The harvest super moon was amazing. We took the kids over to a friend's house and watched as the eclipse made its way slowly over the horizon. What an incredible event! Those beautiful clear nights also brought along several nights of heavy frost at the farm. Willy arrived Sunday morning to find the garden coated in thick ice. Subsequently, we have received frost just about every night since. As you may have guessed, this means that there will be no zucchini or cucumbers in the last 2 boxes of the season. Just like that, they are done and gone.
There was an outside row of slicing tomatoes that also took a hit and the basil turned black and mushy. Otherwise, nearly everything else survived.
We are starting to put a few fall surprises into the box starting this week. First, you are receiving a celeriac. This is related to celery. The root is the part you are interested in. Peel off the rough exterior to reach the tender soft interior. This vegetable has a mild celery flavor. It can be used for soups, in vegetable bakes or in stuffing. They are a pain to grow (started from seed in February and tended until now!) which is why you don't see them all that often and why we only grow a few each year.
Next week, we will put in some Brussels sprouts. We tested them out at dinner last night and I am giving them the thumbs-up.
Next week will be the last CSA for the regular season. We will still have produce available and can do an add-on on a week by week basis. Typically, we charge $20 for the first week or two and $15 for following weeks as produce availability diminishes. For now, it looks like the boxes will contain beets, carrots, winter squash, potatoes, onions, brussels sprouts, celeriac,leeks,kohlrabi, tomatoes, peppers and probably some greens of various kinds and other surprises if mother nature allows. If you are interested, in continuing on, please send me a message and let me know. We only do a limited number of add-on boxes so they are first-come, first-served. If you are only interested in a getting a few select items in bulk, now is the time to order. We are filling orders right now and are hoping to have all bulk items distributed by mid-October.
Thanks and have a great week!
In Your Share This Week:
Carrots, Leeks, Onions, Garlic, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Eggplant, Peppers, Kale/Collards/Chard, Arugula, Winter Squash, Celeriac and maybe a surprise or two....
Recipes:
Simple Celeriac
Maple-Bacon Roasted Apples and Celeriac
Chunky Cheddar and Celeriac Soup
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