- Your choice of butternut squash or acorn squash or jack-o-lantern - the jack-o-lantern is also edible. Try roasting any of these seeds. I soak in salt water for a few hours, strain and then roast at 180 for about an hour.
- A box of tomatoes
- A bunch of leeks or a very large green onion. The tops are edible, especially the green onion tops. Try using the leek tops for soup stock.
- A bunch of carrots
- Either Napa Cabbage or a head of Wakefield Cabbage or other cabbage
- A bunch of chard
- A bunch of arugula - yellow band or in a bag
- A bunch of beets or a kohl rabi
- A head of garlic
- Radishes if available
- A bunch of kale or collards - green band
- Either a bunch of tatsoi or joi choi - these are very tasty sauteed - a mild asian green.
- Spicy peppers - maybe sweet as well.
- U-pick flowers from either the east garden or the red zinnias in the front garden.
- Herbs as available.
Week 18 - September 29 & October 2
This week's Box is projected to contain:
Week 17 - September 22 & 25
This week's Box is projected to contain:
- 2 lbs. potatoes
- A box of tomatoes
- 1 lb. beans (maybe less, maybe more)
- Your choice of either summer squash, okra or eggplant
- A bunch of mustard greens - red band or in a bag?
- A bunch of arugula - yellow band or in a bag
- A couple of turnips - these are good raw - peel them, slice them and eat with a little salt or a little lime juice. Or you can saute in a stir fry.
- One red onion
- A head of garlic
- Wednesday's box = 2 radishes
- A bunch of chard - blue band
- A bunch of collards - green band
- Spicy peppers - maybe sweet as well.
- U-pick flowers from either the east garden or the red zinnias in the front garden.
- Herbs as available.
Week 16 - September 15 & 18
Week 16 already! Please note, the last regular distribution will be October 13 & 16. The Holiday Box will be distributed Wednesday, November 17 from 2 - 7.
This week's box will contain the following. Check the white board for quantities. Saturday's box weighed about 21 lbs and contained Wakefield Cabbage instead of Napa:
This week's box will contain the following. Check the white board for quantities. Saturday's box weighed about 21 lbs and contained Wakefield Cabbage instead of Napa:
- A pumpkin or acorn or butternut squash. If you had a pumpkin last week, please opt for another type of squash.
- Hopefully beans - I haven't picked yet and I know they're slowing down.
- A box of tomatoes.
- Either eggplant or okra or, if enough, both - check the board.
- A bunch of kale - green band
- A bunch of chard - blue band
- A bunch of arugula - bag
- A bunch of chinese cabbage (Napa) - loose in box
- A daikon radish
- Sweet and spicy peppers, as available
- A melon. I think we have enough for everyone to have one more melon. They are primarily Cream of Saskatchewan and Sugar Baby but there are some green musk melons in there as well. This really is the last week for them.
- A bunch of New Zealand Spinach - loose in box
- A head of garlic
- U-pick flowers from the east garden - up to 20. Please cut them, don't try to snap them off because the roots can be damaged and the plant will die (it's really dry).
- Herbs - thyme, basil, probably some celery or parsley, sage, lavendar, probably rosemary, etc.
Week 15 - September 8 & 11
It certainly feels like fall now. The fields are definitely noticing the change.
This week's box will contain the following. Check the white board for quantities:
This week's box will contain the following. Check the white board for quantities:
- A bunch of Napa Cabbage
- A bunch of Joi Choi or Tatsoi. Neither the Napa nor the choi are marked with a band for identification. The Napa is a bit hairy on the leaves. The chois are smooth. The Tatsoi has dark green spoon-sized leaves and the Joi Choi has long smooth white stalks with smooth leaves. All have flea beetle holes in the leaves.
- A few carrots
- A bunch of green beans. This is a mix of types and they grow to be quite large. The large flat beans are Northeaster and are really good. Unless there's a large bean in the pod, the bean should be quite tasty.
- A box of tomatoes
- A few sweet peppers - I will leave these in a box on the ground so you can see the types that we grow. They range from yellow to red to chocolate to long green or red.
- A few spicy peppers - on the table. Let me know if you'd like more and we can pick some together.
- A bunch of New Zealand spinach. I sauteed this with the napa cabbage this past week (along with a clove of garlic and a few of the mini-onions) and I think this is our current favorite veggie.
- A pie pumpkin - from a box on the ground. These are Sugar Sweet pie pumpkins. Cut in half, take out the seeds, place face down on a baking tray with some water and bake for about 40 minutes at 350, until fork tender. Try not to let the water completely evaporate. If a recipe calls for canned pumpkin, use this in equal amounts instead. You can freeze it in cup-sized amounts to use later. Or make a pie. Or cook it with a little milk or sour cream and add a little salt or garlic or curry and serve it as side dish, similar to mashed potatoes. We do this with all squash (acorn, butternut, pumpkins, etc).
- A melon - this is the last week for melons. Not sure whether there will be enough for everyone or not and some are on the decline so this might be a "take if you want to risk it" item this week.
- A bunch of arugula. This is a bit spicy but nice.
- A box of either okra or eggplant.
- A head of garlic
- U-Pick flowers (up to 20). Please make sure to cut the flowers - if you try to snap them off the plant can be damaged and will die. The red handled pruners should be on the board.
- Herbs - we have lots of basil that needs to be picked so if you'd like to take a bunch, let me know. On the table will be basil, sage, thyme, probably some chives, maybe some pineapple sage, rosemary, etc. Check the notes for quantities.
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