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Archive for November, 2015

Happy Autumn!  We have had wonderful weather for garden cleanup this season.  Many happy days spent in the sunshine and tee shirts as we add to our compost pile and pull irrigation lines up, take down the tomato and cucumber trellis lines, plant and mulch the garlic and still keep harvesting from the gardens and hoop house.  Much easier to clean up without frozen fingers and wet clothes.  We had time to mix in a little fun here and there too…We love this time of year!

Leaf pile!

Leaf pile!

Maeve at the end of the leaf pile fun....

Maeve at the end of the leaf pile fun….

 

We are thrilled with the 1st Storage Share of this season.  We have never had such a bounty of greens at this time of year and we are blown away with the variety we are able to include in this share.  Enjoy it all!  And happy cooking preparing a tasty Thanksgiving meal to share with friends and family.  We are grateful to all our CSA members that share our gardens and allow us to have such a wonderful life at home as family.  Thank you so very much for what all of you have made possible.

STORAGE SHARE #1!!!  Get ready for this!

42 pounds of garden goodies going home tonight with each Storage Share.  A total of 998 pounds out the door.  Phew!  Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

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Scott packing the Storage Shares.

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Pie Pumpkin-You can’t have an Autumn Harvest share at Thanksgiving without one of these beauties tucked in.

Winter Squash- A combination of acorn, butternut and carnival.

Garlic-5 heads of hardneck.

Sweet Potatoes-We had such a good harvest this year….3+ pounds for everyone.  Sooooo sweet too.

Scott washing the sweet potatoes in the sunshine....

Scott washing the sweet potatoes in a sunny haze….

Potatoes-A nice big paper bag of French Fingerlings for roasting or soups AND Superior whites for delicious mashed potatoes.

Superior potatoes for Thanksgiving mashing.

Superior potatoes for Thanksgiving mashing.

Cabbage-A pretty Savoy and mini purple to add to a colorful salad.

Savoy cabbage harvest.

Savoy cabbage harvest.  Garlic beds planted in the background with the leaf mulch partially applied.

Soaking Savoy Cabbage.

Soaking Savoy Cabbage.

Leeks-We love leeks!  This variety is called Bandit and it is the late long season variety that is perfect for soups and stuffing.

Leek washing.

Leek washing.

Storage Onions-A nice big mesh bag.

Kohlrabi-The HUGE beauties that stay sweet and crunchy…and a few smaller purples tossed in. Great addition to salads or snacking raw.  Long storage life too.

Kohlrabi harvest.

Kohlrabi harvest.

Carrots-A nice big bag of SWEET storage carrots.  We are thilled with our carrot bounty this year!  Enjoy.

Parsley-A big bunch for holiday cooking.

Cutting Celery-Another big bunch for making stuffing or soup with the left over turkey.  Great flavor-not at all like grocery store celery.

Beauty Heart Radishes-So pretty with the pink centers….great raw or a snappy addition to the amazing salads we are all going to be eating in the coming weeks. Long storage life too.

Broccoli-A HUGE! broccoli harvest.  WOW! Enjoy.

Broccoli in the fiield.

Broccoli in the fiield.

Broccoli plants almost ready to harvest.

Broccoli plants almost ready to harvest.

Spinach-Great spinach from the hoop house and over a pound for everyone….

Maeve sneaking up to take my picture harvesting spinach.

Maeve sneaking up to take my picture harvesting spinach.

Pretty red kitten spinach.

Pretty red kitten spinach.

Rows and rows of great spinach.....

Rows and rows of great spinach…..

Maeve helping and eating the greens harvest....

Maeve helping and eating the greens harvest….

Lettuce-2 varieties.  A tender oak eaf variety and a juicy mini head named Bambi.

Bambi lettuce at harvest.

Bambi lettuce at harvest.

Tender oak leaf lettuce at harvest.

Tender oak leaf lettuce at harvest.

Mixed Asian Greens-A spicy and pretty combo of asian greens.  Great sauted or added to fresh salads. VERY long storage life too.

Pac Choi-A huge juicy head of a cold hardy variety called White Flash. Enjoy fresh or sauted.  Long storage life.

Pac choi in the hoop house.

Pac choi in the hoop house.

Arugula-Another (yes another) green that we are thrilled to add to our storage share.  A bit of snappy flavor to add to salads or saute.

Brussels Sprouts-A huge bag to enjoy for many weeks.

 

NEXT STORAGE SHARE PICK UP MONDAY DECEMBER 7TH.

 

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