CSA Week Sixteen

News from the field:

Good bye tomatoes!! See you next year!! We have started pulling the tomatoes out of our greenhouses. The light has really changed. It is getting dark earlier. There aren’t so many big jobs left to do this season. Things are winding down in earnest.

This has been a very hard year for our fall storage crops. The 6 to 8 weeks of rain we had from late June until early August have really taken its toll – our yields are way down and we just plumb don’t have some stuff.

But when the rains stopped in August and we realized we wouldn’t have some of the fall crops we normally rely on, we decided to compensate by planting a lot of greens for fall. Last week you had a bunch of greens in your basket, and it is the same thing this week. And you should get ready because there will be more spinach coming – a spinach tsunami is building at Old Shaw Farm and it will probably crest next week, or maybe during the last week of our CSA. So enjoy the fall salads before the long winter sets in!

In the Basket:

Buttercup or delicata squash – Either of these are great roasted. Slice in half, scoop out the seed, but cut side down on a cookie sheet and bake in a hot oven (400) until soft. Then scoop out the flesh, add butter, and spices (if desired) and enjoy. Or try the yummy soup on the back!

Spinach – This is a ¾ pound bag, where usually we give you a ½# bag. Add to quesadillas, eat as salad, or cook as a side green.

Romaine lettuce and onion you probably know what to do with!!

Turnips – Mash with some of last week’s carrots and/or potatoes. Or if you want the recipes from two weeks ago, check the blog.

Raab or bok choy – Try the broccoli rabe, sausage and pasta recipe!