There will be no Corning Farmers' Market tomorrow. For those of you who normally pick up your share on Thursdays, you are welcome to pick it up on Friday at the farm from Noon-Dark, at the Ithaca Farmers Market on Saturday (limited selection) or Sunday at the Chamberlain Acres Farmers Market (11am-3pm). Or you can double up next week.

Thanks for your understanding. Hopefully it actually snows and we did not cancel for nothing.

Matthew

Washing radishes in the root washer.

Goodbye tomatoes, we will miss you!

For the first time in the history of our CSA we must stop taking on new CSA shares for the Fall/Winter CSA. We have over 30 shares which is way more than we have ever had before. To ensure that we have a good selection of produce to last through mid-February we have decided to close the CSA to new members for the rest of the winter season. We will begin taking on new shares for the 2023 CSA season sometime later this winter. Thank you so much to everyone who has already signed up and made this Fall/Winter CSA season such a success.

Market update for Thanksgiving week:

We will be at the Watkins Glen Thanksgiving Market on Tuesday November 22 3:30-6:30 at Watkins Glen Performing Arts Center

The Corning Farmers' Market will be on Wednesday November 23 10:00-2:00 at the Marconi Lodge.

Ithaca Farmers' Market as usual on Saturday 10:00-2:00

Chamberlain Acres Market as usual on Sunday 11:00-3:00

 

 

We ask for your forgiveness. If you are finding bugs in your kale (aphids) or leeks (allium leaf miner) we do apologize. We know they are a problem.

Cleaning Blue Coco bean seeds. (The pods are purple-blue, not the seeds)

Using a projector to trace our farm name on our new tent (which looks just like our old tent)

Please remember to vote. Early voting is open through Sunday.

We do not plan to do a weekly newsletter through the fall and winter. But please check back for occasional updates from the farm.

We still have low-income Fall/Winter CSA shares available. So please let anyone know who you think might be interested.

Here is the winter farmers' market schedule we will be attending:

Corning at Marconi Lodge: Thursday 10:00-2:00

Ithaca Farmers Market: Saturday 10:00-2:00

On-Farm: Friday Noon-Dark

Chamberlain Acres Farmers' Market in Elmira: Sunday 11:00-3:00

 

Summer and Autumn together

Kiwiberries and grape juice from Mansfield Farm

This is the final week of the summer CSA! If you haven't joined already, inquire at market about the Fall/Winter CSA. It starts next week.

Thanks for another great season!

This week's expected harvest (Small shares choose 8 items, large shares choose 10) 

kiwiberries (non-organic)

grape juice (non-organic)

broccoli (maybe)

celeriac

parsnips

ginger

white, red and purple daikon radishes

watermelon radishes

fennel

Swiss chard

stripetti squash

delicata squash

lettuce mix 

spicy mix 

leeks

green peppers

onions

shallots

garlic

potatoes

carrots

cherry tomatoes

tomatoes

cabbage

beets
kale

hot peppers

horseradish

flour

dry beans (lentils and black)

 

Last week we had our harvest "thank you" dinner to celebrate all of those who have helped us on the farm and at the farmers' markets this year.

There are only 2 more weeks of CSA!

Don't forget to sign up for the fall/winter CSA which starts the first week of November.

This week's expected harvest (Small shares choose 8 items, large shares choose 10) 

kiwiberries (conventional)

celeriac

parsnips

ginger

white, red or purple daikon radishes

watermelon radishes

fennel

Swiss chard

butternut squash

lettuce mix 

spicy mix 

leeks

green peppers

onions

shallots

garlic

potatoes

carrots

cherry tomatoes

tomatoes

cabbage

broccoli

beets
kale

hot peppers

flour

dry beans (lentils and black)

The baby ginger is extra small this year

Bella in the fennel patch on a beautiful fall day

Don't forget to sign up for the fall/winter CSA which starts the first week of November.

