Holiday Box - November 16, 2011

 The holiday box went out yesterday.  It was definitely a two-box pickup.  I was so busy I forgot to take pictures in the beginning but luckily Kathleen reminded me around 5:45.  So many of the veggies had already been picked up but you can still get an idea of what was here.

Toby & Zane - these guys know their veggies!

The spicy pepper and herb section.

Some of the veggies toward the end of pick up.

Sheryl washing parsnips 

The rain on Monday was a big one.  I didn't re-set the rain gauge so I'm not sure how much rain we got but it had to be close to 2".  It made digging the root crops a bit of a challenge.  Sheryl and I had a lot of washing to do and got much of it done Tuesday.  The remainder of the harvest was done yesterday.  Nick, Sheryl and I wrapped up the harvest just as members started to arrive at 3:30.  Here's what we distributed:

1. A bunch of leeks
2. A daikon radish (or 2)
3. A nice bunch of beets with the tops or a bag of baby beets.  These will be great roasted.  Don't forget to remove the tops and store separately from the root.
4. A nice bunch of carrots - also with tops.
5. Up to 2 lbs. of parsnips.  We hope you enjoy these.  They've been in the field since April and have had a lot of care over the year.  Some are really large which was so exciting for us to see.  And they smell fantastic.
6. A kohl rabi
7. One rutabaga and 2 turnips
8. A bunch of brussels sprouts or a bag of broccoli
9. A bag of salad mix - this is mizuna, tatsoi and yukina savoy and lettuce
10. Either kale or mustard
11. A head of napa cabbage
12. 1 pound of sweet peppers - these are still nice and firm - they were recently pulled from the hoop
13. One or 2 acorn squash and a butternut squash or hubbard squash
14. A pound of garlic
15. A pound of onions
16. 5 pounds of potatoes
17. Up to 15 spicy peppers - the pablanos are beauties!
18. Herbs including rosemary, thyme, chocolate mint and sage
19. Either a bunch of parsley or a bunch of celery - the celery is smaller than you are probably used to but it packs a punch in the flavor department.
20. Up to 4 stems of amaranth - use this as a decoration - it will drop seeds (which are edible) so be aware of that in your choice of location.  Some people were recommending a festive entry-way display.

Have a great Thanksgiving.  There really is so much to be thankful for.

Hope to see you all next year!