pieces
FRUIT SHARE
The listing for the fruit share is for our Long Island sites ONLY. Please contact your core group if you belong to a Queens pick-up site for your updated weekly share.
1 Bag Mutsu (Green) Apples
1 Bag Fuji (Red) Apples or 1 Bag Cameo (Red) Apples
QUEENS HERB SHARE
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notes on the share
We have a special box filled with a whole family of broccoli greens this week. Broccoli Raab and Guy Lon (Chinese Broccoli) must be picked within a 1-2 day window before the heads go to flower, so we will be harvesting the multiple plantings intensively over the next few weeks. If you don't receive it in your box this week, it will be coming soon! The stems on these are the best part, so just separate the leaves and the stem, chop into 1-2" pieces and either stir-fry, or steam and toss with fresh garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and salt & pepper.
News from the Farm
Potato harvesting continues this week as we try to get everything dug out of the ground by the end of the month. We will be planting garlic soon, and prepping our greenhouses for in-ground growing for the winter. This is the time of year when we try to tie up as many loose ends as possible. The weather is getting cooler, but it's still comfortable working outside in the warm autumn sun. Here are some photos of the fields as they stand right now. You can see rutabaga, kale and watermelon radish growing, as well as our flaming willow wind break turning a beautiful "flaming" red!
Explore our Website
We welcome you to explore our website to learn more about our farm and the wonderful things you can do with your weekly share. Check out our CROP GUIDE to find tips on maximizing the life of your veggies, and our RECIPE section to search for ways to cook up your box!
RECIPES
Please note that you can substitue Guy Lon for any of the Broccoli Raab Recipes you find.
CSA 2011 - Week #21
What's in the Box - October 18, 19 & 20
VEGETABLE SHARE
The contents of the box may change this week. Please check back daily for an updated list. You can click on a crop below for recipes and storage information.
Head Lettuce OR Sweet Potatoes - 1 head/several pieces
Arugula - .4 lb bag
Lettuce Mix or Head Lettuce - .5 lb bag/1piece
Red Russian Kale - 1 bunch
Yellow Potatoes - 3 lb bag
Broccoli - 1-2 pieces
FRUIT SHARE
The listing for the fruit share is for our Long Island sites ONLY. Please contact your core group if you belong to a Queens pick-up site for your updated weekly share.
1 Bag Mixed Apples - Cameo & Fuji
1 Bag Bosc Pears
QUEENS HERB SHARE
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notes on the share
Broccoli is gorgeous this year! Steam lightly -- aldente broccoli is fabulous-- mushy broccoli, not so much. The Red Russian kale in this week's share is extremely tender. I would recommend eating it raw in the salad recipe (see below). I just devoured an entire salad bowl full myself for lunch today!
News from the Farm
We've been harvesting more potatoes and cleaning up the fields in preparation for cover crop seeding. Our fall greens and roots are growing wonderfully. I think we might just have a wonderful end to a not-so-great growing season, but I don't want to speak too soon!
Thanks to everyone who came out to our Harvest Festival on Sunday. The weather was glorious and it was great to see many of you!
Explore our Website
We welcome you to explore our website to learn more about our farm and the wonderful things you can do with your weekly share. Check out our CROP GUIDE to find tips on maximizing the life of your veggies, and our RECIPE section to search for ways to cook up your box!
RECIPES
CSA 2011 - Week #20
What's in the Box - October 11, 12 & 13
VEGETABLE SHARE
The contents of the box may change this week. Please check back daily for an updated list. You can click on a crop below for recipes and storage information.
White Salad Turnips - 1 bunch
Arugula - 1/2 lb bag
Carrots - 1 bunch
Toscano/Green/Red Kale - 1 bunch
Broccoli OR Green Beans OR Head Lettuce - 1 piece/bag
FRUIT SHARE
The listing for the fruit share is for our Long Island sites ONLY. Please contact your core group if you belong to a Queens pick-up site for your updated weekly share.
1 Bag Mixed Apples - Empire & Cortland
1 Bag Bosc Pears
QUEENS HERB SHARE
Lemon Thyme
Sage
notes on the share
We've just started harvesting our broccoli crop, so we'll be equally distributing it to all of our groups over the next few weeks. If you don't get it this week, it's coming soon! Our carrots are super sweet right now, and kale is back! Maybe it's too warm this week to put the kale in your soup? Try kale chips (recipe below) or steamed and tossed with garlic and parmesan on pasta.
News from the Farm
The warm weather is keeping our crops happy (and growing fast!) and it's a welcome change from all the rain! More rain is forecasted for later in the week, so we're quickly finishing up the sweet potato harvest. Once the sweet potatoes are cured you'll be getting lots in your weekly share. Yum!
