Hello Pals!
That is the ultimate week of CSA for Biweekly A members. Weekly members will finish subsequent week. We’ll be sending out our Season’s Finish Farmer Letter quickly, however please settle for our deep gratitude for becoming a member of our CSA this season. This distinctive mannequin of CSA is an outlier within the meals business that is all about earnings and effectivity at the price of really good meals and look after our earth. Thanks for selecting to vote together with your meals greenback at each meal and assist the work of small household farms like ours, making our world a greater place one veggie at a time!
Not prepared for it to finish? Join a Thanksgiving/early Winter CSA field!
Thanksgiving packing containers are separate from our common season and can be found for buy now. They embody all the pieces however the turkey! Add-on apple shares and residential supply choice. Open in any respect Lengthy Island & Queens pick-up areas. This Thanksgiving field is stuffed with veggies that may retailer nicely for a month or extra if you would like produce by way of December! Study extra right here.
What about subsequent season? Enrollment for 2027 CSA will open on January 1st!
We’ve got a scrumptious fall harvest for this week’s share! I am roasting up the butternut squash proper now and the kitchen smells superb!
Bon appetit!
Maggie & Matt
What’s in season this week?
Parsley
A shiny observe to steadiness out the heartier greens on this week’s share. Strive it tossed within the Farro & Root Veg recipe beneath. Storage: deal with it like flowers, with stems in a glass of water within the fridge, loosely coated; it is going to preserve nicely over every week.
Toscano Kale
Deep blue-green and extra tender than curly kale, Toscano stands up nicely to each uncooked and cooked preparations. Therapeutic massage with olive oil and lemon for a uncooked salad, or sauté with garlic and purple onions for a fast facet. Additionally it is great stirred right into a soup of leeks and celery root throughout the previous few minutes. Storage: refrigerate in an hermetic container and use inside every week for the perfect texture.
Crimson Beets (Bagged)
Candy, earthy, and so wholesome! Roast complete (or halved if huge!) in foil till a knife slides in simply, then slip off the skins and toss with olive oil, a splash of balsamic vinegar, and recent parsley. They’re additionally pretty grated uncooked into slaws with cabbage and carrots. Storage: refrigerate in an hermetic container, the place they’ll preserve for a number of weeks.
Inexperienced Cabbage
A dense, crisp head, and one of the vital helpful greens within the chilly months. Shred it for a shiny slaw, sauté it in butter till candy and tender, or braise slowly for a easy autumn facet. It retains superbly, so there is no such thing as a rush to make use of it . Wealthy in vitamin C and fiber. Storage: refrigerate complete in an hermetic container, the place it is going to preserve for weeks; as soon as reduce, wrap tightly and use inside the week.
Leeks
Elegant, gentle, and subtly candy. Slice the white and light-green elements into rounds and rinse completely, as grit likes to cover between the layers. Then soften them slowly in butter till silken, and allow them to lend their light depth to a potato soup, a savory tart, or a easy pasta. Braised complete in white wine and dressed with a mustardy French dressing, they’re the star of the dish! Storage: refrigerate unwashed in an hermetic container and use inside two weeks.
Carrots (1.5 lb Bag)
Touched by frost within the subject, these are even sweeter! Eat uncooked with hummus, roast alongside butternut squash and rutabaga for a simple sheet-pan dinner, or simmer right into a soup. Storage: refrigerate in an hermetic container for as much as two weeks.
Celery Root
Knobby and unassuming, celery root is likely one of the nice secrets and techniques of the autumn kitchen. Trim away the tough pores and skin with a pointy knife to disclose the pale, 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 is going to preserve for a number of weeks.
Crimson Onions
Delicate and exquisite, helpful in almost all the pieces this week. Slice skinny for salads, pickle in purple wine vinegar for a shiny pink condiment, or roast in wedges alongside squash and roots till candy and jammy. Crimson onions carry quercetin, a notable antioxidant, together with their beautiful coloration. Storage: preserve in a cool, dry, darkish spot with good air circulation.
Rutabaga
Rutabaga is good, barely peppery, and gently earthy, a cross between a turnip and a carrot. Beloved in Europe! Peel away the thick pores and skin and roast in cubes with olive oil till caramelized, mash it with butter and just a little cream, or simmer right into a hearty soup. Additionally scrumptious as fries! Storage: refrigerate in an hermetic container, the place it is going to preserve for a number of weeks.
Butternut Squash
The traditional winter squash! Halve, scoop out the seeds, and roast cut-side down at 400°F till tender, then scoop and serve with butter, or dice and roast with sage till caramelized. It makes a stunning velvety soup, particularly along with the leeks. Storage: retains nicely at room temperature in a cool, dry spot for a month or extra.
FRUIT SHARE
Goldrush Apples (Fruit Share)
A real connoisseur’s apple, and top-of-the-line for storage. Goldrush is crisp and juicy, with a shiny, spicy-sweet taste that deepens over time within the fridge.
For PAID fruit share members solely.
Storage: Within the fridge.
