This past week I couldn’t help but stare in awe wherever I went! The fall colours are just incredible on the quick little jaunts between farm properties. Certainly, it’s one of the perks of rural life to behold such beauty all the time. The rich colours of vegetables in the field add new layers to the spectacles. With the chill in the air, this season of farm share is coming to a close. This week and next are the last ones of the season.
Beautiful fall colours on the farm
We are concluding this season with skinny bodies and tired backs, but with lots of gratitude and fond memories. I can’t say enough how blessed I have been by the team this year. They come day after day with positive attitudes, even if work ran late the night before and our own household projects have gone by the wayside. They are there in heart as well as body. Just today I was asking where to find some boxes, and one of the farm staff literally ran with a smile to go get me some. He has been just brimming with positivity since he came to our farm from another one that used chemicals that were impacting his health and housed their employees in cramped quarters. That’s one of the things I love about growing organically. I know our employees will not be harmed from simply doing their jobs. When you choose organic, you are choosing worker safety too :).
I am very thankful for you, too as supporters of our farm. You care about how your food is grown and who is working in those fields. You put your trust in us to provide food that is safe and nutritious for your families, and we take that responsibility seriously.
So, Thank You!
Here’s what to expect in your final (or 2nd last) boxes this week:
daikon or Japanese radish
fall colours in the farm store
Simply 6
- carrots
- golden or red beets
- yukon on white potatoes
- bunch of green kale
- chinese cabbage
- delicata squash
Half Shares
- carrots
- golden or red beets
- yukon on white potatoes
- bunch of green kale
- chinese cabbage
- delicata squash
- celery
- daikon or red radish (daikon radish are large white japanese radishes with a mild flavour. This is a new one for me, too, that I am excited to try.)
- onion chives or other herb
- baby bokchoy
Whole Shares
- carrots
- golden or red beets
- yukon on white potatoes
- bunch of green kale
- chinese cabbage
- delicata squash
- celery
- daikon or red radish (daikon radish are large white japanese radishes with a mild flavour. Plus, they are low carb, low calorie, high fibre and great for flushing toxins away. This is a new one for me, too, that I am excited to try.) Try making Pan Fried Daikon Cake , Crispy Daikon Fries, Boiled Daikon radish or a simple cole slaw with your cabbage and carrots.
- onion chives or other herb (these are so good in potato or daikon cakes!)
- baby bokchoy
- sweet peppers
- lettuce (last of the season, as our last field went to feed a family of deer…true story 😮
- rutabaga
- leeks
- brussels sprouts or grape tomatoes
Fruit
- pineapple
- 4 midnight oranges
- 7 bc bartlett pears
- 1/2 pint blueberries
- 1.5lbs green grapes
Wishing you a week full of love! Be Well!
Ps. We adopted one of the farm kittens this week because he was just too sweet! He reminds me of a certain character named Puss n Boots here!
Those eyes, though!