Week20; october 20, 2022
What’s in the box?
leeks
potatoes
salad mix
cabbage (medium and large shares)
brussels sprouts
turnips
carrots
thyme
black futsu winter squash
Notes on the box.
This week we have potatoes from our friends at Threshing Table Farm. We had hand down the worst potato year here with our first planting rotting in the ground because we planted too early. Second planting didn’t germinate because by the time we got more seed potatoes, it was too hot. Never had such a terrible time with potatoes, but happy to be able to put some in the boxes thanks to the wonderful community of farmers that we share!
Thyme can be added to soups or beans when cooking. I like to tie some of the sprigs in a bundle and put that in the soup and then take it out before serving rather than trying to pull off the little leaves! Thyme is also a nice addition to herbal teas. It can help with coughing.
Cosmic Wheel Creamery Cheese Shares.
This week we have some lovely cheese curds and our Lyra. Cheese curds added to chili before serving as a garnish is super good! This Lyra was made in the spring. It’s nice and mild and makes a heck of good grilled cheese.
Recipes.
On the Farm.
A sudden shock of winter temps! We are anxious to see how plants pull through this cold snap! We have lettuce in the field that is triple covered with row cover hoping to protect it. We will see how things look once it warms up again. Farming in such drastic temp swings as we’ve had in the spring and fall is no joke! Here’s hoping that the 20 degree below average tens didn’t ruin the rest of the romanesco and cauliflower and the lettuce in the field.
The crew has been hard at work in the cold cold weather getting garlic planted for next year. Everyone happens to have cute red hats, so we’ve also been pretending to be gnomes. 🥰
