Hello and welcome to the fall share CSA 2021!
Wow, this fall is shaping up to be really beautiful, warm and abundant! The fall crops are still growing at a good clip because the nights have been so warm. It is hard to figure out how to fit all the things in we want to over the next 4 weeks! That is a good problem to have as a CSA farmer! This weather is also very nice to work in- no complaints here!
Here is what you might find in your box this week:
Peppers- Some may be a little green, but mostly red or orange.
Potatoes- Reds- 2.5 lbs for ya. These are cured and ready to eat or store in paper bag for down the road. Great for soups!
Broccoli- nice fall heads!
Green Cabbage- These will store well in the fridge. Just take off the outer layers that have gone soft when ready to use.
Rainbow carrots- bagged 1.5 lbs- These are more of a cooking/roasting carrots. They are a bit more tough and get a LOT sweeter after you cook them. Great for you!!!
Kale, curly- I am the reluctant kale giver. I know it is an easy crop to grow and its easy to give over give it as its a good box filler and its great for you. But I also know a lot of folks do not like it that much! But here it is for you and I hope you can find a good use for it! You can really hide it well if you chop into tiny bits and out into mashed potatoes or any other dish, really.
Celeriac (celery root great for soups, stock, mirepoix base)- A great addition or substitute for celery in a soup base, or cooked with potatoes or in a had or mash or casserole. Stores really well in the fridge for months. Chop the outer skin off first!
https://www.recipetineats.com/celeriac-soup/#wprm-recipe-container-59250
Winter Squash various(2)- kubocha or autumn frost butternut and a sweet dumpling-
Red Onions-2-
Garlic-2-
Head Lettuce (red butterhead and/or red oscarde)- Keep in a plastic bag for freshness or pre cut up so its ready to eat. wash again once you cut up.
Spring Mix
Parsley- So great in soups! or a chimichurri which is also really great dolloped onto a soup!
https://www.inspiredtaste.net/27097/zesty-green-chimichurri-recipe/#itr-recipe-27097
Pac choi, green- These crisp, mild flavored vegetable are very versatile and will soak up any flavors you put into your stir fry or other dish.
Sesame Ginger Noodles with pac choi
Big heads!
Celeriac heads!
salamander on a gopher mound
evening in the chicken/cow pasture
What might be in the box next week?
potatoes
broccoli
cauliflower?
beets
collard greens
brussels sprouts
Rutabaga
winter squash
leeks
garlic?
purple diakon radishes
zesty greens mix
cilantro
pac choi
head lettuce
