WEEK 11

Good morning everyone!

Were you worried about your weekly newsletter? I, Marie-Luce, was in Québec visiting my family with the kids for the last 10 days. Duncan was alone with the garden and all... I guess the newsletter was not in the priority list for either of us. Sorry... 

Sure feels like fall is coming up here on the farm, veggies are growing slower as the days are getting shorter. And there is not much we can plant now except for the really quick stuff like spinach, radishes and lettuce. But end of August also means Tomatoes and winter squash season, these have been in the ground since June.

So this week in your basket: 
Tomato: Sure you know what to do with them!

Acorn Squash: We like to keep it simple, cut in half, remove the seeds, ut a bit of olive oil/butter salt and pepper in it, flip it on a cookie sheet, put it in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 400° and voilà!  For a more detailed recipe follow this link: Acorn Squash

Leeks: Time for soup! Or try them grilled on the bbq.

Mix Peppers: Peppers again!  It must be pepper season. :P

Parsnips: Great roasted, or wait for a rainy day and make some stew.

Carrots: As usual! Soon you will be back to the tastless grocery store carrots....

Cucumber: Great for some Tzatziki 

WEEK 9

 

Hi, 

Here's what NOT in your basket this week ;)  Lettuce Mix.... 

The heat has been really hard on it. Heat makes everything, including lettuce, grow really fast. But it also slows down the grow of the newly seeded lettuce... As a result, we are short on this good stuff as the mature ones are now too big and the baby ones are growing slow. Keep your fingers cross for next week! 

But you will have all this good stuff in your basket: 

Radishes: We have finally found some varieties that grow well in the heat.

Cucumber: Are you cool as a cucumber? 

Our cucumbers this year have done really well! For some reason, the cucumber beetles didn't find our plants till their were already mature so they had a really small impact on their growth. Perhaps Duncan's crop rotation finally worked... 

Patty Pan, Gold Coin Onions: It's squash season... Both are great with for spaghetti sauce, or top your pizza with it.. We've been having it just fried in butter and olive oil with some salt. 

Green Beans: Yummy and you know what to do with them!

Beets: Always good and sweet. :)

Kale: Kale salad, Kale chips, kale smoothies... so many options. 

Parsley: Add it to anything! It will keep good for a long time in the fridge if you put it in a plastic bag. 

WEEK 8

This week in your basket: 

Purple Cabbage: This variety of cabbage is so vibrant! Cabbage will keep for weeks in your fridge, and will stay fresher in a plastic bag. 

Cauliflower: This year the best improvement for our farm was to built a cool room, one of the advantages of having it is that we can harvest everything when it's ready.  In the previous year, it was always hard to get enough cauliflowers exactly for CSA day, it needs to be harvested within a day or two when its ready. We've been picking a few everyday for the last few days so all of our members will get a some.

Green Peppers: The wonder of the recent heat wave! 

Yellow Beans: They won't last long, it seems like everyone has their favorite way to eat them. And for the green beans fans, don't worry they will come soon... 

Summer Squash:   Patty pan squash are great on the barbeque,  sliced on pizza or in a stirfry, and raw in a salad.  They stay firmer than other summer squash when cooked and have a buttery flavor.

Cucumber: Some people in our house just eat the whole thing just like that, no peeling, no cutting and it's delicious! 

Celery: A bit more crunch for your week!