Lettuce Rejoice! September 19, 2024 - Summer Share Week 16

It’s Week 16 of the Summer Farm Share (only 2 more until the winter share starts, you can sign up here)!

Administrative Details

*Please remember to return your cooler bags and clips:)*

You are getting this email to let you know it’s time to customize your share, you will have until 9:00 p.m. on Monday September 16th to do so.   

Here’s a how to file: https://harvie.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260802865550-Customizing-Your-Box-

If you run into any issues, please email support@harvie.zendesk.com, you can also reach out to me at firmlyrootedfarm@gmail.com 

If you run into issues at your pick-up, please reach out to me at 519 441 1556.

Harvie University

Harvie has excellent help files on all sorts of topics, they call their help file database ‘Harvie University’, you can find it here:

https://harvie.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/115000048773-Harvie-University-Members

What’s in the Box?

We have a few new fall veggies this week, first up: fennel.  This little known anise-flavored bulb deserves some more attention.  It's great roasted, or raw (use a mandolin for best texture).  Here's a lovely how to article: 

https://www.loveandlemons.com/what-is-fennel/

We are also offering our first ginger harvest of 2024!  I love our ginger.  I actually can't be bothered with the stuff at the grocery store anymore- it's stringy, tough and needs peeling.  Ours is tender, sweet, and oh so potent.  Use the bulb as you would with regular ginger, and use the greens in your next soup stock or tea.

Look forward to more delicata squash this week and next, after that we'll likely move on to acorn or 'celebration' (a mix of acorn and carnival squash that is SO SWEET!).

https://www.loveandlemons.com/roasted-delicata-squash/

The first few broccoli plants at coming ready.  There will only be a few available this week but we should have tons late September and into October. 

On the Farm

The pumpkins are deep orange, the brussel sprouts are swelling, and the swiss chard glows prisma-colored through the misty mornings.  We start the days in sweaters and end them in tank tops and bare feet.  

It's an easy time of year to feel gratitude and awe for this farm, the food we grow, and the people we grow it for.  Thanks for being part of it.

That’s all for now, happy eating until next time,

Farmer Tamara