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Farm Happening for November 19

Posted on November 12th, 2020 by Tamara McMullen

Firmly Rooted Winter CSA Week 6

Administration

Hey veggie lovers! 

Once again here's the link to to Harvie University, an assortment of help files on everything Harvie.  Here you can learn how to reschedule a share, update a payment method, and much more.  

https://harvie.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/115001112094-Customer-FAQ

Here are a handful of tips for enjoying your winter vegetable bounty:

1. Make slaw: Most root vegetables (carrots, beets, kohlrabi, celery root, radish, etc.) make a delightful raw coleslaw when shredded or julienned.  Try googling "winter vegetable slaw" for a myriad of options. This is great on it's own or on top of greens.

2.  Roast it: You can also roast most root vegetables.  Cube them, toss with oil, and spread out on a baking sheet without packing too tightly.  Try this: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-winter-vegetables-recipe-1914932.  You can also add in chicken, sausage, halloumi, or fried eggs to make it a full meal.

3. Ferment it: Try a simple brine ferment with your carrots, radishes, or turnips, or give sauerkraut a try.  Here's a basic how to- your gut with thank you!

https://www.culturesforhealth.com/learn/natural-fermentation/how-to-ferment-vegetables/

4. Soup it: Try cleaning out the fridge of odds and ends by making a kitchen sink soup, like this one: https://www.cottercrunch.com/everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-soup/, or try a new blended soup with carrots, squash, or turnips as the stars of the show.  

 

What to Expect in your Shares

Sweet potatoes, radishes, and watermelon radishes are back.  Fennel is all gone, as is ginger.  

Celery and squash are nearly gone and will likely be available for only this week and next.  

 

On the Farm

We are missing the unseasonable warmth of last week but knew it would come to an end.  

We mulched the garlic, the strawberries and the asparagus with straw, and some other crops with wood chips.  This will protect them from the freeze thaw cycle of winter, as well as deep cold, and will help control weeds next season.  In the long term the mulch will break down and add organic matter to our soil.

We continue to work away at harvesting our storage carrots.  The barrel washer we use to wash our root crops is getting put to great use on thousands of pounds of vegetables.  

We are also squeezing in some much needed, but much disliked equipment maintenance.  It's not a glamorous time of year but it feels purposeful and important: tuck the plants in for winter, squirrel away the abundance, and get ready for next year. 

I can't wait for my seed catalogs to arrive so I can start dreaming of 2021.

That's all for now, happy eating until next time!

Tamara