The autumn harvests simply maintain rolling in! Final weekend’s freeze took out the peppers and eggplants, however left most of our different crops in excellent situation. This week’s peppers had been harvested simply hours earlier than the freeze set in! Crops like cabbages and leeks sweeten when temperatures dip and even the tender arugula got here out of the freeze with a bit sweeter taste. Get pleasure from!
When’s the final week of the CSA?
For these of you questioning concerning the remaining week of pick-up, it is the week of November 2nd for Biweekly A members and the week of November ninth for Weekly & Biweekly B members.
Allow us to convey the veg to your vacation desk!
Thanksgiving containers are separate from our common season and can be found for buy now. They embrace every little thing however the turkey! Add-on apple shares and residential supply choice. Open in any respect Lengthy Island & Queens pick-up areas. Be taught extra right here.
What about subsequent season? Enrollment for 2027 CSA will open on January 1st.
Get pleasure from this week’s great share!
– Maggie & Matt
What’s in season this week?
Autumn Frost Squash
Not only for beauty – that is scrumptious! VIDEO: Watch us harvest it! A candy, creamy winter squash! Halve, scoop out the seeds, and roast cut-side down at 400°F till tender, about 40 minutes, then end with butter and a drizzle of maple syrup. The flesh can be beautiful puréed right into a velvety soup with sautéed leeks. Storage: retains properly at room temperature in a cool, dry spot for a month or extra.
Delicata Squash
Among the many sweetest of winter squashes…the pores and skin is totally edible and no peeling is required. Halve, scoop out the seeds, and roast in rounds at 400°F till caramelized on the edges, about 25 minutes. Toss heat rounds with arugula and a pointy French dressing for a easy fall salad. An excellent supply of vitamin A and fiber. Storage: retains properly at room temperature in a cool, dry spot for a month or extra.
Pointy Sweetheart Cabbage
The prettiest of all of the cabbages. It is sweeter and extra tender than its inexperienced cousin. Storage: refrigerate entire in an hermetic container for as much as two weeks; as soon as reduce, wrap tightly and use inside the week.
Leeks
Leeks are a gentle and candy model of the onion. Slice the white and light-green components into rounds, rinse properly to take away any hidden grit, and sauté slowly in butter till silky. They’re the inspiration of a superb potato-leek soup. VIDEO: Find out how to clear & reduce leeks. Storage: refrigerate unwashed in an hermetic container and use inside two weeks.
Arugula
Peppery, brilliant, and tender, a vigorous counterpoint to the richness of the squash this week. Toss with lemon, olive oil, and shaved parmesan, or pile it over heat roasted delicata. It’s also beautiful wilted right into a pasta on the final second. Storage: refrigerate in an hermetic container (bag) and use inside a couple of days for the perfect taste.
Peppers
Candy and shiny, saved from final weekend’s frost! Roast till delicate and blistered for a smoky facet, slice uncooked into salads, or sauté with potatoes and leeks for a easy hash. Storage: refrigerate in an hermetic container and use inside every week.
Cauliflower
A fall favourite! Storage: refrigerate in an hermetic container and use inside every week.
Yellow Potatoes
Buttery and creamy-fleshed, with skinny skins that want no peeling. Roast halved with olive oil till crisp-edged, boil and crush frivolously with butter and herbs, or simmer right into a soup with leeks and celery root. Storage: maintain in a cool, darkish spot with good airflow. Keep away from the fridge, which turns the starches gritty.
Celery Root
Celery root is among the nice secrets and techniques of the autumn kitchen! Trim away the tough pores and skin with a pointy knife to disclose the aromatic flesh, which tastes like a cross between celery and parsley with a touch of sweetness. Roast it in cubes till caramelized, purée it right into a velvety soup, mash it with potatoes, or shred it uncooked right into a traditional French rémoulade with mustard and lemon. Storage: refrigerate in an hermetic container, the place it should maintain for a number of weeks.
FRUIT SHARE
Harrow Candy Pears
For PAID fruit share members solely.
Storage: On the counter till ripe, barely delicate to the contact across the stem. Then eat or refrigerate
