CSA Week 10
Last week the winter radishes & September turnips, radishes, & salad were seeded. These crops are direct seeded into the soil with a walk behind seeder; if all goes well, this task is quite satisfying due to the ease & efficiency of it. Fall fennel & scallions were planted & the flowering buckwheat in the aisles of the brassicas was crimped to create a mulch. We are beginning to sort cured garlic into bulbs that will be stored & those that will be used as our field’s seed. The first watermelons were sliced into & shared. The onions tops are close to flopping, a sure sign that they are prepared to be harvested. As we noted this the other day, we could not help but feel as though they had just been planted out.
This week we will be clearing the block of field that was home to spring brassicas, now home to very tall weeds. To treat this space well, once the plants are pulled the weeds will be mowed & a large tarp will be laid atop. After a few weeks the crispy, dead organic matter underneath will be seeded in a cover crop, most likely winter rye & vetch. Our goal is to have the entirety of the fields we grow on either covered with a tarp or in cover crop by the end of the season. This helps retain soil structure throughout the winter season & feels like the responsible thing to be up to. Cover cropping is a fairly recent fascination of mine. Because of our very small scale operation the field is in very heavy production, so we are finding routes to implement the practice creatively. A real joy to experiment with.
Thinking about these word’s by Rumi this week ….
Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground.— Rumi
BULK ORDERS!
If you would like to purchase bulk basil or tomatoes, please email stillwindfarm@proton.me BEFORE pickup so that we can prepare your pre-order. Currently tomatoes are more limited than basil. We will let you know if we sell out of flats upon reaching out.
Details:
Tomatoes - sold as flats for $35
Basil - $14 / lb
Recipe ideas:
Canned crushed tomatoes… this is how I process tomatoes because crushed tomatoes are very flexible for future recipes & it is more efficient than preparing multiple recipes (but sauces, ketchup, chutneys, salsas are fun to make as well!!!)
CSA Harvest Week 10
This is our best guess of what will be in your share! Harvest list subject to changes :)
~ Kale
~ Summer squash / zucchini or eggplant
~ Heirloom tomatoes
~ Fresh onion
~ Fennel or cucumber
~ Eggplant or turnips
~ Sweet peppers
~ Watermelon
See this newsletter for tips on veggie storage!
Recipe Ideas…