Hello All!
Thank you to all who came out to the farm yesterday. It was a nice afternoon! The weather was beautiful!
We still have a lot of crops in the field to put in your boxes. We added 15 pigs to our farm last Thursday- they are cute and very active! The next chickens are butchered at the beginning of next month, so if you are on the Farm Stand email list, be on the lookout for more chicken over the winter months- as well as new inventory of beef and pork!
We are looking for several families or folks to buy a quarter or half beef! Would you be interested? 85lbs of beef for a quarter, deposit of $200, roughly $850-900 total. You work with us to customize the cuts, we deliver. Email us if you are interested! blackbrook.farm.llc@gmail.com
It continues to be quite dry and oddly, we are irrigating everyday still! But it is worth as even though it is still late, since we still have greens and such that can benefit from consistant watering.
Here is what you may find in your box this week:
Sweet Potatoes- yummm! These are a treat- we haven;t given sweet potatoes in a few years. The yields were pretty good, despite drought like conditions. You will get about 1.25lbs
Sweet Potato Wedges and Tahini Sauce
Frilly, Spicy Greens mix- This is an arugula, kale, mizuna and greens mix! Keeps for weeks and goes great with fall veggies and dressing.
head lettuce- red leaf or red butterhead. Wash again once you cut up to use.
cilantro- Such a great fall herb! It goes very well in a dressing, topped on a black bean and sweet potato burrito.
purple dino kale- A beautiful kale! This is called dazzling blue kale. Use as you would nay kale, cooked or raw.
garlic-1-2 bulbs depending on size. cured, so you can keep in pantry or counter.
leeks- 2-3 depending on size. So great in a soup or in any stir fry or veggie dish.
onions-yellow onions cured, can keep on counter or in pantry.
radishes-Red radishes, fresh, crisp and a little spicy!
salad turnips-Since we have so many you get to have them every week! We hope you are able to use them either on a salad, roasted or grilled.
purple diakon- Great in kimchi or sliced thin for dipping or putting on a salad. Keeps for months in the fridge. No need to peel.
Broccoli or cauliflower-Such a great time to eat brassicas! They sweeten up and taste so good. Keep in a plastic bag or container in the fridge.
Carrots-Orange carrots, 1.25 lbs bagged.
Delicata and other squash-A mix os squash. Everyone will get a delicata and either an acorn or thela sanders acorn or autumn frost butternut. Cured, can keep in the pantry or on the counter. do no refrigerate.
Red Cabbage- A dense cabbage that is great for making a kraut, slicing onto a salad or making coleslaw. Will keep for months in the fridge.
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sweet potatoes
moving cows!
cows at night