This week's expected harvest (Small shares choose 8 items, large shares choose 10) 

celeriac

parsnips

ginger

white, red or purple daikon radishes

watermelon radishes

fennel

salad turnips

Swiss chard

delicata squash

lettuce mix 

spicy mix 

leeks

green peppers

ripe peppers

onions

shallots

garlic

potatoes

carrots

cherry tomatoes

tomatoes

cabbage

green beans

beets
kale

hot peppers

 

We finally had the logs in front of our washbarn and back by our pond milled into lumber. We have walnut, ash and one cedar.

This week's expected harvest (Small shares choose 8 items, large shares choose 10) 

celeriac

ginger

baby daikon radishes

watermelon radishes

fennel

salad turnips

Swiss chard

broccoli

acorn squash

lettuce mix 

spicy mix 

leeks

green peppers

ripe peppers

onions

shallots

garlic

potatoes

carrots

cherry tomatoes?

tomatoes?

cabbage

green beans

beets
kale

hot peppers

 

Fennel and kale still sizing up

Love the purple asters!

Don't forget to sign up for the fall/winter CSA. See us next time you are at market for details or print out the form and return it to us via mail or at market with check.

This week's expected harvest (Small shares choose 8 items, large shares choose 10) 

baby daikon radishes

watermelon radishes

fennel

salad turnips

Swiss chard

broccoli

butternut squash

lettuce mix 

spicy mix 

leeks

green peppers

ripe peppers

onions

shallots

garlic

potatoes

carrots

cherry tomatoes?

tomatoes?

cabbage

green beans

beets
kale

hot peppers

 

We finally burned the orchard prunings (and some old pallets). It was a beautiful evening for a bonfire.

The Redbor Kale is almost as tall as Liz.

This week's expected harvest (Small shares choose 8 items, large shares choose 10) 

baby daikon radishes

salad turnips

Swiss chard

broccoli

acorn squash

lettuce mix 

spicy mix 

leeks

green peppers

ripe peppers

onions

shallots

garlic

potatoes

carrots

cherry tomatoes

tomatoes

cabbage

basil

green beans

beets
kale

hot peppers

 

The beans in the hoophouse are getting a little out of control.

Working CSA share member Katie harvesting chard. Yes, chard is back finally.

The habanadas are ripening

Your farmers enjoyed some time off during a weekend at Ocean City, NJ. We had a great time in the sand and surf and eating junk food on the boardwalk.

We will be hosting a farm open house for the Farm Trail Weekend on September 24 from 9 am-5 pm. Sorry I don't have a link for this. Lots of farms are participating in Schuyler County. I'm sure more info is available on social media.

We will hosting a heat smart open house on Sunday September 18 2-5 pm. Find out about air source heat pumps, heat pump hot water heaters, insulation and induction stoves. www.heatsmartflxsouth.org. Save money while helping to fight climate change.

Follow the link for the flyer for our Fall/Winter CSA. Print it out and mail in with your check or pay at market.

This week's expected harvest (Small shares choose 8 items, large shares choose 10) 

edamame

sweet dumpling squash

lettuce mix 

spicy mix 

leeks

green peppers

ripe peppers

onions

shallots

garlic

potatoes

carrots

cherry tomatoes

tomatoes

cabbage

basil

green beans

beets
kale

hot peppers

This week's expected harvest (Small shares choose 8 items, large shares choose 10) 

edamame

delicata squash

lettuce mix 

spicy mix

husk cherries

celery 

leeks

green peppers

ripe peppers

sweet onions

shallots

garlic

potatoes

carrots

cherry tomatoes

tomatoes

cabbage

basil

green beans

summer squash

zucchini 

beets
kale

hot peppers

dry beans (organic, from Seneca Bean and Grain, Penn Yan)

 

