CSA Farm Share 2009: Week 20++

[surrealestate]

Oops, Week 20 was in October and I somehow never got around to posting this. Better late than never and all that.

• 2 lbs purple-top turnips
• 2 lbs parsnips
• 1 bunch Asian turnips
• 1 bunch beets
• 1 bunch broccoli rabe
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• 1 bunch kale or collards (the latter this time)
• 4 oz mixed baby greens
• 1 butternut squash
• 1 head radicchio
• 1 head lettuce
• 6 lbs mixed roots (I took a rutabaga, a celeriac, and a few daikon. no carrots :(
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• 1/2 peck apples

Dried: maitake
Froze: arugula pesto, vegetable stock
Canned: applesauce
Fermented: sauerkraut, ginger carrots

As always post-share season, Steve invited us to come and harvest from his fields. Due to scheduling issues (and also being sick), I unfortunately had to miss that, but I did send along some apfelwein with Mark and Jonathan, who did get out there both to help and to pick.

Things they brought back include lots of pumpkins, butternuts, lettuce, spinach, carrots, turnips, beets, leeks, broccoli, chard, and whatever else I'm not thinking of. All together, several metric buttloads worth of food. Yay! It's sad for the season to be over, but I will be working by way through these fall crops for many more weeks, which is a nice bonus. I also still have some things to harvest from the garden, including kale and carrots.

I will try to recap the 2009 farm share season in a separate post at some point and also recap my harvest/preserving season in general. There is still plenty to be done with the latter, though, and more evil plans being formed. I mean good. Very good.

Meanwhile, could anyone out there accompany me to CostCo along with a membership card in the next day or two? I can potentially ply you with various goodies.

Comments

[magid.livejournal.com]

How did you make the fermented ginger carrots?

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

As I recall, you already know how to make ferments in general, so I'm guessing you're asking about ingredients? It was four cups shredded carrots to about a tablespoon of shredded ginger.

[magid.livejournal.com]

Shredded! I was imagining coins or something, which didn't work in my head at all.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah! You can ferment coins or spears also, but then you need to add brine.

costco

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

I am going, er, in a little while. If you'd like to just have me pick you up some things, I can do that.

Re: costco

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

You mean like in the next few minutes? I'm available!

Re: costco

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

I am! I'm moving a little slowly because I have a cold, so that's one warning. I just got my pants from the dryer so I *can* go :D

E-mail me at ljusername @ gmail and we'll sort details?

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

For future Costco runs you can always call or email me if you'd like.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Good to know, thanks. :) Are you generally available during the day? (Since I *can* do it then, it's nice to not have to deal with evening traffic.)