B & H Organic Produce

Dear Friends of B & H Organic Produce,
Farm life can be pretty glamorous. You can check out photos on our blog ( http://bhorganics.blogspot.com ) of the irrigation pipe laying last Thursday. It was such a brilliant fall day. Four of us managed to lay 700 ft of pipe and fill in around the pipe in one day. It was so impressive and satisfying. And then to top of a victorious day, the entire B & H staff. (5 full timers and 2 volunteers), dined at Papillon. From "rags to riches". It was fantastic and Phillip gave us the royal treatment. What beautiful way to celebrate all the hard work of the season.
And then on Saturday I was able to take my first full day off in 4 months. I relished in the beautiful weather with my husband. I am so blessed. Farming is very hard work but the rewards are endless.
We still have 4 more weeks of the West Reading Farmer's market. I don't want it to end. I also don't want the season to end. We had a hard frost over the weekend and so we are going to officially say goodbye to our tomatoes. I have been babying those plants since March, that is a total of 7 months. WOW!
This coming Sunday at market is Halloween we are giving prizes to customers whom come dressed up to market.
Here is what we are bringing to market this week:

• baby pac choi
• carrots
• daikon
• mustard greens
• broccoli
• cabbage
• lettuce
• fennel
• salad mix
• broccoli raab
• radishes
• turnips
• arugula
• collards
• beets
• chard
• kale
• leeks
• butternut squash
• potatoes

And recipes for this week:
Our featured crop this week is Broccoli Raab: http://whatscookingamerica.net/Vegetables/BroccoliRaab.htm
When we here of Broccoli Raab we think of a minature broccoli head with lots of greens. This is a selected and bred variety which originally came from the wild variety which has more leaves and tiny buds / broccoli heads. This is one of my favorite greens. It has a nice mustard flavor which can be used in a variety of dishes. As with any of the greens it is best when wilted not overcooked.
Broccoli Raab ideas:

• lasagna- this is so so good
• Lightly wilted and placed as a garnish with salmon topped with a light mushroom broth
• Sauteed with garlic and olive oil topped with parmesan cheese.

Any one have any recipes they would like to share? Please pass them along. I can use all I can get. I saving up to add a recipe section on to our website.

Thank you all and have a super week,
Erica