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)

 

Baby turmeric bound for Bespoke Apothecary

Luna is cold and dislikes all this rain

Tilting the solar panels to their winter position to maximize electricity production

Zombie potatoes emerge from the ground around Halloween every year

The Corning and on-farm CSA has one more pick-up tomorrow and Friday. The fall/winter CSA does not start until the first week of November. This will be Thursday November 4, Friday Novembers 5, Sunday November 7.

Expected harvest for this week (small share choose 8, large share choose 10)

• celery
• fennel
• turmeric
• celeriac
• spinach
• kiwiberries (conventional)
• long turnips
• hakurei turnips
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots 
• ginger
• delicata/sweet dumpling/pie pumpkins
• leeks
• cooking onions
• cherry tomatoes
• tomatoes
• eggplants
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• scallions
• apples
• organic, locally grown flour

 

The tomato jungle

We will miss Christina (The Flower Lady) at the Corning Farmers' Market. She was already a vendor when we started attending in 2003 so she definitely deserves a break. We hope she has a great life ahead of her back in Germany.

Daikon mix - the red ones are new this year and they are striking.

Expected harvest for this week (small share choose 8, large share choose 10)

• celery
• fennel
• turmeric
• celeriac
• spinach
• kiwiberries (conventional)
• long turnips
• hakurei turnips
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots 
• ginger
• broccoli
• acorn/sweet dumpling squash
• leeks
• cooking onions
• cherry tomatoes
• tomatoes
• eggplants
• green peppers
• hot peppers
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• scallions
• apples
• organic, locally grown flour

 

Our truck is in the shop so we have been using alternative methods for hauling things around the farm

Our one almond tree has yielded tons of nuts this year. Now we just have to crack the shells.

Farm Event

Saturday October 16,  Noon. Garlic planting and farm potluck lunch. We will be planting garlic for next year's harvest. Come for planting or the potluck or both. We'll have lunch then plant garlic for a while. Bring gloves if you like. 

Expected harvest for this week (small share choose 8, large share choose 10)

• turmeric
• celeriac
• spinach
• kiwiberries (conventional)
• long turnips
• hakurei turnips
• horseradish
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots 
• ginger
• broccoli
• butternuts
• leeks
• cooking onions
• cherry tomatoes
• tomatoes
• eggplants
• green peppers
• ripe peppers
• hot peppers
• garlic 
• fingerling potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• scallions
• apples
• organic, locally grown flour

 

Insects like to make nests in the frames of our hoophouses

Pepper plants alongside recently transplanted pac choi, chard and kale. The hoophouse will be pulled over these beds sometime next month. Soon we will rip out the pepper plants and transplant more greens in those beds.

Our own organic apples and conventional kiwiberries from our neighbors are now available.

Expected harvest for this week (small share choose 8, large share choose 10)

• turmeric
• spinach
• kiwiberries (conventional)
• long turnips
• horseradish
• watermelon radishes
• daikon radishes
• carrots 
• ginger
• broccoli
• Gouda pie pumpkins
• leeks
• sweet onions
• cherry tomatoes
• tomatoes
• eggplants
• green peppers
• ripe peppers
• hot peppers
• garlic 
• fingerling potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets
• spicy mix
• lettuce mix
• pea shoots
• scallions
• apples
• organic, locally grown flour