Lake Superior CSA
Bayfield Foods Cooperative September 21st , 2016
In The Boxes This Week
Lake Superior CSA
Veggie Boxes: Carrots, Sweet Corn, Onions, Broccoli//Great Oak Farm Potatoes, Broccoli, Dill // Yoman Farm Radishes, Swiss Chard, Slicer Tomatoes, Head Lettuce //River Road Farm Roma Tomatoes and Parsley// Twisting Twig
Veggie Basics : Potatoes //Yoman Farm Broccoli and Sweet COrn// Great Oak Farm Roma Tomatoes// Twisting Twig Meat Boxes: Ground Beef + Beef Roast // Hidden Vue
Pork Chops + Breakfast Patties + Sheboygan Brats +Italian Brats + Polish Sausage // Maple Hill Farm
PLUS ITEM: Kraut // Spirit Creek Farm Bakery // Starlite Kitchen
Fruit: Red Free Apples // Bayfield Apple Co. Keffir Pears // Outlaw Orchard
The old timers used to call the big full moon we had on Friday night - the full moon near the fall equinox - the harvest moon. It was particularly important when farmers in the days of old were hustling to get their crops in before the cold weather settled in because with the extra light they could work all night if needed to get the job done. Remember, there were no headlights back then! Thankfully, we haven’t needed to use any light from the harvest moon (or from headlights!) for harvesting so far this season, but I’m not ruling anything out yet. Those crops like onions, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, and squash that are planted all at once and harvested all at once can be a real workout without proper preparation, and each crop can take a few weeks to get harvested. We are about halfway through the winter squash harvest here at Great Oak Farm, and it has been a bountiful year for delicatas, butternuts, and acorn winter squash. Starting next week, we’ll have some sweet bulk deals for those of you who want to stock up on squash for the fall, so keep your eyes out for special order squash! This year, we’ve improved our fall harvest systems by harvesting all of these heavy crops directly into pallet bins on the tractor forks. Lifting all that weight with the tractor hydraulics instead of my back is nothing short of amazing! Just like having sustainable growing practices and soil management, we need systems on our farms that ensure the farmers and workers bodies can be sustained over time. That way we can continue to eat regionally while ensuring the health of the land and those who are growing on it for years to come. The one fall crop we grow here that isn’t heavy is spinach. I am excited to be one of several locations (including River Road Farm, another one of our LSCSA farmers) working together on some spinach production research trials this fall and winter. We’ll be testing out 5 different spinach varieties, direct seeding vs. transplanting, as well as evaluating how supplemental light and heat affect the spinach crop this winter. The first round of spinach was seeded in the hoop house last week – a painstakingly slow, tedious process. Each location has several beds, and each variety needs to be planted in small, randomized blocks within a bed in order to provide statistically relevant data. Later this winter, we’ll record the harvest weights of each variety, and by next spring we should have some great data to share with other growers in our region and beyond. The best part though will be sharing the harvest “results” with you all winter long, so I hope you are getting ready for some spinach in your winter CSA boxes! Happy fall, everyone! Chris Duke, Great Oak Farm
In the News We now have flower bouquets available to special order from Wild Hollow Farm. Bring a little of the glorious color of the farm home with fresh-cut seasonally picked flower bouquets. Flower varieties in each bouquet will reflect what is blooming on our farm, and will vary from week to week. Expect a beautiful array of colors and textures, all grown without chemical use and wrapped in a brown paper sleeve. Available weekly. Order deadline is Sunday evenings for Wednesday Deliveries. $15 per bouquet. Visit the “Special Order” section of the website to order.
PLEASE FLATTEN & RETURN CSA BOXES!
Crockpot Potato Dill Soup Honey BalsamicTips Glazed Carrots INGREDIENTS
7 cups cubed peeled potatoes 4 cups chicken broth 1 cup water 2 cups chopped onions 1⁄2 cup chopped celery
1⁄2 cup thinly sliced carrot 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine 2 teaspoons salt 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons dried dill weed 12 ounces evaporated milk DIRECTIONS In a large crockpot, combine first ten ingredients. Cover and cook on high until the vegetables are tender (Depending on your crockpot this time can vary from 3 to 7 hours.). Add milk. Stir to blend and heat. Use a hand mixer to blend some of the "chunks" to thicken soup. Fix to preference: to thicken further, use potato flakes & to thin soup, add regular milk.
