CSA Distribution/Farm Stand Hours
Tuesdays 2:30pm-6:30pm
Thursdays 10:30am-6:30pm
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| James the cat, being a cat |
Saturdays 10:00am-4:00pm
Powisset Café Hours
Saturdays 10:00am-2:00pm
Barnyard Hours ($5/person)
Wednesdays 1:00pm-3:00pm
Saturdays 10:00am-2:00pm
In this week's post
- Planting fall crops
- Melon and Eggplant
- Pick your own rainout
- Friday Farm Dinner
- Beef stick giveaway
- Good luck, Kurt!
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| Sun rays fall on fall cooking greens |
Summer sunshine and rain has been keeping us busy with
harvesting as the crops continue to produce plentiful fruit and vegetables.
Between weeding and picking, we have been making time to plant some of our fall
crops. It is surreal to think that while we plant these crops in sweltering
heat, we will be hiding from shadows and piling on layers to prevent frostbite
as we pack them into bins for storage in the root cellar. We so carefully try
to provide for these plants’ every need, obsessing over how vulnerable they
might be to drought, pests, and other environmental challenges. However, these
plants can be much stronger than the farmers who plant them. Kale’s green
plumage doesn’t break a sweat in August heat, but can stand strong even as a
fall breeze bites at its leaves. Carrots that fight with weeds for precious
sunlight in baking temperatures, take on their best flavor after frost blankets
the soil between their frilly greens and their stout orange (or yellow, purple,
or red) roots. They can then sometimes rest in limbo, powdered with dirt, for
weeks before making their way into the kitchen.
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The sweetness of fall carrots is on the horizon, but still a
couple pages away on the calendar. For now, we will enjoy the availability of
summer crops while they last. The most talked about crop this past week was the
“watermelon” that made its way into the share. Often confused with its
tablemate spaghetti squash, the Sun Jewel melon is a pretty fruit that tastes
more thirst quenching than it looks.
Also known as a Korean melon, this variety does well in our northern
climate. Another crop that some seemed hesitant to select was the Fairy Tale
eggplant. This selection is worth taking the time to weigh out on the scale. It
is an award-winning variety that does well stir-fried or grilled in a basket.
The flavor and texture is as delicate and beautiful as it appears from the
outside.
We are sorry for those of you who typically pick up on
Saturdays, as we experienced yet another rainy CSA distribution this past
weekend. We have been trying to keep some pick your own goodies on hand to
offer an “indoor pick your own” experience, but please feel free to come by the
farm this week during distribution hours to collect your pick your own veggies
if you missed out due to weather conditions.
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| Kurt |
In this week’s share…
- Onions
- Eggplant
- Cucumbers
- Tomatoes
- Spaghetti Squash
- Peppers
- …and more!
We have a couple other notes to include as well. If you have
missed out in attending one of our Friday Farm Dinners, registration is
available online for the next dinner on 8/24. This is a great opportunity to enjoy some outstanding food at
our beautiful property. Many of the ingredients are harvested on the same day.
I would also like to remind you about our beef stick/egg giveaway. If you buy a
dozen eggs from our farm stand and find a super cool chicken drawing inside the
carton, you can redeem the carton for a package of bbq beef sticks made from
Trustees grass-fed cattle, or another carton of eggs.
Last, but not least, we would like to wish our friend Kurt
the best of luck back at college! This was Kurt’s second year at the farm, and
we all loved having him around. We will miss his skilled hands when planting
and harvesting, and his humor when the days get hard.
Hope to see you at the farm soon!
Jeff Hoodlet
Farm Apprentice
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