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Field Walk...
It's hard to believe that this is our twentieth week of distribution. Twenty weeks of Tuesday and Friday harvest days; twenty weeks of deciding what produce is ready to harvest, where it is in the field and how much I can give out; of loading buckets and barrels onto the back of the truck at 6:30 in the morning; of counting out rubber bands for bunching; of sharpening harvest knives; of bent backs and strong backs; of washing and counting produce; of putting them in green stackable crates; twenty weeks of in and out of the cooler. These are our harvest mornings in a nutshell. And the amazing thing is we still have seven weeks left to go!! Our CSA has one of the longest seasons with twenty-seven weeks when most CSA's are typically 20-22 weeks. Many of my farm friends taunt me this time of year when they say, "Oh, we just have three more weeks."
I am antsy for a winter break but there are a few things left to do before I hibernate: continue to put the ground into a cover crop; take down tomato trellises; plant and mulch garlic;
turn the compost pile; clean and sharpen the tools. We've come along way in this marathon-long season. Just the last 6.2 miles to go.
Eat Well, Farmer Amy
JUST A REMINDER:
Volunteer days are:
Tuesday: 8-Noon
Friday: 8-Noon
Call the barn office (467-2104) to schedule a different time!
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What's In Your Share:
spinach, lettuce, radishes, eggplant, peppers, onions, green beans (picked for you), basil/dill bunches, turnips, kale, broccoli??
PYO: cherry tomatoes, parsley, and basil
New Next Week: butternut squash
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What's For Dinner:
garlic mashed turnips and potatoes
from Farm Fresh Recipes
1 lb turnips, peeled and diced
1 lb potatoes, peeled and diced
4 cloves of garlic, peeled
3 Tbsp butter
2 Tsp sour cream or plain yogurt
salt and pepper, to taste
Boil turnips, potatoes, and garlic for 10 minutes in pot of salted water, until the vegetables are tender. Drain. Mash vegetables with butter and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper.
What's For Dinner II:
sauteed turnips with spinach
from Farm Fresh Recipes
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
3 medium turnips, peeled and cut into matchsticks
½ cup raisins
3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
8 oz fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
fresh ground nutmeg, to taste
salt and pepper, to taste
Heat the oil over medium high heat. Add garlic, turnips and raisins. Cook about 1 minute.
Add lemon juice; cover and cook 3 minutes at medium heat.
Stir in spinach and cook just until wilted.
Sprinkle with nutmeg and salt and pepper.
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