this week the fennel all came out of the field, so it'll be topless from now on, it keeps until the end of december and is done storing right around new years, so eat lots until then, try this fennel apple salad recipe.

thinly slice two fennel bulbs and two apples, add a shallot or half a red onion.  

raisin plumped in red wine (cup or raisins simmered in a cup of red wine)

two clementines sectioned into segments and a simple vinegrette

(olive oil, soy sauce, lime juice, maple syrup, mustard, salt and pepper to taste)

toss all together and enjoy!

tetsukabuto and stripegetti squash

spotted at the chamberlain acres market, coffee stirrer armed snow person.

 Expected harvest (Choose 6):

• lettuce mix (organic from Plowbreak Farm)
• spicy mix
• fennel
• parsnips
• celeriac
• kiwiberries (conventional from Mansfield Farm)
• grape juice (conventional from Mansfield Farm)
• long turnips
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• tetsakubuto squash (dark orange flesh sweet nutty flavor)
• butternut squash
• acorn squash
• leeks
• onions
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• pea shoots
• apples
• flour (organic from Farmer Ground Flour

Have a great week, liz and matthew

 

Whoops! The plastic covering on this hoophouse was ripped and in need of replacing anyway, but the wind last week made replacing the plastic more of a priority,

We now have rye flour from Farmer Ground Flour available

A reminder: The Corning Farmers' Market is on Wednesday (tomorrow) this week.

Expected harvest (Choose 6):

• lettuce mix (organic from Plowbreak Farm)
• spicy mix
• fennel
• parsnips
• celeriac
• kiwiberries (conventional from Mansfield Farm)
• grape juice (conventional from Mansfield Farm)
• long turnips
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• ginger
• pie pumpkins
• butternut squash
• acorn squash
• tetsukabuto squash
• leeks
• onions
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• pea shoots
• apples
• flour (organic from Farmer Ground Flour)

 

We had two large spruce trees removed from our front yard this week. One of them died last year and one had its top blown out and had been struck by lightning a few times so it was in rough shape. We plan to replace them with a couple sugar maples.

Sunny daikon radishes

Sometimes Luna is in the mood for fresh radishes

Corning farmers' market is on Thursday this week but will be on Wednesday next week.

Expected harvest (Choose 6):

• fennel
• parsnips
• celeriac
• spinach
• kiwiberries (conventional from Mansfield Farm)
• grape juice (conventional from Mansfield Farm)
• long turnips
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• ginger
• pie pumpkins
• leeks
• onions
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• pea shoots
• apples
• flour (organic from Farmer Ground Flour)

 Sorry no interesting new photos this week.

Expected harvest for this week (choose 6 items)

• fennel
• parsnips
• celeriac
• spinach
• kiwiberries (conventional from Mansfield Farm)
• long turnips
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• ginger
• pie pumpkins
• leeks
• onions
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• apples
• flour (organic from Farmer Ground Flour)

 

Because of crop failures on our winter storage crops of beets and carrots we had to buy them from Remembrance Farm for the fall/winter CSA

Liz toting Brussels sprouts stalks

Peggy and Camilla (Elmira market)

David and Mary (Liz's parents)

Nita and Steve (Matthew's parents)

These are photos from our end-of-season celebration for our harvest and market helpers. Missing: harvest helper Katie. Not pictured: Renee and Alan from the Corning Market. Here they are posing with their respective awards.

Welcome to the first week of our Fall/Winter CSA. Each week's CSA share will consist of 6 items. You can pick up at any of the following sites:

Corning Winter Farmers' Market: Thursdays 10:00-2:00 Marconi Lodge 26 W. Pulteney St.

At the farm: Fridays Noon-dark 3859 Dugue Rd. Hector

Chamberlain Acres Farmers' Market: Sundays 11:00-3:00 

Ithaca Farmers' Market: Saturdays 10:00-2:00 (limited selection; check with us first to make sure we will be there)

Expected harvest for this week (choose 6 items)

• fennel
• celeriac
• spinach
• kiwiberries (conventional from Mansfield Farm)
• long turnips
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• ginger
• butternuts
• leeks
• onions
• cherry tomatoes
• tomatoes
• eggplants
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• apples
• flour (organic from Farmer Ground Flour)