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Autumn crops, alliums and okonomiyaki EXTRA 2021

Posted on July 26th, 2021 by Timothy Lyon

On the farm we're tending 1000s of seedlings ready for Autumn planting. Cabbages, radishes, kohlrabi, turnip, fennel and green onion seedlings are lined up, in addition to direct-seeded carrots and beets. This week we pull the garlic to dry. Then we'll be preparing beds in the market garden for Autumn plantings: removing weeds, adding compost. 

Garlic harvest means it's time to dig, grade, bunch and hang it to dry. If you're want to come help, now's a great time. Our other alliums, the onions, are drying in the field.

Since we launched okonomiyaki (Japanese savoury pancakes), we've been delighted to serve up our veggies as a ready-to-eat meal. Okonomiyaki is comfort food, Japanese style. The sauce is made with our field tomatoes. Mayonaise is mainly non-GMO and organic. Nori (seaweed) is toasted in house by us. And we use chickpea flour and no oil in the cooking so our okonomiyaki is vegan, gluten free, oil free, nut free & dairy free.

You can come to market and we'll cook it up fresh for you, to order, with kimchi or mushrooms added to your liking. That's what okonomiyaki means: "As you like it." And if you like spice, we add our sriracha on top too, fermented using peppers from our farm, left raw for probiotic benefit.

Now you can also add it in as an Extra with your share. Two come in each order. Warm, add sauce and eat. Supplied in a reusable / recyclable / compostable paper box. Sauces come in a reusable glass or plastic. Please return!