The Tomato plants are fading fast, and soon the melt-in-our-mouths meals of roasted Eggplants and Summer Squash will again be memories of a summer past. But we're welcoming the surprisingly sweet Salad Turnips and looking forward to the fall Carrots. This yearly cycle we live out is beautiful and we are so grateful for the amazing nourishment we harvest from the earth. Thank you for sharing it with us!
September and October are much busier around the farm than August, but the weather is so much more enjoyable that it balances out! We are racing between farm work and family fun and family responsibilities...when not farming our family really loves engaging in creative learning (including learning about making and building things and diving into literature and history studies), anything in the mountains (hiking to a water slide is top notch!), mountain biking, and year-round swim team (us parents wish we could practice in the pool with the kids!). Many of the projects offered in our fall Folk School workshop (details below) are favorite things for us to do with our hands. When we list our hobbies, it seems to make sense that we are farmers -- our professional work is a combination of engaging our brains, working with our hands and whole bodies, and being outside. We are privileged to have these elements in our life for both work and play!
REMINDER: We have sent all Farm Share members an email invitation to our Farm Share Member Social that will be held on Oct 2 at 3:00. "Delta Life" will have this year's social be a time of spacing ourselves out while outside sipping beverages (warm and/or cold based on the weather) while we skip the usual potluck and snacks. Don't miss this one-a-year chance to visit our fields and ask us all the questions you have! We'll gather (safely, spread out) at 3:00, grab beverages and stay spread out, then start our walking tour of the farm at 3:30. Dan and Janet can talk loudly enough to be heard through a sprawling crowd!
** RSVP through the evite. We look forward to having you here!
Registration CLOSES SOON for the Oct 9th & 10th Folk School Workshops we are hosting. If you're looking to work with your hands doing something out of the ordinary this fall, details and registration are here as a Facebook event. Our guest instructors are talented and amazing! The beauty of this workshop is that YOU make your item the way YOU want it to be. For example, the instructors start by asking "What kind of bag do you want to use?" and then help you design and craft the bag (or knife or bowl or spoon...) that you envision. Have you seen a leather bag that you'd really like to have? Join us and make it yourself!
OR...make your own woven bowl or basket, felted pouch or mason-jar cozy, chef's knife blade, bow-drill kit, stool, or one of numerous other options. Look at our social media pages to see different project options highlighted. (Visit us on Facebook or Instagram ) REGISTRATION CLOSES SEPT 28th..png)
Look: Even children can make and learn to use their own Bow Drill Kit! It is phenomenally empowering for anyone to create fire from sticks!
It may seem unfamiliar to make items out of bone, antler, wool, or jute, but the results can be intricate and beautiful!
Vegetable Storage Reminder: keep Tomatoes and Eggplants OUT of the fridge. All GREENS and ROOTS need to be refrigerated in an AIR TIGHT bag or container to prevent going limp/wilty. If you're short on fridge space, you can also keep Peppers, Onions, Potatoes, Garlic, and Cucumbers (for a brief time) out of the fridge.
The delicious fermented vegetables listed here are also from Katherine at Gathered Threads. We've been making our own fermented/cultured vegetables for years, and hers are the most delicious we've ever tasted! Give them a try. Your taste buds and your gut flora will thank you. This month's options include:
And - There are EGGS available this week.
Blessings on your meals ~
