"The moment has come when everything stops
to ripen. The trees in the distance are quiet,
growing darker and darker, concealing fruit
that would fall at a touch. The scattered clouds
are pulpy and ripe. On the distant boulevards,
houses are ripening beneath the mild sky."
to ripen. The trees in the distance are quiet,
growing darker and darker, concealing fruit
that would fall at a touch. The scattered clouds
are pulpy and ripe. On the distant boulevards,
houses are ripening beneath the mild sky."
Cesare Pavese
There have been hints of what was coming all along, of course, but still...after a summer like this, it's a bit of a shock to be wearing a sweater and a jacket to harvest turnips at 6 in the morning.
If, like me, you refuse to turn on the furnace or fire up the wood stove before October, roasting vegetables is a great way to generate a little heat...Turnips and potatoes roast beautifully together, and the method is simple: Roast turnips and potatoes.
I prefer to add at least an entire head of garlic, and I prefer the vegetables caramelized...but no matter how long you roast them, they taste great.
Tomatoes are in the share this week, but are winding down quickly. The field tomatoes were beat up badly by the recent heavy rains, but the hoop house tomatoes continue to ripen.
I found a wonderful beekeeper at the Dutchess County Fair and I visited his farm this week. We now sell his raw buckwheat, linden, and wildflower honey. We also have his Hive Mixture, a magical elixir of honey, propolis, pollen, and royal jelly. Have a spoonful a day for a long and healthy life!
If you ordered pork from Appleridge, please track me down...I should be available all day. There will be some extra pork available, too. Hans is also taking orders for Thanksgiving turkeys, and there is a sign-up sheet at the stand.
Honeycrisp apples have been in very short supply...I have a box, but had to pay up for them. Other apples are in the share.
This week's share:
Salad mix or head of lettuce
Swiss chard
Potatoes
Pint of cherry or heirloom tomatoes or 1.5 lb heirlooms
Basil
Turnips
Apples/pears or plums
We have wonderfully dried, aged firewood for sale--a mix of oak, maple, ash, black birch, and elm.
$225/cord, $125/half cord/ $75 quarter cord. Let me know if you need any.
We have wonderfully dried, aged firewood for sale--a mix of oak, maple, ash, black birch, and elm.
$225/cord, $125/half cord/ $75 quarter cord. Let me know if you need any.
What type of "head of lettuce" was in last week's share? I'd like to try and grow it in my garden.
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