We are back to packing your boxes of veggies after a long weekend of camping with a group of friends. Logistics of our trip meant that we couldn’t rent the usual campgrounds so we ended up hosting one night of the trip on our farm. It was fun to share our property with friends in a recreational way and show them a little peak at what we do.
In fact, we recently added a very nice small farmhouse to the property which will be ready soon to rent rooms or the whole house for farm stay weekends or vacations. Find out more by emailing Farmer Reuben at farmer@willowhavenfarmpa.com
This week salad greens return with the cooler temperatures. I enjoy making leafy salads with the end of summer vegetables like onion and tomatoes. Even eggplant and squash love to be roasted and added to salads: Roasted Butternut Squash Salad.
Even though we’ve had a couple frosts in our low valleys, the vegetables in the fields above have not been damaged. This is why we still have eggplant and tomatoes. The longer the mild temperatures last the longer we’ll have this wonderful mix of summer and fall vegetables to send your way. Last year I remember having green peppers long into October.
It's hard to believe we are down to the last few weeks of your CSA. I hope you’ve enjoyed every week. Make a resolution now to join us again next spring for another great summer of vegetables.
In fact, our farm is offering a winter CSA that you might be interested in. We’ll include all the details in an email in the next few days.
We’ll keep farming for you!
Reuben and Tessa DeMaster
willowhavenfarmpa.com
