 Today’s CSA Share Box: Week 21, October 31, 2018.
Hooray!! We made it!! Butternut Squash- 1 Onions- 2 white Garlic- 1 bulb Shallots- 1 bulb Kale- 1 bunch Garnet Giant Asian Green- 1 bunch: The stems did not seem as tender as in past weeks when I was cutting…possibly due to the hard frost last night and the fact that my row cover fabric had blown off. Still looked beautiful when I cut it, then wilted when brought inside. Sage BONUS: Treat or Trick, depending on if you like it ! Pak Dong- 1 pint. This is a Thai version of Sauerkraut I made earlier in the year, with most, if not all, the vegetable crops coming from the garden. It is both sweet and a bit spicy hot. Let me know how you like it. It is great as a side, with eggs, or with sandwiches. It is fermented, not canned, and needs to be refrigerated. Thanks again for your participation in a wonderfully blessed growing season. Elizabeth
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I can hardly believe that the end of the First CSA season for Overflow Farm is nearly here. Next week is the last pick up for 2018. For more than a few years, I have wondered if I could pull something like this off. Having just about completed it, there is a sense of satisfaction that comes from doing one's job to the best of their ability within life's current parameters. I appreciate each person/family who signed up to share this adventure with me. I appreciate that you believed in me and my ability to fulfill the CSA agreement even though I had no experience with a CSA before. My commitment was to provide 8 food crops each week, plus herbs and flowers when available. As I look back at the actual CSA Share lists that were created each and every week, I can see that I did this and more. There were many weeks when shares included 10 crops. It makes me smile when I think on that, especially since it was a late, cold spring, and the vole invasion over the summer/fall--the likes of which I have never known--took about 80-90% of the carrots, beets, and pepper crops. They even chewed on squash! Add to that the rain that rotted some of the leeks and blighted some of the other crops, filling those boxes every week was a significant accomplishment. Thank you for your flexibility and understanding with all of this. God bless, Elizabeth Today’s CSA Share Box: Week 20, October 24, 2018
Butternut Squash- 1 Onions- 2 white, 1 red Garlic- 1 bulb Asst. hot peppers
Maruba Santoh- 1 bunch, great for stir fry (The loose round vibrant chartreuse leaves provide a mild piquant mustardy flavor while the flat white stems impart a juicy crisp pac choy taste.) From Fedco Website Leeks- 1, Such long shanks on these beauties, enjoy with stir fry or squash soup! Radishes (French Breakfast and Plum Purple)- 1 little combo bunch- last of the season Today’s CSA Share Box: Week 19, October 17, 2018
Tomatoes- 10+ oz. Butternut Squash- 1 Onions- 2 white Garlic- 1 bulb Hungarian Hot Wax Peppers – 2 or 3 Radishes (French Breakfast and Plum Purple)- 1 combo bunch Mini Purple Winter Radish- 1 (or 2 small) “All sizes, from small 3" up to the 9" bombs, have excellent crunchy tender raw texture and mildly spicy flavor. When cooked, Mini becomes firm and oh-so-sweet and savory with tangy hints of rutabaga.” Misato Rose Radish- 1 “…fine tasting and good looking, with plenty of spiciness, a rich sweet vegetable undertone and no harsh sharpness” Chard- 1 bunch. Kale- 1 bunch Dill- 1 bunch Today’s CSA Share Box: Week 18, October 10, 2018
Tomatoes- 2 lb!! (Consider this a bonus week!! What a bounty from small plum paste tomato ‘Juliet’ this year!) Trombochino Squash- 1 (slice and saute/stir fry) Hungarian Hot Wax Peppers – 5 (These are yummy and hot- great sautéed with the tromochino.) 1 Combo Bunch of these:
Joi Choi Pac Choy- 1 Leeks- 1 bunch Radishes (French Breakfast and Plum Purple)- 1 combo bunch Green Meat Radish: 1 “Fine-grained, crisp and sweet… it has a “distinct green-apple flavor.” Used in Asia for salads, cooking and pickling… suggests trying a slice on homemade bread slathered with butter.” Sage- 1 bunch Thai Basil- 1 bunch Parsley- 1 bunch Zinnias- 1 bouquet Today’s CSA Share Box: Week 17, October 3, 2018
Tomatoes- 1 lb (this might be the last week for tomatoes- so pleased they have held out this long with all the rain! Grateful I planted “Juliet”- they are so resilient and productive.) Chard -1 bunch (this may also be the last week for chard…) Kale- 1 bunch Onions: 1 red, 1 white Garlic: 1 bulb Butternut Squash- 1 Arugula- 1 bag Misato Rose Radish- 1 (when you cut these open you will probably say “Wow!”)- “Also known as Chinese Red Heart radish, described in its native land as xin li mei, meaning ‘in one’s heart beautiful.’ A unique selection from a hybrid with two variations so about half have light greenish-tan outer skins and light green stems and leaf veins, the remainder medium-rose outer skins, rose stems and leaf veins. The roots of both types have the characteristic rose flesh, the ones with the darker skins having darker and more pungent hearts. Both are fine tasting and good looking, with plenty of spiciness, a rich sweet vegetable undertone and no harsh sharpness. Will grow as large as a big beet if given sufficient space.” From Fedco seed website. Parsley- 1 bunch Zinnias- 1 bouquet |
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