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Frost on the oregano.

Chilly mornings and we have had our first hard frost.  8 days earlier than last year.  We have picked our last beans, tomatoes, zucchini and peppers for 2014.  The garden focus now shifts to clean up, taking care of the cold loving broccoli in the field, harvesting the last of the storage cabbage and tending to the powerhouse hoophouse.  VERY hard for us to believe that we are nearing the end of the season.  Next week is the final pick up!  A whirlwind of a wonderful summer that flew by.  It seems that we were just picking strawberries and waiting for that first taste of a cucumber and now hustle to get it all tidied up before the snow flies.  Garden clean up in a snowstorm is not fun.

Frost kissed zinnia Saturday morning.

Row cover to protect a few tender plants in the garden from a chill.

A reminder that next week-Monday October 13th is the final pick up of the season.  Please return all boxes,bags, and packaging material to your pick up site.

WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE

A fantastic Autumn Share this week.  595 pounds of wonderful!

SNACK PACK

Lettuce-Another seasonal favorite.  A delicious green bibb called Bambi.  GREAT! flavor and texture.

Frosty Kale.

Kale-A friend called this week to wish me Happy National Kale Day…..who knew there was such a thing?   In honor of this great holiday a nice assorted frost kissed bunch that is so flavorful.  Maeve loves to eat bowls full of kale crisps as a snack.

Storage Onions-A few in each share.

The sweet potato harvest curing in the green house.

Sweet Potatoes-They are here! AND they are delicious.  We are so thrilled with this year’s harvest.  Enjoy!  Cured for several weeks so nice and sweet and ready to eat.

Scott cleaning the Celeriac root.

Celeriac root getting a quick bath in the washing machine.

Celeriac Root-That odd little knotty thing in the bottom of your bag.  Delicious celery flavor.  Great in soups and stews.

Carrots-A nice sized bag of those tasty snackers.

Winter Squash-A slender Delicata. Very sweet.  Excellent for stuffing and baking.

FULL SHARE

Pretty Bambi in the hoophouse.

Lettuce-2 mini green bibb heads in each share.

Kale-A friend called this week to wish me Happy National Kale Day…..who knew there was such a thing?   In honor of this great holiday a nice assorted frost kissed bunch that is so flavorful.  Maeve loves to eat bowls full of kale crisps as a snack.

Storage Onions-A few in each share.

Scott harvesting the Napa Cabbage before the frost.

Napa Cabbage at harvest.

Napa Cabbage/Chinese Cabbage-Excellent storage life.  We had one in our refrigerator until May last year!  Light sweet taste.

Beets in the hoophouse.

Getting beets ready for the shares.

A final bundle added to the pile.

Beets-We get pretty excited about beets for some reason around here.  Enjoy this fantastic treat!

Celeriac Root-A few of these funny little knotty roots in each share.  Wonderful celery flavor.  Long storage life.  I made a very creamy celeriac root soup this past week with a few leeks and chicken stock.  A hit!

Pulling carrots!

Scott cutting the tops off the carrot harvest in the hoophouse.

Carrots- A big crunchy bag.

Winter Squash-Sweet Butternut and Carnvel.

Cauliflower OR Broccoli-A small bag of either cauliflower or broccoli side shoots.

Cherry Tomatoes-Surprisingly those few warm days last week pushed a few more cherries through for us.  Truely the end of tomatoes.

BEST GUESS FOR OUR FINAL WEEK-SQUASH, SWEET POTATOES, SPINACH MOTHER LOAD!, BRUSSELS  SPROUTS, ONIONS, LEEKS, GARLIC, RADISHES, AND MORE!!!!!