- Lettuce
- Radicchio
- Leeks
- Green beans
- Summer squash
- Basil
- Parsley or cilantro
- Tomatoes
- Sweet Peppers
- Hot peppers
- Cherry tomatoes
- Broccoli or cauliflower or cabbage
- Daikon and hot Spanish radishes
It has been the first normal week in a long time. Seeding/ weeding/ harvesting has gone on. We had the help of one subscriber removing channels from our greenhouse that is in disrepair. Wayne’s help made a huge difference to have that work started, motivating us to buy the wood we will need to replace the rotten pieces. Greenhouse number one still has plenty of work and hopefully will get a Headstart once the rain lets up. Juvencio turned over greenhouse #2 retrieving it back from the weeds and the goats and chickens that spent the summer enjoying the heat. I got four of the seven beds planted yesterday. We have a bed of lettuce, one spinach and cilantro one with kale chard and collard and the last with escarole and radicchio. Later on today I hope to get green onions, overwintering onions, bok choy Transplanted. We look forward to having some of these crops for the very end of October and for the Thanksgiving share.
We are overfilled for the winter subscription and thus I am out there planting everything that I possibly can. It is amazing to see how many flats of vegetable starts it takes to fill an empty green. I still have spinach and radicchio to get into the ground and more overwintering onions.I hope to be able to seed things like radishes, arugula and mustard greens in the next few weeks. Some of that will have to wait until we get plastic on the two hoop houses destroyed by the wind storm.. Each greenhouse seems to have one, two or three beds that can be turned over and utilized for winter. The pepper tunnel, our newest greenhouse which is over 125 feet long is chock-full of peppers but there may be space in the coming month for either cover crop or very early spring crops will have to wait-and-see.
If you love radicchio consider signing up for Sagra del Radicchio, a whole festival dedicated to the love of and eating of this bitter vegetable. This year it is free and on line: I will find and send he link in the future, not popping up right now.
The Supreme Court, the far right rallies, POTUS 45’s outrageous claim that he will have to wait and see if he will turn over power. It is exhausting and infuriating and yet we must go on. Call your senator and tell him to hold strong and block the hearings: here is the link:
Make sure that everyone you know who can vote does so: https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/pages/myvote.aspx?lang=en
We must overwhelmingly show that we want POTUS 45 out.
Radicchio and pickled grape salad
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/radicchio-salad-with-pickled-grapes-and-goat-cheese
If you don’t make this I can’t help you! This is a great and easy recipe to help you enjoy the daikon radishes we are growing for you: https://www.justonecookbook.com/pickled-daikon/
https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/kale-apple-and-pancetta-salad.html
LEEK & TOMATO SAUCE
2 leeks
2 Tbs butter
2 Tbs olive oil
1 zucchini
1 sweet pepper
4 medium tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste
Chop all vegetables (approx. ¼ inch). Peel tomatoes, if desired. Saute leeks in butter and olive oil until translucent. Add zucchini, sweet pepper and garlic and saute five minutes longer. Add tomatoes, cover and cook for twenty minutes. Taste and add salt and pepper. Serve over any pasta or firm white fish. This recipe can be expanded with carrots, celery, beans or just about any other vegetable you like.