Gorgeous Sun… but where’s the R–N? Week 14
Hello folks,
What a start to fall! Up here at Maple Wind I see a few trees turning red and its certainly fun to see all the wild apple trees flush with apples! Time to get the cider press out soon!
BIG WEEKEND of FUN EVENTS! This Sunday- Shelburne Orchards Small Farm Food Festival AND Huntington Valley Arts Festival at Jubilee Farm in Huntington. Both events are 11-5. Clone yourself and come to both! We’ll be at both serving up hamburgers and sausages!
Back door Bakery CSA members please take note: I seemed to have misplaced Dean’s list of bakery shareholders (oops sorry Dean!) from last week. PLEASE let me know at the pickup that you signed up. A few folks did not pay yet- we dont have duplicate records of this so I assume you know who you are who owe Dean money. (Reg share $18 and Family $30) GREAT BAGELS last week!
This week cheese members will recieve 2 tubs of the delicious Danz Ahn Farm Feta cheese!
IN THE GARDEN: Ive been in denial about irrigation but when I look at the weather outlook, it would seem prudent to turn on some drip for a few of the newer transplants. The fall broccoli I put in last week is doing very well given the dryness. I am seeing the end of the melon crop and the zucchini/patty pans but I am excited by the pumpkins turning orange and seeing all the winter squash under the browning foliage.
The crows have been having a feast in the corn patch so I got a fake battery operated owl that its head turns around upon sensing movement. I mounted it up on a cedar post along with some silver aluminum pie tins swaying in the wind on the ends of other posts to scare the crows away- we’ll see if this helps. Cross your fingers!
THIS WEEK’s HARVEST: Looking good! Red Cabbage, Freshly dug potatoes! Thanks to Herbie and Henry our draft horses. Ratatouille makings minus the tomatoes: Eggplant, Onion, Peppers (galore), Summer squash, Turnips, Golden Beets, Mizuna (Asian greens a bit like mustard), Corn!, there may be some surprises I just cant hold back, did I mention Corn! yeah!
Pickyourown green beans (final week) sorry for the extra weeds in there. Flowers too! Dont forget to take home some herbs too! Basil is plentiful as is the parsley and sage!
If anyone is interested in a fresh chicken (or more) for the Thursday pickup on September 24th, email me or just let me know then and we’ll have plenty to sell. Its the week of our final poultry processing for the summer. In November, we’ll do our turkeys (Its not too early to reserve one for Thanksgiving!)
Please return you ball jars if you still have them. I think we’ll have the next syrup coming up next week or the week after. Thank you.
Eat well,
Beth and Bruce
IN THE KITCHEN: Can you say “Roasted Vegetables” mmmmm! Olive oil, salt, pepper.
