CSA Harvest List for October 28 th:

1. Kale: Dino or Curly
   
2. Arugula
3. Peppers: Bell, & Nardello.
4. Hot Peppers
5. Daikon Radish
   
6. Fennel
   
7. Carrots: Dragon or Orange
   
8. Salad Mix
9. Lettuce: Red Leaf, Green Romaine or Butterhead (Pictured above)
   
10. Scallions
11. Spicy Mix
    
12. Garlic (Time to stock up remember this will store for up to 6 months in cool temperatures)
    
13. Winter Squash: Spaghetti, Delicata (pictured above).
14. Spinach (for those whom have not had spinach yet)
    
15. Potato: Yukon Gold
    
16. Baby Boc Choi
17. Swiss Chard
    
18. Leeks (single orders only)
    
19. Italian Parsley
20. Hakurei Turnips
    
21. Beets: Red or Chioggia
    
22. Collard Greens
    
23. Broccoli Raab
24. Sorrel
25. Sage
26. Swiss Chard
    
27. Baby Cabbages
    
28. Garlic Seed: need seed for your garden. Garlic can be planted through the end of November. Let me know how much you might need. We have extra.

Fruit this week will be: Gala Apples, Yellow Delicious and Cortland Apples.

This is the last delivery. This fall comes with many joys and many sorrows. I will miss our correspondence but look forward to building up for the next season. I am always relieved at the end of the season that I made it through, and that I know so much more for the next season. At the same time I am filled with excitement to order seeds and use the knowledge I have learned.
I am thankful for all of your diligence to return boxes and your questionnaires.
We will ask you to bring bags this coming week to pick up your veggies and leave your boxes behind.
We apologize again for the lack of brussels sprouts, cabbage and broccoli at the end of this season. All were planted and loved, but a bit too little and too late. We are thankful for your support and patience.
We will be sending out information in January about the details of the 2010 CSA season. We hope to have you as returning customers. We thank you so much for your support this (2009) season. Many blessings to you and your families this holiday and winter season. May you all be healthy and happy.
We still have 3 more weeks of market which ends on Sunday November 8th. And we will continue to have produce in our store until the ground freezes. The store receives it's weekly produce order on Wednesdays. When we do not have an item of our own we order from our fellow local grower's Paradise Organics and when they don't have something they order from other sources (ie.. California). All of the produce in our store is Certified Organic.

Many thanks and Praises,
Erica

CSA Harvest List for October 21 st:

1. Kale: Dino or Curly
   
2. Arugula
3. Peppers: Bell, & Nardello.
4. Hot Peppers
5. Daikon Radish
   
6. Fennel
   
7. Carrots: Dragon or Orange
   
8. Salad Mix
9. Lettuce: Red Leaf, Green Romaine or Butterhead
   
10. Scallions
11. Spicy Mix
    
12. Garlic (Time to stock up remember this will store for up to 6 months in cool temperatures)
    
13. Winter Squash: Spaghetti, Delicata.
14. Spinach (for those whom have not had spinach yet)
    
15. Potato: Yukon Gold
    
16. Baby Boc Choi
17. Swiss Chard
    
18. Leeks (single orders only)
    
19. Italian Parsley
20. Hakurei Turnips
    
21. Beets: Red or Chioggia
    
22. Collard Greens
    
23. Broccoli Raab
24. Sorrel
25. Sage
26. Baby Cabbages
    
27. Garlic Seed: need seed for your garden. Garlic can be planted through the end of November. Let me know how much you might need. We have extra.

Fruit this week will be: Gala Apples, Yellow Delicious and Cortland Apples.

CSA Harvest List for October 14th:

1. Kale: Dino or Curly
   
2. Arugula
3. Peppers: Bell, Nardello , & Lipstick Peppers.
4. Hot Peppers
5. Eggplant: Rosa Bianca or Oriental
6. Daikon Radish (First Picture)
7. Fennel (Second Picture)
8. Purple Basil
9. Dragon Carrots
   
10. Salad Mix
11. Lettuce: Red Leaf, Green or Red Romaine or Green buttercrunch
    
12. Scallions
13. Tomatillos
14. Garlic
15. Winter Squash: Spaghetti, Delicata.
16. Garlic Chives
17. Chives
    
18. Spearmint
19. Peppermint
    
20. Spinach (for those whom have not had spinach yet)
    
21. Radishes
22. Savory
23. Potato: Yukon Gold
24. Baby Boc Choi
25. Swiss Chard
    
26. Leeks (single orders only)
    
27. Italian Parsley
28. Hakurei Turnips
    
29. Beets: Red or Chioggia
    
30. Green Beans (Limited Quantities)
31. Collard Greens
    
32. Broccoli Raab
33. Sorrel
34. Sage

Fruit this week will be: Gala Apples, Yellow Delicious and Cortland Apples.

