Shoot, another week went by without us taking any farm photos. Well, there's no pretty tomatoes growing or interesting insects buzzing flowers to photograph. The landscape is quite drab here until we get a nice snowfall. Hopefully we will get little snow later this week.

    Our seeds for next year are ordered (or tucked into seed packets already for the veggies we grow our own seed for). Now we move on to planning our crop map to figure out exactly how much to grow and in which fields. Yes, we probably should do this before ordering seeds but we wanted to get our seed orders in as early as possible as it looks like there will continue to be shortages on many varieties again this year. (Something to think about if you have your own garden!)

Expected harvest (Choose 6):

• spicy mix or lettuce mix
• fennel
• parsnips
• celeriac
• 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
• pie pumpkins
• onions
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• apples
• flour (organic from Farmer Ground Flour)

 

Thanks to Mary and David (Liz's parents) for helping us set up every Friday)

Fedco Seeds has this handy illustration of the length of time different vegetable seeds remain viable. We are busy right now putting together our seed orders for next year,

We spent a couple days last week picking up rocks from the fields and placing them in some of the many potholes around the farm.

Expected harvest (Choose 6):

• spicy mix
• fennel
• parsnips
• celeriac
• 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
• pie pumpkins
• spaghetti squash (organic from Tree Gate Farm)
• onions
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• pea shoots
• apples
• flour (organic from Farmer Ground Flour)

Some of Liz's gourd earrings

Expected harvest (Choose 6):

• spicy mix
• fennel
• parsnips
• celeriac
• 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
• pie pumpkins
• spaghetti squash (organic from Tree Gate Farm)
• onions
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• pea shoots
• apples
• flour (organic from Farmer Ground Flour)

 

Replacing the plastic on Totenberg (one of our hoophouses). Yes, our hoophouses are named after NPR reporters.

This is what we saw when we went to play pickleball last night. The fire is burning hay bales in the Coverall barn at Mansfield Farm. This is the farm we get kiwiberries and grape juice from. I think they lost the hay, the cover of the barn and maybe a tractor. Hopefully everything was insured.

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
• pie pumpkins
• spaghetti squash (organic from Tree Gate Farm)
• Brussels sprouts (last week)
• onions
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• pea shoots
• apples
• flour (organic from Farmer Ground Flour

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
• pie pumpkins
• spaghetti squash (organic from Tree Gate Farm)
• Brussels sprouts (last week)
• onions
• garlic 
• potatoes
• cabbage
• chard
• kale
• beets (organic from Remembrance Farm)
• pea shoots
• apples
• flour (organic from Farmer Ground Flour

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)