Summer CSA Week 17

[Lisa Salkovitz Kohn]

 

From: Vicki [mailto:genesis...@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 3:23 PM
Subject: Summer CSA Week 17

 

This week, both weekly and bi-weekly egg share members receive eggs. 

 

This farmer lady decided to move into squash and thus embrace this new season that is upon us.  It is beyond everything else, the season for harvesting.  Fall harvests really began a while ago, but once we begin winter squash, there is no denying the fact that autumn in all its splendor has arrived.  I love the crisp fall mornings.  And, I love the vibrant colors of the trees and bushes as they prepare to cast off their summer verdancy.  I love to kick my way through the leaves, as they crunch beneath my feet, their familiar scents filling my nostrils, while my mind wonders to pleasant falls gone by.   And, the sight and sound of the geese flying above in a "V,"  honking their way south is a melancholy reminder that each season must pass by to give way to another.   I love all these things, but more than anything I love to participate in the fall harvest, watching the crops mount up in their bins; piles of bright fall colors spreading their joy to me - and hopefully, you.   This is what we work for all season.  The rewards are so fulfilling.  I hope you enjoy the fall crops as much as I do. 

 

Now, my son Jon, in his early adulthood, and very much a mature, serious man, has said that his mother is like a little kid when it comes to squash harvest.  "I mean, seriously, Mother, you really can quit giggling and laughing and delighting in each squash you pick."  Now, I ask, "Why?"  I would much rather be as a child, enjoying the simple pleasures of life.  If I find no joy, have not burbling forth of laughter, the quickening of delight over a beautiful squash, what is the point?  We farmers can be a bit silly, but what the heck!  I love my squash!

 

Your box

Red bell peppers - tonight I am stuffing these peppers for a wonderful taste treat.  To make sure the peppers are soft at the end of the roasting time, I par boil them for a couple of minutes prior to stuffing them.  I use rice, onion and lamb sausage as my stuffing and then drench the whole thing with tomato sauce or with spaghetti sauce. 

Italian Roaster Peppers - these are great stuffed with cheese and grilled or roasted.  Also try them chopped up in a salad.

MacIntosh Apples - Hillside Orchards.

Cucumber - these are about the end of the cukes, but were able to be picked in enough quantity for you to all have one. 

Butternut squash

Stanley Plums - Mick Klug Farm 

Leeks

Jalapeno peppers - try pickling these guys for winter.  You can also chop and freeze for later use. 

Wax beans -  I planted these late, but they have come through just fine, although with a bug bite here and there.  When I was in Colorado, I asked several older relatives what they did about insects when they grew up with gardens.  I specifically asked about corn and beans.  With corn, they cut off the worm.  With beans, they said they snapped the bean where the insect took a bite and then no one could tell an insect also had dinner.  Cute! 

 

Vicki
Genesis Growers
8373 E 3000 S Rd
St Anne, Il  60964
815 953 1512
www.genesis-growers.com