Notes from the Farmer:
Only 3 weeks left. I can hardly believe how fast this season has gone. I truly am not ready for it to end.
Two of our helpers are back from their prospective vacations. Laura was picking champagne grapes in France and Kayla was away at Not Back to School Camp. We are happy to have them back to clean up and get ready to plant Garlic!
The top of our greenhouse frame is finally finished. WoW! And the excavator is coming next week to put in our new water lines for our improved irrigation system.
Please remember to return your boxes. With only 3 weeks left now is the time to clean out your garages and cars and return them to the farm. We will be asking that everyone please bring a bag on the last week to pick up their produce and leave the box behind. That way we get all the boxes back at the end of the season.
I will be sending out a questionnaire this week. These are very important to us and help us improve for the following season. I will put them in your boxes with a sell addressed stamped envelope. I will also email the questionnaire to you. Please, Please fill them out and send them back.

Recipes:
We had a lot of help from you this week for recipes. Thank you. And my kale diet has proved to be more fun than I had thought. I was amazed at what you can find when you just google "Eggplant Kale Recipe".

• "hey, i made this last night, with B&H potatoes, onion, garlic, and kale of course! very good. " - a West Lawn Member.
  

  http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/recipes/potato-kale-soup-recipe
  
• "This is for your request for kale recipes. I actually did use this for the beet greens, but I'm sure they're interchangeable. It does take a LOT of greens. I used both the tops of the beets you gave me, plus the separate package of beet greens. I also lightened it a bit with part-skim ricotta. Even the 6 year old ate it up." http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/beet-green-gratin-recipe/index.html
• Eggplant Parmesan with Homemade Kale and Mushroom Tomato Sauce served over Spaghetti Squash. I winged this one. I breaded the eggplant with panko to lighten them up a bit. I sweetened the sauce with fresh apple cider from the market. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/EGGPLANT-PARMIGIANA-WITH-BELL-PEPPER-AND-KALE-50036604
• I made a Kale and Potato Coconut Korma. For an extra treat serve this over spiced lentils. I actually used store bought sauce from Palace Foods http://palacefoodsinc.com/ (which is a local Reading company). But I found this recipe too. http://thebuddingcook.blogspot.com/2008/07/vegetable-kurma.html
• And this is what I will be making on Sunday night. I love this blog by the way: http://www.theppk.com/recipes/dbrecipes/index.php?RecipeID=294
  

Well I think this should keep you all busy for a while.
Have a great week and don't forget about those questionnaires.
Erica

CSA Harvest List for October 7th:

1. Kale: Dino or Curly (First Picture)
   
2. Arugula
3. Peppers: Bell, Nardello , & Lipstick Peppers.
4. Hot Peppers
5. Eggplant: Rosa Bianca or Oriental
6. Basil: Italian or Purple
7. Daikon Radish
   
8. Salad Mix
9. Lettuce: Red Leaf, Romaine or Green buttercrunch
   
10. Scallions
11. Tomatillos
12. Garlic
13. Winter Squash: Spaghetti, Delicata, & Butternut.
14. Garlic Chives
15. Chives
    
16. Spearmint
17. Peppermint
    
18. Spinach
19. Radishes
20. Savory
21. Potato: Yukon Gold
22. Baby Boc Choi
23. Italian Parsley
24. Hakurei Turnips (Second Picture)
    
25. Beets: Red or Chioggia
    
26. Green Beans
27. Broccoli Raab
28. Sorrel
29. Sage

Fruit this week will be: Gala Apples and Cortland Apples.

Notes From a Farmer:
In case you missed it "your" farmer was on the cover of the Reading Eagle this week: http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=159106
It was a true honor to be on the cover. And a shocking surprise. The coolest thing about it all is that it may be the first time the words "Organic" and "Sustainable" were ever on the cover of the Reading Eagle. Berks County has come a long way and you are all apart of it. We can all pat ourselves on the back.
Due to the article we decided it would not be wise to leave town this weekend and so we will be at market on Sunday October 4th. I was sad to not be able to join my family at this time, but I am more needed here. And besides if you couldn't tell from the above list we have tons of veggies coming in.
Look for the cabbages, broccoli and brussels sprouts to hopefully make a comeback before the end of the season after being tortured by the groundhogs.
The farm is a happy place to be for our new kitties and we are so happy to announce that Sam my Right Hand Man will be returning next season. This is the happiest news! Tell Sam you love him when you see him at market.
And now is the time to stock up on Hot Peppers. Did you know that you can easily string them up and hang them in your kitchen to dry. This is a beautiful decoration next to your garlic braids and when the peppers are dry simply chop or grind them up for seasoning all throughout the winter.

Recipes:
I am going on a kale diet. In the next few weeks I am going to try as many new kale recipes as I can stand. If you have any you think I need to try please pass them along.
I think if history and comics had it right Popeye would have been eating Kale instead of Spinach.
This is what I made for dinner this week:

• Sweet Tahini Miso dip http://showmevegan.blogspot.com/search?q=sweet+tahini+miso+dip I put this on steamed kale, but I would have used beet greens if I had any left. This dipping sauce (which I just used a sauce and mixed in the kale when it was already cooked, but still warm), will make anyone love greens.
  
• African Peanut Soup: I substituted delicata squash for the sweet potatoes and added hot peppers, kale and in place of the tomatoes I used apples, beets and carrots. Yum! http://showmevegan.blogspot.com/search?q=african+peanut+soup

Have a great week,
Erica