In all shares this week:
Lettuce- Yes, lettuce is back for one last time! It hasn't gotten too cold yet to bother the lettuce, and since we covered the last beds up with floating row cover the deer stopped bothering it. So we can get a nice mix of different types of head lettuce into the shares this week. A few more lettuce salads before winter...
Pumpkin- These "Winter luxury" pumpkins are the best. Great flavored flesh, and beautiful netted skin. http://www.delish.com/cooking/g1770/best-pumpkin-recipes/
I love pumpkin curry: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7732/pumpkin-curry-with-chickpeas
Carrots- No surprise, more carrots in the share this week.
Yellow onions- We may be starting to dip into our yellow "Copra" storage onions if we run out of walla wallas. They can be used interchangeably as yellow onions though, the wallas are just a bit more sweet.
Swiss chard- A nice bunch of beautiful, colorful Swiss chard. Our summer chard went down hard, but is actually springing back to life now....but our Fall chard is in midseason form.
Tomatoes and peppers- Hopefully one or two of each, the plants are still producing, but probably not for too much longer! There were a few patches of frost in the field last week, but not enough to bother the crops...the forecast continues to say lows in the 40s, but all it takes is one cooler night now to really stop these crops in their tracks!!
Large Shares only! Fall root crop bonanza...
Hakurei turnips- Nice little mild and juicy salad turnips, and don't forget the greens are great too!
Black spanish radishes- These are a more unusual vegetable, nothing like your normal radish. Try slicing them very thin or grating them and serving raw, or otherwise roast them like a turnip! They have a bit of spice and a firm crispy texture. Another farm share's blog did a better job than I could at writing them up (with recipes): https://ukcsa.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/black-spanish-radishes-a-primer/
Parsnips- Some beautiful parsnips from our friends at Kettle's Edge Farm up in Coupeville! I decided not to grow parsnips this year after having germination struggles over the last several years...
This recipe is a great description of how I like to use winter squash, potatoes, carrots, and other roots like black radishes, parsnips, beets....all in one dish.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/roasted-root-vegetables-recipe-1927925
Last week was spent bringing all of our winter squash in from the field, a very fun once-a-year project that involves lots of throwing and catching to get the squashes in and out of the truck. One of my favorite times on the farm, and we had gorgeous weather for it.
With most work on the farm done for the season, I have already launched into my winter career of carpentry beginning this week, so Jess and Brian will be in charge of packing farm shares! I will be at the farm for part of pickup, though, after about 4:30, so maybe I will still see you. I'm very happy with all the crops we still have on the farm right now.
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