Don't Want A Good Thing to End?!
We invite CSA members not already signed up for the "CSA Fall Extension" option of our 2019 season to consider the opportunity to extend their weekly supply of fresh vegetables from the Dickinson College Farm!
The CSA extension runs six additional weeks (November thru mid-December). Our Harvie system is set up to automatically renew for our "Fall Extension". With this in mind, please note these important details.
- Harvie will auto-renew CSA members not currently signed up for the additional six weeks on October 22nd.
- Payment method is the same as the member used on the first order. Members can update what payment option they'd like to use for the extension. My Profile--Edit Profile--Choose new payment option--Save. If credit card information has changed, please update in the Harvie system.
- Members can change their place of pick up for the extended season if desired. Otherwise, it will remain the same. To change place of pick up, Go to "My Deliveries".
- Members who do not want to be enrolled in the Fall extension MUST opt out of auto renew. Members can do this thru their Harvie account before October 22nd. Go to My Profile --Edit Profile -- toggle off Auto renew --Save.
- If you already signed up for the CSA extension season, no need to do anything! Just enjoy fabulous produce into December!
Please contact farm@dickinson.edu with any questions.
Field Notes:
This week brought some heavy rain to the farm, as well as some heavy fall harvests. Just before the skies opened up on Tuesday, the farm crew was able to harvest hundreds of pounds of daikon radishes, kohlrabi, and watermelon radishes. These were the first of many large fall harvests to come out of the fields. Our bulk beets, carrots, cabbage, parsnips, and turnips will all be brought in over the next month and stored in the coolers to be enjoyed all winter long.
We finished all of this season’s plantings besides the biggest one of all – garlic. The crew has been working for weeks cleaning and sorting this season’s harvest. Some of our garlic will be planted as seed for next season, some sold to neighboring farms, and the rest will go to CSA shares and the farmers market. When the fields dry out enough, hopefully this week, we will be planting 390 pounds of garlic! Once the Garlic is planted, the crew will mulch it with straw and our 2019 plantings will officially be done. It’s always surprising how quickly the season goes by.
Will-Vegetable Production Manager
Announcements:
October GATHER - Only a few seats left!
Saturday, October 26 is our next GATHER dinner. We are excited to announce that Pippa Calland, owner and executive chef of Mid St8 Taco in Lemoyne will be creating our next fabulous culinary experience. Tables are filling fast. For information about the chef, menu and to reserve your spot, https://dcfarmgather.wordpress.com/whats-in-season-on-the-october-26th-menu/
Our November GATHER is Saturday, November 23 featuring regionally acclaimed Chef Karmen Kline. https://dcfarmgather.wordpress.com/meet-the-chef/
Wild for Salmon:
If you are interested in purchasing fresh Alaskan Salmon, check out this local company - Wild for Salmon. Set up an account and select our Buying club named "Dickinson College Farm CSA". Deadline for ordering is Wednesday, October 16. Orders will be delivered to the Kaufman Hall Parking lot on Tuesday, October 22 between 4:15 and 4:45pm. https://buyingclub.wildforsalmon.com
Fall Extension
We expect to have an abundance of vegetables through the fall extension period which ends on December 10 or December 13. If you continue on, we anticipate crops to include broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, parsnip, celery root, sweet potatoes, turnips, cabbage, winter squash and more.
Remember if you should choose not to continue, you must take action and turn off the Auto-renew function by editing your Profile in the Harvie system by October 21. If you need any help with this, please contact farm@dickinson.edu