Here is a Sneak Peek at Next Week 9.28*
Bayfield Foods Cooperative
* Please note these are subject to change
VEGGIE BOXES: Carrots, Winter Squash, Onions //
Great Oak Farm Potatoes, Broccoli, Leeks, Herbs// Yoman Farm Kale, Spinach // River Road Farm Lettuce and Tomatoes/ Twisting Twig Garden
VEGGIE Basics : Broccoli, Carrots, Winter Squash, Potatoes, Lettuce MEAT BOXES: Ground Beef + Steak/HiddenVue Farms + Griggs Cattle Co. Whitefish// Bodin’s Assorted Pork // Maple Hill Farm
Meat Basics Ground Beef + Whitefish+ Beef Roast PLUS ITEMS: Pesto // Spirit Creek Farm Sheep + Goat Cheese // Happy Hollow + Sassy Nanny
Fruit: Apples + Pears
Photos from Great Oak Farm, Mason, WI Top: Seeding Spinach Bottom: Delicata Squash Harvest
In The Boxes This Week
Lake Superior CSA
Veggie Boxes: Carrots, Sweet Corn, Onions, Broccoli//Great Oak Farm Potatoes, Broccoli, Dill // Yoman Farm Radishes, Swiss Chard, Slicer Tomatoes, Head Lettuce //River Road Farm Roma Tomatoes and Parsley// Twisting Twig
Veggie Basics : Potatoes //Yoman Farm Broccoli and Sweet COrn// Great Oak Farm Roma Tomatoes// Twisting Twig Meat Boxes: Ground Beef + Beef Roast // Hidden Vue
Pork Chops + Breakfast Patties + Sheboygan Brats +Italian Brats + Polish Sausage // Maple Hill Farm
PLUS ITEM: Kraut // Spirit Creek Farm Bakery // Starlite Kitchen
Fruit: Red Free Apples // Bayfield Apple Co. Keffir Pears // Outlaw Orchard
The old timers used to call the big full moon we had on Friday night - the full moon near the fall equinox - the harvest moon. It was particularly important when farmers in the days of old were hustling to get their crops in before the cold weather settled in because with the extra light they could work all night if needed to get the job done. Remember, there were no headlights back then! Thankfully, we haven’t needed to use any light from the harvest moon (or from headlights!) for harvesting so far this season, but I’m not ruling anything out yet. Those crops like onions, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, and squash that are planted all at once and harvested all at once can be a real workout without proper preparation, and each crop can take a few weeks to get harvested. We are about halfway through the winter squash harvest here at Great Oak Farm, and it has been a bountiful year for delicatas, butternuts, and acorn winter squash. Starting next week, we’ll have some sweet bulk deals for those of you who want to stock up on squash for the fall, so keep your eyes out for special order squash! This year, we’ve improved our fall harvest systems by harvesting all of these heavy crops directly into pallet bins on the tractor forks. Lifting all that weight with the tractor hydraulics instead of my back is nothing short of amazing! Just like having sustainable growing practices and soil management, we need systems on our farms that ensure the farmers and workers bodies can be sustained over time. That way we can continue to eat regionally while ensuring the health of the land and those who are growing on it for years to come. The one fall crop we grow here that isn’t heavy is spinach. I am excited to be one of several locations (including River Road Farm, another one of our LSCSA farmers) working together on some spinach production research trials this fall and winter. We’ll be testing out 5 different spinach varieties, direct seeding vs. transplanting, as well as evaluating how supplemental light and heat affect the spinach crop this winter. The first round of spinach was seeded in the hoop house last week – a painstakingly slow, tedious process. Each location has several beds, and each variety needs to be planted in small, randomized blocks within a bed in order to provide statistically relevant data. Later this winter, we’ll record the harvest weights of each variety, and by next spring we should have some great data to share with other growers in our region and beyond. The best part though will be sharing the harvest “results” with you all winter long, so I hope you are getting ready for some spinach in your winter CSA boxes! Happy fall, everyone! Chris Duke, Great Oak Farm
In the News We now have flower bouquets available to special order from Wild Hollow Farm. Bring a little of the glorious color of the farm home with fresh-cut seasonally picked flower bouquets. Flower varieties in each bouquet will reflect what is blooming on our farm, and will vary from week to week. Expect a beautiful array of colors and textures, all grown without chemical use and wrapped in a brown paper sleeve. Available weekly. Order deadline is Sunday evenings for Wednesday Deliveries. $15 per bouquet. Visit the “Special Order” section of the website to order.
PLEASE FLATTEN & RETURN CSA BOXES!
Crockpot Potato Dill Soup Honey BalsamicTips Glazed Carrots INGREDIENTS
7 cups cubed peeled potatoes 4 cups chicken broth 1 cup water 2 cups chopped onions 1⁄2 cup chopped celery
1⁄2 cup thinly sliced carrot 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine 2 teaspoons salt 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons dried dill weed 12 ounces evaporated milk DIRECTIONS In a large crockpot, combine first ten ingredients. Cover and cook on high until the vegetables are tender (Depending on your crockpot this time can vary from 3 to 7 hours.). Add milk. Stir to blend and heat. Use a hand mixer to blend some of the "chunks" to thicken soup. Fix to preference: to thicken further, use potato flakes & to thin soup, add regular milk.
Here is a Sneak Peek at Next Week 9.28*
Bayfield Foods Cooperative
* Please note these are subject to change
VEGGIE BOXES: Carrots, Winter Squash, Onions //
Great Oak Farm Potatoes, Broccoli, Leeks, Herbs// Yoman Farm Kale, Spinach // River Road Farm Lettuce and Tomatoes/ Twisting Twig Garden
VEGGIE Basics : Broccoli, Carrots, Winter Squash, Potatoes, Lettuce MEAT BOXES: Ground Beef + Steak/HiddenVue Farms + Griggs Cattle Co. Whitefish// Bodin’s Assorted Pork // Maple Hill Farm
Meat Basics Ground Beef + Whitefish+ Beef Roast PLUS ITEMS: Pesto // Spirit Creek Farm Sheep + Goat Cheese // Happy Hollow + Sassy Nanny
Fruit: Apples + Pears
Photos from Great Oak Farm, Mason, WI Top: Seeding Spinach Bottom: Delicata Squash Harvest
