Wonderful to welcome our youngest pigs into the front pig paddock, where they can explore, dig around, and enjoy a mix of mud and and dry. The work Matt and Jav did to redo this fence has really paid off. We have no worries critters will get in nor that the pigs will get out. They will be joined by an additional 8 (a little older) pigs at the beginning of next week.
Tim has been turning compost piles once every 1-2 weeks. This helps aerate the compost which assists the microbes in breaking down the material in the pile and distributes moisture, microbes, and compost pile contents. The steam is caused by the heat generated from the breakdown of material. Our piles reach temperatures to kill any pathogens, 135 degrees and above.
Hard to believe it is the same greenhouses, however Evrald began harvesting the mature spinach in GH4 this week. Planted back on August 25th we will get a few harvests before winter fully arrives and then cover and harvest again in the spring when the daylight hours lengthen and temperatures begin to warm up.
GH 4 spinach
The bed of spinach planted next to the cherry tomatoes on August 25th
We have Pork Lard available again! Shawn spent Monday in the commercial kitchen putting lard into jars.
We share 809 Brook Road with Woodland Community School. CHILDREN AND PARENTS MAY BE STILL IN AND AROUND THE DRIVEWAY WHEN CSA PICKUP BEGINS, PLEASE BE CAREFUL NAVIGATING THE PARKING LOT.
Pickup
Come anytime between 3 pm and 6 pm on Thursday.
Please bring your own bags or box to gather your choices.
Remember to contact us in advance if you will be unable to pick up on Thursday, so that we can store your share in our walk-in refrigerator to keep it fresh. You can email or call us to let us know. Thank you to all of those who have already arranged another time to pickup!
Here's what you will find in this weeks share:
Kabocha Squash
This sweet, very orange winter squash does well in both savory and sweet dishes. It makes an excellent replacement for pie pumpkin in a pie, yet can also be used in soups or savory dishes.
Roasted Kabocha Squash Recipe
Sweet and Spicy Kabocha Squash
Roasted Kabocha with Maple Syrup and Ginger
Roasted Kabocha Squash with Miso Glaze
WANT SOME other RECIPE IDEAS?
CHECK OUT THE CSA RECIPE PAGE!
Enjoy! Thank you for supporting local agriculture. See you Thursday if not before.
Your Farmer,
Sam (For Tim, Matt, Mikaela, Jeannie, Jim, Jaime, Evrald, Shawn, Colin, Gal, Jav, Uri, and Stephen)