We finished the garlic planting last week and final count
was 3004 cloves! We are feeling slightly nervous about the garlic patch as a
mole seems to have moved in to the beds! Not much damage has been done to the
beds though, he seems more focused on the newly prepared ones, rather than the ones we
have planted!!
Apart
from all the mud, field clearing continues, along with the harvest of crops to
be stored for our Fall Baskets which start the first week of November. If anyone is interested in signing up
for November weekly or bi weekly baskets please contact us for a registration
form.
This
week we say goodbye to our Group A half shares and then next week is the end of
our 20 Week Summer CSA! We have to be honest we are not sure where the last 19 weeks
have gone, it really seems to have flown by this year.
To
all our half shares who have their last pick up this week, if you have time we
do appreciate your feedback and the survey link is attached in the e-mail that
went out on Sunday.
A
huge thank you from us to you for your continued support and we hope you have
enjoyed this years CSA and eating seasonal vegetables as much as we have enjoyed
growing them for you.
This
weeks box:
Carrots - Why not try a sweet dish with your carrots this week! We are going to be trying this one and replacing the sugar with half the amount in honey carrot halwa
Parsnips
- This has been a crop we have seeded each year and has never germinated. Germination was not fantastic this year but 100% better than any other year!!!
They do take a really long time to grow (think we will try seeding a
little earlier next year to see if we can get them bigger) and they are much
tastier after a really heavy frost. So even though they are heading out in the
boxes this week they are not huge and the quantity is alot less than what we
would like. But if we can do it this year here's hoping for a better crop next
year.
Kale - If you do not want to eat your kale and want to keep if for winter then just place it in a Ziploc bag straight in the freezer. Kale is really nice to add to any stew or soup over the long winter evenings.
Potatoes - This weeks potatoes are Gold Rush. We have found some really yummy Winter potato dishes for you to try.
Turnips - As I write this newsletter I am in the middle of cooking a potato dauphinosie. What I like about this recipe is it has a couple of variations one using turnips and one using celeriac.
Acorn
Squash - Here's a great recipe for stuffed squash.
Swede/Rutabaga - If you have not guessed we love to cook and eat swede so have found this amazing recipe that we will be cooking this week for spiced swede cakes
Garlic
Leeks - We have found this great recipe for Cottage and Roots pie it uses leeks but also if you are struggling with the celeriac or turnips this is a great recipe to use those vegetables in too.
Chinese white radish Moo/Mooli or Daikon - When I worked in South Korea this was one of my staples, I love this radish! It's crispy, peppery, spiciness and sweet flavour is just amazing eaten raw, added to stir Fry, salads or you can make one of my favourites which is radish Kimchi.
Cauliflower or Broccoli - This is week four and we are really making up for all the years we have struggled to get these to head up at the farm! Last Saturday when we picked we found one that weighed in at 2lbs15oz
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