Week #17 Harvest

Hi All. It's the second to last week of Regular CSA pick up this week and THE last week for all the Alternative Week A's (Asparagus & Arugula Groups). We'll have a re-commitment form available for all those looking to reserve their spots for next year! Also, coming your way will be an online end-of-season survey. Nonetheless, coming your way this week:

Garlic, how we love thee!
Winter Squash-give a try to a new variety
Salad Mix
Pac Choi -yum!
Radishes
Eggplant
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Green Tomatoes
Kale OR Collards OR Chard OR Turnips
Grab box: Red Tomatoes, Basil (grabbed some before the frost), sweetpotato greens (an african treat).

16-B Harvest

Coming at you a little late this week, but...

Garlic
Winter Squash
Braising Mix
Arugula
Kale or Collards
Radishes (tender little easter egg variety)
Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Red & Heirloom Tomates
Green Tomatoes

Harvest #15-A

Thanks to all for making our Annual Supper and Silent Auction such a great success. We had a great time and hope you did too!

For CSA shares this week, this is what we've got:
Arugula--greens are back!
Swiss Chard
Hot Peppers
Sweet Pepper
Garlic
Summer Squash
Winter Squash-Yes!
Carrots
Red Tomatoes
Heirloom Tomatoes
Green Tomatoes


I FORGOT THE BEST PART, we got our certificate in the mail today--we're CERTIFIED ORGANIC!!

Thank you and answers to FAQs

Our Annual Harvest Supper and Silent Auction was a huge success yesterday evening. Thanks to everyone who made it possible and thanks to all who participated.
Our staff took Sunday off to recover and starting tomorrow we will begin the work of contacting those on line auction people who won items. Please be patient while we work through the paper work. We should have folks notified by Wednesday afternoon.

The Event goes on "Rain or Shine"

The 2009 Annual Harvest Supper and Silent Auction is Tonight! (9/12/09)
We have sold all our available seats!
The Event goes on
"rain or shine"
directions

A "Barn-Cleaning" good time!

Back for another installment, Sebastian chronicled another slightly unusual day here at the farm!
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We (my brother, mother and I) came to the farm and the growers were barn-cleaning. They were preparing for the Annual Harvest Supper. They started with the chairs.

We cleaned the tables, though. The tablecloths were first. We hung those up to dry.

We cleaned the tables, moved them outside, then we swept the barn.

Next we were supposed to find a container to store dried collard stems in, but all we found was a snake skin! Then I harvested collard seeds from the pods, and seeds that fell on the floor had to be swept up.

Then we had lunch, and were finished for the day.

No CSA Harvests this week

This is just a reminder for our CSA customers that we do not harvest this week for you. Harvests resume next week after our Annual Harvest Supper and Silent Auction is past.

A Day at the Farm

On Tuesday, one of our awesome CSA member/volunteers, Sebastian, came out to volunteer at the farm, as he often does with his mom and brother. He has been generous enough to share his day with us through his words and photographs, and we are very excited to have him as a guest blogger.

Thanks, Sebastian!

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It was a cool morning, and it was somewhat loud with the crickets chirping, as we (my mother, my brother, and I) went out to pick swiss chard. It's not as easy as you might think. The leaves can't have holes, and they should be somewhat big. But all in all, it was fun.

I took a little rest and looked up. I saw a bunch (at least 15) of big birds flying around in a circle. It was so cool! And then we moved on to the golden beans. I tried one of them - it was very good. The thing is, a few of them were blackish, so I didn't pick those, just in case you're scrunching up your face right now.

Then we moved on to the tomatoes. We started off with the bigger ones (the heirlooms, I think). We picked a few of those, then my mom and I went to the red cherry tomatoes while my brother went to pick okra. Then we went to the yellow cherry tomatoes. Those break so easily! There were scars everywhere from where the tomatoes healed themselves up. Next we went to the orange cherry tomatoes (my mom likes those the best). I think they were just as easy as the red ones, except there were fewer of them. That was the end of the tomato picking for us that day.

Next we had lunch. We had to wash our hands first, then we ate in the barn. My mom had packed lunch for us. We pulled a bunch of tables together and sat there and talked with the growers. All in all it was pretty fun.

And finally - THE CARROTS. We had to loosen them with the pitchfork first, then pull them out. It was pretty hard, and slow. But, eventually, we did them all. I had to carry this heavy basket with Andrea. I couldn't do it all the way. Adrienne had to help. Then one of the growers had to rinse the carrots. First we took the tops off and laid the carrots down on one of the tables outside the barn. And then he rinsed them, spraying them off with a hose.

Then we left, our day was done.

Harvest #14-B

Harvest this week includes the following goodies:

Beans
Garlic
Sweet Peppers
HOT PEPPERS
Summer Squash
Heirloom Tomatoes
Red Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes
Carrots?!! Yay Carrots!


Remember next week is the Annual Supper and Silent Auction, so for CSA=NO PICK UP NEXT WEEK!

However, there are still a few spots for those who'd like to attend and if you can't make it and would like support us and score some great items: http://www.cmarket.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=redwiggler