(Photo of sunnier days from CSA member Euodia)
It's our last update for the weekly shares for the 2011 CSA season! But first, a bit of housekeeping:
- Thank you! Thanks for all of your support and comments this season. I've very much enjoyed posting here each week and sharing news about the farm with you.
- Survey is Coming. Sometime soon, Carrie will be issuing a survey to all CSA members, so that you can weigh in on your experience with the CSA this year. You can see the 2010 survey results here on the blog.
- Gleaning. We may offer some gleaning the week before Thanksgiving, once we access the fields. We'll post an update here if we do plan to offer that.
- Dupont Pick-Up in 2012: We have a strong lead on a new pick-up location for the Dupont Circle area for the 2012 season. We'll share details on that as they firm up.
And here are the details of the final share:
- 1 1/2 pound total carrots (juice carrots) and beets (red beets and striped beets -- Chioggia variety) . We were able to purchase these from the Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative in the Pennsylvania Juniata River Valley.
- 3/4 pound garlic (we ask that you take 1/2 in loose cloves, and 1/2 in bulbs).
- Since you're getting a lot of garlic, here are some storage tips: The bulbs store better than cloves, so use the cloves first. Garlic can be either be stored out on the counter or in the fridge. If you want to preserve garlic, you can chop it up and freeze it in small quantities in olive oil, inside ice cube trays.
- 1 pound total combination eggplant plus sunchokes. Here's a recipe we like for Pan Roasted Sunchokes.
- 2 1/4 pound total combination peppers (most of them are green peppers) + radishes + turnips
- 1/2 pound total combination greens (chard, kale, collards, salad greens) + rhubarb + green tomatoes + chile peppers
On U-Pick:
- Herbs remain on U-Pick.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Thanks!
-- Clay
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