Saturday, November 28, 2020

Carrot art

 Chard carnage

 

 Expected harvest for this week (choose 6):

fennel 
tatsoi
celeriac 
parsnips
spinach
daikon radishes
watermelon radishes
Hakurei turnips
butternut squash
acorn squash
cabbage
onions
shallots
garlic
leeks
Swiss chard
potatoes
carrots
kale
baby kale
spicy mix
pea shoots
beets

Saturday, November 21, 2020

 




It might be crazy but we transplanted lettuce into one of our hoophouses today. We are hoping they might be harvestable by March or April.

  No market/CSA pickup on Thursday. Therefore those who would normally pickup their CSA share in Corning can get there share: Sunday (11/22) at Chamberlain Acres Farmers' Market in Elmira 11:00-3:00; Tuesday at Harvest Schuyler's Pop-Up Farmers' Market at the Performing Art Center 2:00-7:00 (906 Decatur St.) or Friday on-farm 12:00-8:00. 

This Friday we will have Covid-safe carrot tasting of the varieties we grew for trial this year. Come pick up your share, try some carrots and have a look around the farm.

 Expected harvest for this week (choose 6):

fennel
Brussels sprouts
celeriac 
parsnips
spinach
daikon radishes
watermelon radishes
Hakurei turnips
butternut squash
acorn squash
cabbage
onions
shallots
habanada peppers
garlic
leeks
Swiss chard
potatoes
carrots
kale
baby kale
spicy mix
pea shoots
beets

Monday, November 16, 2020

Sunday's windstorm brought down the top of our large spruce tree. But it was our lucky day because it did not hit our house!
 

                                                   

Not sure what happened with colors in this photo, but this is one of the tarps we put down over the compost we spread from our neighbor's composted horse manure (photo above). We will plant no-till Brussels sprouts and celeriac in these beds next spring


 

Working late getting ready for market...still have to clean the fennel.

 Expected harvest for this week (choose 6):

turmeric 
lettuce mix
fennel
Brussels sprouts
celeriac 
parsnips
spinach 
ginger (last week)
daikon radishes
watermelon radishes
Hakurei turnips
butternut squash
pie pumpkins
cabbage
stripetti squash
onions
shallots
habanada peppers
garlic
leeks
cherry tomatoes?
tomatoes?
roma tomatoes?
Swiss chard
potatoes?
carrots
kale
baby kale
spicy mix
pea shoots
beets

Sunday, November 8, 2020

 


I guess our minds were politically preoccupied this week, because Liz did not take many photos.

Update for this week only: the Corning Farmers' Market will be closing at 1:00 this week due to a scheduling conflict with the Union Hall.

 Expected harvest for this week (choose 6):

turmeric
fennel
Brussels sprouts
celeriac 
parsnips
spinach 
ginger
daikon radishes
watermelon radishes
Hakurei turnips
butternut squash
sweet dumpling squash
cabbage
stripetti squash
onions
shallots
habanada peppers
garlic
leeks
cherry tomatoes?
tomatoes?
roma tomatoes?
Swiss chard
potatoes?
carrots
kale
baby kale
spicy mix
pea shoots
beets

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

 I apologize to those members in Elmira who showed up at Grove Park to get their final share of the season on Monday. I realize now that it I did not say in my post from a couple weeks ago that the last CSA share for Elmirans could be picked up at the Chamberlain Acres market on Sunday. For those who did not get their final CSA share because of this miscommunication, please come to Chamberlain Acres this Sunday 11:00-3:00 to get it.

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Last week of CSA pickup on farm. For the fall/winter CSA we will be moving vegetables out of the cooler and having them out on tables like this for those who pick up their share at the farm
Spooky ghost daikon radishes
Harvesting watermelon radishes on a beautiful fall day.

Our regular season CSA has come to a close. Thanks for your support through this difficult year. But our fall/winter CSA begins on Thursday in Corning. We have plenty of shares still available.

Expected harvest for this week (choose 6):

turmeric
fennel
Brussels sprouts
celeriac 
parsnips
spinach 
ginger
daikon radishes
watermelon radishes
long turnips
butternut squash
sweet dumpling squash
cabbage
stripetti squash
sweet onions 
cooking onions
shallots
habanada peppers
garlic
leeks
cherry tomatoes?
tomatoes?
roma tomatoes?
Swiss chard
potatoes?
peppers
carrots
kale
baby kale
baby chard
lettuce mix
spicy mix
pea shoots
beets