On a sad note, the excessive rain caused the last of our winter squash to rot in the fields. I'm especially sad since it's my favorite...
THIS WEEKEND!!!!! CSA HARVEST FESTIVAL -- Sunday, October 16th 2011, from 11am-3pm
This is a private event open to all current CSA Members only. Please bring your own picnic lunch, lawn chairs or a blanket and sturdy walking shoes for touring the farm.
Highlights of the Festival
Hayride Tours
Walking Tours
Cooking Demonstrations
Animal Shearing
Kids Haystack Game
Live Music
Storytelling for Kids
Farmstand Open (Produce & Organic Baked Goods for sale!)
Q&A with Farmers
No RSVP Necessary. *Light* Rain or Shine (heavy rain will cancel). We hope to see you there!
Explore our Website
We welcome you to explore our website to learn more about our farm and the wonderful things you can do with your weekly share. Check out our CROP GUIDE to find tips on maximizing the life of your veggies, and our RECIPE section to search for ways to cook up your box!
RECIPES
CSA 2011 - Week #19
What's in the Box - October 4, 5 & 6
VEGETABLE SHARE
The contents of the box may change this week. Please check back daily for an updated list. You can click on a crop below for recipes and storage information.
Golden Beets - 1 bunch
Baby Bok Choi - 1 bunch
Lettuce Mix - 1 bag
Green Cabbage - 1 piece
Sweet Potatoes - 2lb.
Yellow Onions - 2-3 pieces
FRUIT SHARE
The listing for the fruit share is for our Long Island sites ONLY. Please contact your core group if you belong to a Queens pick-up site for your updated weekly share.
1 Bag Mixed Apples - Mac & Red Delicious
1 Bag Bosc Pears
QUEENS HERB SHARE
Cilantro
Parsley
notes on the share
A beautiful new harvest of lettuce mix is coming in! It's bagged, but unwashwed (it keeps longer this way), so be sure to wash before you make your salad. The baby bok choi is *super* baby-- which means that its flavor is particularly sweet and texture very tender. It doesn't need to be cooked for very long!
News from the Farm
It's October and it's still raining!!!!! When will it ever stop? Later this week?!
We're preparing for our large harvest of sweet potatoes. Right now we're harvesting by hand with shovels (because it's too wet to bring our machinery out into the fields!). Typically we harvest the sweet potatoes by flipping the hills upside down with two giant discs on the back of the tractors. Then, we walk the fields and pick up the potatoes by hand. After the harvest they are put in a curing room, where the temperature is kept at 85F degrees and high humidity for a week to 10 days, to seal the skins and prepare them for storage.
Hopefully by the end of this week it will be dry enough to get out into the fields with the tractors to continue to plant our cover crop seed. We're planting oats, rye and hairy vetch into the fields where the crops have already been harvested, to prevent erosion over the winter and provide nutrition to the soil.
Another task for this month is to re-build the roads around the farm that have succumb to erosion from this season's persistant and heavy rains.
Despite all the bad weather, we're looking forward to celebrating the harvest with you in a few weeks, so we hope you will join us for our annual CSA Harvest Festival on Sunday, October 16th!
CSA HARVEST FESTIVAL -- Sunday, October 16th 2011, from 11am-3pm
This is a private event open to all current CSA Members only. Please bring your own picnic lunch, lawn chairs or a blanket and sturdy walking shoes for touring the farm.
Highlights of the Festival
Hayride Tours
Walking Tours
Cooking Demonstrations
Animal Shearing
Kids Haystack Game
Live Music
Storytelling for Kids
Farmstand Open (Produce & Organic Baked Goods for sale!)
Q&A with Farmers
No RSVP Necessary. *Light* Rain or Shine (heavy rain will cancel). We hope to see you there!
Explore our Website
We welcome you to explore our website to learn more about our farm and the wonderful things you can do with your weekly share. Check out our CROP GUIDE to find tips on maximizing the life of your veggies, and our RECIPE section to search for ways to cook up your box!
RECIPES
Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Braised Cabbage with Caraway
Braised Baby Bok Choi
CSA 2011 - Week #18
What's in the Box - September 27, 28 & 29
VEGETABLE SHARE
The contents of the box may change this week. Please check back daily for an updated list. You can click on a crop below for recipes and storage information.
Baby Arugula - 1 bag
Yukon Gold -OR- Red Flesh Potatoes - 1 bag
Green or Red Batavian Lettuce - 1 head
Celery Root (Celeriac) - 2 pieces
Garlic - 2-4 pieces depending on size
Cranberry Beans -OR- Green Beans - 1 bag (cranberry beans-- only the inside are edible - discard the pods)
FRUIT SHARE
The listing for the fruit share is for our Long Island sites ONLY. Please contact your core group if you belong to a Queens pick-up site for your updated weekly share.
