CSA Newsletter for Week 20

Farm Update

Don't all of these colorful beets just make you
smile?  Not only are they delicious, they are
also totally pretty!

Hi everyone! Here we are in week 20!  This is the last full week of the CSA, and the last time we're going to see the Lansing, Okemos, and Midland folks this year.  The Alma and Mt. Pleasant drop-offs will have another week after this, because technically this is only the 19th week that they've gotten veggies.  As you might recall, we started the Wednesday and Thursday drop-offs the first week, but didn't start the Monday and Tuesday drop-offs until week 2, so you Alma and Mt. Pleasant members will actually get veggies in the first week of November! 

It's always bittersweet to wrap up the CSA for the season, because I love getting to see everyone at the drop-offs each week, and I won't get to see most of you until June.  But on the other hand, when the weather gets cold and rainy and generally nasty, that's nature's signal that it's time to give the fields a rest and head inside to a nice warm fire.  And I'm definitely looking forward to that too.  Thank you all for another great CSA season!  We are so grateful to all of you who have supported our farm this season, and especially to all of you who have come back year after year.   You make this whole crazy farm thing possible, and we really couldn't do it without you.  So THANK YOU!!!

And if you're interested in signing up for next year, just let me know!  The price is going to remain the same next year ($560 for a full share and $305 for a half share at the regular drop-offs, and just hit me up for a quote if you are interested in home/workplace delivery).  And anyone who puts down at least a half payment by December 31 gets $5 off their share price.  So if you know you want to join again next year, let me know, and I'll sign you up!  

What to Expect in This Week's Share

If you are picking up at one of our traditional style drop-offs (Alma, Mt. Pleasant, and Midland), here’s what the options will be at the different stations.  If you have a half share, you’ll choose one item at each station, and if you have a full share, you choose two items at each station!

• Baby carrots or beets
• Bag of small onions
• Potatoes or cabbage
• Lettuce or Brussels sprouts
• Squash or sweet potatoes
• Radishes, kale, or cooking greens
• Microgreens, shallot, or onion

If you have a prepacked share (Midland hospital, St. Johns, Lansing, Okemos, or home delivery), here are your options.  If you have a half share, you’ll choose either share A, B, or C, and if you have a full share, you can choose two of them.  So just email me by lunchtime the day before your drop-off to let me know which share you want for this week!  If I don't hear from you, I'll just choose for you. :-)

Share A:  Baby carrots, bag of small onions, potatoes, lettuce, sweet potatoes, radishes, and microgreens.

Share B: Beets, bag of small onions, potatoes, lettuce, butternut squash, kale, and a shallot.

Share C:  Baby carrots, bag of small onions, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, Tetsukabuto squash, cooking greens, and an onion.

             

Recipes

This time of year just calls for Roasted Root Vegetables!  This is a delicious, hearty, and WARM way to enjoy all of the awesome root vegetables in your share this week!  And the recipe is so easy, even the kitchen-phobes in your family can help make it.  We like to use rosemary as our herb of choice with roasted root vegetables, but parsley or thyme would be pretty good too.  (And I am now going to have that song in my head for the rest of the night.  Oh well.  There are definitely worse things than some Simon and Garfunkel, haha!)