Habanero ripening

Celeriac getting bigger

Vetch growing in the tailgate of the truck

Broadcasting more cover crop seed this morning before (hopefully) more rain

This week's expected harvest (Small shares choose 8 items, large shares choose 10) 

lettuce mix 

spicy mix

husk cherries

celery (probably due to the drought this is for real celery fans - a little tougher than grocery store 

    celery and a pretty strong flavor)

leeks

green peppers

ripe peppers

sweet onions

shallots

garlic

cucumbers

pickling cucumbers

potatoes

carrots

cherry tomatoes

tomatoes

cabbage

basil

green beans

summer squash

zucchini 

beets
kale

hot peppers

dry beans (organic, from Seneca Bean and Grain, Penn Yan)

flour (organic, from Farmer Ground Flour, Trumansburg)

 

Dirty dogs

Colorful tomatoes at last Friday's event

Water flowing INTO our pond after Monday's big rain. Thanks to everyone who has expressed their wish for more rain for us. Looks like we are all set for a while. Now we will have to start mowing again.

Don't forget to vote today!!!

This week's expected harvest (Small shares choose 8 items, large shares choose 10) 

lettuce mix (for real this time)

husk cherries

celery (probably due to the drought this is for real celery fans - a little tougher than grocery store 

    celery and a pretty strong flavor)

leeks

green peppers

ripe peppers

sweet onions

shallots

garlic

cucumbers

pickling cucumbers

potatoes

carrots

cherry tomatoes

tomatoes

cabbage

basil

green beans

summer squash

zucchini 

beets
kale

hot peppers

dry beans (organic, from Seneca Bean and Grain, Penn Yan)

flour (organic, from Farmer Ground Flour, Trumansburg)

 

We have not done much tilling lately because of the drought, but when we do it looks like the dust bowl.

Parsnip seed heads still shaped like the bin they were dumped out of.

Our second pond is almost empty. Earlier this week I compared rain totals from May 1 - mid August 2020 (an extremely dry growing season) to the same period this year. The results: 2020: ~9 inches. 

2022: ~8 inches. This is definitely the driest year we have had in our 20 years of farming.

Liz with "tomato hands"

Bella had some fun with a basket of kale bunches.

An Evening of Tomato-Tasting

Friday August 19, 6:00

Potluck dinner

Come try all of our different varieties and see what's happening at Muddy Fingers Farm. Feel free to bring samples from your own garden too.

This week's expected harvest (Small shares choose 8 items, large shares choose 10) 

lettuce mix

celery (probably due to the drought this is for real celery fans - a little tougher than grocery store 

    celery and a pretty strong flavor)

leeks

green peppers

ripe peppers

sweet onions

shallots

garlic

cucumbers

pickling cucumbers

potatoes

carrots

cherry tomatoes

tomatoes

cabbage

basil

green beans

summer squash

zucchini 

beets
kale

hot peppers

dry beans (organic, from Seneca Bean and Grain, Penn Yan)

flour (organic, from Farmer Ground Flour, Trumansburg)

 

After the thunderstorms at market on Thursday the tablecloths and tent were set out to dry - alas no rain at the farm!

Tell us what you think of this new red carrot variety. It has been growing great and looks beautiful. Red carrots don't seem to be as sweet as orange carrots though. It has been great to have the Purple Haze carrot seed available again; it has been missing for a few years and it is one our favorite varieties.

An Evening of Tomato-Tasting

Friday August 19, 6:00

Potluck dinner

Come try all of our different varieties and see what's happening at Muddy Fingers Farm.

This week's expected harvest (Small shares choose 8 items, large shares choose 10) 

celery (probably due to the drought this is for real celery fans - a little tougher than grocery store 

    celery and a pretty strong flavor)

leeks

green peppers

ripe peppers

sweet onions

cipollini onions

garlic

cucumbers

pickling cucumbers

potatoes

carrots

cherry tomatoes

tomatoes

cabbage
lettuce mix (maybe)

basil

green beans

summer squash

zucchini 

beets
kale

hot peppers

dry beans (organic, from Seneca Bean and Grain, Penn Yan)

flour (organic, from Farmer Ground Flour, Trumansburg)