Farm Message for Saturday, November 21, 2009

Star Hollow Farm News

For the week preceding Saturday, November 21, 2009

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Hi folks,

I got 5 of 6 rows of potatoes harvested yesterday and today in the last patch... just one to go... just another 200 feet... I can do it... I'm gonna make it. We've been selling lots of potatoes wholesale, but retail (which includes this online market and CSA) is very slow for potatoes this year. So I hope ya'll just really get into eating potatoes like this was Ireland and this was 1848. Or not. Bad allusion.

We're looking forward to having most of our families here at the farm for Thanksgiving and enjoying some good food and company. It will be nice to have a weekend off also! Hope you all have a nice Thanksgiving also.

Last Sunday was our Sam's 18th birthday, and we took him down to Harper's Ferry, WV, specifically to go to the Appalachian Trail headquarters there. He's talking about hiking the trail after he graduates this coming spring. We'll see. It was a beautiful day, and Harper's Ferry is quite a happenin' place. In addition to the historical part of town, there were dozens of whitewater kayakers on the Shendandoah River right in front of everyone running the white water. Across the Potomac, on Maryland Heights, there were rockclimbers in full view. We walked across the railroad bridge and also up to Jefferson's Rock for the view. If you've never been to Harper's Ferry, it's a pretty neat place, and probably not more than an hour from DC.

This week's planned produce: New or back-on-the-list items are underlined.

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Greens: arugula, cabbage, chard, dandelion, lettuce (bibb and Romaine), wildfire lettuce mix, kale (Lacinato and Russian Red), spinach, tat soi.
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Veggies: broccoli, carrots (orange and maroon), fennel, garlic, leeks, onions (cippolini and yellow), parsnips, potatoes (five or six kinds), Black Spanish radishes, shallots, sweet potatoes, tomatoes (red, yellow and grape cherry), winter squash (acorn, butternut, delicata, Confection kabocha)
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Herbs: cilantro, dill, parsley, peppermint, sage (fresh and dried), rosemary, thyme
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Mushrooms: crimini, Gray Dove oyster, portabella, shiitake, white
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Tree fruit: bosc pears, apples (Enterprise, Fuji, Gala, Golden, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Stayman).
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Other items: the usual eggs, butter, cheeses and preserves. New this week is yogurt cheese.

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On sale or reduced:
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baby potatoes in quarts
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Austrian Crescent fingerling potatoes
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5 pound bags of Butterball potatoes
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10 pound boxes of winter squash seconds

Winter squash website: http://whatscookingamerica.net/squash.htm

Upcoming market schedule: We will be taking Thanksgiving weekend off—no CSA or online market or farm stand on November 28th. Then there will be 3 Saturdays in December when we come down, before we take off for Christmas.

Winter schedule: Here is our schedule for the next couple of months.

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Nov. 21: normal online orders and farm stand
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Nov. 28: CLOSED
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Dec. 5, 12, and 19: normal online orders and farm stand
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Dec. 26: CLOSED
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Winter 2010: online orders only, every other week.
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(Winter delivery dates: Jan. 2, 16, 30. Feb. 13, 27. Mar. 13, 27)

CSA-Specific Information

Planned CSA produce for this week:

This week the plan is for Lollo Biondo lettuce, broccoli, cooking celery, parsnips, Carola gold potatoes, garlic, a large leek, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, dried sage, and some pink lady apples. Happy Thanksgiving!

Adams Morgan CSA volunteers: Thanks to Kate and John & Matt for their help handing out orders last Saturday. We appreciate the help.


Thanks for your support!

Randy, Chris and all at Star Hollow Farm

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