Wednesday, September 21, 2016

2016 CSA Week #15 The Closing Scene

This is the end; the final month of our Summer CSA. With three weeks remaining after today, we are getting down to the wire....just in time.  The mornings lately have been consistently cold and near-freezing, making it difficult to get an alpine start to the harvest. Now, we wait for the sun to pop up and thaw the farm out of its stupor. Our hands are frozen, our bodies are covered in many layers of clothing that we slowly strip away as the day progresses. I love this time of year. The colors, the smells, the sounds (or lack of sound) and the crispness to the air all are familiar and welcome. I feel the need to hibernate under a big down comforter and pick up the book that I had to abandon when summer started. That time begins now.

The first crop to succumb to the fall was the basil. Now, in succession, the cucumbers are following suit and have decided that they have had enough. We'll start hauling in the squashes and force the onions to finish so they are suitable for long term storage. We'll do a final weeding too just to try and make next season a little easier and maybe keep a toe hold on our little plot of cultivated land. We've stripped most of the tender outside crops now and our focus is turning more toward the durable goods; storage crops and cold-hardy greens. We'll start to leave many things dirty since it aids in keeping them viable for long term storage. We'll start loading the boxes with larger quantities of onions and potatoes so start thinking about making a little soup. Yum!

Enjoy the beauty of fall while it lasts. Get out and hike through the maple groves. The fall rains will be here shortly and then, one flake at a time, winter will arrive once more. Happy Equinox!

In Your Share This Week:
Beets, Potatoes, Onions, Garlic, Kale/Collards/Chard, Tomatoes, Peppers, Delicata Winter Squash and probably a few other surprises

Recipes:
Roasted Delicata Squash and Onions
Baked Kale Chips 
Potato Soup

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