CSA Week Fifteen

News from the field:

After the frost last week, Indian summer this week. It doesn’t get much better than this.

We continue in fall clean up mode. Pulling tomato stakes, cleaning the greenhouses, and making plans for next year (hint: we will probably expand our tomato and basil production significantly!)

We say goodbye to Kat this week. Tuesday was her last harvest. She has been an awesome part of the farm crew, a great housemate, and a good friend. Her boyfriend, Jence, has been staying with us too for the last couple of weeks, and we will miss him, especially his laughter. Kat and Jence will be timber framing, skiing and otherwise adventuring, and we are glad for them, but we will miss them. Don’t forget to visit Kat!!!

In the Basket:

Sweet corn and tomatoes. This is probably the last of the corn, and it is close to the last of the tomatoes. The tomato plants have really slowed down their production, and there won’t be many more after this.

Salad fixins: Spinach, baby beet greens, and salad turnips. People love beet greens in the spring, but they also make a nice fall treat as the weather cools down. You can use the beets greens as a cooked side green, or as a big leaf in a salad.

Onions!! French onion soup recipe is on the back. The fall dishes continue. Don’t be afraid to blow all your onions on the recipe – there will be more to come!

Carrots: crunchy and orange, and sweetened by the frosts last week.

Golden beets: The parade of orange veggies continues with these sweet golden beets. I find these less “beet-y” then the red ones. People who don’t like beets tend to like these better than red ones, but they’re all good in my mind!!

Leeks: A couple more tender leeks so that you have some alliums left after the french onion soup.