- Salad mix( enjoy lettuce, baby radicchio and some spinach- wash well)
- Sprouts/microgreens ( radish, spicy greens and arugula – trim them off their stems and enjoy- or like Sue- plant them in your own garden space!)
- Kale ( wash well!)
- Onions or shallots
- watercress or cilantro
- Leeks
- Celeriac
- Daikon Radishes (this is really your last daikon for the season- we hope you have enjoyed and appreciated this most amazing crop)
Juvencio has been on overdrive as he prepares for his departure to Honduras. He has turned over most of the vacant beds in all the greenhouses and gotten them ready for me to plant while he is gone. We broke ground in the field to get my decorative wheat planted just in time for the freak cold snap we are expecting later this week. It is a very stressful time as we race to get as much prepped as possible in anticipation of Juvencio’s absence. Of course, the reason for the travel looms as his father’s health declines. We made the decision that everyone should head to Honduras over the next three weeks to say our goodbyes. Diego and Jacob will go first and join Juve at the beginning of March. Luna and I will follow on their return. It is kidding and lambing season on top of prime farming. We need someone left at the farm to deal with animal emergencies, freezing temperatures and harvests.
As Juvencio and I are preparing for the main season of 2022 we see a very small roster of subscribers. This is good in some ways as our spring is unsure with events in Honduras, but overall not great for our business. Please spread the word about our CSA, as your friends and neighbors make the best longtime members of our farm. Also if you have been on the fence about 2022 – sign-up now. Even if you will take the long awaited summer vacation you can gift your share to a neighbor who may then get turned on to community supported agriculture and eating locally and seasonally. We have been here for you the entire pandemic and will continue to care for the land and the food we produce.
We have three more harvests in March. Our winter stores are diminished and will depend on quick growing spring crops to feed you during that month. We hope the purple sprouting broccoli survives this extreme cold this week and brings us many weeks of deliciousness. Sa;ad and more microgreens and spinach too.
Here are some recipes for this week:
Great website produced locally for eating winter veggies:
https://www.eatwintervegetables.com/recipes
Celeriac in Brodo:
https://www.eatwintervegetables.com/celeriac-in-brodo
Microgreens:
Make a great salad dressing!! Add thinly sliced apple, pumpkin seeds and a nice cheese to your salad greens – enjoy