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| onions for winter share and market! |
Morning meeting began as usual—what do we have to do this
week; mulch the garlic that we planted this past beautiful weekend, seed greens
in our greenhouse to enjoy later this winter, inventory our seeds, harvest the
rest of the carrots (about 2000 pounds), harvest the rest of the celeriac (a
few hundred pounds), and harvest as many greens, leeks, cauliflower and
broccoli that we can for the first winter share pick up and farm stand this
Saturday. Oh yeah, and have the best
winter share/farm stand distribution ever!
With quite a lot on our plate, the crew headed into the
fields to get started and I took a moment to be so grateful for the people who
make this farm run! Our full-time crew
arrived in April with excitement, enthusiasm and a willingness to work
hard. And each day they arrived at the
farm with that spirit. They have
harvested over 120,000 pounds of food this year and likely pulled just as many
weeds! They drove tractors with skill
and patience. They welcomed volunteers into the fields with kindness and
educated our visitors and part-time crew with grace. And they connected with you, our CSA members,
with the hopes of doing work that benefits both our fields and the people who
make up this farm community. They
invested deeply in this farm and we will miss them this winter and hope they
will return next season!
So, what have the five of us been doing in the four weeks
since we last saw you? We have been
harvesting! Both of our walk-in coolers
are packed to the brim with storage crops for the winter CSA and beyond! We have been cleaning! There’s nothing like a good cleaning project
at the end of the season. You may have seen us at the Dover dump, emptying a couple truck loads of
farm tumbleweeds and checking out the swap shop. We have taken down the deer fence! The farm
looks bigger now, we think. We have
planted next season’s garlic crop and done about 50 other random tasks!
We are thrilled to come together as a crew for this final
week of our apprentices' season to put together a beautiful winter share and host
our first of two winter markets at the farm!
We hope to see you there.
The barn will be festive. The twinkly lights will be shining. The
farm crew will be on hand to talk recipes and winter veggie storage with
you! Come enjoy a chilly fall afternoon
with us!
See you at the barn!
Meryl (on behalf of the Powisset Farm Crew)
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| Powisset Pumpkins! |
Winter CSA and Winter Farm Stands!
Even though the summer CSA ended a while ago there is quite
a lot of produce still out in the fields to be excited about! We are expecting to be selling (this isn’t a
perfect list, there may be more, or less, if we get a very cold snap in the
next few days)—kale, cauliflower, broccoli, arugula, spinach, cilantro,
parsley, sage, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash (butternut, delicata, acorn),
parsnips, beets, carrots, turnips, rutabaga, radishes, storage kohlrabi,
onions, leeks, garlic and more! We will
also be selling Powisset Farm pork, Brambly farm eggs, jam, granola and baked
goods! Come visit us!
The farm Stand is open:
This Saturday, November 17th from noon-4pm
Saturday, December 8th from noon-4pm
(pottery for sale at the December market)
For the Winter CSA folks:
Your pick-ups are:
Saturday, November 17th
Saturday, December 8th
Saturday, January 26th
Saturday, February 23rd
All pick-ups are from noon-4pm at the farm!
Winter CSA members: be prepared to take home about 40-50 pounds of produce this
Saturday!
If you still want to participate in the winter CSA, there
are a few spots left! Please contact
meryl at: mlatronica@ttor.org
We can’t wait to see you at the farm this Saturday!