CSA Week 16

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Tomatoes

Kale

Sweet Onions

Potatoes

Garlic

Green Bell Peppers or Sweet Italian Peppers

Carrots

Romano Beans

Zucchini 

Apple Shares

Mollie’s Delicious ( large, red, sweet and soft texture) and Big Bronze (cross between Golden and Red Delicious developed by our provider, Downing Fruit Farm. Crisp, large green, sweet and tart flavor)

Farm News (In Pictures)

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Found our farm mascot while picking Romanos
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Some how pulling out massive bell peppers amongst the morning glory and cockleburrs
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Seeding more cover crop into pre bedded fields. The little flecks in the picture are rye seed. You can also see the little cultivating tractor in the background weeding radishes
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Fertilizing crops through the irrigation with compost tea
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Potato Harvest underway. 4 of 15 beds harvested
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Fall brassica field nicely weeded and growing well
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Audrey mows the old zucchini and hopefully kills 1 billion cucumber beetles in the process
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First sign of fall! Also hoping this spider kills 1 billion cucumber beetles

Recipes

Kale Quiche with Potato Crust

Creamy Potato Kale Soup

Shepard’s Pie with Slow Roasted Tomatoes and Green Beans

Coming Up Next Week (Our Best Guess)… Salad Mix, Arugula,  Kale, Tomatoes, Honeynut Squash, Garlic, Mini Bell Peppers, Romano Beans