1 Bag Mixed Apples - Gala, Yellow Delicious & Mac Varieties
QUEENS HERB SHARE
Parsley
Basil
notes on the share
Celeriac and cranberry beans highlight this week's share - items you most likely won't find at your local supermarket. Celeriac, or celery root, is one of the ugliest crops we grow, but it has a beautiful, intense celery flavor that is perfect in soups and gratins. You must remove the skin by cutting it off with a sharp knife. Inside you'll find hard flesh similar to that of a potato. The cranberry beans must be shelled first (the pod can then be discarded). I like to boil them in a good amount of water for about 25-30 minutes and then throw them in a salad with arugula and shaved parmesan. They are also delicious in soups!
Here's what some food bloggers and NPR are saying about cranberry beans and celeriac:
http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2008/09/cranberry_beans.html
http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/04/gulping-beanfuls/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6551175
News from the Farm
We have a lot of beautiful crops coming in this fall. Drumroll....Here is what you can look forward to over the next 8 weeks of the seaseon: Lettuce Mix, Arugula, Spinach, Baby Turnips, Baby Bok Choi, Broccoli Raab, Golden Beets, Carrots, Kohlrabi, Green Kale, Toscano Kale, Broccoli, Cabbage, Lettuce, Sweet Potatoes, Leeks, Russet (baking) Potatoes, Collards, Chinese Broccoli, Rutabaga, Watermelon Radish and Daikon Radish. There may even be a few other crops I've forgotten. We're looking forward to an excellent fall harvest! Click on the thumbnail images below to see these crops in the fields...
Join us for our annual CSA Harvest Festival on Sunday, October 16th!
CSA HARVEST FESTIVAL -- Sunday, October 16th 2011, from 11am-3pm
This is a private event open to all current CSA Members only. Please bring your own picnic lunch, lawn chairs or a blanket and sturdy walking shoes for touring the farm.
Highlights of the Festival
Hayride Tours
Walking Tours
Cooking Demonstrations
Animal Shearing
Kids Haystack Game
Live Music
Storytelling for Kids
Farmstand Open (Produce & Organic Baked Goods for sale!)
Q&A with Farmers
No RSVP Necessary. *Light* Rain or Shine (heavy rain will cancel). We hope to see you there!
Explore our Website
We welcome you to explore our website to learn more about our farm and the wonderful things you can do with your weekly share. Check out our CROP GUIDE to find tips on maximizing the life of your veggies, and our RECIPE section to search for ways to cook up your box!
RECIPES
Mashed Celeriac
Celeriac & Beet Salad
Cranberry Bean & Arugula Salad
CSA 2011 - Week #17
What's in the Box - September 20, 21 & 22
VEGETABLE SHARE
The contents of the box may change this week. Please check back daily for an updated list. You can click on a crop below for recipes and storage information.
Scallions - 1 bunch
Green Batavian Lettuce - 1 head
Shallots - 1 small bag
Red Beets & Greens - 1 bunch
Red Batavian Lettuce - 1 piece
Acorn OR Butternut Winter Squash - 1-2 pieces depending on size
Green Beans - 1 bag
FRUIT SHARE
The listing for the fruit share is for our Long Island sites ONLY. Please contact your core group if you belong to a Queens pick-up site for your updated weekly share.
1 Bag Bosc Pears - A Note on Ripening from Farmer Clark: "They should ripen a little more by letting them turn a golden brown and a little softer."
QUEENS HERB SHARE
Winter Savory
Chives
notes on the share
We have a limited size share this week, but you'll notice that we're moving straight into fall with cooler weather crops such as winter squash and head lettuce. We will be harvesting more root crops in the coming weeks, as well as more potatoes and hopefully some nice fall greens by early to mid-October. Everything has been delayed this season because of the wet summer, but we should get back in the fall crop groove in another few weeks.
News from the Farm
Join us for our annual CSA Harvest Festival on Sunday, October 16th!
CSA HARVEST FESTIVAL -- Sunday, October 16th 2011, from 11am-3pm
This is a private event open to all current CSA Members only. Please bring your own picnic lunch, lawn chairs or a blanket and sturdy walking shoes for touring the farm.
Highlights of the Festival
Hayride Tours
Walking Tours
Cooking Demonstrations
Animal Shearing
Kids Haystack Game
Live Music
Storytelling for Kids
Farmstand Open (Produce & Organic Baked Goods for sale!)
Q&A with Farmers
No RSVP Necessary. *Light* Rain or Shine (heavy rain will cancel). We hope to see you there!
Explore our Website
We welcome you to explore our website to learn more about our farm and the wonderful things you can do with your weekly share. Check out our CROP GUIDE to find tips on maximizing the life of your veggies, and our RECIPE section to search for ways to cook up your box!